Recently, this blog focused on the benefits of adding cost reimbursement capability to the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program so that contractors with commercial item goods and services on Schedule also can offer cost-reimbursable labor. It highlighted the many ways in which hybrid contracts that include both commercial and cost reimbursement capabilities would be a
I would like to wish a happy retirement to a recognized procurement leader with whom I have had the pleasure of working, Soraya Correa. As reported recently in the Flash, Soraya will be retiring from her position as the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Chief Procurement Officer at the end of the month. Her retirement concludes a
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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
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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
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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
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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