We're happy to announce the Building Maintenance and Operations (BMO) Overview and Delegation of Procurement Authority (DPA) Training Session. The training will provide an overview of the BMO acquisition strategy for this government-wide strategic sourcing, Best-In-Class contract vehicle as well as detailed ordering procedures on how to use it. BMO is taking a zonal approach with the first six zones outlined below. Zone 1 - Washington DC, New...

Warranted contracting officers (a contracting officer appointed pursuant to FAR 1.603) can request and Delegation of Procurement Authority (DPA), which allows direct access to OASIS. The DPA clearly delineates the roles and responsibilities between the GSA contracting officer and the ordering contracting officer, and complies with the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) executive agent designation to GSA. DPA requestors must have a .gov o...

IPPS-A Increment II is hosting a virtual Industry Day to discuss the MAHC-III procurement. WHAT IS MAHC-III?Managing Army's Human Capital - Innovation, Integration and Implementation (MAHC-III) is a follow-on procurement to sustain and enhance a PeopleSoft platform.

Did You Break Your Government Contracting Resolution? We Can Help REGISTER HERE Learning to navigate the maze of government contracting can be overwhelming. If 2025 is the year you’ve resolved to start winning government contracts, the Government Contractors Association can help. According to research by Ohio State University, about 23% of people quit their resolutions by the end of the first week. Additionally, 43% give up by the end of...

GSA’s General Supplies and Services (GSS) will provide a GSS MAS FY25 Customer Training titled Pre-Engineered and Prefabricated Buildings & Structures on January 15, 2025, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST. This virtual event aims to provide federal agency buyers with a comprehensive understanding of the purchase or lease of Pre-engineered and Prefabricated buildings including Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIFs). We have s...

The classic way to make a massive difference with technology, or “Dent in The Universe,” is via a startup. We can define a startup as a company with high growth possibilities that is innovative and potentially disruptive. This describes most startups in the infosec space. Also, essentially every startup has a strong technology component today and infosec concerns. This translates to lots of startup opportunities for infosec profess...

Pricing, Cost Estimates, Research Competitors-To Make YourProposals Stand Out In Government Contracting REGISTER HERE This week’s lab is set up to help you understand the pricing component of the proposal process. We’ll review some pricing templates and benchmarks after your competitors’ pricing. This is part one of a two-part proposal lab series. LAB TOPIC:Benchmarking after your competitors' pricesPricing strategies to help...

Grants and Contracts Podcast: "Disrupting Big Tech and Democratizing Funding: Sedale's Journey with OpenGrants" Registration and Join Link:https://streamyard.com/watch/t5zp3pKvsayf Podcast details:Wednesday, 15 January 2025Time: 11:30am - 12:30pm ESTRegistration/Join link: https://streamyard.com/watch/t5zp3pKvsayf What You’ll Learn in This Episode:How Sedale built OpenGrants from scratch and took on big tech to create an inclusive platfo...

Join the NDIA Procurement Division on January 14, 2025 for their quarterly meeting which will feature speakers and panelists addressing current defense industrial base issues and today's challenges facing the acquisition and procurement community. These meetings also provide an opportunity for the divisions' committees to conduct business specific to its members. Committees include Contract and Acquisition Management and Legal Committee and Co...

This course provides Delegation of Procurement Authority Training for GSA's 8(a) STARS III Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) for IT services. The training defines GSA GWACs, identifies the features and benefits of the 8(a) STARS III GWAC, provides an understanding of 8(a) STARS III ordering procedures and outlines responsibilities of ordering contracting officers. Please note: This training is limited to Federal/Military personnel. Co...