Comment of the Week Acting Administrator Dan Tangherlini often refers to GSA as the government’s savings agency. He is “right on the money” regarding GSA’s central role in the federal procurement system. GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service and Public Building Service provide a government-wide infrastructure of contracts, acquisition management and logistics support for customer agencies that
Comment of the Week Thanksgiving remains one of my favorite holidays. A big turkey dinner served with NFL football (This Thursday I will be cheering for the New England Patriots!). Over the years I have come to appreciate the thanks in Thanksgiving. Thanks for my family and my friends. Thanks for my home. Thanks
Comment of the Week The Coalition’s Annual Fall Training Conference provides an opportunity for government and industry leaders to address the latest in Federal procurement and work together towards a more efficient and effective procurement system for the benefit of the American taxpayer. This year’s conference, Continuing the Dialogue, was no exception. Some of the
Comment of the Week As you know, putting “commercial” back into commercial item contracting is one of the Coalition members’ top priorities. Over the last decade the procurement community has seen a significant growth in the imposition of government unique requirements on the procurement of commercial services and products. This retreat from commercial item contracting
Comment of the Week On October 19th the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued its decision denying the protest of Herman Miller against the Air Force’s solicitation for commercial office furniture. Unfortunately, the GAO failed to clearly address the solicitation’s consistency with commercial practice as required by FAR Part 12 and essentially punted on significant issues
Comment of the Week The Coalition for Government Procurement (the Coalition) would like to thank our 2012 Fall Training Conference speakers for “continuing the dialogue” regarding government-wide contracting, GSA schedules and upcoming procurement initiatives. The Fall Training Conference reflected the best in “Myth-Busting” with government and industry engaging in thoughtful conversations addressing key procurement policies,
Comment of the Week This week’s comment will occur at the Coalition’s 2012 Fall Training Conference! The session is entitled, From Strategic Sourcing to Strategic Acquisition: Delivering a Cost Effective Acquisition System for Government, Industry and the Taxpayer, and will take place on October 24, the first day of our conference at 3:15 pm. The
Comment of the Week The Coalition for Government Procurement is pleased to announce the 2012 Acquisition Excellence Lifetime Achievement Honoree: Daniel I. Gordon, Associate Dean for Government Procurement Law Studies at The George Washington University Law School. Dan’s procurement career symbolizes the very best in public service for the common good. As you all know,
Comment of the Week: Urban Myths Regarding Small Business This week’s comment continues the series on “Urban Myths” associated with the General Services Administration’s (GSA’s) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program. There is some belief that the best way to help small business on the GSA schedules is to apply small business set-aside rules to the program.
Comment of the Week: Urban Myths regarding GSA’s MAS Program – Part 2 This week’s Comment shines the light on another “Urban Myth” regarding the General Services Administration’s (GSA’s) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program. Contrary to the misperceptions of some in the procurement community, the MAS program includes effective mechanisms and ordering procedures for leveraging