Beginning on January 1, 2024, Executive Order 14026 (Order) will raise the minimum wage for workers performing work on or in connection with covered contracts to from $16.20 to $17.20 per hour, a second year of a significant adjustment to the minimum wage for service...
GSA and VA Schedule Consulting Advice
2023 Expiring Small Business Subcontracting Plan and Subcontract Reporting Reminder – October 2023
GSA has emailed out reminders to all GSA Schedule large business contractors holding a Commercial Small Business Subcontracting Plan that expire on December 31, 2023. All large business vendors must submit a new follow-on plan and per FAR 19.704 vendors are required...
Tuesday Insight – August 1st, 2023: Expect New Cybersecurity Rule in September, DOD Tells Contractors
The White House appears ready to review the proposed cybersecurity standard for defense companies. The Defense Department and Office of Management and Budget are now slating the release of a proposed Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification rule for September. The...
Off the Shelf – July 5th, 2023: Procurement Trends in 2023
Jason Miller, executive editor of Federal News Network, joins Off the Shelf for a wide-ranging discussion of the key procurement events/trends over the first half of 2023. Miller discusses the current state of transactional data reporting and the slow roll towards...
Tuesday Insight – July 4th, 2023: Leveraging the Collective Buying Power of the Government
Note: Opinion Expressed by The Coalition for Government Procurement Stay with me now, I know this is a long blog! It provides a perspective through an industry lens regarding its partnership with government. As a best practice, commercial firms leverage their buying...
The Importance of Active Registration: Lessons for Federal Contractors
On May 23, 2023, the Court of Federal Claims (COFC) granted a preliminary injunction halting the award and performance of a contract awarded to Cloud Harbor Economics, LLC Cloud Harbor from the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare &...
Tuesday Insight – June 27th, 2023: GSA Releases Recorded Pre-solicitation Conference and Training for OASIS+ System for Proposal Submission (OSP)
GSA’s Office of Professional Services and Human Capital (PSHC) has released a recorded pre-proposal conference and a recorded training on the OASIS+ Submission Portal (OSP/Symphony) on SAM.gov. The optional pre-proposal conference provides an overview of the OASIS+...
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...
Tuesday Insight – June 13th, 2023 OASIS+ Final Solicitation Program Update
UPDATE June 8th, 2023 GSA’s Office of Professional Services and Human Capital (PSHC) thanked industry partners for patience as GSA wraps-up the final details of the acquisition strategy for OASIS+. We anticipate the final solicitations to be released on or about June...
GSA and SBA Launch Initiative to Broaden Small Federal Contracting Landscape
A new designation will create a special pool for 8(a) businesses eligible for sole source awards and competitive set-aside contracts. The General Services Administration and the Small Business Administration have launched a program to help widen the pool of small...
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