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Friday Flash 02/09/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

16 The Coalition’s Cloud Working Group will be hosting a members-only meeting with Joel Lundy , Director, Office of IT Products at GSA’s Information Technology Category (ITC) (pending agency approval) on February 16 at 10:00 AM (ET) to discuss the draft ASCEND Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). To register for the meeting, click here.

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Top Rules for Government Contractors: Essential Knowledge for Compliance

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FASA streamlined the contracting process and reduced paperwork by allowing simplified acquisition procedures for most purchases, in accordance with the armed services procurement act. Certain modifications may necessitate preliminary price negotiations to protect the governments interests.

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Friday Flash 08/16/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Sustainable Excellence Award – Presented to a government agency or contractor that has made outstanding contributions that meet the Federal Government’s sustainability goals. The rule aligns the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement with the Federal Acquisition Regulation Sustainable Procurement Rule.

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Friday Flash 02/23/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

This opportunity allows industry to submit white papers at any time that are aligned with one of the DPA’s areas of focus, including sustaining critical production, commercializing research and development investments, and scaling emerging technologies. The office has been conducting listening sessions with industry to gather feedback.

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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]