Summer has arrived, but we aren’t going on vacation! There are several upcoming events and trainings we hope to see you at over the next couple months. But first, one postponed event to mention. We were originally scheduled to have our Don’t Get Burned This Summer: Compliance Training for Labor Requirements on June 16th;
On May 26, Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) submitted several amendments to S. 2943, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This week’s blog will examine two of these provisions which are of significant interest to the Federal contracting community. They are proposed Section 829K, ““Simplification of the Process for Preparation and
In 1960, the General Services Administration (GSA) delegated the management and operation of the Federal Supply Schedules (FSS) for medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, and services to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The VA FSS program and its contractors provide vital products and services to VA hospitals, medical facilities, and professionals directly supporting the healthcare
On March 23rd, GSA issued a post on GSA Interact seeking “feedback on Cloud ConFIG’s (Cloud Contract Fostering Innovation in Government) Scope Statement.” GSA’s most recent post on market research is its latest communication regarding the possible creation of a separate cloud IDIQ GWAC, a draft RFP which is expected sometime in Fiscal 2016.
Advisory panels and acquisition executives from across Government and industry, for years, have recognized that a critical component of acquisition reform is a commitment to the professional development of the acquisition workforce. This week, our community witnessed a significant demonstration of that support by GSA. On Monday, I joined hundreds of other acquisition professionals
This week, Administrator Denise Turner Roth announced the creation of a third service, the Technology Transformation Service (TTS), joining GSA’s other two services, the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) and the Public Building Service (PBS). The new service combines GSA’s Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, the Presidential Innovation Fellows, and 18F. According to Administrator
The General Services Administration’s (GSA’s) Multiple Awards Schedule (MAS) program is positioned uniquely to provide streamlined government access to the commercial marketplace on behalf of customer agencies. By doing so, it enhances value for taxpayers and helps improve service to the citizen. The MAS program operates pursuant to a separate authorizing statute that provides
On April 6th, GSA Administrator Denise Turner Roth launched the ”Making it Easier” (MIE) campaign, a series of new contracting initiatives designed to streamline and simply the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) proposal submission and evaluation process. In particular, MIE focuses on making “it easier for new and innovative companies to [join those existing innovative
In just two short weeks, the Coalition is excited to be hosting its annual Spring Training Conference, Outlook into 2017: What Transition Means for Your Federal Business Opportunities. The conference will bring together many of the prominent leaders in procurement policy from government and industry for a day of myth-busters dialogues, panel discussions, and
One of the key goals of Category Management is to reduce unnecessary contract duplication. In this respect, Category Management builds on former OFPP Administrator Dan Gordon’s September 29, 2011 memorandum establishing a development, review and approval process for business cases associated with certain interagency and agency specific acquisitions. The September 2011 memorandum was a