Acquisition
62 companies get spots on Alliant Small Business
The GWAC is worth about $15 billion over 10 years and offers management and technical support services.
Acquisition
Hot or not: Acquisition was a hot spot
Agencies built a foundation for improving workforce skills and contracting practices
Acquisition
Kelman: Too many contractors?
The government’s egalitarian pay structure helps explain some outsourcing decisions
Acquisition
Federal spending database defies doubters
The Office of Management and Budget unveils a system to track contracts, loans and grants governmentwide.
Acquisition
USAID to look for IT support
Early next year, the agency will issue an RFP for end-to-end information and communications technology support for two of its components.
Acquisition
OFPP: Half of contracts must be performance-based in '08
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy increased the goal from 45 percent "to continue to motivate agencies," according to a memo from Administrator Paul Denett.
Acquisition
Letter: Know what you're buying beforehand
NASA buys through original equipment manufacturers and then suggests a source, such as a distributor or GSA, to the procurement team.
Acquisition
Letter: OFPP must punish restrictive procurements
In "brand-name or equal" requirements, the ultimate guilty party is the end user or client originating the request for a purchase.
Acquisition
Letter: Don't axe draft RFPs
The quality of proposals rises and protests decline when draft requests for proposals are issues.
Acquisition
Letter: Special contracting treatment hurts Alaska Native firms
Allowing noncompetitive awards to certain classes of contractors should be limited to the same requirements as other 8(a) companies.
Acquisition
Letter: Brand name justifications must hold water
All requests for proposals that specify brand name products should be carefully vetted.
Acquisition
OFPP: Watch use of brand names in proposals
Agencies are failing to specify why a brand is necessary, which can limit competition, according to a memo from Paul Denett.
Acquisition
Progress on spending database creeps along
Robert Shea, OMB's lead on the project, said the online system will be ready by Jan. 1, 2008, despite not moving as fast as he would like.
Acquisition
FAR Council endorses SmartBuy
Proposed regulation would give SmartBuy more visibility among contracting officials
Acquisition
Letter: Sen. Clinton just wants to make good appearance
She's showing interest in a questionable award to an Alaska Native firm just to look like a "spend-conscious senator."
Acquisition
Petrillo: A memo to Waxman
Ideas for Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) on how to improve the procurement process
Acquisition
Kelman: Smart negotiating
A new book presents research-based insights on how you can become a better negotiator
Acquisition