Acquisition
Letter: Know what you're buying beforehand
NASA buys through original equipment manufacturers and then suggests a source, such as a distributor or GSA, to the procurement team.
Acquisition
Letter: OFPP must punish restrictive procurements
In "brand-name or equal" requirements, the ultimate guilty party is the end user or client originating the request for a purchase.
Acquisition
Letter: Don't axe draft RFPs
The quality of proposals rises and protests decline when draft requests for proposals are issues.
Acquisition
Letter: Special contracting treatment hurts Alaska Native firms
Allowing noncompetitive awards to certain classes of contractors should be limited to the same requirements as other 8(a) companies.
Acquisition
Letter: Brand name justifications must hold water
All requests for proposals that specify brand name products should be carefully vetted.
Acquisition
OFPP: Watch use of brand names in proposals
Agencies are failing to specify why a brand is necessary, which can limit competition, according to a memo from Paul Denett.
Acquisition
Progress on spending database creeps along
Robert Shea, OMB's lead on the project, said the online system will be ready by Jan. 1, 2008, despite not moving as fast as he would like.
Acquisition
FAR Council endorses SmartBuy
Proposed regulation would give SmartBuy more visibility among contracting officials
Acquisition
Letter: Sen. Clinton just wants to make good appearance
She's showing interest in a questionable award to an Alaska Native firm just to look like a "spend-conscious senator."
Acquisition
Petrillo: A memo to Waxman
Ideas for Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) on how to improve the procurement process
Acquisition
Kelman: Smart negotiating
A new book presents research-based insights on how you can become a better negotiator
Acquisition
SSA awards contract for network equipment services
Prism Pointe Technologies will provide service for 46,000 pieces of hardware in more than 1,500 SSA offices nationwide.
Acquisition
Letter: How does Internet initiative affect new contracts?
The "deadline-then-plan" method behind the Trusted Internet Connections initiative is insane, a reader says.
Acquisition
DOI agency awards financial systems support contract
Under the contract, worth up to $100 million, Accenture will manage the Minerals Management Service's royalty financial systems.
Acquisition
Letter: Get facts straight about companies leaving GSA schedules
Clashes between the audit and contracting groups are to blame for the departures of Canon, EMC and Sun.
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