In support of the electrification of the Government’s fleet of vehicles, the General Services Administration’s Office of Fleet Management (GSA Fleet) is seeking quotations to establish multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA) for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment... read more
Welcome to TGG, Andy Eppright. Prior to joining TGG, Andy provided policy and acquisition-related guidance regarding the GSA MAS program to members of the Coalition for Government Procurement, a non-profit trade association of commercial contractors advocating for... read more
January 25th marks the one-year anniversary of the President’s issuance of Executive Order (EO) 14005, “Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers,” which, among other things, seeks to maximize the use of goods produced and services... read more
You may have heard that the new mandatory minimum wage for employees who work on government contracts has increased to $15.00, but when is your GSA Contract subject to this new regulation? If the GSA Contract is awarded on or after January 30, 2022, or if the GSA... read more
On January 13, 2022, the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) granted the consolidated applications for stays of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration emergency temporary standard (ETS), including the vaccine-or-test mandate, on the grounds that OSHA had... read more
Welcome to TGG, Lauren Urbina. Prior to joining The Gormley Group team, she served as the channel program manager at a software aggregation company. Her role focused on developing business opportunities for both resellers and manufacturers, and she was responsible for... read more
A federal appeals court ruled it will not lift a ban in three states on President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors. On Jan. 5, 2022, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals refused to stay an injunction blocking the mandate from taking effect in... read more
On December 27, 2021, President Biden signed the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law, authorizing more than $700 billion in defense spending. The NDAA also contains several provisions that shape federal procurement policies and forecast areas that... read more
While the total number of protests at the Government Accountability Office were down in 2021, continuing a recent trend, the procurement programs at which those protests are targeted are still feeling the sting. An avalanche of protests killed off GSA’s planned... read more
A Biden administration rule that requires workers at companies with 100 or more employees to be vaccinated against Covid or undergo weekly testing is back on. The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a stay on the rule Friday evening. The rule was blocked on Nov. 6,... read more
