Acquisition Reform through Best Value and the Schedule

FAR & Beyond Blog - Acquisition Reform through Best Value and the Schedule

The FoRGED Act is the procurement blueprint for the National Defense Authorization Act of 2026. A section of the FoRGED Act contains language that will change the statutory authority for the General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) to embrace best value acquisition procedures. This proposed statutory authority will immediately open up a world of innovation

Uncategorized - Friday Flash 02/28/2025

EO Calls for Contracts Review, CR to Expire March 14, and More

FAR & Beyond Blog - An Acquisition Reset: Deregulating to Deliver Best Value Mission Support for the American People

Unfortunately, the last 30 years have seen the determined, inexorable re-regulation of commercial item contracting. As highlighted in previous blogs, the number and scope of unique federal clauses that now apply to commercial item contracts render the term “commercial item contracting” a contradiction in terms. The hurdles created by a highly regulated federal acquisition system

Friday Flash - Friday Flash 02/21/2025

CMMC Level Certification Guide, GSA Releases Two FAR Deviations, and More

FAR & Beyond Blog - FAR Review and Reform

In the spirit of procurement reform, efficiency and economy, and to be consistent with our blogs in the prior weeks, the Coalition and its members have undertaken an effort to review the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), to identify opportunities for reform, revision, or recission to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the procurement system, lower

Friday Flash - Friday Flash 02/14/2025

SEWP V Extended, Polaris Protests Move to Court of Federal Claims, and More

FAR & Beyond Blog - Government Procurement Efficiency List: Reducing Regulatory Burden

In keeping with prior FAR & Beyond blogs on ways to improve the efficiency of the federal procurement process, this blog will focus on regulatory burdens that impose costs on government contractors and impede entry into the federal market by commercial entities. After all, the current Administration recently issued an executive order calling for the elimination of ten regulations