Executive Order Poses Challenges for GSA’s E-Commerce Platform – On January 31, President Trump signed an executive order that lays out how the government will combat counterfeit products. The EO establishes that anyone, who knowingly or with gross negligence... read more
Major Progress During Phase Two of GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule Consolidation – On January 31, 2020 the U.S. General Services Administration began the second of a three phase strategy to modernize federal acquisition by consolidating and streamlining GSA’s... read more
In order to prepare GSA’s schedule holders for the upcoming Multiple Awards Schedules (MAS) Consolidation Mass Mod, the GSA Multiple Award Schedule Program Office is sharing information on: Things to do BEFORE signing the Mass Mod What to keep in mind when SIGNING the... read more
Federal Contract Award Data from FPDS Will Be on SAM Before Spring – The General Services Administration is readying for the next major transition to its centralized federal contracting site: moving the reporting function of the contract awards database, the... read more
Update to GSA Price List Distribution Requirement – At long last GSA is amending the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) at part 552, Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses, to update and bring current practices for submitting and... read more
Whistleblowers help DOJ collect $3 billion in fines and settlements under the False Claims Act – One company gave dementia patients drugs they didn’t need. A company working in the Middle East billed the Air Force for hours no one worked. Opioid makers treated... read more
New MAS Consolidated Solicitation Refresh #1 – The General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) is planning to refresh MAS solicitation 47QSMD20R0001. This refresh is tentatively scheduled for January 15, 2020 and will address some... read more
Interim FAR Rule Eases Representation Burden for Section 889 – Section 889 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) prohibits the Government from procuring or obtaining certain covered telecommunications equipment or services, primarily equipment... read more
GSA Dismisses Pre-Award Protest of its E-commerce Platform Solicitation – Earlier this week Federal News Network reported that a pre-award agency-level protest had been filed in response to General Services Administration’s... read more
Helpful Hints for the new Contract Opportunities Function in beta.SAM.gov: How to Track Opportunities – beta.SAM.org is now the authoritative source for contract opportunities. FBO.gov (Federal Business Opportunities) has retired, and its key functionalities... read more
