GSA released the GSA MAS solicitation Refresh 16 on May 19, 2023 via email to all GSA Schedule holders as Mass Mod A856. As a reminder Mass Modifications are administrative modifications that occur whenever the solicitation has been updated with new regulatory...
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Tuesday Insight – March 21st, 2023: Subk, Size Standard and FAR Updates
Accelerated Payment Effective March 16, 2023, the FAR will be amended to provide for a goal of payment to small business prime contractors within 15 days of receipt of a proper invoice. In addition, the goal will be to pay prime contractors that subcontract with small...
Tuesday Insight – March 14, 2023: GSA Extends Policy Providing Inflation Relief
On Monday, March 6, 2023, GSA’s Senior Procurement Executive Jeff Koses and GSA’s Assistant Commissioner for FAS Office of Policy and Compliance Mark Lee jointly signed Supplement 2 of Acquisition Letter MV-22-02, which extends the expiration of the temporary...
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 – September 20th, 2022: GSA Extends and Updates the Memorandum on Inflation
GSA released additional guidance to address delays processing Economic Price Adjustments (EPAs) in response to inflation on September 12, 2022, Background On March 17, 2022, Acquisition Letter MV-22-02 was issued by GSA to provide a temporary moratorium on the...
ACTION REQUIRED of All GSA Package Furniture SIN Holders – Updated July 2022
GSA with the release of Solicitation Refresh 10 to the MAS Schedule back on March 22, 2022, required all vendors holding the SIN 33721P - Packaged Office Furniture to submit Schedule Level Contractor Teaming Agreements (CTAs) to GSA via modification. The CTA...
Tuesday Insight – June 7th, 2022: How the Pentagon Plans to Manage Inflation Costs in Contracts
The Defense Department urged contracting officers to "be mindful" of the varying impacts of inflation and "limit the scope" of equity pay adjustment clauses, according to new guidance. The Defense Department knows cost increases due to inflation may begin to affect...
Tuesday Insight – March 22nd, 2022: To Address The Impact of Inflation, GSA Issues Acquisition Letter to Reduce Restrictions on EPA Price Increases on GSA Contracts
On Thursday, March 17, 2022, GSA issued an Acquisition Letter (the Letter) —effective immediately—to allow for greater flexibility to increase prices on GSA contracts that include certain Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) clauses, and to establish a temporary moratorium...
GSA Advantage Order Status eMail Notices and Reporting Requirements – February 2, 2022
GSA has begun sending out emails titled “Take Advantage of Order Status - 2/2/22 Update” along with the GSA Schedule contract number of the vendor. The emails are being sent out by the GSA Advantage Order Status Team. The email will include the most recent performance...
Is Your GSA Contract Subject to EO 14026 Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors?
You may have heard that the new mandatory minimum wage for employees who work on government contracts has increased to $15.00, but when is your GSA Contract subject to this new regulation? If the GSA Contract is awarded on or after January 30, 2022, or if the GSA...
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