Acquisition

A-76 debate continues

Lawmakers wrangle over public/private competition

Acquisition

Commerce readies COMMITS sequel

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

Acquisition

IT services fall to large firms

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

Acquisition

Officials defend A-76 on Hill

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

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Army picks vendors for IDIQ

Vehicle is the $650 million Operations, Planning, Training and Resource Support Services contract

Acquisition

Senators hear bundling complaints

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

Acquisition

State looks to secure embassy IT

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

Acquisition

Davis to propose acquisition 'chiefs'

High-level procurement officers would oversee agencywide tech policies

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Nothing lies like statistics

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

Acquisition

The SARA clause

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

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Ridge urged to shop outside Beltway

Senators urge Homeland secretary to tap business across the country as it purchases IT

Acquisition

IAC explores forming GWAC group

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

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Agency acquisition chiefs on deck

Rep. Davis intends to introduce legislation to create an acquisition chief in every federal agency

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Homeland preps IT buys

Procurement process will get under way in next six weeks

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Provision might hurt pricing

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

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Profile: Straight shooter

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

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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

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Interior renews GIS pact

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

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Cooperative purchasing?not so fast

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

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Styles pledges help for small firms

OFPP continuing quest to open more federal work to businesses