Interagency contracting in the new federal market

Brian Friel, co-founder of BD Squared , joins Off the Shelf , for a wide-ranging discussion of the state of interagency contracting in the new federal market. Friel provides an update on the GWAC landscape, including updates on NASA SEWP, CIO-SP4, Alliant 3, and Polaris and he talks about the consolidation of procurement operations at the General Services Administration (GSA) including the update FAR Part 8 rewrite establishing a hierarchy of contract vehicles. Friel also addresses GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program, giving his thoughts on the new ordering procedures, the role of Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) and the prospects for accelerated growth in use of the program. Finally, Brian explains how companies can position themselves to compete in a rapidly changing federal market. See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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Interagency contracting in the new federal market is an episode from Off the Shelf by Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio.

This episode is 00:43:20 long.

This episode was published on Sep 9, 2025.

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