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GSA improving acquisition slowly, steadily
Steve Kempf, Commissioner of the General Services Administration's Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), joins Off the Shelf for an update on some of FAS's key procurement initiatives and new leadership team.
February 22, 2011 (Encore presentation July 5, 2011)
Tags: contracting , FAS , GSA , management , personnel , Roger Waldron , Off the Shelf , Coaltion for Government Procurement , schedules , cloud computing , John Buckner
GSA's Kempf on FAS reorganization
Tags: GSA , FAS , Mary Davie , Ed O'Hare , management , acquisition , contracting , technology , Dorobek Insider
Federal Acquisition Service outlines new agenda
The Federal Acquisition Service is working on a plan to improve the service it delivers to federal agencies, vendors and contractors.
November 30, 2010
Tags: Agency of the Month , GSA , Ruben Gomez
Kempf sets 'bold' vision for GSA acquisition service
The commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service wants to take his organization to new heights in how it serves its agency and vendor customers. FAS saw its revenue grow to $52 billion in 2010, but Kempf wants to offer more services and meet its customers' needs better to increase its revenue. FAS will require all new schedule contract offers and modifications to be done electronically by the end of 2011.
Tags: contracting , industry , GSA , Federal Acquisition Service , schedules contracting , SmartBUY , strategic sourcing , acquisition workforce , Jason Miller
Industry presses GSA to keep Schedule 75 open
The Coalition for Government Procurement asks the Federal Acquisition Service to reconsider its decision to close the office supplies schedule to new offerors for two year. The association says the decision will hurt small businesses and likely lead to higher prices for the government.
Tags: contracting , GSA , Coalition for Government Procurement , Schedule 75 , office supplies , schedules contracting , Jason Miller
New FAS Commissioner discusses priorities, goals
This week, host Larry Allen talks with Steve Kempf of GSA's FAS.
Aug. 24, 2010
Tags: contracting , GSA , FAS , Larry Allen ,
GSA's new FAS commissioner Kempf looks ahead
Steve Kempf talks with DorobekInsider about what he hopes to accomplish as head of GSA's FAS.
Tags: contracting , GSA , FAS , networks , Better Buy , Go Green , DorobekInsider , Dorothy Ramienski
Analysis: Kempf tapped to lead GSA's FAS
Larry Allen of the Coalition for Government Procurement tells us more.
Tags: contracting , GSA , FAS , management , Larry Allen , Coalition for Government Procurement , DorobekInsider
OFPP tries new approach to reign in MACs
Administrator Gordon says strategic sourcing is one way to ensure the government gets the lowest price and to consolidate existing contracts. Gordon also wants agencies to submit business cases for new multi-agency contracts, but doesn't commit to asking agencies to justify all types of multiple award contracts.
Tags: contracting , Dan Gordon , John Needham , Rick Gunderson , Claire McCaskill , Scott Brown , OFPP , GSA , GAO , NIH , NASA , DHS , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , Interagency contracting , multiple award contracting , schedules , GWACs , Jason Miller
GSA opens up possibility of FTS2001 extension
Vendors pessimistic that agencies can transition all services to Networx by June 2011. GSA says it will decide a few months before the contract ends whether to extend the current telecommunications contract.
Tags: technology , contracting , Sanjeev Bhagowalia , Ed Towns , Darrell Issa , Jean Weinberg , Vivek Kundra , GSA , Interior , House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , OMB , Interagency Management Council , Qwest , AT&T , Verizon , Diana Gowen , Don Herring , Susan Zeleniak , Networx , FTS 2001 , telecommunications , Jason Miller
