GSA Schedule refreshes and issuance of mass modifications will began going out October 8th, 2021. FAS contract vehicles other than Schedules will also begin issuing electronic modifications beginning on or around October 15th. The purpose of the Planned Action... read more
Robin Bourne, subject matter expert, federal acquisition, with the Gormley Group joined host Roger Waldron on this week’s Off the Shelf for a deep dive into all things Multiple Award Schedule (MAS).Bourne discussed the impact and importance of schedules consolidation... read more
Robin Bourne, Subject Matter Expert, Federal Acquisition, from The Gormley Group joined host Roger Waldron on this week’s Off the Shelf podcast for a deep dive into all things GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS). Bourne discussed the impact and importance of schedules... read more
TGG Alert – Sweeping Requirements for COVID-19 Workplace Safety – November 3, 2021 To reduce the spread of COVID-19, the Federal Government is instituting significant requirements for Government contractors What is Required? Under the guidance issued by the Safer... read more
GSA Furniture & Furnishings Quality Partnership Council (QPC) Working Group: Potential Changes to the Packaged Furniture Program CTAs held on September 28, 2021. See the below GSA slide deck providing an overview of possible changes to the program: QPC Packaged... read more
In June 2020, the General Services Administration launched an initial e-commerce portal proof-of-concept with the award of three contracts to e-marketplace platform providers for purchases below the micro-purchase threshold of $10,000. As GSA noted in announcing the... read more
The Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) published a final rule, effective September 10, 2021, that updates the Federal Acquisition Regulation to conform to two changes regarding... read more
This week Jason Miller, executive editor for the Federal News Network, joined Off the Shelf for “Procurement Potpourri,” a wide ranging discussion of the latest developments in the federal procurement market. Miller shared his insights from former Office of Federal... read more
Agencies are starting to implement and issue guidance to carry out the Biden administration’s vaccine attestation and testing protocols for onsite contractors. President Biden announced on July 29 that onsite federal contractors, as well as federal employees, must... read more
The SBA made numerous changes to its regulations in the past year, but the FAR Council has largely failed to keep pace. Then, earlier this month, the FAR Council published three final rules to implement long-awaited changes to the FAR’s small business contracting... read more
