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
On January 21, 2022, the General Services Administration (“GSA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) informed the Federal Acquisition Service (“FAS”) that ongoing monitoring by the OIG found that the FAS failed to properly monitor the sale of products for compliance... read more
Supply chain challenges and inflation are having a negative impact on businesses across the economy. The federal procurement system, a subset of that economy, is not immune to these impacts. Indeed, the same cost increases affecting the performance of businesses,... read more
GSA has begun sending out emails titled “Take Advantage of Order Status – 2/2/22 Update” along with the GSA Schedule contract number of the vendor. The emails are being sent out by the GSA Advantage Order Status Team. The email will include the most recent... read more
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
