The Future of the GSA CDM SIN: What it means to you

August 17, 2021 by Leave a comment

By Gina Brown, Federal Contracts Manager

In August 2018, the CDM program underwent a procurement transition that vendors should keep in mind. Combined with a proposed elimination of the GSA CDM special item number (SIN), the changes could streamline certain aspects of the way in which products are catalogued.

Initially, blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) were awarded to 17 primes. This then switched to a two-pronged acquisition strategy, in which four GSA Alliant prime contractors were awarded six Dynamic and Evolving Federal Enterprise Network Defense (DEFEND) task orders.

These prime system integrators would purchase cybersecurity tools according to the DHS approved product list (APL), to strengthen the security posture of civilian agency customers.

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immixGroup & Arrow Electronics: One Year Later

April 25, 2016 by 1 Comment

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Bob Laclede_65x85By Bob Laclede, Channels VP

It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since immixGroup was acquired by Arrow Electronics, a Fortune 131 company. The acquisition, which was finalized at the end of March 2015, dramatically changed immixGroup for the better, making us the largest value-added distributor of enterprise IT products in the public sector.

What’s unique is that this is a reverse integration, meaning that immixGroup is now responsible for Arrow’s federal business and serves as the public sector arm of Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions. It’s been a smooth, but busy process over the last year. It reminds me of a duck swimming on a pond—everything looks calm above the surface, but there’s a lot going on down below.

So immixGroup channels director Pat Cruciani and I took about 10 minutes to detail all the changes in this on-demand Webinar. Don’t worry, the changes are all for the better. Here’s a little preview of what you’ll hear:

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