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Friday Flash 06/07/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Last month, the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) issued a draft Request for Quotes (RFQ) for the proposed governmentwide ASCEND Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for cloud services. We are grateful to have awarded eight accomplished veterans with this scholarship, with the first being named during the 2017 golf tournament.

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Friday Flash 02/16/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Polaris, the replacement for the Alliant 2 Small Business contract, features pools focused around different small business categories and will be used by agencies to purchase IT services and solutions. GSA and DoD anticipate purchasing 2.7 In addition, the bill would extend the TMF to 2030.

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Promote Innovation but Stay Between the Lines

Public Contracting Institute

These include: (1) negotiations only with the best suited offeror (i.e., the apparent successful offeror); (2) use of the highest rated offeror best value methodology; and (3) the determination of a fair and reasonable price. purchases. [19] 22] An order based on non-FSS prices under an FSS acquisition is improper. [23]