SAM.gov, short for System for Award Management, is the entry point for federal contractors to interface with the government. So, it is a basic starting point for every federal contractor. But your SAM.gov profile also needs to stay up to date and be up to date at time...
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Tuesday Insight – January 10, 2023: GSA Surged Resources to Meet Inflation-Related Schedule Modifications, Now onto Longer Term Improvements
As the increase in product and services costs started to hit the federal sector last year, the General Services Administration heard the complaints and frustrations of vendors for how long it took to modify schedule contracts, especially for adjusting prices to...
Tuesday Insight – August 9th, 2022: The State of Governmentwide Contracting
This week on Off the Shelf, Bill Gormley, president of the Gormley Group, shared his insights, analysis, and observations on the state of governmentwide contracting, with a focus on GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program. Gormley provided his take on the impact...
GSA Retiring SIN 561210FS Facilities Support Services – What you Need to Know
GSA announced on April 21, 2022, in the Advanced Notice for MAS solicitation Refresh #12, that SIN 561210FS (Facilities Support Services) would be retired on or about June 30, 2022. MAS Refresh #12, which was published on May 16, 2022, included a note in the...
Contractor Teaming Arrangements (CTA) – Benefits, Responsibilities, and Elements
A GSA Schedule Contractor Teaming Arrangement (CTA) is an arrangement in which two or more Schedule contract holders partner with one another to provide a total solution to meet a buyer's needs. By teaming together, GSA Schedule Contractors are able to meet a...
Listen to Bill Gormley Discuss: The Inflation Challenge in Government Contracting
Listen to our very own, Bill Gormley, President of The Gormley Group, joined by the Off the Shelf host Roger Waldron provide an update on the key issues, opportunities, and challenges GSA contractors, and customer agencies are wrestling with in 2022. As Gormley...
GSA Revisions to the Packaged Furniture Program Announced – March 2022
GSA plans to release Solicitation Refresh 10 to the MAS Schedule, with this refresh GSA is making significant changes to the GSA Packaged Furniture Program. GSA is planning on releasing Refresh 10 on March 31, 2022. These changes are the result of a GSA Office of...
GSA Releases RFQ for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) and Ancillary Services BPAs – January 28th, 2022
In support of the electrification of the Government’s fleet of vehicles, the General Services Administration’s Office of Fleet Management (GSA Fleet) is seeking quotations to establish multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA) for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment...
Ten Checkpoints - On the Way to Your GSA Schedule
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