NASA appreciates industry’s interest in the SEWP VI Request for Proposal and the submitted questions. NASA has undergone a 6-week strategic pause on the SEWP VI solicitation to address industry concerns. As a result of the strategic pause, Industry shall expect to see...
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GSA Announces Three OASIS+ Socioeconomic Set-Asides Award Decisions – September 2024
The U.S. General Services Administration’s Office of Professional Services and Human Capital (PSHC) Categories announced the first phase of apparent awardees for three separate socioeconomic contracts for the new One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus...
Tuesday Insight, September 3rd, 2024: Software Attestations And Your MAS Contract
Office of Management and Budget Guidance requires that federal agencies only use software that complies with government-specified secure software development practices. Agencies comply by requiring software producers to complete a form attesting the software conforms...
Tuesday Insight, August 27th, 2024: SBA Announces FY2024 Year-End Subcontract Reporting Extension
Federal contractors are conscientious about the accuracy and completeness of subcontracting plan data submitted in eSRS.gov. Increased reporting requirements, such as order-level subcontract reporting for multi-agency contracting vehicles and ordering agencies getting...
How Defense Contractors Can Prepare Now for CMMC Implementation – August 2024
Defense contractors should begin preparing for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) implementation, expected to begin taking effect early in 2025, based on a proposed rule published in December 2023 setting out three levels of controls (“Levels”)....
FAR & Beyond: GSA’s TDR expansion – The Journey Continues – August 2024
On July 17, the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) published an advanced notice for refresh 22 of the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) solicitation. Refresh 22 included the expansion of Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) as an...
Industry Pressure Forces NASA to Press Pause on SEWP VI – August 2024
Increasing pressure from the industry about the lack of clarity of the SEWP VI solicitation has forced NASA to hit a pause on its governmentwide acquisition contract. Vendors are unhappy that the SEWP VI program office chose not to answer more than 4,500 questions...
Tuesday Insight, August 20th, 2024: Protests Hit GSA OASIS+ General Small Business Track
Just shy of a dozen companies are taking issue with how the General Services Administration evaluated their bids for OASIS+, the recompete of a massive governmentwide contract vehicle for professional services. In July, GSA unveiled its list of 1,383 apparent...
GSA Issues MAS Refresh #22 Mass Modification – August 2024
The General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) issued GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001 - Refresh # 22 and an associated mass modification (mass mod) to all existing contracts in August 2024. NOTE: Visit...
Tuesday Insight, August 13th, 2024: GSA Releases Economic Price Adjustment Final Rule
GSA is amending the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulations (GSAR) to standardize and simplify the Multiple Award Schedule clauses for economic price adjustments. This rule removes certain economic price adjustment requirements within these clauses to...
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