Welcome to TGG, Sonia. Sonia Pesantes is a government contracts professional with more than 20 years of experience specializing in General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contracts. Sonia received her Master of Business Administration with... read more
VA Increased MPT and SAT Extended through Sept 30 The VA had originally provided the following Emergency Acquisition flexibilities due to COVID-19 through June 30, 2020: The micro-purchase threshold is increased to $20,000 for goods and services purchased in the... read more
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE RISK ANALYSIS The best way to make sure your company is prepared is to conduct regular self-audits. Not only do these identify potential trouble areas, they demonstrate responsibility. Both factors can be key in eliminating or containing any... read more
GSA MAS Consolidation Price Lists after MASS MOD A812 – After signing the MAS Consolidation Mass Modification A812, your GSA FSS Price List will need to be refreshed to incorporate the latest changes. It is important to note that when new Price Lists are... read more
Haven’t Signed the MAS Consolidation Mass Mod A812 Yet? Have Questions? GSA thanks their industry partners. More than 85 percent of current Schedule contractors have already signed the Jan. 31, 2020 Mass Modification (Mass Mod) updating their present contracts to... read more
Federal procurement spending up $120B since 2015 – Agencies spent more on procurement in fiscal 2019 than in any of the previous 10 years. And no surprise, agency pending on multiple award contracts for IT and services spiked last year. Now that all of the 2019... read more
DoD Begins Embedding AI Ethics Principles in RFPs – When the Department of Defense (DoD) awarded a big artificial intelligence tech contract earlier this month, it marked one of the department’s first attempts at building its AI ethical principles into a request... read more
GSA Steps Forward to Modernize Electronic Rulemaking – GSA’s eRulemaking program is modernizing Regulations.gov, the source for information on the development of federal regulations and other related documents issued by the U.S. government. On Regulations.gov,... read more
The United States Small Business Administration maintains a detailed Table which documents the small business size standards of companies in all industries. The size standard in many cases is classified by revenue, but in some cases is determined by number of... read more
Upcoming Refresh/Mass Modification for the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Schedule – In June, the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) will refresh the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) solicitation to incorporate updated... read more
