Procurement professionals should consider including remedies into their solicitation documents if there is a contract breach. While contract termination is an effective remedy, it may not be appropriate in all circumstances. For example, an agency may determine that the most suitable remedy for excessive unscheduled downtime is to impose liquidated damages that require the Awarded
Most agencies have a cloud policy and require FedRAMP for cloud technologies that store, process, or transmit federal information. So how do you account for FedRAMP requirements in your procurement? I made this guide with all the information you need to understand the highlights including examples for your acquisition document. The following article draws much
If you work on large projects, you've probably heard of Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V). IV&V helps identify and mitigate risks associated with large projects by: Providing management with an objective analysis of the project allowing for informed decision-making Increasing quality of deliverables Identifying errors early and recommending corrective action Most project managers are not
Business continuity is an organization’s ability to continue to perform business operations during a time of an emergency, disaster, or unplanned incident. Organizations are exposed to numerous risks including fires, floods, weather-related events, network outages, and cyber attacks that threaten to that take critical systems offline. Managing these risks by developing a business continuity plan (BCP)
According to TechTarget, "data archiving is the process of moving data that is no longer actively used to a separate storage device for long-term retention. Archive data consists of older data that remains important to the organization or must be retained for future reference or regulatory compliance reasons. Data archives are indexed and have
When building a system or buying a COTS solution, it is critical to ensure that the underlying system architecture will support the intended mission both now and into the future. How can you be certain that the vendor's proposed architecture will meet your Organization's needs? After all, the right choice will lead to a
Most agencies these days have a "cloud first" policy, resulting in the migration of mission critical applications and data to the cloud. Many of these applications manage sensitive information such as Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Protected Health Information (PHI). When an agency decides to procure a cloud-based solution, they are essentially taking their
Let’s assume you are about to spend millions of dollars on a COTS package or a custom-built application. Large scale software acquisition frequently creates a multi-year relationship with a vendor. Your organization, at the end of your acquisition processes, will select the vendor that best meets your requirements today. Before you spend the money, how
