Tuesday Insight – August 1, 2017

GSA Publishes Plan for Identity Protection SIN – the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Office of Professional Services and Human Capital Categories (PSHC) announced that it is redefining Special Item Number (SIN) 520-20 as its official Data Breach Response... read more

Tuesday Insight – July 25, 2017

DoD Increases Micro-Purchase Threshold – Effective immediately, for DoD acquisition of supplies or services funded by DoD appropriations, contracting officers and other individuals delegated micro-purchase authority shall use the following definition of... read more

Tuesday Insight – July 18, 2017

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) making it even easier for VA acquisition professionals to access verified VA’s Vendor Information Pages (VIP) Veteran... read more

Tuesday Insight – July 11, 2017

The General Services Administration is establishing a new Special Item Number (SIN) under Schedule 70 (Information Technology) for Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) tools.  If you would like more information about this SIN and how it may work for your please... read more

Small Business Certifications – What are they?

The federal government has numerous programs for small businesses.  But, before you can compete for opportunities you need to know the classifications.   Read the attached to see how the Federal Government has categorized small businesses.  If you have any questions,... read more

Life Cycle of Federal Acquisition Process

The federal government’s basic procurement or acquisition process involves an agency identifying the goods and services it needs (also known as the agency’s “requirements”), determining the most appropriate method for purchasing these items, and carrying out the... read more

Special Order Program – MIPR Guidance

A Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request (MIPR) allows military agencies the opportunity to obligate funds from a finance and accounting office to federal agencies for the purpose of purchasing products and services. Download Guidance Document read more

Tuesday Insight – June 27, 2017

The General Services Administration (GSA) is accepting quotes from IT and other tech companies regarding how blockchain and automated machine learning technologies could be used to improve the agency’s Multiple Award Schedules FASt Lane program.  For more... read more

Tuesday Insight – June 20, 2017

GSA has added five specialized SINs for IT products and services in the past two years.   Call The Gormley Group, the leading GSA Schedule Consulting firm, to see whether the Multiple Award Schedule Program is right for you! Download Newsletter read more