The General Services Administration wants to bring in the entire ecosystem of companies involved in cloud computing, meaning more than just the hyperscale providers. The General Services Administration has opted to take a multiple-pool approach for its planned... read more
The CMMC Proposed Rule released in December 2023 requires organizations who handle controlled unclassified information (CUI) to achieve CMMC Level 2 Certification. Over 95% of these organizations seeking Level 2 certification will be required to have an independent... read more
Ken Dodds, Vice President of Acquisition Policy at the Coalition for Government Procurement joins host Roger Waldron on this week’s Off the Shelf for an in-depth discussion of the latest policy, contracting, and program developments impacting small businesses in the... read more
EEOC has updated its EEO-1 data collection website to announce the data collection for the 2023 EEO-1 Component 1 reports will open April 30, 2024. The Agency has set June 4, 2024 as the deadline for reporting. The notice also indicates the “online Filer... read more
On February 28, 2024, GSA issued Supplement 4 to Acquisition Letter MV-22-04. The policy extends a moratorium on the enforcement of certain limitations contained in certain GSA economic price adjustment (EPA) contract clauses to December 31, 2024. In the supplement,... read more
This week on Off the Shelf, Bill Gormley, President of The Gormley Group, provides the latest update on the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), including his thoughts on the FAS reorganization and what it means for customer agencies, GSA, and industry. Gormley also... read more
On February 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) posted a 40-minute video overview of DOD’s proposed requirements for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program. The video is available here, and there is an accompanying notice in the... read more
As discussed two weeks ago in this FAR and Beyond blog, the General Services Administration (GSA) has proposed to amend the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) of 1984 to adjust the statutory authority for the Federal Supply Schedule (Schedule) program by clarifying... read more
The VA announced that its transition into the Sales Reporting Portal (SRP) has gone live effective April 1, 2024. So, moving forward, all VA clients will need to report their sales via SRP similar to how GSA contract holders. In reviewing the system this morning and... read more
Our Chief Market Intelligence Officer, Wade Prince has just reached his ninth anniversary with the Gormley Group! Wade has over 24 years of Project and Government Contract Management experience with more than 19 in Government Contracts Consulting and Government... read more