June 25 to 26, 2025 at the Falls Church, VA Marriott Fairview Park This two-day event focuses on governmentwide and healthcare procurement issues, diving into current developments in the dynamic world of federal procurement, with insights from key government decision... read more
The General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) is planning to issue GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001 – Refresh # 25 in March 2025. Outlined below are the upcoming changes associated with Solicitation... read more
There are many variables that drive best value pricing. Suppliers take into consideration many factors, including pricing to address excess inventory, pricing to meet sales goals or drive market penetration, and pricing in response to the buyer’s requirements. This... read more
A protest involving a now-deleted sustainability requirement is dismissed, but three other challenges go on and NASA cannot award the $60 billion IT contract until they are resolved. One protest involving NASA’s $60 billion SEWP VI contract vehicle has been dismissed,... read more
The FoRGED Act is the procurement blueprint for the National Defense Authorization Act of 2026. A section of the FoRGED Act contains language that will change the statutory authority for the General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) to... read more
This week on Coalition for Government Procurement’s Off the Shelf, Jason Workmaster, member and Government Contracts Practice lead at Miller & Chevalier, provides a wide-ranging update on key policy developments and legal trends in government contracts.... read more
Unfortunately, the last 30 years have seen the determined, inexorable re-regulation of commercial item contracting. As highlighted in previous blogs, the number and scope of unique federal clauses that now apply to commercial item contracts render the term “commercial... read more
In the spirit of procurement reform, efficiency and economy, and to be consistent with the Coalition For Government Procurement blogs in the prior weeks, the Coalition and its members have undertaken an effort to review the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), to... read more
In keeping with prior Coalition for Government Procurement FAR & Beyond blogs on ways to improve the efficiency of the federal procurement process, this blog will focus on regulatory burdens that impose costs on government contractors and impede entry into the... read more
Bill Gormley, President of The Gormley Group, joins The Coalition for Government Procurement’s Off the Shelf for a discussion of some the key procurement trends of 2024 and what to expect in 2025. Gormley gives his thoughts on the key trends shaping interagency... read more
