This week Peter Hutt, partner at Covington & Burling LLP, joins Off the Shelf for an in-depth discussion of the False Claims Act, including the basics of the law and its impact in the government contracts market. Hutt lays out the history of the law, including... read more
GSA thanks our industry partners for your continued patience. GSA’s Office of Professional Services and Human Capital (PSHC) plans to release a program update no later than the week of August 14 that will include: The first batch of answers to the more than 4,500... read more
“Fair and Reasonable” MAS contract level pricing is impacted by a host of factors. These include federal and commercial market conditions, government versus commercial contract terms and conditions, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the General Services... read more
SBA Puts “Temporary Pause” on New 8(a) Program Application Submissions The SBA’s Office of Government Contracting and Business Development, the office that handles the 8(a) Business Development Program applications, has just confirmed that SBA has “temporarily paused”... read more
Industry groups are raising censorship and privacy concerns over a ban of popular social media app TikTok on devices used by government contractors. Industry groups have expressed privacy and censorship concerns over a federal ban that prohibits government contractors... read more
This week on Roger Waldron’s Off the Shelf, Tom Voshell, Vice President, Federal Program Office at Coupa Software provides his insights and analysis regarding data management and cyber security with a focus on the Department of Defense’s upcoming release and... read more
GSA in introducing a new modification process pilot called “Standardized Pricing Evaluation Logic,” which GSA has abbreviated as SPEL. GSA is looking to standardize the modification process in order to provide more consistent results and answer regardless of the... read more
The threat landscape is rapidly evolving in nearly every way: scope, scale, and impact. Cybersecurity leaders are working tirelessly to implement new tactics to bolster cyber hygiene and protect critical infrastructure. Central to those efforts are securing cloud... read more
The Coalition is excited to announce that registration is open for the 10th Annual Joseph P. Caggiano Memorial Golf Tournament. The annual golf tournament will take place at Whiskey Creek Golf Club in Ijamsville, Maryland. This event honors our friend and colleague,... read more
GSA will have information and interactive sessions to include presentations from our Regional Commissioner, MAS Customers, SMEs in modifications, pricing, sales reporting, Industrial Operations Analyst visits, and other informative events. Attendees will also have the... read more
