This week on Off the Shelf, David Black, partner at Holland & Knight and Ken Dodds, government contracting industry expert at Live Oak Bank, discussed the latest policy, program and legal developments impacting small businesses in the federal market. Black and... read more
This week on Off the Shelf, Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, examined the current state of the federal market, with a focus on interagency contracting. Larry Allen provided his assessment of GSA’s consolidation effort for the MAS program and... read more
This week on Off the Shelf, Jason Miller, executive editor for Federal News Network, provided an update on the key procurement story lines he is following early in 2021. Miller highlighted a recent small business bid protest decision that could have significant... read more
Novation Agreements Under Federal Contracts A unique aspect of doing business with the federal government is the built-in limits on a contractor’s right to assign the contract or the right to payment under the contract to third parties. The Anti-Assignment Act (41... read more
On May 19, 2021 Bill Gormley will moderate an expert panel discussion during Coalition for Government Procurement’s 2021 Spring Training Conference. The following GSA Panelists will discuss GSAs Systems and Consolidation of the $36B+ Multiple Award Schedule Program:... read more
As a part of the Federal Marketplace Strategy (FMP) to modernize and simplify the buying and selling experience, GSA recently rolled out the Verified Products Portal (VPP), a new manufacturer and wholesaler facing portal for authoritative product content. The VPP will... read more
GSA Details Plans to Help Re-energize ‘Green Government’ Green may be the General Services Administration new favorite color. And it’s not about money — this time. GSA is re-energizing its commitment to green government across its entire portfolio of products and... read more
New Look for Beta.SAM.gov Debuted Yesterday The General Services Administration (GSA) posted a notice that an updated look and feel for beta.SAM.gov will be launched on April 26. The updated design features a new homepage, as well as changes to help pages and search... read more
Advanced Notice for MAS Refresh 6 and Upcoming Mass Modification The General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) is planning to issue GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001 – Refresh # 6 and an associated mass... read more
Biden Taps Former Missouri Secretary of State to Lead GSA President Biden announced on Tuesday afternoon his intent to nominate the former secretary of state of Missouri to be head of the General Services Administration. Robin Carnahan served as Missouri secretary of... read more
