Acquisition
GSA portal aids in contract selection
GSA has launched its new electronic tool designed to help federal, state and local government agencies find their way through the growing thicket of federal IT purchasing contracts.
Acquisition
Contractors like late date for NASA SEWP
Federal IT suppliers swamped with end-of-the-fiscal-year purchase orders take some solace in the timing of one of the largest government-wide acquisition contracts.
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OASIS: The details
GSA's OASIS multiple-award contract encompasses seven service areas and 28 federal classification codes.
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Important contractor skills
FCW's cartoonist offers an idea on key talent for companies.
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GSA ponders adding IT to office supply initiative
The procurement agency could add certain types of IT hardware including printers and keyboards to a strategic-sourcing program.
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OASIS RFPs imminent
The final documents opening a new GSA contract to bidders are expected by Aug. 1.
Acquisition
OFPP administrator hones in on past performance
More live-blogging the National Contract Management Association's World Conference.
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Live blogging from the National Contract Management Association World Congress
Man on the scene Steve Kelman on the number of government employees in attendance, the demographics of the crowd and contracts for commercial items.
Acquisition
Bill would limit reverse auctions
Despite GSA's empbrace of the procurement technique, some lawmakers seek to restrict its use.
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Multiprong support comes for strategic sourcing
Legislation and a new GSA contract could bolster practices intended to amplify federal buying power.
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A show of support for strategic sourcing
Legislation to expand bulk buying expected on July 18, as FAS commissioner touts savings to date.
Acquisition
Some senators skeptical about strategic sourcing
Can GSA's bulk-buying strategy really save the big dollars its supporters promise?
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What to make of GSA's reverse auction play
Competition is good, Steve Kelman notes, so long as the playing field is level.
Acquisition
FITARA: Son of Clinger-Cohen?
The latest attempt at IT reform echoes the IT Management Reform Act, better known as Clinger-Cohen...so watch OMB’s reaction carefully.
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Aiding small biz in the GWAC age
Conference speakers outline the challenges, solutions for small firms in the federal contracting market as budgets shrink and projects grow more complex.
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Contractor compensation: Just a giveaway?
A reader argues that contractor compensation should be done away with.
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Report tracks 'tail spend'
A new report from the IBM Center for the Business of Government provides what it calls the first quantitative analysis of the federal government’s mostly overlooked "tail spend," which drains billions of dollars in a jumble of ill-defined products and services.
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