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Alan Chvotkin: Industry concerned over new contracting rule

Strategic sourcing is the government's strategy for trying to buy commodities as a single entity. Industry, and especially small business and services contracto...

Tom Temin@tteminWFED

August 31, 2016 10:10 am

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Alan Chvotkin, executive vice president, Professional Services Council

Strategic sourcing is the government's strategy for trying to buy commodities as a single entity. Industry, and especially small business and services contractors, have been wary of the initiative. Now the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council has issued a new rule for contracting officers and that's also got industry concerned. Alan Chvotkin, executive vice president and counsel of the Professional Services Council, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain what's going on.