GSA’s Role in the Presidential Transition: GSA Contract Vehicles Will Deliver Best Value Transition Support!

Rules and Regulations - GSA’s Role in the Presidential Transition: GSA Contract Vehicles Will Deliver Best Value Transition Support!

As you know, the General Services Administration (GSA) plays a key role in supporting the logistics of the Presidential Transition.  Currently, GSA headquarters is hosting each candidate’s Transition Team, providing necessary services and facilities, as the two teams prepare the infrastructure, organization, and implementation plans for the next President and Administration. GSA’s transition team support

Friday Flash - Friday Flash 10.28.16

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Contract Compliance - GAO Out of Order: Options on Orders and the Impact of the AllWorld Bid Protest Decision.

Over the years, the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO’s) bid protest decisions have had a profound impact on the procurement system.  GAO’s authority to hear protests regarding alleged violations of law or regulations (31 U.S.C. 3552) has resulted in a comprehensive body of case law interpreting the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Competition in Contracting

Friday Flash - Friday Flash 10.21.16

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Coalition Events - Myth-buster’s Countdown—One Month to Go

Myth-buster’s Countdown—One Month to Go As the nights grow colder and the leaves change hue, it is now just a little over a month away from the Excellence in Partnership (EIPs) Celebration and Fall Training Conference.  We are very excited to once again bring the procurement community together to honor excellence in acquisition at the

Friday Flash - Friday Flash 10.14.16

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Management - More on Category Management

Yesterday, via posting for advance review on the Federal Register Public Inspection Site, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), announced that it has issued a proposed OMB Circular, Implementing Category Management for Common Goods and Services (the Circular).  The intent is to “codify” category management, establishing

Friday Flash - Friday Flash 10.07.16

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Rules and Regulations - An Invitation to Recommend Performance Measures for TDR

This week, I attended the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget’s event focusing on economic policy and the coming Presidential Transition.  Entitled, “How Would Clinton and Trump Manage Our Money? A Conversation with the Candidates’ Economic Advisors,” the meeting was a robust, wide-ranging discussion of economic policies, performance measures, and goals.  As the economic advisors

Friday Flash - Friday Flash 9.30.16

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