In the competitive federal marketspace to truly thrive, contractors should strategically embrace in robust capture management and competitive intelligence. Capture management isn't just about responding to Request for Quotes (RFQs); it's a proactive, disciplined...
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Urgent: Develop and Maintain Your Government Compliance Program – June 2025
The Gormley Group attended the Coalition for Government Procurement conference on June 25, 2025 and one legal panel in particular (The New Federal Market) drove home the point of prioritizing the development and maintenance of a compliance plan for any business...
Trump Administration to Consolidate Certain Domestic Federal Procurements into GSA – April 2025
The Trump Administration on March 20, 2025, issued an executive order titled "Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement" (the EO), which will result in a major change in the landscape of federal procurement by making the U.S. General...
GSA FAS Catalog Platform (FCP) Town Hall Overview – January 2025
The GSA town hall conducted January 23, 2025 was the second in GSA’s series of trainings on services in FCP. Note FCP is the new GSA system replacing the current SIP program to add GSA text files and products to GSA Advantage. For vendors already in FCP, the...
GSA Advantage & GSA Global Supply Combined Delivery Scorecards Update – January 2025
GSA's Supplier Accountability Office has identified some data discrepancies in the OMS data on the GSA Global Supply portion of our monthly GSA Global Supply (GGS) Delivery Metrics Scorecards. While we remedy the issue, your monthly Scorecard will look a little...
2025 Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Increases – January 2025
The trend of increasing minimum wage rates will continue in 2025. We previously reported here the California 2025 state and local minimum wage rate increases. The federal contractor minimum wage rates will likewise continue on an upward trajectory, as follows: on...
Tip of the Month – December 2024: Ensure Accuracy of Commercial Sales Practices Information Submitted to GSA to Avoid False Claims Act Violations
Based on a Department of Justice press release related to a recent court case: Gen Digital, Formerly Symantec Corp., Pays $55.1M False Claims Act Judgment for Knowing Overcharges to General Services Administration. TGG thought this was a good reminder to all GSA and...
Tip of the Month – January 2025: SBA Update: Final Rule Significantly Changes Effect of Size/Status Recertifications, Alters M&A Landscape for Government Contractors
Prior to the final rule, SBA regulations included an exception for GSA Schedule/FSS contracts, which provided that size and status for orders and agreements issued thereunder were generally determined as of the date of the offer for the master contract regardless of...
Update on MAS Pricing RFI and Next Steps – November 2024
In April 2024, the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) issued a Request For Information (RFI) to better understand how to align Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) pricing with commercial practices. The RFI received a total of 507...
Industry Seeks More Clarity on Final CMMC Rule – November 2024
The cybersecurity certification will move forward even as companies continue to have questions about what defines controlled but unclassified information, cloud services and other requirements. The final rule for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification released...
Ten Checkpoints - On the Way to Your GSA Schedule
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