Today, GSA posted the final set of deviations to complete phase I of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul, FAR 15, 16, 25, and 42. Additionally, the deviation master text for parts 22, 23, 32,and 53 were posted as PDFs. The explanatory GSA deviation, practitioner albums,...
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Tuesday Insight – September 30, 2025: The Next Steps in the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul
The RFO offers a generational opportunity to improve outcomes, save taxpayer money, and deliver exceptional mission support through a sound business framework. On April 15, the President issued Executive Order 14275, “Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement,”...
Tuesday Insight – September 23, 2025: GSA Recaps Updates and Policy Changes Impacting the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program
GSA provides and overview of the recent updates and policy changes that impact the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program. In case you missed anything, here's are GSA's recap of the changes and what you need to know. MAS has been refreshed: These routine updates aim...
Tuesday Insight – September 16, 2025: GSA launches FAS Office of Centralized Acquisition Services
The General Services Administration has established a new office within its Federal Acquisition Service — the Office of Centralized Acquisition Services — that will serve as a central hub supporting a variety of federal agencies’ acquisition efforts for nearly $500...
Tuesday Insight – September 9, 2025: Policy Changes that are Shaping Government Procurement
Larry Allen, GSA’s associate administrator for the Office of Government-Wide Policy, joins Off the Shelf for an engaging procurement policy discussion. Allen addresses the ongoing changes in policy that are shaping procurement operations government-wide. Much of the...
Tuesday Insight – September 2, 2025: GSA Schedule MAS Refresh 29 (A905) Released
The General Services Administration (GSA) issued Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001 - Refresh # 29 (A905) on August 28, 2025 with email notices going out to all vendors over several days. GSA will email all authorized negotiators with the refresh...
Tuesday Insight – August 26, 2025: GSA OASIS+ Phase II Domains RFI Industry Q&A Now Available!
On July 8, 2025, the GSA’s Office of Professional Services and Human Capital Categories closed the OASIS+ Phase II Request for Information (RFI) for the new indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) best-in-class (BIC) multi-agency contract (MAC) program. The RFI...
Tuesday Insight – August 19, 2025: GSA Seeks Info on Next Iteration of 2nd Generation IT (2GIT) BPA
The General Services Administration has issued a request for information for the next iteration of the Second Generation Information Technology, or 2GIT, blanket purchase agreement. GSA said Wednesday responses to the RFI are due August 22, 2025. The agency said it...
Tuesday Insight – August 12, 2025: The Imperative of Best Value through the Multiple Award Schedules
On July 16, the General Services Administration published via its website 16 legislative proposals that the Office of Management and Budget transmitted to the 119th Congress. Legislative proposal No. 11, “Providing Best Value Through the Multiple Award Schedule...
Tuesday Insight – August 5, 2025: DOD Poised to Finalize CMMC Requirements for Government Contractors
For contractors within the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), the time to ensure compliance with the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program (CMMC) 2.0 is now. DOD formally sent the final 48 CFR CMMC rule to the Office of...
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