Acquisition
OFPP to issue acquisition lab guidance
Using HHS Buyers Club as a model, the procurement office wants to encourage other agencies to launch acquisition innovation labs.
Acquisition
OFPP issues guidance on reverse auctions
GAO studies have shown increasing use of reverse auctions, including some instances where they weren't used very effectively.
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Mobile app criteria, new Snowden revelations and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
IARPA looks to the crowd
The intelligence R&D lab wants a platform for crowdsourcing the development and refining of arguments.
Acquisition
Health IT, one-stop convenience pitched as NITAAC advantages
Sorting out the alphabet soup of federal acquisition options means focusing on what your agency values most.
Acquisition
HHS Buyers Club tees up second RFP
The HHS acquisition innovator is looking for a vendor to handle a web overhaul for the Office of Population Affairs.
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Modified BPA for CDM coming within 30 days
The crucial next phase of the $6 billion acquisition vehicle will focus on identity management.
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GSA agile RFP expected this week
The goal of the proposed blanket purchase agreement would be to decrease software acquisition cycles to less than four weeks.
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GSA sees common cause with SEWP, NITAAC
There is inherent tension among the various IT sources for federal buyers, but GSA's Mary Davie says there is plenty of business to go around.
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The urgency behind DOD's acquisition reform efforts
Better Buying Power 3.0 has a geostrategic urgency and emphasis on cybersecurity that was missing from earlier iterations.
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Focus on EIS transition pushes regional telecom contracts aside
GSA decides to cancel three "bridge" contracts, and says the EIS RFP will slip to September.
Acquisition
A cyber RFP re-do, USDA's new web portal, ITES-3S updates and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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We're paying contractors how much?
GSA's 18F has a new tool aimed at saving money on a huge part of any contract's expense: people.
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IT lobby optimistic about defense bill
Some acquisition provisions in the defense authorization measure have pleased the IT Industry Council’s public sector arm.
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Calling all space tech
NASA announced several multimillion dollar initiatives reaching out to industry and academia. The goal: investing in the future of space technology.
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House defense bill includes acquisition reform
Included in the $612 billion House-passed defense bill are some of Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry's proposals for overhauling military purchasing.
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GSA IG concerned about transactional data plan
The central concern is that the changes could affect pricing protections that can't be replaced by the benefits of transactional data.
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OASIS looks to move beyond Air Force orders
The USAF is still the biggest user of the contracting vehicle, but officials predict that will change in the next year or two.
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Overcoming fear of the inspector general
Kymm McCabe warns that overly aggressive oversight is costing a fortune and killing off needed communication.
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A SEWP explainer, an IG appeal and transportation info sharing
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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