Comment of the Week On January 9 the Coalition will begin our “2013 Myth-Buster” Forum series. The Forum, “Continuing the Dialogue: Planning for the GSA Expo 2013” will be held at the Crystal Gateway Marriot from 8 am to 11:30 am. The 2013 GSA Expo is scheduled for the week of May 13 in Orlando.
Comment of the Week I hope you are having a wonderful holiday season thus far and I wish you all a Happy and prosperous New Year! The Comment of the Week will return on January 4, 2013! As we close the year and move into 2013, the Coalition is set to kick the New Year
Comment of the Week As I reflected on 2012 and the potential the topic of this year’s forty-eighth “Comment of the Week” for 2012, it became obvious to me what I should write about. Thank you Thank you to our members for your support and participation in our collective effort to bring common sense to
Comment of the Week (12.21.12) As I reflected on 2012 and the potential topic for this year’s forty-eighth “Comment of the Week” in 2012, it became obvious to me what I should write about. Thank you Thank you to our members for your support and participation in our collective effort to bring common sense to
Comment of the Week This week the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memorandum “Improving Acquisition through Strategic Sourcing.” The memorandum establishes a new Strategic Sourcing Leadership Council (SSLC) and directs each of the 24 Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Act agencies to designate a Strategic Sourcing Accountable Official (SSAO). The SSAO is to
Comment of the Week Acting Administrator Dan Tangherlini often refers to GSA as the government’s savings agency. He is “right on the money” regarding GSA’s central role in the federal procurement system. GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service and Public Building Service provide a government-wide infrastructure of contracts, acquisition management and logistics support for customer agencies that
Comment of the Week Thanksgiving remains one of my favorite holidays. A big turkey dinner served with NFL football (This Thursday I will be cheering for the New England Patriots!). Over the years I have come to appreciate the thanks in Thanksgiving. Thanks for my family and my friends. Thanks for my home. Thanks
Comment of the Week The Coalition’s Annual Fall Training Conference provides an opportunity for government and industry leaders to address the latest in Federal procurement and work together towards a more efficient and effective procurement system for the benefit of the American taxpayer. This year’s conference, Continuing the Dialogue, was no exception. Some of the
Comment of the Week As you know, putting “commercial” back into commercial item contracting is one of the Coalition members’ top priorities. Over the last decade the procurement community has seen a significant growth in the imposition of government unique requirements on the procurement of commercial services and products. This retreat from commercial item contracting
Comment of the Week On October 19th the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued its decision denying the protest of Herman Miller against the Air Force’s solicitation for commercial office furniture. Unfortunately, the GAO failed to clearly address the solicitation’s consistency with commercial practice as required by FAR Part 12 and essentially punted on significant issues