News for the Acquisition Workforce

The 2023 Federal Acquisition Service Training (FAST) Virtual Conference Series returns in February 2023! The lineup will focus on: improving requirements development across government and how GSA solutions can help program managers, contracting professionals and industry partners succeed in the federal marketplace. The lineup is as follows:

Feb. 22: Acquiring Professional Services to Build a Future-Ready Workforce

March 29: Acquiring Products and Services to Support IT Transformation and Modernization

May 16–18: FAST Conference (a.k.a. FAST 2023): Annual Three-Day Event

June 28: Acquiring Products and Services for Emergency Preparedness: Building Mission Resilience

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The USAID Professional Development and Training Center for Continuous Learning is offering a series of courses called “Co-Creation & Beyond,” four new courses with a total of 28 CLPs. You can view a description of each course along with upcoming dates here. For questions, please contact Stephanie Fugate: sfugate@usaid.gov.

On Dec. 12, 2022, FAPIIS.gov integrated with SAM.gov as part of the ongoing integration award environment modernization. FAPIIS.gov is where users find federal awardee performance and integrity information. Records will be renamed “responsibility/qualification” (R/Q) and will be part of the entity information domain in SAM.gov. Learn more.

GSA-contracted suppliers are offering the newest in fitness equipment innovations with the latest technology for your employees. Under the GSA Schedule program, you will find a Special Item Number (SIN) dedicated to fitness, SIN 339920S. Under this SIN, you can procure the newest technology and innovations in treadmills, weight training equipment, rowers, bikes, ellipticals and more. Email furniture@gsa.gov and let GSA help you find the newest in fitness innovations today.

Optimize your office space by digitizing your agency’s paper documents and records. Access the benefits of GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) to streamline your digitization requirement by utilizing GSA Special Item Number 518210DC. GSA will help you transition to a more digital workflow and work towards your goals of greater accessibility, efficiency in file management, collaboration and reduced risk of file loss. To learn more, email officemanagement@gsa.gov.

A FAC-C-Digital Services (DS) is required prior to being assigned requirements for digital services acquisitions over $7.5 million (or $15 million for acquisitions described in FAR Part 13.500(c)). FAC-C Level II or III certified candidates can earn a FAC-C-DS via the Digital IT Acquisition Professional (DITAP) program. There are several vendors who provide the training: Management Concepts, ICF, CivicActions, EAGLES, Skylight and Graduate School USA.

While evaluating proposals can seem like an overwhelming task, it doesn’t have to be. There’s experts that can share their experience and best practices for evaluating proposals. In this session, you will explore how effective evaluation criteria can help you make sound source selection decisions and simplify the proposal review process. Join GSA and earn one CLP!