A postmortem on CIO-SP4

About this episode

Brian Friel discusses the state of governmentwide contracting and provides insights on CIO-SP4 and related topics.

This week on Off the Shelf , Brian Friel from BD Squared , addresses the state of governmentwide contracting.  Friel gives a postmortem on CIO-SP4 including lessons learned and pitfalls to avoid when utilizing a self-scoring evaluation model.  He also gives an update on OASIS+ and the IT GWACs, including NASA SEWP VI, POLARSIS, Alliant 3, and highlights the Alliant’s programs major step forward in announcing the first set of awardees.  Other topics included the impact of the RFO on governmentwide contracting, including the new FAR Part 8’s framework for mandatory contracts, and FAR Part 16’s revision that allows Blanket Purchase Agreements under Multiple Award contracts other than the Schedules. Finally, Friel gives his thoughts on OASIS+ and the Army’s MAPS procurement. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Guest: Brian Friel

Topics covered

• government contracting
• CIO-SP4
• OASIS+
• IT GWACs
• Blanket Purchase Agreements
• government procurement

Keywords

• CIO-SP4
• government contracting
• OASIS+
• IT GWACs
• Blanket Purchase Agreements
• FAR revisions
• procurement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BD Squared, NASA SEWP VI, POLARSIS, Alliant 3, OASIS+, Army, FAR Part 8, FAR Part 16

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