The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Keynote Panel— Former Secretaries on What’s Next for the VA Moderator: Thomas Bowman , Former Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2017-2018), CEO, TGB Strategies (confirmed) Anthony Principi , Former Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2001- 2005), Principal, The Principi Group (confirmed) Dr. James Peake , M.D., James Peake , M.D.,

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Keynote Panel— Former Secretaries on What’s Next for the VA Moderator: Thomas Bowman , Former Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2017-2018), CEO, TGB Strategies (confirmed) Anthony Principi , Former Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2001- 2005), Principal, The Principi Group (confirmed) Dr. James Peake , M.D., James Peake , M.D.,

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 5, 2024

GAO found that DoD reviewed an average of only 40 M&A transactions per year from FY 2018-2022, while it was estimated that approximately 400 such transactions occur annually. Section 825 contains two prohibitions designed to curb the use of the LOGINK logistics software used in the People’s Republic of China.

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Import and Trade Remedies

APRIL 25, 2024

On April 22, 2024, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced its initiation of a Section 301 investigation into China’s acts, policies and practices in the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors. Additionally the USTR will hold a public hearing on May 29, 2024.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Moderator: Thomas Bowman , Former Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2017-2018), CEO, TGB Strategies Anthony Principi , Former Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2001- 2005), Principal, The Principi Group (confirmed) Dr. James Peake , M.D., James Peake , M.D., James Peake , M.D.,

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 11, 2024

The amendment includes the following eight updates to the solicitations: The provision at FAR 52.204-29, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Representation and Disclosures, is being incorporated into the solicitation.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

GSA Requesting Feedback on Draft Supply Chain Risk Management Questionnaire The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Office of Information Technology Category has developed a supplier assurance questionnaire to gather information regarding cybersecurity supply chain risk management (C-SCRM).

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Nonetheless, from 2013 to 2018, “[y]ear-over-year [wage] growth has mostly ranged between 2% and 3%[.]” [8] So, with recent wage growth of 5.5%, wage growth has been accelerating. Defense Logistics Acquisition Directive (“DLAD”) 16.203-2 provides an example of amending a contract to add in an EPA clause. Wages and salaries rose 5.7

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Procurement Notes

MARCH 16, 2023

” [23] Data is also provided by occupational group (currently relying on the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (“SOC”)), industry group (currently relying on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (“NAICS”)), geographical census division (there are nine (e.g., 86] Hence, supply chain realignment is well underway.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Rita Konaev , Head of Responsible AI, Google Public Sector Sadaf Asrar , AI Technology Expert, AI Corps, DHS Nathan Manzotti , Director, AI & Data Analytics, Technology Transformation Services, GSA James Johnson , Program Executive Officer, DLA Information Operations Dave Sloniker , Executive Director, VA Logistics Redesign (VALOR) Program Office, (..)

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The objective of the interim rule is to “…address risks in supply chains by reducing or removing threats and vulnerabilities that may lead to data and intellectual property theft, damage to critical infrastructure, harm to Federal information systems, and otherwise degrade our national security.”

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Seeking Member Feedback on GSA C-SCRM Questionnaire GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service is developing a voluntary Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) Assurance Questionnaire for information and communications technology vendors. Per the memo, in FY22, Federal agencies awarded SDBs a record-breaking $69.9

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In 2018, the Government Accountability Office issued a report, “Long-Range Emerging Threats Facing the United States As Identified by Federal Agencies,” that identified 26 long-term threats in four categories – including climate change. This means that the issue of “resilience” itself needs rethinking.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The protester contended that the JV had been awarded a contract in September of 2018. 9] 13 CFR 121.103(h) (2018). [10] The initial offer for the subject procurement was made in June of 2022 and a second offer was made in February 2023, following an amendment to the solicitation that changed the solicitation number. 4] FAR 19.804-6. [5]

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The Unrestricted awardees in the first rolling contract awards process are across six domains: Technical & Engineering; Management & Advisory; Environmental; Logistics; Intelligence Services; and Research & Development. According to GSA, the next release of rolling awards will be on or about December 17, 2024.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

November 20 features guest speakers from the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), General Services Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, United States Navy, Office of Management and Budget, and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). James Peake , M.D.,

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