The Federal Communication Commission has announced plans to expand the delivery of broadband internet access to rural areas in the U.S. through a reverse auction that is set to kick off in
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The General Services Administration and the Naval Supply Systems Command signed a memorandum of understanding that allows the Department of the Navy to use GSA’s reverse auction platform for acquisition processes. The Reverse Auction eTool is
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The General Services Administration‘s 18F unit has introduced an online micro-purchase platform for open-source code developers to bid on various projects at the digital services organization. V. David Zvenyach and Alla Goldman Seiffert wrote in a post
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The General Services Administration’s 18F unit says it has found in an experiment that the “micro-purchase” approach could be used to buy open-source codes for federal digital projects. V. David Zvenyach, acquisition management
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Anne Rung, administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, has issued new guidance on how agencies should use reverse auctions to drive price reductions, competition and small business participation. In a memo sent June 1
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The General Services Administration has found that use of a GSA-managed reverse auction portal grew more than 1,000 percent over the past fiscal year. Joan Kornblith, communications manager at GSA’s Federal Acquisition
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The chairmen of the House Veterans Affairs and Small Business committees are calling on the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to issue guidance on the use of reverse auctions, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Jason
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The General Services Administration has launched an online reverse auction tool for federal agencies to acquire information technology products and services. Officials intend for the new service to increase opportunities for small
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