Acquisition

Davis and the unfinished revolution

Despite two decades of procurement reform, Rep. Tom Davis does not believe the job is done

Acquisition

Rule would require BPA competition

A proposed rulewould require agencies to solicit at least three bids when ordering services or establishing BPA under the FSS schedule system

Acquisition

NASA alters IT outsourcing strategy

Mega space ops deal to be split five ways

Acquisition

Rule aims to boost BPA competition

Proposed rule would require agencies to solicit at least three bids

Acquisition

Vendor-friendly Web site coming to DHS

The Homeland Security Department (DHS) will soon unveil a new Web site for vendors to submit ideas, technologies and solutions to the department as it boosts efforts to help businesses ? large and small ? get their solutions in front of the agency.

Acquisition

Also at FOSE

The Department of Veterans Affairs is deploying Fortress Technologies' AirFortress product to secure the wireless networks used for its BarCode Medication Administration (BCMA) program.

Acquisition

Vendors match wares to feds' shopping lists

Technology vendors that populated the bustling exhibit floor at the FOSE conference and trade show in Washington, D.C., last week demonstrated how quickly they can ? and sometimes must ? change to respond to the changing emphases in federal agencies.

Acquisition

PC Mall adds HP, Apple

PC Mall Gov is adding HP and Apple products to its GSA schedule contract

Acquisition

New council replaces PEC

The Federal Acquisition Council will have a broader membership and focus than the Procurement Executives Council

Acquisition

ITAA seeks bundling changes

ITAA has joined the chorus of industry groups opposed to the Bush administration's proposed rules on contract bundling

Acquisition

Objection raised to bundling change

Coalition for Government Procurement calls for withdrawal of proposed contract bundling rule

Acquisition

GSA schedule spending on rise

Researcher predicts schedule spending will draw close to even with full and open contract spending

Acquisition

Proposal pushes vendor registration

Proposed rule would require all vendors to register in the Central Contractor Registration database

Acquisition

FTS as Wal-Mart?

With change as dominant theme at conference, experts see FTS in 'universal integrator' role

Acquisition

GSA proposes to cut vendor fees

Industrial funding fee would drop from 1 percent to 0.75 percent beginning Jan. 1, 2004

Acquisition

OMB seeking competitive option

OMB is examining a streamlined competition process to replace direct conversions

Acquisition

GAO knocks GSA's Advantage

Report says the system has never accounted for more than half of 1 percent of GSA schedule sales

Acquisition

A-76 debate continues

Lawmakers wrangle over public/private competition

Acquisition

Linking spending and logic

Editorial: The simple fact that Rep. Davis is attempting to bring order to what is now a hodgepodge acquisition system is a good sign

Acquisition

Contract bundling attracts more scrutiny

Snowe: Prohibitions may need to go further