Mark your calendar right now to attend the monthly GSA Greater Southwest Region Training Seminar. This free training provides information on sustainable GSA acquisition solutions, programs, and resources. Topics include Sustainable purchasing using GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule program. A deeper look at the Professional Services Categories and OASIS, as well as a comparison of the two for determining the best fit for your requirement. Al...

As the United States’ first unified border entity, Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) takes a comprehensive approach to border management and control, combining customs, immigration, border security, and agricultural protection into one coordinated and supportive activity.This informative event will feature Mark Borkowski, Office of Acquisition and CBP’s Component Acquisition Executive...

In conjunction with ACT-IAC, the C-SCRM community is pleased to kickoff of the new C-SCRM Acquisition Community of Practice (ACoP). A spin-off of the C-SCRM Cybersecurity Standards Innovation Group (CyberSIG), this new community of practice will focus on matters relating to Cybersecurity in acquisition. Our goal is to broaden the level of awareness and develop agency maturity in the areas of cyber-acquisitions and Information Communication Tec...

USDA Farm Product and Conservation (FPAC) shaped its portfolio-wide IT service requirements into multiple areas named for trees. Collectively, the new procurements shaped by each “tree area” addressed new and continuing IT service delivery needs previously covered by legacy contracts. FPAC shaped their strategic procurements based on thorough market research using innovative tactics and well thought out vendor communications to cre...

Federal agencies successfully using TBM know the rewards go further than just complying with another OMB mandate. While TBM supports meeting the requirements of CPIC and FITARA, it enables an agency to plan and manage its IT more effectively. TBM goes well beyond merely tracking technology costs. When adopted, it allows agencies to make more informed IT investment decisions, supporting them in delivering improved mission value. But getting the...

The pandemic forced DHS to rethink acquisition for a telework environment. This new operational environment is shaping the way Department of Homeland Security will acquire goods and services long after we return the work place. Created in March 2015, the DHS Procurement Innovation Lab (PIL) is an initiative aimed at experimenting with innovative techniques for increasing efficiencies in the procurement process and institutionalizing best pract...

DESCRIPTION The COVID-19 pandemic has altered how the business of government gets done. Within acquisition, new opportunities have presented themselves to innovate and collaborate more effectively with industry. In this changing landscape with a new Administration, an increased focus on supporting the federal workforce, continuing telework, and a new urgency to address supply chain and cybersecurity challenges, it's a different world and we ma...

“GSA’s Alliant 2 – Looking Ahead” The Federal Insights Exchange planning committee in collaboration with the Networks & Telecommunications Community of Interest invites you to participate in a lively and informative discussion on “GSA’s Alliant 2 – Looking Ahead”. GSA leaders Paul Bowen, Marcelo Olascoaga and Omar Saeb will offer the latest on this popular, multiple award, 10-year, $50B GSA A...

Overview: The General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) Program, also known as the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program, establishes long-term, government-wide contracts with commercial firms offering millions of commercial supplies and services that federal, state, and local agencies order directly from GSA Schedule contractors, or through the GSA Advantage!® online shopping...

Stay at the forefront of change! Join us for our biggest event of the year to learn about the latest trends and developments in government contracting. For one day only network with industry's top thought leaders and innovators. 2020 TOPICS:Fearless Forecasts for 2020GSA Schedule UpdatesTrends in Bid ProtestsLegal Compliance IssuesFAR UpdatesSmall Business UpdatesGovernment Contract Cases of InterestFederal Market Intelligence& more to be...