SBA looks to tighten up certification process for women-owned small businesses – Women-owned small businesses, take note: the Small Business Administration is changing the certification process for doing business with the federal government. Following a 2015... read more
GSA MULTIPLE AWARD SCHEDULE AND NDAA 2018 SECTION 889 (a)(1)(B) – Effective August 13, 2020 Where Section (a)(1)(A) prohibited the SALE of certain telecommunications and video surveillance equipment and services, Section (a)(1)(B) prohibits the USE of such... read more
Helpful Hints for beta.SAM.gov: Searching by Phrase – GSA makes regular updates to beta.SAM.gov to improve your experience, such as recently improving the Help section. Following are some of the big changes they have made to help you get more relevant... read more
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
