Procurement Intelligence Briefing

GSA seeks manager for Schedule 70 IT contract

Published: March 8, 2016•1 min read•GovPurchase Research Desk
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This briefing covers active market intelligence, regulatory guidelines, and tactical capture recommendations for federal and defense contractors pursuing opportunities in this procurement classification.

The leader of the General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service is looking for someone to fill some very large shoes at the agency’s Schedule 70 program, the largest, most-widely used IT acquisition vehicle in the federal government.

Mary Davie, director of GSA’ Office of Integrated Technology Services,tweeted on March 3 that the agency was in need of a “superstar exec” tohead up the Schedule 70 program. She also promised to blog about what the agency was looking for in a candidate “in the next couple of days.”

Kay Ely was promoted to deputy assistant commissioner of ITS, but will continue to oversee Schedule 70 until a replacement is hired.

GSA said in its Schedule 70 director job posting that it is looking inside its own ranks, at other federal agencies, and in the commercial sector to find top talent to fill the position. Applications close March 31.

On March 7, Davie also announced former Social Security Administration CIO Bill Zielinski as the agency’s IT category executive.

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