The Alliant Small Business GWAC offers comprehensive IT and IT support based solutions. It provides a pre-qualified pool of contractors, pre-competed, flexible, and easy-to-use contracts that reduce
GSA Lunch, Learn, and Earn
A collection of videos covering a wide range of acquisiton-related topics, presented by GSA's Federal Acquisition Service (FAS).
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Overview of Small Business GWACs
The federal government can buy cost-effective, innovative solutions for information technology (IT) requirements through Government-wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs). Learn how GWACs provide access to IT solutions such as systems design, software engineering, information assurance, and
GSA Schedules vs. FAR 15
Schedules have come a long way. This course compares FAR 8.4 (Federal Supply Schedules) to FAR 15 (Contracting by Negotiation) and provides information regarding when and how to use these sections and what restrictions come into play when using both. Learning Objectives include:
Professional Services Schedule - What Can I Buy?
Learn about the ways the Professional Services Schedule has changed to make contracting easier, what has remained the same, complementary Special Item Numbers (SINs), and where you can find additional information. Learning Objectives include:
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The Professional Services Schedule
Integrating Sustainable Acquisition
Learn how to buy products and services that have specific environmental or energy-saving attributes and tap into leading expertise on how to integrate sustainable acquisition into your next procurement. Learning Objectives include:
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What is green purchasing?
GSA Schedules and the Utilization of Small Business
This training covers how you can use small business to meet your socioeconomic goals through the GSA Schedules program. Learning Objectives include:
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What is the purpose and benefits of Multiple Award Schedules?
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Definition of socioeconomics in terms of
GSA Reverse Auctions
This course provides information on the Reverse Auction platform, a tool designed to drive down costs of acquisitions to increase savings for customers and taxpayers. Learning Objectives include:
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Learn the definition of a reverse auction
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Learn how Reverse
Contractor Team Arrangements and the GSA MAS Program
Under a Contractor Team Arrangement (CTA), two or more GSA Schedule contractors work together to meet ordering activity needs. Learn how contractors can complement each other's capabilities, and how the team can offer a total solution to the ordering activity's requirement, providing a win-win
Introduction to the Acquisition Gateway
What is the Acquisition Gateway? How can you use it to build better requirements, conduct market research, collaborate with other acquisition professionals and reduce the burden of being an expert in every acquisition? This training provides a step by step guide to understanding the best
