Eliminating the Price Reduction Clause is an Opportunity to Increase Competition

FAR & Beyond Blog - Eliminating the Price Reduction Clause is an Opportunity to Increase Competition

Last week’s far-reaching Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy included language that carried implications for government procurement generally, including direction that could facilitate the creation of opportunities for small businesses. Indeed, the Biden Administration’s focus here on increasing competition and removing barriers to entry in the Federal marketplace once again prompts us to discuss

Friday Flash - Friday Flash 07.16.21

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FAR & Beyond Blog - Top FORE (!) Reasons to Register TODAY for the Joseph P Caggiano Memorial Golf Tournament

After a one-year hiatus due to the global pandemic, The Coalition for Government Procurement is thrilled to announce we are bringing back our Annual Joseph P. Caggiano Memorial Golf Tournament on August 18! Here are the top FORE (!) reasons you should register TODAY! 1: Honoring Joe’s legacy – Joe was not only a colleague and member of the Coalition

Friday Flash - Friday Flash 07.09.21

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FAR & Beyond Blog - OASIS Follow-on: The 10 Billion-Dollar Question

As we start to experience the heat and humidity for which Washington summers are famous, on neighborhood corners, we may spot some enterprising youths selling lemonade to line their pockets with spending money. What is unseen is the reality that, before undertaking this retail effort, these youngsters had to deconstruct and understand the resources and

Friday Flash - Friday Flash 07.02.21

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FAR & Beyond Blog - Welcome Administrator Robin Carnahan!

It is with great pleasure that the Coalition for Government Procurement recognizes the Senate’s confirmation of Robin Carnahan this past Wednesday to serve as Administrator of General Services.  A former Missouri Secretary of State, Ms. Carnahan is no stranger to the federal market or to GSA.  Indeed, she served in leadership of the innovative technology

Friday Flash - Friday Flash 06.25.21

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FAR & Beyond Blog - Announcing the “2021 Summer of Compliance”

As the thermometer starts to hit the 90’s, the Coalition would like to announce that we are launching The Summer of Compliance!  While perhaps not as exciting as The Summer of Love with Jimi Hendrix, George Harrison, or Janis Joplin performing in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood in 1967, understanding the latest contract compliance requirements is crucial to

Friday Flash - Friday Flash 06.18.21

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