As of October 1, 2025, the US Federal Government has shut down. However, Government activities that are not funded through Congressional appropriations are operating normally. The GSA Federal Acquisition Service that manages the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program... read more
On September 23, the NASA sent the following email notice to offerors of the SEWP VI contract vehicle: NASA is still in the process of evaluating proposals. Please see below for instructions for providing written confirmation via the SEWP VI Portal that your SEWP VI... read more
GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) accounted for 52 percent of GSA Schedule spending in 2024 and now recent FAR updates have made these acquisition methods even more valuable to government customers. What is a BPA? What is the... read more
As part of MAS Refresh 29 (released early September 2025), a new Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) clause GSAR 552.238-120 was added to the MAS Schedule and the previous EPA clauses were removed (I-FSS-969 and GSAR 552.216-70). What is the Impact to GSA Schedule... read more
November 12-13, 2025 – Falls Church Marriott Fairview Park in Falls Church, VA. This two-day event focuses on governmentwide and healthcare procurement issues, diving into current developments in the dynamic world of federal procurement, with insights from key... read more
September 9, 2025 at 10AM EST to be held at GDIT – 3150 Fairview Park Dr. Falls Church, VA The Coalition for Government Procurement will host The Gormley Group’s Sean Nulty, Managing Principal Consultant, and Sonia Pesantes, Vice President of Consulting, for an... read more
Section 1908 of Title 41 of the United States Code requires that statutory acquisition-related thresholds be adjusted for inflation every five years, using the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI). The statute excludes certain thresholds such as those... read more
It eliminates unnecessarily complex and confusing guidance, getting back to the fundamentals of the ordering process while embracing flexibility and innovation. The Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul continues apace! In August, the FAR Council... read more
The General Services Administration (GSA) issued Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001 – Refresh # 29 (A905) on August 28, 2025 with email notices going out to all vendors over several days. GSA will email all authorized negotiators with the... read more
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is developing new criteria in the coming weeks for what qualifies as a best-in-class contract. As part of its overhaul the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the Trump administration is trying to put an end to most of the... read more
