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...
GSA and VA Schedule Maintenance
Tuesday Insight – December 24, 2024: GSA Releases MAS Refresh 23 Last Week and then Announces Advanced Notice for MAS Refresh 24 and Upcoming Mass Modification
GSA released MAS Schedule Refresh 23 on Wednesday, December 18th, 2024 as mass modification A887. GSA began emailing our the mass modification in batches. So look for an email from your GSA contracting officer or specialist. This is a mandatory modification that...
Tuesday Insight – December 10, 2024: Advanced Notice for GSA MAS Refresh 23 and Upcoming Mass Modification
Please note: The GSA Mass Modification Post was updated on 12/4/2024 to: Remove the change to Retire clause I-FSS-600, Contract Price Lists addressed in initial Interact Post and Webinar. I-FSS-600 will not be removed from the solicitation with Refresh 23 and all...
GSA FAS Catalog Platform (FCP) Town Hall Overview – January 23, 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 Releases Modification to Schedule MAS Refresh 24 (A888)
GSA Schedule Mass Modifications are administrative modifications that occur whenever the solicitation has been updated with new regulatory changes. GSA requires that all schedule contractors, review and accept the new and existing terms and conditions of the latest...
FAS Catalog Platform (FCP) Services Workflow Functionality Launches for All Current FCP Vendors
On January 28th, the FAS Catalog Platform (FCP) will turn on the services workflow for its users. Now all vendors in the system will be able to manage their catalogs using either a Services Plus File (SPF), a Product File (PF), or both. Current FCP vendors will be...
GSA Releases MAS Refresh 23 Last Week and then Announces Advanced Notice for MAS Refresh 24 and Upcoming Mass Modification
GSA released MAS Schedule Refresh 23 on Wednesday, December 18th, 2024 as mass modification A887. GSA began emailing our the mass modification in batches. So look for an email from your GSA contracting officer or specialist. This is a mandatory modification that...
TGG December 2024 Tip of the Month: 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...
GSA FAS Sales Reporting Portal Enhancement: Update to new template v3.0 to report Transactional Data – October 2024
Attention TDR Sales Reporters: Please be aware that GSA is retiring the current FAS Sales Reporting Portal (SRP) upload template at approximately 9:00 a.m. ET on October 31, 2024. Immediately after this deployment only submissions using SRP upload template v3.0 will...
TGG October Tip of the Month: SBA Announces FY2024 Year-End Subcontract Reporting Extension
Federal contractors are conscientious about the accuracy and completeness of subcontracting plan data submitted in eSRS.gov. Increased reporting requirements, such as order-level subcontract reporting for multi-agency contracting vehicles and ordering agencies getting...
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!