The top procurement developments of 2019

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This week, Bill Gormley, president of the Gormley Group, joins Off the Shelf, and provides his perspectives on the key contracting and procurement developments of 2019.

Gormley provides insights and analysis focusing on GSA’ s Federal Market Place (FMP) Strategy and what it means for customer agencies and contractors, and takes a deep dive on schedules consolidation and GSA’s progress to date, identifying the key performance indicators and how it will streamline acquisition, increase competition, and provide best value mission support.

Gormley shares his insights on what contractors need to be aware of as they move to consolidate their schedule contracts, and gives his thoughts on GSA’s  e-commerce, systems modernization, and the resiliency of GSA’s government-wide acquisition programs.

Finally, Gormley highlights the GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service Training Conference (FAST 2020).  FAST 2020 will be held in Atlanta on April 14-16, 2020 and will offer thousands of hours of training for the federal acquisition workforce and industry partners.