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The Verified Products Portal Aims to Improve GSA’s Buying and Selling Experience

December 18, 2020 | Mark Lee, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Policy and Compliance, Federal Acquisition Service

Great things are on the horizon, as the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) continues to make progress under the Federal Marketplace (FMP) initiative. In the coming months, you will be hearing more info...
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OASIS On-Ramps are Complete! What’s Next?

December 15, 2020 | Tiffany Hixson, Assistant Commissioner, GSA Office of Professional Services and Human Capital Categories

In 2018, the federal Category Management Leadership Council (CMLC) asked GSA to increase the industrial base available through its OASIS contract program. While we hadn’t planned on tackling a large o...
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Federal Marketplace Strategy Fall 2020 Release

November 16, 2020 | Crystal Philcox, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Enterprise Strategy Management in GSA's Federal Acquisition Service

As we head further into fall and get acclimated to standard time, I’m pleased to share a few items of note with you – The fall 2020 Federal Marketplace Strategy release and news about the debut of our...
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Join us for Industry Listening Sessions about Increasing Competition at the Task Order Level

September 15, 2020 | Jeff Koses, GSA’s Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Government-wide Policy

In our role as America’s buyer, GSA supports the mission needs of every agency across the Federal Government by providing effective and efficient acquisition and administrative support services. We kn...
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FAS Works to Enhance Competition

September 1, 2020 | Mark Lee, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Policy and Compliance, Federal Acquisition Service

Have you heard? The Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) is making exciting progress through the Federal Marketplace Strategy towards implementing new authorities and flexibilities that enhance competiti...
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Federal Marketplace Strategy Summer 2020 Release: Major Progress on our Cornerstone Initiatives

August 6, 2020 | Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Julie Dunne

I’m pleased to share GSA's Federal Marketplace Strategy Summer 2020 Release with you. As you’ll read, GSA’s latest set of policy, process, and technology improvements show we’ve made some great stride...
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GSA Federal Marketing Strategy Spring 2020

Federal Marketplace Strategy Spring 2020 Release: Helping Customers During COVID-19 and Modernizing IT Systems

May 5, 2020 | Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Julie Dunne

The world has changed tremendously since my first blog post in January 2020. The Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) has been doing everything we can to support COVID-19 acquisition activities, while st...
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GSA Focused on Improving Post-Award Communications

February 7, 2020 | Jeff Koses, GSA’s Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Government-wide Policy

You spoke and we listened! Today, I’m very pleased to announce that GSA’s enhanced post-award feedback pilot, the “IN-depth Feedback through Open Reporting Methods,” or INFORM, yielded very positive r...
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CANCELED: Federal Acquisition Service Training Conference (FAST) 2020

February 4, 2020 | Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Julie Dunne

This event has been canceled. Refer to gsa.gov/fast for more details.In my last blog post, I outlined all the ways GSA is enhancing the acquisition experience through our Federal Marketplace Strategy...
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A Strong Start to the New Year: Simplifying the Acquisition Experience with Even More Federal Marketplace Strategy Improvements

January 31, 2020 | Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Julie Dunne

As we head into a new year, modernizing and simplifying the government buying and selling experience for all stakeholders continues to be a top priority for GSA. During my first few months with the Fe...
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