For those returning to work this week—welcome back and Happy New Year! As you know, the Coalition is celebrating our 35th Anniversary this year! We have a proud history of service to the acquisition community to celebrate as we continue promoting common sense in government procurement. As we start the year I want to take this
FAR and Beyond Blog For those returning to work this week—welcome back and Happy New Year! As you know, the Coalition is celebrating our 35th Anniversary this year! We have a proud history of service to the acquisition community to celebrate as we continue promoting common sense in government procurement. As we start the year
Happy New Year! The Coalition staff wishes you and yours a happy, safe and successful 2014! As you know, 2014 marks The Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement’s 35th anniversary. It is a special time for the organization, staff and member companies. We are looking forward to a wonderful year focusing on serving our membership
FAR and Beyond Blog Happy New Year! The Coalition staff wishes you and yours a happy, safe and successful 2014! As you know, 2014 marks The Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement’s 35th anniversary. It is a special time for the organization, staff and member companies. We are looking forward to a wonderful year
Friday Flash (12/20/13) FAR and Beyond Blog Happy Holidays from the FAR and Beyond Blog! We wish everyone a safe, prosperous and happy 2014! Look for the next blog on January 10th! Air Force Commits to Using OASIS GSA announced in a press release this week that the U.S. Air Force has signed a memorandum
The latest developments under the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI) include a move away from the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program. The Office Supply 3 (OS3) FSSI procurement would establish a new set of indefinite quantity-indefinite delivery (IDIQ) contracts for office supply companies. The new IDIQ contracts, although separate from the MAS program, would
FAR and Beyond Blog The latest developments under the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI) include a move away from the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program. The Office Supply 3 (OS3) FSSI procurement would establish a new set of indefinite quantity-indefinite delivery (IDIQ) contracts for office supply companies. The new IDIQ contracts, although separate from
Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! As the end of the year approaches, it is time to finish the “Thirteen Thoughts for 2013.” On January 14th of this year, I introduced the “Thirteen Thoughts for 2013.” Throughout 2013, this blog has tackled/addressed significant procurement issues, which can be found here. Now it is time to address
FAR and Beyond Blog Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! As the end of the year approaches, it is time to finish the “Thirteen Thoughts for 2013.” On January 14th of this year, I introduced the “Thirteen Thoughts for 2013.” Throughout 2013, this blog has tackled/addressed significant procurement issues, which can
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. The big turkey dinner followed up with NFL football (as one of several thousand shareholders, I will be cheering on the Green Bay Packers this Thursday!). However, over the years I have come to appreciate the thanks in Thanksgiving. Thanks for my family and my friends. Thanks for