Acquisition

Find me a find

Business Matchmaking is a program to put small businesses together with potential federal customers

Acquisition

Commerce readies COMMITS sequel

Commerce Information Technology Solutions contract is reaching its ceiling a year ahead of schedule

Acquisition

Officials defend A-76 on Hill

Senators question whether the revised A-76 favors industry or actually promotes competition

Acquisition

IT services fall to large firms

GAO reports that federal IT services contracts go mostly to large companies

Acquisition

Senators hear bundling complaints

Committee listens to testimony from feds and small businesses about the harm of contract bundling

Acquisition

The SARA clause

Commentary: The debate over time-and-materials buys on GSA schedule contracts could soon end

Acquisition

Nothing lies like statistics

The percentage of government contract dollars going to small businesses has been remarkably stable during the past decade

Acquisition

Davis to propose acquisition 'chiefs'

High-level procurement officers would oversee agencywide tech policies

Acquisition

State looks to secure embassy IT

The State Department has awarded a blanket purchase agreement to evaluate IT solutions for embassy security

Acquisition

IAC explores forming GWAC group

Council may create special interest group to cover GWACs and the GSA schedules

Acquisition

Profile: Straight shooter

Deidre Lee, Defense procurement guru, takes on 'Michael Jordan buying'

Acquisition

Provision might hurt pricing

Price-cut provision may hinder GSA schedule cooperate purchasing, professor warns

Acquisition

New site helps women business owners

The Labor Department and the Small Business Administration have launched a Web site that seeks to help women small-business owners

Acquisition

Interior renews GIS pact

The Interior Department has signed an agreement to provide Indian tribes with GIS software

Acquisition

Cooperative purchasing?not so fast

State and local governments will be slow to use GSA's schedule contracts, Input reports

Acquisition

Styles pledges help for small firms

OFPP continuing quest to open more federal work to businesses

Acquisition

Contracting conundrum

A Legal View: Defense agencies have less discretion than other agencies when it comes to outsourcing

Acquisition

Cooperative buying overdue

Commentary: The adoption of cooperative purchasing is long overdue

Acquisition

Cecom awards Rapid Response contracts

Eight IDIQs offer IT services through the Cecom Rapid Response Project Office

Acquisition

Study: $60B spent on IT services

Agencies awarded more than $60 billion in IT services contracts in 2002, Input study shows