Beginning March 8th, GSA Schedule vendors will be able to use GSA’s FAS ID to log in to eOffer/eMod, and will no longer need digital certificates to access these applications. FAS ID is a secure, centralized identity management system that allows you to access many... read more
Age-old Small Business Contracting Challenge Rears its Ugly Head, Again For the third time in five years, another court decision is opening the door to major changes to multiple award contracts. The Court of Federal Claims weighed in on the controversial “rule of two”... read more
‘Seeding the Schedules Cloud’ – What’s the Forecast? “Seeding the schedules cloud” means addressing 1980s-era Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) pricing policies that limit access to 21st-Century commercial solutions, especially leading-edge commercial technologies, like... read more
GSA Leadership Talks Priorities and Future of Trump-Era Initiatives The General Services Administration’s acting administrator and commissioner of the acquisition division discuss its technology programs, the beta.SAM migration, D-U-N-S transition, SolarWinds and... read more
US Government Contractors Beware: Evolving Buy American Requirements Signal Complex Future Legal Landscape Tuesday Insight Editor Note: The Buy America Act does not apply to the GSA Schedule (MAS) program, the applicable act is the Trade Agreement Act (TAA). The TAA... read more
Listen to Bill Gormley, President of the Gormley Group and chair of the Coalition for Government Procurement interviewed on Federal News Network Off the Shelf program with his take on the state of government-wide contracting and thoughts on “to do” items in 2021. Bill... read more
21 for 2021: Opportunities to Improve Federal Procurement As we kickoff 2021, with a new administration and a new Congress, the Coalition for Government Procurement takes this opportunity to highlight 21 opportunities to improve the procurement system’s support of... read more
Biden turns to ‘Buy American’ Law to Aid US Manufacturing Order revises definition of U.S.-made products as president seeks to boost domestic manufacturing. President Joe Biden will sign an executive order Monday to tighten “Buy American” rules to boost federal... read more
GSA Kicks Starts 2021 with an Acquisition Potpourri When it comes to federal procurement, the General Services Administration takes no off days. While the GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service employees will never be mistaken for elite athletes — where this concept of no... read more
Affirmative Action Requirements for Federal Contractors If you are a Federal contractor, it is almost certain that you are required to comply with certain Affirmative Action requirements. Affirmative Action requirements are triggered by Executive Order (EO) 11246 and... read more
