Contracts/Awards
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Jeff Koses, senior procurement executive at General Services Administration, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to talk about policies and programs currently impacting federal procurement.
November 23, 2020 -
The Navy was a relative latecomer to other transaction agreements, but the service's usage of OTAs in the IT space has surged, and the service is moving prototypes to real-world capabilities.
November 19, 2020 -
NASA SEWP Program Director Joanne Woytek joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to recap the GWACs performance in fiscal year 2020 and how well it did in supporting the IT needs of federal agencies.
November 18, 2020 -
Sometimes things change after an agency issues a request for quotations. Like the possible deliverable quantities or other conditions. If the solicitation doesn't change along with it, the agency might be forced to start over.
November 18, 2020 -
Steve Schooner, Nash & Cibinic professor of Government Procurement Law at the George Washington University Law School, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss why the acquisition workforce should embrace sustainable procurement as a cost effective, long term investment for government.
November 17, 2020 -
Judy Bradt, CEO of Summit Insight, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center, to discuss what small government contractors can do to grow their businesses.
November 16, 2020 -
Newly-released legal document shed light on the numerous reasons GAO sided against U.S. Transportation command in its contract to overhaul the military moving system.
November 09, 2020 -
The $9.4 billion agreement with General Dynamics Electric Boat begins production work on the new Columbia class submarine, but still threatens other Navy acquisition priorities if cost aren't held in check.
November 06, 2020 -
Three of the four Program Support Center executives on paid administrative leave since April 2019 remain in limbo while sources say the agency will fire the fourth one as part of a move to save face in light of auditors finding no wrongdoing.
November 03, 2020 -
DoD's new Space Development Agency solicited and awarded a major, multimillion dollar systems integration contract via the traditional FAR-based procurement system in just over three months. Its deputy director says that kind of speed will be the norm for the new agency.
November 03, 2020 -
Contractors should get ready for a busy holiday season with final solicitations expected to come from DISA, NIH and DHS for mega-contracts.
November 02, 2020 -
GSA announced it again picked the team led by CSRA LLC, now known as General Dynamics-IT, for the 10-year, $4.4 billion blanket purchase agreement called DEOS.
October 30, 2020 -
Jon Etherton, president of Etherton and Associates, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the key policy provisions of the NDAA, and the current implementation of Section 889 and CMMC.
October 28, 2020 -
The Government Accountability Office sided with protesters on nearly all of the legal issues they raised, the latest turn in what's proven to be an extremely strange procurement.
October 21, 2020 -
A technology industry representative told reporters yesterday that the interim rule DoD published in September didn't offer enough clarity about the certification process, costs and reciprocity.
October 21, 2020