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This week's video kicks off Mark Lee's (FAS' Acquisition Management's Policy Chief) video presentation from the 2012 GSA Expo. This clip addresses Schedules benefits for small business utilization from both the business' and agency's perspective and dives into the first topic, "What is socioeconomics? Click here to watch this video on YouTube.

Federal Acquisition Services (FAS) Senior Procurement Analyst Tommy Benton continues his Schedules vs. Open Markets video series from the 2012 GSA Expo. This video focuses on acquisition planning and tries to answer the question: FAR Subpart 8.4 and FAR Part 15 - how do they compare? Tommy shows side by side comparisons of FAR Subpart 8.4 and FAR Part 15 in key areas: Providing for full and open competition, solicitation methodology, evaluation procedures, and management/administration.   Click here to watch this video on YouTube.

Federal Acquisition Services (FAS) Senior Procurement Analyst Tommy Benton continues his Schedules vs. Open Markets video series from the 2012 GSA Expo. This video wraps up FAR Part 7 planning and goes into the differences between FAR Subpart 8.4 and FAR Part 13, covering full & open competition, solicitation procedures, evaluation procedures, management administration (good table comparisons shown). Click here to watch this video on YouTube.

Join us next Wednesday for the next clip of Schedules vs. Open Markets (Pt 10 of 11)!

Federal Acquisition Services (FAS) Senior Procurement Analyst Tommy Benton continues his Schedules vs. Open Markets video series from the 2012 GSA Expo. This video focuses on FAR Part 15 and what makes it different. Tommy looks at Part 15's ability to negotiate procurements after RFP solicitation and award with or without discussion. He also dives down into the timing considerations if an issuer is thinking about procuring with this method. Click here to watch this video on YouTube.

Federal Acquisition Services (FAS) Senior Procurement Analyst Tommy Benton continues his Schedules vs. Open Markets video series from the 2012 GSA Expo. This video focuses on FAR Part 13 and its rules/processes. Tommy also dives down into lowest price/technically acceptable vs. best value scenario for award. Click here to watch this video on YouTube.

Join us next Wednesday for the next clip of Schedules vs. Open Markets (Pt 7 of 11)!

Federal Acquisition Services (FAS) Senior Procurement Analyst Tommy Benton continues his Schedules vs. Open Markets video series from the 2012 GSA Expo. This video focuses on fair opportunity, both in DoD and how it is now applied to all federal agencies. Tommy also dives down into Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) and the comparison or analysis of more than 1 offer as the goal is to receive at least 3 quotes as Schedules’ solicitation vehicle is RFQ.

Federal Acquisition Services (FAS) Senior Procurement Analyst Tommy Benton continues his Schedules vs. Open Markets video series from the 2012 GSA Expo. Offered in this video is an overview of what FAR Subpart 8.4, FAR Part 13, and FAR Part 15 covers.  Click here to watch this video on YouTube.

Join us next Wednesday for the next clip of Schedules vs. Open Markets!

Continuing with the Schedules vs. Open Markets video series from 2012 GSA Expo is Tommy Benton, Senior Procurement Analyst of the Federal Acquisition Services (FAS) Management office. Offered in this video is an overview of the similarities, differences, and elements of FAR Subpart 8.4, Part 13, and Part 15.  Click here to watch this video on YouTube.

Join us next Wednesday for the next clip of Schedules vs. Open Markets!

Introducing our next video series of Schedules vs. Open Markets is Tommy Benton of the Federal Acquisition Services Management office. In this introductory video, filmed at GSA's 2012 Expo event, Tommy gives an overview on the learning objectives which include information on FAR Subpart 8.4, part 13, part 15, and information regarding the Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) reference desk.  Click here to watch this video on YouTube.

Check back next Wednesday to learn more from GSA’s 2012 Expo on Schedules vs. Open Markets!

In the final video of the Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) series is a discussion on the requirements associated with limiting competition, documentation, and the BPA ordering procedures. To conclude the series is an overview of key information on Blanket Purchase Agreements. Click here to watch this video on YouTube.

Tune back in next week as we start our next series!