Kraig Conrad, CEO of the National Contract Management Association (NCMA) and chair of the Commerce & Contract Management Institute is this week’s guest on Off the Shelf.

Conrad shares his vision for the NCMA and how it is responding to the sweeping changes in federal procurement.

He highlights NCMA’s role in the continuous professional development of the acquisition workforce, and outlines the role NCMA plays in developing standards and certifications and how it is evolving to meet the rapidly changing procurement and contract management landscape.

Conrad also discusses the various training/learning opportunities across NCMA’s local chapters, training events, webinars, briefing and, of course, World Congress.

Finally, he talks about the role the Commerce & Contract Management Institute is playing in advancing the contract management profession across the globe.

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This week on Off the Shelf, Rob Burton, partner at Crowell & Moring LLP, shares his insights and analysis on how the Trump Administration’s first 100 days is restructuring the federal procurement market.

Burton discusses the Department of Government Efficiency structure and role in the resetting procurement operations, and highlights the key executive orders reshaping the procurement system, including the consolidation of procurement at GSA, the FAR re-write, and the streamlining of defense acquisition.

Burton talks about the key organizations, vision, and goals for the procurement consolidation and the revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO).

Finally, he shares his thoughts on the future of government-wide and commercial item contracting, including his take on the federal supply schedules and the IT GWACs.

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This week on Off the Shelf, Tina Murphy, president & CEO of GHX, discusses commercial best practices in healthcare supply chain management.

Murphy addresses the imperative of simplifying federal healthcare operations through automation technology for order and data management to improve patient care, and explains how digital transformation supports supply chain resilience addressing vulnerabilities and disruptions brought on by events like COVID-19.

Automation and AI are driving end-to-end visibility in the healthcare supply chain providing flexibility and creating adaptive “living ecosystems” that are driving efficiencies and resiliency across supply chains. The return on investment for AI and automation means lower costs and better outcomes for patients.

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Brian Friel, founder of BD Squared, joins host Roger Waldron on Off the Shelf for a discussion focusing on the consolidation of procurement functions at GSA and the future of interagency contracting.

Friel provides his insights and analysis of the leading IT GWAC and governmentwide contracts, including NASA SEWP, CIO-SP4, OASIS+, and the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program.

He also outlines the overall performance of these vehicles and discusses their current and future status, and shares his his thoughts on the current performance of the MAS program and the likely central role it will play in supporting customer agency operations.

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Bill Greenwalt, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and Moshe Schwartz, president of Etherton and Associates, join host Roger Waldron on Off the Shelf for a wide ranging, thought-provoking discussion of the imperative for procurement reform. Now more than ever!

Greenwalk and Schwartz highlight current consensus coalescing around the need for across-the-board reform of procurement programs, policies, and regulations to deliver innovative, cost-effective, and timely products and services that meet mission requirements.

They provide context, highlighting the history of procurement reform and subsequent “re-regulation",and then share their views on key reforms that will drive innovation and streamline delivery of systems.

Topics include the FoRGED Act’s intent and key provisions, the role of nontraditional firms, the various executive orders on acquisition reform, and the Defense Production Act.

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This week's Off the Shelf focuses on the mission of the Department of Justice’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force (the PCSF).

The PCSF is charged with coordinating the national response to antitrust and related crimes in procurement and grant programs at the federal, state, and local levels.

It was created to fight procurement collusion which undermines the integrity of the procurement system, diminishes faith in government, and costs the taxpayer billions of dollars.

The PCSF’s director Daniel Glad and deputy director Sandra Talbot join host Roger Waldron to discuss the PCSF’s mission, what it has accomplished, and what contractors and attorneys should know regarding compliance best practices.

Glad and Talbot talk about what constitutes antitrust crimes in the context of procurement including collusion and bid-rigging.

They also share real life case studies outlining the keys to identifying and combating collusive fraud and explain how the PCSF works across government entities to combat collusive fraud.

Additional links:

PCSF Complaint Online Form: https://www.justice.gov/atr/webform/pcsf-citizen-complaint

Antitrust Division Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in Criminal Antitrust Investigations: https://www.justice.gov/atr/media/1376686/dl?inline

PCSF contact: pcsf@usdoj.gov

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Nelly Wilson, Google’s global head of AI Services for Weather and Climate joins Off the Shelf for a fascinating discussion on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how to implement it.

Wilson discusses the impact of AI as the biggest technology shift since the creation of the

internet.

She explains how AI will transform business operations and how it can be applied to all aspects of a business, including production, analysis, HR, accounting, sales, and engineering.

AI will drive workforce enhancements and operational efficiencies and Wilson highlights the key

management practices and considerations that drive effective AI implementations.

She discusses how to implement AI successfully at scale, and shares key insights regarding data integrity and portability, interoperability, and security.

Finally, Wilson shares real life use case examples of AI implementation and highlights the path to successful AI implementation.

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Alan Thomas, founder of Alpha Tango Strategies, and Bill

Gormley, president of the Gormley Group, join host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf for an engrossing discussion of the evolving federal procurement market.

The discussion highlights the consolidation of procurement functions at the General Services Administration (GSA) pursuant to the president’s executive order.

Thomas and Gormley, both former senior executives at GSA, share their insights on the role of GSA, the management opportunities, and considerations of consolidating federal

procurement for common products and services with GSA’s Federal Acquisition

Services (FAS).

They also provide historical context to GSA’s role in federal procurement and how the consolidation will reshape the federal market. As part of that discussion, Thomas and Gormley share their thoughts regarding consolidation opportunities and implementation strategies for GSA and FAS.

Other topics covered include right-sizing GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule program, the impending rewrite of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and the

state of the IT GWACs.

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