Busy federal fourth quarter to bleed into just as crazy first quarter of 2024
Summary
David Berteau, the president of the Professional Services Council, an industry association, said because agencies received 2023 appropriations earlier than in previous years, the fourth quarter may not be record breaking. While contractors will watch the laundry list of assorted multiple award contracts they’re on via SAM.gov, assuming it’s working and not down for technical problems like we’ve seen a bit too often recently (and have you heard me complain lately about the lack of transparency of these MACs and GWACs? Background: The FBI restarted the follow-on to this contract — first awarded in 2010 — in February, pushing the draft phase, three different industry feedback sessions and the final release of the RFQ through the process in about six months. What you need to know: The RFI comes as part of the IRS’s implementation of the Promoting Rigorous and Innovative Cost Efficiencies for Federal Procurement and Acquisitions (PRICE Act), which calls for system modernization. The PRICE Act established the objective of “modernized data analytics, and advanced technologies that allow decision making to occur in a more friction-free buying environment and improve customer experience.” The IRS’ end goal is to have a single, integrated system that supports the complete acquisition lifecycle workflow through a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) product.