The Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement

The Coalition has created a Presidential Transition Resources page to keep members informed on the new Administration's executive orders relevant to contractors, agency guidance, and analysis from member law firms. View our new resources page here to stay up-to-date on the latest from the White House! https://hubs.li/Q034TTz00

?? This week, GSA's Acting Administrator Stephen Ehikian shared a blog outlining his vision for the agency's future.?"My goal is that GSA returns to our founding mission of streamlining federal operations, consolidating resources and efficiently providing essential services that allow government agencies to focus on their core missions," said Ehikian. Read the full blog here: https://hubs.li/Q03dP2hx0 #govcon #GSA

#Governmentcontracts attorneys Jeremy Burkhart and Bailey McHale, together with #laborandemployment attorney Tim Taylor, co-authored an article in The Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement. The authors dive into #PresidentTrump's executive order on #federalcontractor #wages, advising contractors to continue paying current rates awaiting new guidance from the Department of Labor. https://bit.ly/4hO71yE #minimumwage

?? The Army has announced a pause in the release of the final Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services (MAPS) Request for Proposal (RFP). Learn more here: https://hubs.li/Q03dFD5H0 #govcon

GSA posted a news release that outlined a new initiative “to improve the effectiveness of the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program.” GSA plans to focus on compliance, simplifying processes, reducing redundancies, eliminating inefficient items, and letting unutilized contracts expire. Learn more here: https://hubs.li/Q03dvN830 #GSA #MAS

??GSA has announced a new iteration of its FedRAMP program, called FedRAMP 20x. According to GSA’s news release, FedRAMP 20x will be a "new, cloud-native approach to authorizations" that will "make automated authorization simpler, easier, and cheaper while continuously improving security." It will also set the foundation for private sector innovation, cut red tape through automation, offer faster, more secure cloud adoption, and provide more flexibility and better collaboration. Learn more here: https://hubs.li/Q03dtHCW0 #FedRAMP #cloud

Learn about some of the items on the "menu" for procurement reform in this week's FAR & Beyond blog by Coalition President Roger Waldron: https://hubs.li/Q03cYgcJ0

New Executive Order Aims to Centralize More Procurement at GSA: An Executive order signed today will centralize the procurement of "common goods and services across the domestic components of the Government, where permitted by law," at the General Services Administration (GSA). GSA will also take over responsibility for all Information Technology (IT) Government Wide Aquisition Vehicles (GWACs). "Common goods and services" encompasses all 10 of the common Government-wide categories defined by the Category Management Leadership Council. https://lnkd.in/ejq6ExBW ttps://https://lnkd.in/eumS_nxh

Please welcome to the Coalition new Premier Member, SMX! Learn more here: https://hubs.li/Q03c6cfC0

?? During last week’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Catalog Platform (FCP) office hours, GSA announced the launch of a new Catalog Dashboard feature in FCP. The new dashboard feature allows Authorized Negotiators to see their FCP onboarding date 60 days in advance of the transition date. In addition, Authorized Negotiators will receive notifications 28 days, 14 days, and 7 days before their onboarding date.