Acquisition
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The National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC), the federal acquisition arm of the National Institutes of Health, offers innovative and flexible contracting solutions for IT products and services at a…
July 21, 2021 -
David Drabkin, chairman of the Section 809 Panel and a former federal acquisition executive at GSA and DoD, details why the federal procurement process needs an update to its definition of competition and the processes by which agencies obtain competition.
July 21, 2021 -
CIO-SP3 is a 10-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract awarded in June 2012 for commercial and non-commercial IT software and services.
July 21, 2021 -
Chris Parente of StoryTech Consulting joined host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss end-of-fiscal-year marketing tactics for federal contractors.
July 21, 2021 -
Something big is brewing over at the Labor Department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
July 20, 2021 -
David Riel, winner of the Maj. Gen. Harry Greene Awards for Acquisition Writing, speaks about incentives the Department of Defense should use to attract leading technology companies.
July 20, 2021 -
The Biden administration’s focus on increasing competition and removing barriers to entry in the federal marketplace once again prompts a discussion on a competition issue.
July 19, 2021 -
Funding shortfalls will have serious consequences in the final quarter of this fiscal year because of unexpected bills related to security at the Capitol, National Guard officials warn.
July 19, 2021 -
While there are some encouraging signs in the new acquisition approach as the department rises to its feet, there are also some opportunities for improvement in the approach that, if undertaken now, will produce a better outcome.
July 14, 2021 -
NITAAC's CIO-SP4 appears to be a not-so-subtle endorsement of the joint venture teaming arrangement that is one of the focal points of the SBA’s Mentor-Protege Program.
July 13, 2021 -
Postal Service and Justice Department attorneys are asking a federal court to dismiss an electric vehicle company's bid protest over USPS's next-generation delivery vehicle contract, on the grounds that the vendor failed to exhaust all of its administrative appeal options before filing the bid protest in June.
July 12, 2021 -
The cyber agency is rolling out shared tools for agencies to secure their employees' mobile devices, applications and web browsing.
July 12, 2021 -
The space agency is using temporary agreements to test out satellite imagery and other products with a view toward working more closely with start-up companies.
July 09, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Department of Health and Human Services will strengthen internal controls when using Other Transaction Authorities, for procurements outside of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
July 09, 2021 -
The office plans to award its 55th contract by the end of the year.
July 08, 2021