On Thursday, March 17, 2022, GSA issued an Acquisition Letter (the Letter) —effective immediately—to allow for greater flexibility to increase prices on GSA contracts that include certain Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) clauses, and to establish a temporary moratorium... read more
President Biden on Friday signed legislation to fund federal government operations in the short term, averting a government shutdown before a midnight deadline. The continuing resolution Biden signed funds the government through March 15, buying time for a sweeping... read more
The Biden administration completed rules that would speed up federal procurement policies to require a higher level of American-made products. The new requirements, which President Biden highlighted during an event at the White House Friday, will mean that products... read more
This week on Off the Shelf, Roger Waldron, President of the Coalition for Government Procurement (thecgp.org) interviewed Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners and discussed the state of the General Services Administration’s major governmentwide... read more
The Gormley Group has expanded its presence on social media and shares great content every week to keep you up-to-date on the latest GSA and VA Schedule contract news and updates. Throughout 2022 and beyond we will continue to share more information through these... read more
At the end of last month, the “FAR & Beyond” blog focused on the impact of supply chain and inflation challenges on government contractors. The blog highlighted the urgent opportunity for GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program to address these challenges... read more
Starting Monday, April 4, 2022, the new Unique Entity ID (generated in SAM.gov) will be the official, governmentwide identifier used for federal awards. To reduce burden during the transition, there will be an automatic, 60-day extension for any existing SAM.gov... read more
The Coalition for Government Procurement has asked the General Services Administration about its plans to address inflation on government contracts. “Inflation is negatively impacting GSA’s contractor and customer bases, limiting access to the commercial market and... read more
The White House asserted the president acted within his legal purview with the executive order. Seven states have sued the Biden administration this past week over its new requirement that contractors pay their employees a $15 per hour minimum wage. President Biden... read more
The Statewide Procurement Division’s (SPD) Texas Multiple Award Schedule (TXMAS) Program establishes TXMAS contracts to supplement SPD Term Contracts. The TXMAS Program adapts existing, competitively awarded, governmental contracts to service the procurement needs of... read more
