GSA Office of the Procurement Ombudsman

FAR Case 2018-017, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment, which implements section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, has been submitted to the Office of Federal Register for publication on or before August 13, 2019.   

OPO held its first ever regional RIT in Chicago in Region 5, the event covered a diverse array of important topics to the acquisition workforce. Click on the link below and check out the article!   GSA Region 5 Reverse Indsutry Training Article

What are RITs? You’ve probably heard of Reverse Industry Training or Reverse Industry Day events by now, and perhaps have attended a few. GSA has hosted several of these events over the past year. Reverse Industry Training is a model that delivers training to the acquisition workforce through the eyes and perceptions of industry.  The training provides acquisition professionals with an opportunity to learn more about industry’s processes related to pursuing, bidding and winning federal contracts, debriefs and protests – from industry’s viewpoint.

It’s getting cloudy in here! GSA hosted its first government wide Reverse Industry Training event on June 28, 2018. Hosted by the Office of Procurement Ombudsman and the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Implementation (FedRAMP), the event focused on Cloud adoption and migration, and was designed to help government work through the challenges and issues facing Cloud adoption. The event provided the federal workforce with an opportunity to address concerns faced by their agencies and grow a better understanding of adopting and transmitting to Cloud services.