WDOL.gov Officially Decommissions on June 13 – The federal website Wage Determinations OnLine.gov (WDOL.gov) will decommission on June 13, 2019. That makes three down and seven to go in our effort to combine 10, independent websites into one, streamlined... read more
GSA taking the bite out of buying commercial products – By the end of 2019, the General Services Administration plans to begin testing the first online marketplace to see if the government can buy commercial items more easily.GSA laid out its plans Thursday to... read more
OMB issues a new model for federal shared services – The Office of Management and Budget issued a shared services policy Friday designating four initial agencies as leads on governmentwide standardization efforts around technology and other common solutions.... read more
How GSA is making software contracts more like commercial sales – The General Services Administration has adjusted some components of its IT Schedule 70 contract, the federal government’s largest IT purchasing vehicle, to give agencies a more efficient way to... read more
GSA Releases Q&A Document on New Sales Reporting Portal – The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Office of Professional Services and Human Capital Categories has released a questions and answers (Q&A) document from its recent Industry Partner... read more
GSA’s acquisition systems modernization effort buoyed by new contract writing system – GSA released a notice to industry through eBuy on March 28 detailing its initial plans to work with industry on a modernized tool. GSA said phase 1 will kick off with an... read more
GSA MAS Consolidation Update – Last week at GSA’s Heartland Acquisition Center, at which The Gormley Group representatives were in attendance, Stephanie Shutt, Director of MAS PMO gave an update on GSA’s consolidation of the 24 Schedules into one... read more
Federal Contractor Numbering System Gets First New Managing Vendor After 20 Years – A new vendor is taking over management of the vendor verification system run through the General Services Administration, ending a 20-year dynasty for the company that... read more
President Allocates $11B for GSA In FY2020 Budget Request – This week, the White House released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Budget Request, outlining a proposed $4.75 trillion in funding for Federal initiatives. Notably, the Administration’s budget plan calls for... read more
The top procurement issues in 2019 – On last Week’s Off the Shelf, Bill Gormley, President of the Gormley Group and chair of the Coalition for Government Procurement, shared his thoughts on a host of key federal procurement issues and initiatives.... read more
