On July 14, 2023, GSA officially closed the question and answer (Q&A) period for all six OASIS+ RFPs. The agency received more than 4,500 questions. GSA plans to release Q&A responses in batches in the coming weeks and will notify industry via SAM.gov and...
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Tuesday Insight – July 18th, 2023: GSA IG: FAS Fails to Address Prohibited Telecom Items on MAS Contracts
The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) has failed to address prohibited telecom items offered on its Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contracts, “putting customers at risk of unauthorized surveillance of foreign adversaries,” the...
Tuesday Insight – July 11th, 2023: Overview of GSA Modification Processing Changes
GSA in introducing a new modification process pilot called “Standardized Pricing Evaluation Logic,” which GSA has abbreviated as SPEL. GSA is looking to standardize the modification process in order to provide more consistent results and answer regardless of the...
Upcoming Transition of VA FSS Sales Reporting and Industrial Funding Fee Remittance Portal
Upcoming Transition of VA FSS Sales Reporting and Industrial Funding Fee Remittance Portal VA FSS is working in collaboration with General Services Administration (GSA) to modernize systems, standardize processes, and streamline the user experience. As part of these...
Tuesday Insight – June 20th, 2023: GSA Releases Final OASIS+ Request for Proposals
UPDATE June 15th, 2023 GSA’s Office of Professional Services and Human Capital (PSHC) has released the final Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for six solicitations that encompass the OASIS+ program. This marks the final step in the acquisition phase of standing up the...
Removal of Highly Competitive Pricing Language from GSA Solicitation
The GSA MAS solicitation had until recently included the following price evaluation statement for determining pricing under GSA Schedule and that was followed by contracting officers in negotiations: GSA seeks to obtain the offer’s best price based on its evaluation...
Tuesday Insight – May 16th, 2023: An Unnecessary, Counter-Productive GSA Schedule Marketplace Hurdle
The General Services Administration’s Acquisition Letter MV-22-02, Temporary Moratorium of Certain Limitations Contained in Certain GSA Economic Price Adjustment Contract Clauses, is a thoughtful effort to support stakeholders struggling to respond to the impact of...
Off the Shelf – May 2nd, 2023: A Review of the GSA MAS Program
This week Robin Bourne, Subject Matter Expert, Federal Acquisition at The Gormley Group joins Off the Shelf with a check up on GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program. Bourne addresses the current state of MAS contract price negotiations, including the move to...
GSA OASIS+ RFP Change and Delay
Due to an April 21, 2023 Court of Federal Claims ruling related to the GSA Polaris procurement indicated that GSA interpreted Section 876 of the 2018 Defense Authorization Act to broadly and as a result GSA will now need to make a significant change to the OASIS+...
Tuesday Insight – April 11th, 2023: Will In-Depth Industry Input Stave Off Protests for GSA’s OASIS+ Contract?
The General Services Administration is weeks away from releasing the solicitation for the next great multiple award contract, OASIS+. The final request for proposals will be a culmination of thousands of comments and feedback from industry and government and two draft...
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