John Pfeifer, President and CEO of Oshkosh Corporation, recently was interviewed by Kate Archer Kent of WPR. Their discussion centered around the company’s multi-million dollar contract with the U.S. Postal Service to produce electric mail trucks. To hear the interview, please click here.
Federal News Network – The Department of Veterans Affairs is trying to streamline how contractors interact with the department. Last month, it announced the Pathfinder site, a new digital one-stop shop for contractors looking to work with the VA. On June 7, the website went live. Please click here to learn more.
The General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) is planning to issue GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001 – Refresh #13 and an associated mass modification (mass mod) to all existing contracts in June 2022. To review the changes, please click here.
An upcoming webinar detailing the changes will be held on Wednesday, June 15 from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM. Please click here to attend.
The Defense Department is evaluating its processes to make it easier for small companies to provide innovative solutions. Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said the DoD innovation steering group is central to those efforts, which includes mapping out the transition process from prototype or commercially available product to DoD contract. Please click here to read more.
While generally government agencies are given broad discretion to define their needs, the United States Court of Federal Claims chose last month to curtail an agency’s authority to cancel and amend bid solicitations. To read an overview of the decision, please click here.
The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense has issued a memorandum regarding the impacts of inflation to existing contracts and various approaches to managing the risk of inflation to prospective DoD contracts. To read the memorandum, please click here.
The General Services Administration is still in the process of consolidating its Schedules program into a single procurement vehicle. An interview with Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, helps shed light on some of the important changes. Please click here to read a transcript of the interview.
The Congressional Research Service has released a report detailing the relationship of U.S. government procurement and international trade. Included is a history of the issue’s origin, important developments, and potential issues for the Congress to address. Please click here to read more.
