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Follow the money! – FederalNewsRadio.com

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This week on Off the Shelf, Ray Bjorklund, president of Birch Grove Consulting, follows the money!

Bjorklund provides insights and analysis regarding the growing assisted acquisition services market. He also gives his take on the budget and what it means for government and industry.

How does the contract addressable spend look at this point in the year? Bjorklund  provides some thoughts on the President’s reorganization plan—how likely it is and where might there be opportunities for contractors.

Source: Follow the money! – FederalNewsRadio.com

USDA, GSA to award 8 IT modernization contracts by end of fiscal 2018 – FederalNewsRadio.com

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The Trump administration added another piece to its IT modernization puzzle by detailing what phase two of the Centers of Excellence initiative will look like at the Agriculture Department.

USDA, the pilot agency for the CoE effort, and the General Services Administration outlined their initial thinking around the five focus areas of IT modernization that will move the initiative from planning to implementation. The five focus areas are:

  • Cloud adoption
  • IT infrastructure optimization
  • Customer experience
  • Service delivery analytics
  • Contact centers

Source: USDA, GSA to award 8 IT modernization contracts by end of fiscal 2018 – FederalNewsRadio.com

DoD pushing to resurrect contractor-vs-civilian competitions – FederalNewsRadio.com

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As part of a broader effort that the Pentagon says is designed to ensure that its mix of military members, civilians and contractors reflects more intentional and thoughtful management of a “total force,” the Pentagon is preparing to ask Congress to touch what’s been considered a political third rail in recent years: letting it conduct contractor-versus-civilian competitions to determine which category of workers is cheaper or more effective for any given task.

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4 trends driving more suspension, debarment of vendors

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The data from fiscal 2017 on the number of suspensions and debarments is not out yet, but federal procurement attorneys suspect the three-year decline will end.

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Fix to SAM.gov can’t come soon enough for hundreds of contractors

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GSA is reducing the three-month old requirement for vendors to send by mail notarized letters to update current registrations or apply for a new one.

Source: Fix to SAM.gov can’t come soon enough for hundreds of contractors

Why the ‘show me’ approach is so attractive for contractors, agencies alike

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Angela Nordstrom, vice president of federal for NIC, said agencies have a rare opportunity to modernize their systems using a transaction-based approach.

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Army now awarding contracts based on cross-functional team recommendations – FederalNewsRadio.com

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About eight months ago, the Army announced it was embarking on its biggest acquisition reform effort in nearly 40 years.

In order to do that the service set up six cross-functional teams to focus on the Army’s top six modernization priorities.

Source: Army now awarding contracts based on cross-functional team recommendations – FederalNewsRadio.com

Memo to GSA: Contracts with high access fees don’t fly with customers

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Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, details how GSA’s customers are choosing acquisition vehicles with lower fees.

Source: Memo to GSA: Contracts with high access fees don’t fly with customers

David Berteau: 2019 NDAA passage in sight – FederalNewsRadio.com

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With reconciliation and passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2019 close at hand, contractors will at least have knowledge of where policy is heading. David Berteau, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin and shared the views of one large group.

Source: David Berteau: 2019 NDAA passage in sight – FederalNewsRadio.com

How will Army Futures Command work for small business? – FederalNewsRadio.com

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What does the Army’s biggest acquisition reorganization in 40 years mean for small business?

That’s what one senator is trying to find out.

Source: How will Army Futures Command work for small business? – FederalNewsRadio.com

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