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

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'