Program Code: 170072
Registration fee: $189.00
Multiple-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts, or IDIQs, are now the primary federal purchasing method for technology and are increasingly central to professional services, construction, transportation and other categories. The proliferation of IDIQ contract vehicles in recent years has made it difficult for:
a) acquisition professionals in government to keep up with best practices and
b) for potential bidders to track opportunities.
Understanding the operating principles of the IDIQ market can:
a) help government get value and also meet regulatory and legislative requirements and
b) help industry maximize business.
Participants will learn about:
This fast paced webinar will address the above issues and more while giving you plenty of opportunity to ask our experts for advice about your unique concerns.
Brian Friel is a federal business analyst with Bloomberg Government. He has been writing about the business of government since 1996. He co-authored the most comprehensive analysis of multiple-award contracts, "Big MACs: The Rapid Growth of Multiple-Award Contracts" and "Big MACs in 2011: Continued Growth, Tougher Competition," through which he identified and analyzed more than 1,200 contract vehicles in use by the federal government. He launched GovernmentExecutive.com in 1996 and turned the magazine's website into a daily news operation with 100,000 subscribers. Friel's 15 years of executive branch and congressional coverage include reporting for Government Executive, PlanetGov.com, National Journal and Congressional Quarterly.
