Not being included, or being purposely excluded, may remind some of adolescence, and may remind others of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) simplified acquisition procedures. The recent ...

Simplified acquisition procedures for smaller purchases have returned to the contracting officer's toolbox. (GSA image) One of the products of the procurement reform efforts of the 1990's was ...

In particular, this rulemaking revises the VAAR concerning Acquisition of Commercial Items and Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and affected parts Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses, and ...

Last month, the SBA Office of Hearing and Appeals (“OHA”) issued a decision which has clarified that, as in the past, for procurements conducted under simplified acquisition procedures, offerors who ...

The pendulum has swung from complex to streamlined contracts to provide efficient and rapid acquisition in support of the Soldier. Contracting methods have evolved over time, from three-page, ...