“Fair and Reasonable” MAS contract level pricing is impacted by a host of factors. These include federal and commercial market conditions, government versus commercial contract terms and conditions, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the General Services...
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Tuesday Insight – January 24th, 2023: GSA Solicitation Refresh 15 Released – Here are the Highlights
GSA began releasing Solicitation Refresh 15 as Mass Modification #A853 to all GSA Schedule holders on Thursday, January 19th, 2023. The Mass Modification is a mandatory modification that must be accepted by all GSA Schedule holders. The email from GSA was titled...
Tuesday Insight – May 31, 2022: Setting the Standard: How the SBA Determines Size Standards for Small Businesses
In a recent post, we examined some proposed new size standards for manufacturing and other industries that utilize employee-based size standards. This probably got many of you wondering: How does the SBA determine what the size standards should be? It’s a good...
BRG and The Gormley Group Webinar: Grow Your Mission Opportunities by Receiving United States Government Contracts
Look to GSA’s +$50 Billion Schedules Program The federal government’s total contract spending reached $682 billion in fiscal year 2020, a 14 percent increase from FY 2019 spending of $599 billion. Nongovernmental organizations (NGO) and not-for-profits (NFPs) that...
GSA Schedule SIN and NAICS Code Crosswalk
Download this detailed excel sheet that outlines and connects the appropriate SIN to the relevant NAICS code, updated through GSA MAS Solicitation Refresh 5. GSA Schedule SIN and NAICS Code Crosswalk - Updated November 2020
Robin Bourne – Off the Shelf September 9, 2020
An Inside Look at Changes within the GSA Schedule Federal Acquisition Program On September 9th, 2020 Robin Bourne, Subject Matter Expert at The Gormley Group spoke on the Off the Shelf podcast hosted by Roger Waldron of the Coalition for Government Procurement. Robin...
Tuesday Insight – January 7, 2020
New MAS Consolidated Solicitation Refresh #1 - The General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) is planning to refresh MAS solicitation 47QSMD20R0001. This refresh is tentatively scheduled for January 15, 2020 and will address some...
Tuesday Insight – November 5, 2019
Trump Revokes Obama Order That Had Limited Hiring Options for Some Contractors - To “promote economy and efficiency in federal government procurement,” the Trump administration on Thursday rolled back an Obama policy that had limited some contractors’ hiring...
Tuesday Insight – October 29, 2019
For 2020, DOL Raises Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors to $10.80 - The Department of Labor annually increases the minimum wage for federal contractor employees in accordance with Executive Order 13658. It recently noticed, via the Federal Register, that the 2020...
Tuesday Insight – October 22, 2019
How GSA plans to capture $6B in under-the-radar spending - Each year, federal agencies spend billions of dollars collectively making purchases using their federal government purchase cards or other micro-purchase methods, which receive little notice on a...
Ten Checkpoints - On the Way to Your GSA Schedule
Download our new step-by-step guide to learn the process for getting your own GSA Schedule!