Contracts/Awards
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The Office Management and Budget released FAQs for agencies and contractors to deal with coronavirus while DoD released a memo detailing what essential vendors mean for them.
March 23, 2020 -
The Defense Department raised its threshold for 8(a) sole source contracts to $100 million as required by the 2020 Defense authorization bill. While not related to coronavirus outbreak, the timing is important.
March 20, 2020 -
The Defense Department has set up a daily call with associations representing its vendors to take stock of how the coronavirus is impacting its industrial base while the White House has activated a 1950 law to give agencies procurement priority.
March 18, 2020 -
PropLIBRARY's Carl Dickson made a return appearance on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss the evolution of his approach to building winning RFPs, and the creation of his "Must Win Process" online tool.
March 16, 2020 -
Brian Chidester of OpenText, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss current trends in GovCon marketing, including how events and digital platforms should be used as part of a company's overall marketing plan.
March 10, 2020 -
The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations pushed the General Services Administration for answers over how it will ensure e-commerce platform vendors will meet federal acquisition regulations and laws.
March 09, 2020 -
Judge Patricia E. Campbell-Smith's ruling came down to narrow issues of how DoD evaluated Amazon and Microsoft's proposals. Amazon's claims of improper interference by President Trump were not a factor.
March 06, 2020 -
House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations members want to hold agencies accountable for their slow pace in moving to the enterprise infrastructure solutions (EIS) contract.
March 05, 2020 -
General Dynamics Information Technology, one of the two losing bidders for the largest portion of the NGEN contract, has filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office.
March 05, 2020 -
Washington Technology Editor in Chief Nick Wakeman joined host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center, for a wide-ranging discussion of the mergers and acquisition climate, the popularity of "best in class" contracts, and the budget outlook for the rest of this year.
March 04, 2020 -
The Coalition for Government Procurement, an industry association, asked White House advisor Peter Navarro to further explain how the President’s executive order and GSA’s e-commerce platform solicitation fit together.
March 02, 2020 -
An old lesson had a new airing when a contractor challenged the set-up of a blanket purchasing agreement.
February 27, 2020 -
Federal Business Council CEO David Powell joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss how to develop your criteria for selecting and participating in events.
February 26, 2020 -
The General Services Administration's Multiple Awards Schedules program is one of the government's premier programs for buying common goods and services. Now GSA is in the midst of consolidating 24 schedules into one.
February 26, 2020 -
This week on Off the Shelf, Alan Thomas, excecutive vice president for special projects at Trowbridge and former commissioner of the Federal Acquistion Service, joined host Roger Waldron for a wide ranging discussion of MAS consolidation, eCommerce and the state of the federal market.
February 25, 2020