Friday Flash - Friday Flash 06.18.21
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Announcing the “2021 Summer of Compliance”
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
FAR & Beyond Blog - Small Business GWACs: A History of Success in Promoting Governmentwide Opportunities for Small Businesses
The Biden Administration’s focus on enhancing opportunities for small businesses provides a timely occasion for federal managers to take stock of current acquisition strategies, processes, and requirements that impact business opportunities in the federal marketplace. This blog focuses on the government’s long-running success in promoting small business opportunities in federal acquisition. Over the years, GSA,
Friday Flash - Friday Flash 6.11.21
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FAR & Beyond Blog - Cyber Executive Order: We’re All in This Together
In recent days, it has become apparent that our nation is under silent attack. Whether it be a fuel pipeline, a food processor, a ferry in New England, or a city transit system, it is clear that the United States’ adversaries are stepping up their efforts to exploit weaknesses in our IT infrastructure for nefarious
Friday Flash - Friday Flash 06.04.21
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FAR & Beyond Blog - FSS BPAs: Back to the Future or “Déjà vu All Over Again!”
On May 13th, GSA issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking industry feedback on a “governmentwide cloud acquisition strategy and Blanket Purchase Agreement.” The RFI details the acquisition strategy to deliver a multiple award blanket purchase agreement (BPA) for commercial Software-As-A-Service (SaaS), Platform-As-A-Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure-As-A-Service (IaaS). The RFI raises a number of questions. First,
Friday Flash - Friday Flash 05.28.21
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FAR & Beyond Blog - Thank you for a Spectacular Spring Training Conference!
The Coalition would like to thank everyone who attended our virtual Spring Training Conference – The Biden Administration’s Priorities and the Role of Acquisition. Your participation helped make the Spring Conference a successful opportunity for the entire contracting stakeholder community to engage in dialogue about critically important procurement-related developments. We would like to recognize our keynote
Friday Flash - Friday Flash 05.21.21
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