GSA is committed to ensure all offerors have information they need to successfully upload proposals in the OSP system. Beginning the week of August 21, 2023, PSHC will host optional weekly OASIS+ Submission Portal (OSP) webinars to review frequently asked questions... read more
On August 15, 2023, GSA’s Office of Professional Services and Human Capital (PSHC) issued Amendment 0002 for all six OASIS+ Request for Proposals (RFPs), released the first round of responses to industry questions, and made updates to the OASIS+ Submission Portal... read more
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
With the release of Solicitation Refresh 17, GSA has extended the MAS JV requirements in Refresh 16 to MAS JVs awarded prior to Refresh 16. Please see the JV Solicitation Attachment – Refresh 17 and the below for more details. Instructions for existing JV MAS... read more
