The second draft RFP, answers to questions and the cover memo raise more questions regarding the Defense Department's justification for a single award strategy.
Members of Booz Allen's Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) team join host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss new technologies and capabilities for defense and how DoD can leverage those capabilities. April 10, 2018
This week, the Coalition for Government Procurement hosted a forum entitled, “The $50 Billion e-Commerce Question: Section 846 Implementation Plan — Next Steps.”
How can immersive training transform training at the Department of Defense? Find out when Booz Allen's Frank Wakeham, Amy Valdez, Kevin McClung, Mike Wikan and Derald Wise join host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf. April 3, 2018
The draft JEDI Cloud RFP is prompting questions regarding its potential impact on DoD’s long-term access to competition and innovation from the commercial marketplace.
How does DoD's implementation of its commercial item rule affect both the department and contractors? Find out when Angela Styles, partner at Bracewell LLP, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf. March 27, 2018
The recent Other Transaction Authority (OTA) acquisition for a cloud migration tool, combined with the incomplete draft JEDI RFP, raises significant questions as to whether DoD is sacrificing innovation in the name of innovation.
What are the key NDAA provisions that could impact DoD operations? Find out when Jon Etherton, president of Etherton and Associates, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf. March 13, 2018
Defense Department announced a single-award IDIQ approach to execute a contract lasting up to 10-years, for potentially billions of dollars in IT infrastructure services.
The increase in the MPT and SAT provides the flexibility for customer agencies to place orders under pre-existing contract vehicles, says Roger Waldron, president of the Coalition for Government Procurement.
Stanley Tyliszczak, staff vice president for Technology Integration and chief engineer within General Dynamics Information Technology’s Chief Technology Office, discusses IT modernization and strategies to meet the evolving IT needs in the federal market. February 20, 2018
Booz Allen’s Trey Obering, Scott Welles and Bill Nichols join host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss plans to modernize DoD's Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) capabilities. February 13, 2018
The Coalition for Government Procurement questions why federal agencies are pursuing initiatives that appear to be duplicative, rather than maximizing their spending through existing vehicles.
What is the current state of category management in the federal government? Find out when Ray Bjorklund, president of Birch Grove Consulting joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf. January 30, 2018
What were the top procurement stories in 2017 and what's ahead for contractors in 2018? Find out when Bill Gormley, president of Gormley Group, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf. January 23, 2018