Contracting
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AWS is challenging DoD's decision to award the contract to Microsoft, saying the contracting process contained "clear deficiencies, errors, and unmistakable bias."
November 14, 2019 -
Contractors cheered when Congress enacted limitations on the use of LPTA contracts by the Defense Department when buying professional services.
November 14, 2019 -
Alan Thomas, who recently left after more than two years as the commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service at the General Services Administration, is the executive vice president of special projects at Trowbridge.
November 12, 2019 -
The Pentagon's F-35 program office recently announced an agreement with Lockheed Martin for the next batch of nearly 500 of the hi-tech planes.
November 12, 2019 -
The GSA account manager at the Defense Logistics Agency, Jay Schaeufele, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain what it's all about.
November 12, 2019 -
GAO and the Interagency Suspension and Debarment Committee released annual reports highlighting continued decreases in bid protests, by 16%, and in the number of companies suspended or debarred.
November 11, 2019 -
At the annual Defense Information Systems Agency’s forecast to industry, executives told more than 1,000 contractors about plans to expand the browser isolation pilot and test the use of blockchain for logistics.
November 11, 2019 -
Larry Allen, the managing director of the Federal Market Access Group at BDO USA, outlines some initial concerns that contractors should be aware of as GSA consolidates 24 schedule contracts to one.
November 08, 2019 -
While it pursues a digital, data-driven approach, the Air Force is still very much concerned with the physical world, including the materials that will be needed for aircraft of the future.
November 08, 2019 -
Federal agencies and contractors are doing more to avoid using the suspension and debarment process.
November 07, 2019 -
The Second Generation Information Technology (2GIT) blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) includes five line items such as data center, end user and network products.
November 05, 2019 -
President and CEO of the Professional Services Council David Berteau joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for what services contractors are thinking.
November 05, 2019 -
Oracle is pressing ahead with its legal battle against the multibillion dollar cloud contract despite DoD's surprise decision to award the deal to Microsoft.
November 05, 2019 -
OFPP and ACT-IAC partnered to collect and describe acquisition innovations as a way to reduce the friction of acquisition through a new Periodic Table of Acquisition Elements.
November 04, 2019 -
Laura Stanton, GSA’s deputy assistant commissioner for category management in the Office of IT Category in the Federal Acquisition Service, said six-to-eight agencies will pilot this approach to small purchases over the next three years.
November 04, 2019