Support Our Vets with a Fun Day of Golf!

FAR & Beyond Blog - Support Our Vets with a Fun Day of Golf!

We are less than two weeks away from one of my favorite days of the year – the Coalition’s 7th Annual Joseph P. Caggiano Memorial Golf Tournament, taking place at the beautiful Whiskey Creek Golf Club in Ijamsville, MD on August 21st. The Coalition hosts this charity tournament in honor of our good friend and colleague,

Friday Flash - Friday Flash 08.09.19

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FAR & Beyond Blog - Section 846: GSA & Protecting Customer Interests

The Coalition for Government Procurement (the Coalition) has long supported common-sense solutions to streamline federal procurement processes, modernize procurement policies, and utilize commercial practices to the maximum extent practicable. It is important to recognize, however, that, consistent with the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA), there are circumstances that necessitate the use of government-unique terms and

Friday Flash - Friday Flash 08.02.19

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FAR & Beyond Blog - DoD’s JEDI: A Disturbance in the Force

It has been over one year since this blog discussed the issues associated with the Department of Defense’s (DoD) plan and justification for its single-award of a $10 Billion Joint Enterprise Defense Initiative (JEDI) cloud contract. DoD’s approach raised, and continues to raise, significant concerns regarding the long-term negative impact on access to innovation and competition from

Friday Flash - Friday Flash 07.26.19

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FAR & Beyond Blog - Section 846 – Limiting the “e-Commerce” Universe

Earlier this month, the General Services Administration (GSA) issued a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for its initial Proof of Concept (POC) to implement Section 846 of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Although the draft solicitation follows several months of outreach and engagement, which Coalition members sincerely appreciate, there is still much

Friday Flash - Friday Flash 07.19.19

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FAR & Beyond Blog - The Section 846 Draft RFP – Limiting Competition for the $6-30B e-Pilot

Last week, the General Services Administration (GSA) issued a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for its initial Proof of Concept (POC) to implement Section 846 of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).[1] The draft RFP seeks to “pilot” only one of the three e-Commerce portal models GSA devised, omitting from consideration the e-commerce and

Friday Flash - Friday Flash 07.12.19

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