Section 846

• Section 846 and the applicability of law

  Section 846 is the latest procurement reform initiative that seeks to strike the right balance between unique government requirements and acquisition streamlining.

  Commentary

  June 29, 2018
• An inside look at GSA

  What are GSA administrator Emily Murphy's top priorities for the agency? Find out when Murphy joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf for a wide-ranging discussion of GSA operations. July 3, 2018

  Off the Shelf

  June 27, 2018
• GSA’s Section 846 public meeting: An informative, productive framing of Phase II implementation

  Roger Waldron, president of The Coalition for Government Procurement, reviews GSA and OMB's initial Phase II Public Meeting.

  Commentary

  June 22, 2018
• Some House lawmakers want special procurement rules for e-commerce platform

  Industry associations’ concerns grow about e-commerce portal with language in the 2019 Defense Authorization bill.

  Reporter's Notebook

  May 14, 2018
• Answering the questions raised by GSA’s e-Commerce Implementation Plan

  With a short, 90-day deadline for production of GSA’s e-Commerce Implementation Plan, it is understandable that there are inevitable gaps in the plan’s information and analysis.

  Commentary

  May 11, 2018
• GSA’s Section 846 implementation plan frames key policy, operational and management questions

  This week, the Coalition for Government Procurement hosted a forum entitled, “The $50 Billion e-Commerce Question: Section 846 Implementation Plan — Next Steps.”

  Commentary

  April 06, 2018
• The impact of DoD’s commercial item rule

  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

  Off the Shelf

  March 22, 2018
• NDAA: A look back at 2017

  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

  Off the Shelf

  March 12, 2018
• 2017: A procurement year in transition

  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

  Off the Shelf

  February 01, 2018
• GSA’s public meeting on Section 846: An informative ‘beginning of the beginning’

  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.

  Commentary

  January 12, 2018