Friday Flash - Friday Flash, 01.16.15
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The GSA Schedules Program, the Keystone to Agile Acquisition
MAS Pricing Policy - The GSA Schedules Program, the Keystone to Agile Acquisition
On January 7th, GSA’s 18F organization issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking information about the agile delivery capabilities of vendors under the GSA IT Schedule 70 SIN 132-51. According to the RFI, the information gathered will assist GSA with developing an acquisition strategy for a potential “Multiple Award Blanket Purchase Agreement under FAR 8.4.”
MAS Pricing Policy - One more time: Cloud Services and the Price Reduction Clause (PRC)
As GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) continues to explore creating a separate “cloud” special item number (SIN) on its IT Schedule 70 contracts, it has issued a working draft cloud terms and conditions for review and comment by industry. The comments on the draft are due on January 15th. FAS’s engagement with industry and issuance
Friday Flash - Friday Flash, 01.09.15
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Friday Flash - Friday Flash, 12.19.14
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Category Management - An Opportunity: OFPP Memo, Transforming the Marketplace
On December 4, 2014, Anne Rung, Administrator of Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memorandum for all Chief Acquisition Officers and Senior Procurement Executives entitled “Transforming the Marketplace: Simplifying Federal Procurement to Improve Performance, Drive Innovation and Increase Savings.” The memorandum sets
Friday Flash - Friday Flash, 12.12.14
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Friday Flash - Friday Flash, 12.05.14
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MAS Pricing Policy - Federal Times Blog on Driving the federal government towards a Low Price Regardless (LPR) contracting model
For this week’s comment I wanted to share with you a blog post first published on the Federal Times’ Acquisition Blog (www.federaltimes.com). The post highlights the government’s challenge to employ sound data management policies specifically, with regard to price. Driving the federal government towards a Low Price Regardless (LPR) contracting model As part of the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI),
MAS Pricing Policy - Opportunities for Excellence in the GSA Multiple Award Schedule Program
Two key events this week represent opportunities for improving the GSA Schedules program that are not being leveraged. First, today, November 21, 2014, is the due date for comments on GSAR Case 2013-G502. Among other things, this GSAR case includes 35 clauses that are being added to the GSAR—clauses that were previously implemented through internal