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May 25, 2016 By AMK

Governmentwide contracts offer agencies newer technologies at a faster pace

Since the middle of President Obama’s first term, the Office of Management and Budget has sought to simplify procurement; more specifically, the types of procurement vehicles agencies use.

FARAs anyone who has read the Federal Acquisition Regulation knows, federal procurement can be incredibly complicated, with a long list of rules, systems and procedures that at times add unneeded complexity.

In recent years, OMB has fought to simplify those processes, pushing agencies away from creating new contracts, instead relying on what’s already in place.

Dan Gordon, administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) during Obama’s first term, asked agencies to create a business case for standing up new multiple award contracts, also known as MACs. Gordon’s goal was simple: Cut out duplicate MACs and other multiple-award contracts that sold the same products or services and, instead, use established contracting methods.

Keep reading this article at: http://www.fedtechmagazine.com/article/2016/04/governmentwide-contracts-offer-agencies-newer-technologies-faster-pace

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: acquisition strategy, Daniel Gordon, FAR, MAC, multiple award contract, OFPP, technology

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