Public Law (PL) 100-656, the Business Opportunity Development Reform Act of 1988, amended the Small Business Act to emphasize acquisition planning and require agencies to prepare a forecast of expected contract opportunities, including those that small businesses can perform. The Forecast of Contracting Opportunities Tool provides information on anticipated federal contracting opportunities for several agencies. The General Services Administra...

A review of the Document Library on BUY.GSA.GOV and all of the helpful sample, templates, and tips you can find to build a better acquisition. NOTE: this session is part of the "Acquisition Training for the Real World"series. Questions/feedback? Contact ryan.williams@gsa.gov or andrea.azarcon@gsa.gov

GSA Personal Property Management is hosting a series of virtual training sessions on various aspects of the program. The topic of this FREE virtual training will be Acquiring Excess Personal Property directly from Federal Management Regulation (FMR) 102.36. This training will provide you with information as to who can acquire excess personal property, whether we pay for it or not, how to acquire the property via a live demonstration and more....

NCMA will host its final Government Contract Management Symposium and send it off with a flourish this November 6-7th in Bethesda, MD. The GCMS theme, Strong Foundation, Endless Opportunities, honors NCMA’s legacy and continued role as the one-of-a-kind neutral forum where government and industry buyers and sellers connect over the opportunities and challenges that shape our way forward. What to Expect?GCMS will focus on front-of-mind to...

CORs share common mistakes, challenges, lessons learned, best practices, tips & tricks, and more. NOTE: this session is part of the "Acquisition Training for the Real World" series. Questions/feedback? Contact ryan.williams@gsa.gov or andrea.azarcon@gsa.gov

We took a look back on some of your questions and we are going to answer them for you live. Including questions from previous sessions, but also bring your questions so you can ask the panel! NOTE: this is part of the Acquisition Training for the Real World series. Questions/feedback? Contact ryan.williams@gsa.gov or andrea.azarcon@gsa.gov

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) directly affects over $1 trillion in federal and state acquisitions each year. This critically important regulation is complex and continually changing. The three courses offered during this FAR Week are designed to give you a solid, practical understanding of the Federal Acquisition Regulation so that you can comply with the complex requirements and avoid pitfalls by anticipating and resolving potentia...

This is a deep dive on the Steps to Performance-Based Acquisition (SPBA) portal on BUY.GSA.GOV! Learn what it means to have SPBA and how it can improve the outcome of your own acquisitions. NOTE: this is part of the Acquisition Training for the Real World series. Questions/feedback? Contact ryan.williams@gsa.gov or andrea.azarcon@gsa.gov

Plant the seed for a green procurement with the Sustainable Facilities Tool (SF Tool). Learn where to find the rules for federal sustainable procurement, and also the products that satisfy those rules. NOTE: this is part of the Acquisition Training for the Real World series. Questions/feedback? Contact ryan.williams@gsa.gov or andrea.azarcon@gsa.gov

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) directly affects over $1 trillion in federal and state acquisitions each year. This critically important regulation is complex and continually changing. The three courses offered during this FAR Week are designed to give you a solid, practical understanding of the Federal Acquisition Regulation so that you can comply with the complex requirements and avoid pitfalls by anticipating and resolving potentia...