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The benefits of ‘best value’ for small businesses in the federal market

Federal News Network

Currently, the Schedule program is deemed a competitive procedure if participation is open to all responsible sources and orders and contracts under the program result in the lowest overall cost alternative to meet the government’s needs.

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GAO wants OMB to prioritize agencies’ FedRAMP use, modernization and more

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Greater OMB oversight through such a process could increase federal agency participation in the FedRAMP program,” the report stated. “It In another recommendation, the GAO recommended that OMB continue developing plans to address government-wide data challenges with the help of the CDO Council and the Category Management Leadership Council.

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With a lot to chase in 2024, fewer federal contractors are chasing an increasing number of federal dollars

Federal News Network

There’s the category management push, right? And to sort of bring that together with what we were talking about earlier with the category management stuff and then sort of streamlining and have fewer and fewer new requirements. Absolutely. That’s definitely what we’re seeing. It has to be renewable.

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The Benefits of “Best Value” for Small Businesses in the Federal Market

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Currently, the Schedule program is deemed a competitive procedure if participation is open to all responsible sources and orders and contracts under the program result in the lowest overall cost alternative to meet the government’s needs.

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Thank You for a Successful Spring Training Conference!

The Coalition for Government Procurement

The Coalition for Government Procurement would like to thank everyone who attended and participated in this week’s Spring Training Conference – What is Fair and Reasonable, Part 2: Let’s Continue the Dialogue!

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Thank you for an Outstanding Fall Training Conference!

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Your participation played a key role in the dialogue between industry and the Federal Government as we explored the variety of factors that impact a fair and reasonable determination. The Coalition for Government Procurement would like to thank everyone who attended this week’s Fall Training Conference: “ What is Fair and Reasonable?

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The Science and the Art of Procurement

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Outside the technology field, we have also seen “science” come to the fore in terms of codifying processes such as Category Management. There may be different models in use, but there is a pretty well-accepted logical methodology behind how organisations approach their management of major spend areas.