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
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
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