The General Services Administration (GSA) issued Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001 - Refresh # 29 (A905) on August 28, 2025 with email notices going out to all vendors over several days. GSA will email all authorized negotiators with the refresh...
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Tuesday Insight – August 26, 2025: GSA OASIS+ Phase II Domains RFI Industry Q&A Now Available!
On July 8, 2025, the GSA’s Office of Professional Services and Human Capital Categories closed the OASIS+ Phase II Request for Information (RFI) for the new indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) best-in-class (BIC) multi-agency contract (MAC) program. The RFI...
Tuesday Insight – August 19, 2025: GSA Seeks Info on Next Iteration of 2nd Generation IT (2GIT) BPA
The General Services Administration has issued a request for information for the next iteration of the Second Generation Information Technology, or 2GIT, blanket purchase agreement. GSA said Wednesday responses to the RFI are due August 22, 2025. The agency said it...
Tuesday Insight – August 12, 2025: The Imperative of Best Value through the Multiple Award Schedules
On July 16, the General Services Administration published via its website 16 legislative proposals that the Office of Management and Budget transmitted to the 119th Congress. Legislative proposal No. 11, “Providing Best Value Through the Multiple Award Schedule...
Tuesday Insight – August 5, 2025: DOD Poised to Finalize CMMC Requirements for Government Contractors
For contractors within the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), the time to ensure compliance with the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program (CMMC) 2.0 is now. DOD formally sent the final 48 CFR CMMC rule to the Office of...
Tuesday Insight – July 29, 2025: New OMB Memo Lays out GSA’s Plan to Consolidate Contracts
New rules that are coming will require agencies to use existing government-wide vehicles and best-in-class contracts before creating new ones. A new memo from the Office of Management and Budget describes how the General Services Administration will take over much of...
Tuesday Insight – July 22, 2025: GSA Releases Refresh 28 to the Solicitation
MAS Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001 Refresh 28 was issued July 17, 2025 to resolve a system issue that affected the Mass Modification under Refresh 27. Refresh 28 introduces no new or substantive changes beyond what was revised in Refresh 27, as outlined below: A: Changes...
Tuesday Insight – July 15, 2025: FAR Overhaul Targets Risk-averse Acquisition Culture
The federal government's most ambitious acquisition reform in more than three decades requires fundamental changes to how contracting officers think about risk and is not just about rewriting regulations, according to Larry Allen of the General Services...
Tuesday Insight – July 8, 2025: DHS Terminates Two Contracts, Moving Work to GSA
The Department of Homeland Security pulled the plug on two major acquisition programs, and to several observers, it may be just the beginning. DHS on Friday announced the cancellation of the Program Management, Administrative, Clerical, and Technical Services III...
Tuesday Insight – July 1, 2025: New DoD Memo Outlines Review Process for IT Consulting Contracts
The Defense Department’s new memo expands on how contracts for IT consulting, management services and advisory support will be reviewed, establishing a formal approval process in line with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recent directive. Effective immediately, DoD...
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