Contracting
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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 -
Events unfolding this week demonstrate that the procurement community operates in a dynamic environment.
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 pilot programs follow a Defense Innovation Board study that found the Pentagon's current spending restrictions routinely "doom" software development efforts.
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 -
HHS' decision to shut down its assisted acquisition services at the Program Support Center leaves vendors waiting for payment, costing the government hundreds of thousands in penalties and puts agency mission at risk.
March 02, 2020 -
GSA implemented a government-wide e-commerce program pursuant to Section 846 of the 2018 NDAA which is rooted in non-compliance with the Trade Agreements Act, the Buy American Act, and various socioeconomic laws.
February 28, 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 -
Stacy Bostjanick, the director of the CMMC policy office in the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, said the first set of third-party assessment organizations should be in place by late summer in preparation for the first set of procurements requiring the cyber standards this fall.
February 24, 2020 -
In January, GAO released a report examining the current state of the non-pharmaceutical Federal Supply Schedules, and making 11 recommendations.
February 21, 2020