Acquisition
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Jim Ghiloni, a group manager at FedSIM, said GSA is in the initial stages of development of Research, Innovation and Outcomes (RIO) vehicle to help small businesses in the Small Business Research Innovation (SBIR) program.
November 02, 2022 -
The General Services Administration is surging resources to fix the problems with the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) transition to the new validation service, but companies and lawmakers remain frustrated.
November 01, 2022 -
The Defense Department is working on new initiatives to reduce the long-term ownership costs of its major platforms. While those systems are expensive up-front, sustainment expenses make up about 70% of the average weapons system’s total lifecycle cost.
November 01, 2022 -
The Army says SBOMs are "going to happen" and is now asking for feedback on how to use them as part of the acquisition process.
October 31, 2022 -
Jason Workmaster, a member at Miller & Chevalier, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf for a discussion of then current legal and policy issues in government contracting.
October 31, 2022 -
Karla Smith-Jackson, the senior procurement executive and deputy chief acquisition officer at NASA, said the NASA Acquisition Innovation Lab will provide mission and program areas a safe space to test out new acquisition approaches.
October 31, 2022 -
The Court of Federal Claims ruled Thursday that DoD can move ahead with its Global Household Goods contract, rejecting protest lawsuits by two separate losing bidders.
October 27, 2022 -
Allen Federal Business Partners President Larry Allen joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center for a wide ranging discussion of how inflation, climate change and the upcoming election will affect contractors in fiscal year 2023.
October 27, 2022 -
The Navy will also look to hold prime contractors accountable to meeting small business subcontracting goals.
October 26, 2022 -
We have come to see that Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) really represents the next logical step in the evolution of the Multiple Award Schedule Program, as that program responds to the dynamic commercial market.
October 21, 2022 -
Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.), chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, is leading the charge to bring some sunlight onto agency 508 efforts after accountability from Congress, agencies has dropped over the last decade.
October 18, 2022 -
Reforms are needed to enhance efficiency, focus on outcomes, and procure innovative technology.
October 18, 2022 -
Contractors face the prospect of higher mandatory wages and treating independent subcontractors like employees. And that's not all. The vaccine mandate might be coming back.
October 18, 2022 -
The Safer Federal Workforce task force will issue guidance on the future of the federal contractor vaccine mandate, but some of the details are still up in the air.
October 17, 2022 -
Bill Gormley, president of the Gormley Group, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf for an in-depth discussion of the top procurement issues impacting the General Services Administration.
October 14, 2022