News for the Federal Acquisition Workforce

Acquisition Today: News for the Federal Acquisition Workforce

November 21, 2018


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Acquisition Today would like to give our special thanks to those of you who have contributed to the newsletter week after week. 

Thanks for your continued support!  


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Explore and Organize Your Acquisitions in Project Center

The Project Center app in the Gateway allows you to keep your acquisitions organized against milestones, upload documents from inside and outside the Gateway, and collaborate across your team. All of this occurs in a secure setting, where only you and those who are granted viewing rights have access to this information. Go explore and see how this tool can be used to organize your market research!


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VA IT Vehicle Now Designated As Tier 2

Did you know that as of June 2018, the VA Technology Acquisition Center’s (TAC) Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation (T4NG) contract is ranked as Tier 2 contract, supporting category management principles and the giving agencies another opportunity for spend under management (SUM) credit? T4NG joins the list of other Tier 2 contract vehicles available for government-wide use.  LEARN MORE


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Fabulous and Free!

FAI has a fabulous array of free FAC-C, FAC-COR, and FAC-P/PM training available now to the Federal workforce. There is no tuition cost charged to students or their agencies for this training. Review the schedule and enroll in these classes through FAITAS as soon as you can. Seats will fill quickly.


Gateway 101

            Gateway 101 Training!

Are you new to the Acquisition Gateway? Or, maybe you need a refresher on the tools or resources available? Attend Gateway 101 training on December 6th from 1:00 p.m. to 2 p.m. ET to get an introductory view of the Gateway, to include a live demo on the tools and resources available. Earn 1 CLP, open to federal personnel only. Register today!


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Six BIC Solutions Successfully Complete Annual Reassessments

Several Best-in-Class (BIC) solutions recently have successfully completed their annual reviews!  This process which included solution owners, agency users and SMEs reaffirms their government-wide BIC designation for another year. LEARN MORE


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