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Posted on April 27, 2013
Better Buying Power v2.0, Mission Impossible at Defense?
According to recent guidance from Frank Kendall, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, the initial round of Better Buying Power did not go well due to acquisition workforce personnel “creating” mandates from guidance on improving performance. One of … Continue reading
Posted on April 7, 2013
Accountability Update: Is Anybody Listening?
Our recent blog post about accountability had some good discussions on the GS-1102 LinkedIn group (closed group) about who actually is responsible for accountability. Should it rest squarely on government? What responsibility does the contractor have when the government is … Continue reading
Posted on March 24, 2013
The Acquisition Workforce: Are We Going Backwards?
As the meat grinder of sequestration continues to move forward, the initiatives to improve and develop the acquisition workforce will more than likely come to a grinding halt, and move capabilities backwards at a time where forward movement is badly … Continue reading
Posted on March 18, 2013
Lack of Accountability Hinders Contractor Oversight and Performance
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) is hoping that third time really is the charm in its seemingly desperate attempts at getting agencies to properly document contractor performance using the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS). Although similar memos in … Continue reading
Posted on March 11, 2013
Certification and Competition, Don’t Move the Goal Posts
Office of Federal Procurement Policy Administrator Joe Jordan recently got some much needed feedback on the debate about insourcing and outsourcing, and how those decision are being made. However, the insourcing versus outsourcing issue is not just external to the … Continue reading
Posted on September 23, 2012
Small Businesses as Primes: Beware the Scorpion
As the 2012 Fiscal Year comes to a close, procurement shops are in full gear awarding contracts in the shadow of sequestration. Many large firms are also trying to close business after months of business development, only to see last … Continue reading
Posted on September 18, 2012
Buying In Now Effectively Policy Across Government
In a recent breakfast hosted by the Coalition for Government Procurement, Office of Federal Procurement Policy Administrator Joe Jordan effectively punted on the notion of best value versus the realities of federal procurement; lowest priced offers win contracts. …Generally speaking, … Continue reading
Posted on September 10, 2012
How Do You Stop a Contracting Disaster?
In light of the new inherently governmental rules that have been published by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, decision making by the government in regard to acquisition strategy comes to mind. When it comes to hiring contractors to assist … Continue reading
Posted on August 24, 2012
DHS Rule Protects Small Business? Think Again.
Federal Computer Week reported on a proposed change to the Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation, the supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in order to help small businesses fend off rapacious primes contractors from … Continue reading
Posted on August 19, 2012
Contractors and Procurement Officials: Customer Service is a Two Way Street
There seems to be a development that is coming more and more to the forefront: the case of the out-of-control Contracting Officer (KO). There are usually two paths to interactions with a KO, one being the KO who is overwhelmed … Continue reading