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Federal contractors welcome civilian and defense rule changes | Federal News Network

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Federal contractors are happy to see two procurement rule changes, one for civilian agencies and one for defense. They sharply limit the government’s use of lowest-priced, technically-acceptable deals in services acquisitions. Both changes were mandated by law, but they took a while. Alan Chvotkin, executive vice president and counsel at the Professional Services Council, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for his take.

Source: Federal contractors welcome civilian and defense rule changes | Federal News Network

Top 20 contracting opportunities in FY19 | Federal News Network

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This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower discusses the CR, Q4 spending, and a new Bloomberg study on the Top 20 opportunities with three Bloomberg  Government analysts: Paul Murphy (Sr Data Analyst), Rob Levinson (Sr Defense Analyst) and Dan Snyder (Director, Government Contracts Analysis).

Upcoming contracts discussed include:

  • Seaport Next Gen
  • STARS III
  • CIO-SP4
  • Global HealthNextGen Supply Chain
  • ITES 4H

Source: Top 20 contracting opportunities in FY19 | Federal News Network

Learning to write: Brevity wins! | Federal News Network

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This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower interviews Carla Bass, author of Write to Influence! regarding the many ways writing can help or hinder your career.

Topics include:

  • the ever-shrinking attention span of Americans and the need to convey key information quickly and concisely
  • how to frame your argument
  • keeping a personal log to document your accomplishments, kudos and more
  • how to frame alternatives to current thinking

Source: Learning to write: Brevity wins! | Federal News Network

Bid protests: An analysis of recent decisions | Federal News Network

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This week on Off the Shelf, Jason Workmaster from Miller & Chevalier provides an update on some key legal developments including his insights on the recent bid protest decisions on JEDI and LOGCAP V.

Source: Bid protests: An analysis of recent decisions | Federal News Network

The long hot procurement summer | Federal News Network

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This week on Off the ShelfJason Miller, executive editor for the Federal News Network, takes a look back at the big Federal procurement events, stories and programs that made news over a long, hot summer.

Source: The long hot procurement summer | Federal News Network

All things contracting with Larry Allen | Federal News Network

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This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower interviews Larry Allen (formerly of Allen Federal), managing director of the Federal Market Access practice at BDO.

Topics discussed include:

Larry Allen, managing director, Federal Market Access practice, BDO
  • end-of-FY spending for IT expected to top $18 billion, along with an increase of use of the micropurchase card (new spending limit of $10,000)
  • Assisted Acquisitions Service at NIH closing abruptly
  • NITAAC issues and rumors
  • GSA IG weighing in on TDR program
  • GSA Schedule consolidation target date of Oct 1 closing in
  • the latest on JEDI
  • FY 2020 to kick off with yet another CR

Source: All things contracting with Larry Allen | Federal News Network

GSA consolidating 24 award schedules into 1 | Federal News Network

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For decades the General Services Administration’s Multiple Award Schedule system has provided a popular way for agencies to acquire commercial goods and services. It’s popular to the tune of $45 billion a year. Now GSA will consolidate 24 distinct schedules into one. Centre Law Group managing partner Barbara Kinosky joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin in studio to explain what it means to contractors and buyers.

Source: GSA consolidating 24 award schedules into 1 | Federal News Network

GSA eTools: Connecting Government Buyers with Sellers | Federal News Network

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From market research and contract writing assistance to online purchasing – eTools eliminate paperwork, speed acquisition time, and turn Contracting Officers (COs) into heroes for their agency.

Check Out GSA eTools

Source: GSA eTools: Connecting Government Buyers with Sellers | Federal News Network

Recent bid protests prove importance of contracts’ people component | Federal News Network

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With professional services growing as a percentage of federal contract dollars, agencies pay close attention to whom its bidders are offering.

Source: Recent bid protests prove importance of contracts’ people component | Federal News Network

Contracting with the federal government is not for the meek | Federal News Network

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Jimmie Adkins, the vice president of federal for Ruckus Networks, sat down with executive editor Jason Miller at Federal News Network’s studios in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Here are some excerpts from that discussion.

Source: Contracting with the federal government is not for the meek | Federal News Network

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