Multiple Award Schedule
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Charlie E. Williams, Jr. and Nick Tsiopanas, members of the Section 809 panel, explain why their recommendations will benefit both DoD and small firms.
April 15, 2019 -
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, explained some of the key takeaways and what contractors need to be watching for in the coming months.
April 01, 2019 -
This week the General Services Administration's MAS Program Management Office provided an update about GSA’s plans to merge the program’s 24 schedules into a single one.
March 22, 2019 -
The Coalition for Government Procurement said the Section 809 Panel's approach to the concept of “readily available” products and services to reform the federal acquisition process raises concerns for accountability and transparency.
March 15, 2019 -
Through the strong, coordinated management framework afforded by the single schedule concept, GSA can address contract inconsistencies by providing its acquisition centers and personnel with consistent guidance.
March 08, 2019 -
Roger Waldron examines GSA’s unique opportunity to leverage e-commerce to increase best value deliverables, foster economic growth and expand federal customers' access to commercial solutions.
February 08, 2019 -
The Coalition for Government Procurement highlights provisions in the Multiple Award Schedules program for federal customers that provide a readily available, streamlined process mirroring the commercial market through its thousands of contracts that provide tens-of-millions of items.
January 18, 2019 -
There are many benefits associated with ensuring competition, but recent reform proposals for commercial e-Commerce raise concerns about whether competition will continue to be leveraged for agency purchasers.
January 11, 2019 -
The General Services Administration has taken a series of steps to streamline the Multiple Award Schedule processes and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the MAS program.
December 14, 2018 -
The Coalition for Government Procurement supports GSA's decision to hold an e-commerce industry day next week to discuss the future of the Multiple Award Schedule and 2018 defense authorization's Section 846.
December 07, 2018 -
This week, the Coalition for Government Procurement hosted a forum entitled, “The $50 Billion e-Commerce Question: Section 846 Implementation Plan — Next Steps.”
April 06, 2018 -
The Federal Acquisition Service is developing a new special item number (SIN) for order level materials on service contracts.
March 07, 2018 -
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.
February 23, 2018 -
The Trump administration’s 2-in, 1-out regulations initiative stymied the advancement of new acquisition rules.
January 29, 2018 -
Section 846 establishes a framework for the implementation and use of e-commerce portals across the government for the acquisition of certain commercial off-the-shelf items.
January 12, 2018