The latest developments in federal procurement policy

Jason Workmaster, member at Miller & Chevalier, joins Off the Shelf for procurement potpourri, highlighting some of the current developments in federal procurement policy, law, and operations.Workmaster gives his assessment of the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (the RFO), ad shares his thoughts on whether the RFO, specifically the FAR Part 15 rewrite, will reduce the risk of protest. He also provides his insights regarding a series of policy and contracting issues surrounding GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program, including the potential outcome surrounding GSA’s RFI targeting resellers.The discussion turns to the so-called “MAS Blogger’s” recent post regarding the use of e-Commerce platforms to fill MAS orders. Other topics include the role of bid protests involving Other Transactions Authority (OTAs) and Commercial Solutions Openings (CSOs).Finally, Workmaster covers a recent decision addressing the constitutionality of the role of relators under the Civil False Claims Act.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.