Acquisition COI

Roadmap to Mission Success: The Acquisition Lifecycle April 18th, 3:30-5:00pm, *Hybrid* at the Hive Group office in Mclean Register here: https://lnkd.in/eFzc6tqb --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please join us for our next Acquisition COI event for a discussion on end-to-end acquisition planning with Brittney Chappell, Senior Procurement Analyst on the FAR Policy Technology Team within the Procurement & Grants Policy Division (PGPD) at NASA, and Shakira McCants, CEO of MacMore. #roadmap #mission #acquisition #strategy

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS! Next Generation Network Infrastructure (NGNI) Acquisition Strategy Working Group   GSA is planning its acquisition strategy for the Next Generation Network Infrastructure (NGNI) strategy to meet future federal telecommunications and information technology requirements before the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contracts expire in July 2032.   The purpose of this working group is to develop strategic acquisition recommendations for GSA and to support GSA over the next several years during the critical planning phase of the NGNI acquisition strategy.   In our initial sessions, the working group will develop recommendations to support GSA in achieving the following objectives: ·      Drive competition to offer the best value to customers ·      Reduce unnecessary resellers that do not add value ·      Deliver customer or vehicle service level objectives ·      Ensure vehicle(s) supports small business award opportunities ·      Capture total buying power of Federal Government with lowered seat, subscription, device, and license rates as more people procure capabilities holistically ·      Simplify transition between contract vehicles and reduce customer burden   Volunteers for the working group should have some background in federal acquisitions and/or network and telecommunications expertise. Volunteers should expect to dedicate approximately 2 hours per month to this effort.   To join the working group, please complete this form no later than 5PM ET on April 30, 2024. https://lnkd.in/eb6GxVHj

ACT-IAC's Acquisition Working Group (AWG) just released a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) FAQ and Mythbuster document, check it out here: https://lnkd.in/eMrDaME8 #sbom #acquisition #mythbuster #actiac

The Acquisition COI's Government Chair, Scott Simpson, discusses the PIL's plans to apply deeper, programmatic changes to the culture of procurement at DHS (and eventually to other federal agencies too). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "We’re trying to instill upon the workforce that courage to go and take the leap as the permission to innovate and the ability then to reengage their critical thinking..." #innovation #procurement #dhs #acquisition #actiac https://lnkd.in/eeJbcS_7

Thank you to those who joined us this week for a great open member meeting! We received some excellent suggestions for future projects including: - Acquisition 101 reference guide with acronym dictionary - Primer on contract vehicle selection considerations - Discussion on speed vs. cost vs. quality in procurement planning ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do you have other topics you'd like to discuss with us? Let us know in the comments! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Join the Acquisition COI for an in-person open member meeting on January 24th to discuss hot topics in federal acquisition. Michelle McNellis, Director of Acquisition at GSA's Centers of Excellence, will provide opening remarks. This session will be hosted at GSA, so PLEASE REGISTER IN ADVANCE of the meeting: https://lnkd.in/eVf5Chwe Scott Simpson, Michael Skorny, Ben Marglin, Nicole Santeiro, Terrell Russell, Emilie Scantlebury, Loren Mckenzie, Nancy Delanoche

Check out Acquisition COI Government Chair Scott Simpson's latest article in the December 2023 issue of Contract Management magazine, titled "Fusion Procurements - The Newest Innovative Procurement Technique." #contractmanagement #procurement #innovation #actiac Michael Skorny, Ben Marglin, Nicole Santeiro, Terrell Russell, Emilie Scantlebury, Loren Mckenzie, Nancy Delanoche

Reposting this summary by Jaime Gracia (procurement executive at DOS and former Acquisition COI leader) about the new “Acquisition 360” rule. Comment below with your thoughts on the new rule!

"Protests of agency solicitations or contract awards draw protests about two thousand times every year. It’s no fun for either side. But there are things the government can do in crafting an acquisition to lower the chances of a protest." Listen/read this recent interview with Michelle Miller, senior procurement analyst at the Army’s Procurement Support Directorate. https://lnkd.in/gUgDWK33 #acquisition #protest #federalnewsnetwork #army

On Wednesday, August 16, hear from a panel of government industry #acquisition experts as they discuss Post Solicitation Best Practices. Learn from John Dobriansky, Jennifer Johnson, Karim Fadel, Dominic Sale, Gissa Sateri, and others as they discuss activities immediately before solicitation release through award and transition-in. Register Now https://lnkd.in/eMHyd97S Juli Dixon Scott Simpson Sandy Barsky Terrell Russell Nicole Santeiro