GSA launched a tracker this week to monitor compliance with the mandate. The White House clarified in new guidance that employees of federal contractors must be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus by January 18. “Covered contractor employees must be fully...
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Tuesday Insight – November 9, 2021: For Contractors, Guidance on Ever-Evolving Federal Vaccine Mandate makes Compliance Difficult
Update: The Biden administration on Thursday extended the deadline for federal contractors to comply with the vaccine mandate, a day after this story was initially posted. Contractors now have until Jan. 4, the same deadline that private sector companies have under...
Tuesday Insight – November 2, 2021: 20 States Now Suing Biden over Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
20 States Now Suing Biden over Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate At least 20 states have now filed lawsuits against the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, with nearly all of them coming in a wave on Friday. It comes as federal workers have a few days left...
Tuesday Insight – October 26, 2021: FAR & Beyond: Multiple-Award, Generic, Government-wide Blanket Purchase Agreements = Vertical Contract Duplication
As GSA continues to engage stakeholders regarding its strategy for the cloud marketplace, avoiding vertical contract duplication will be critical to creating a competitive, efficient, and effective cloud marketplace for customer agencies and industry partners....
Tuesday Insight – October 19, 2021: Handling Religious Accommodation Requests in the Wake of Increasing COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates
As COVID-19 vaccination mandates continue to increase across the country, employers are legally required to manage, and in some cases accommodate exemption requests. What to Know As COVID-19 vaccination mandates continue to increase across the country, employers are...
Tuesday Insight – October 12th, 2021: IMPORTANT: Upcoming Refresh/Mass Modification 8 for the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) and Other FAS Contract Vehicles to Implement EO 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors
GSA Schedule refreshes and issuance of mass modifications will began going out October 8th, 2021. FAS contract vehicles other than Schedules will also begin issuing electronic modifications beginning on or around October 15th. The purpose of the Planned Action...
Tuesday Insight – October 5th, 2021: A Deep Dive into the GSA MAS Schedule Program
Robin Bourne, Subject Matter Expert, Federal Acquisition, from The Gormley Group joined host Roger Waldron on this week’s Off the Shelf podcast for a deep dive into all things GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS). Bourne discussed the impact and importance of schedules...
Tuesday Insight – September 28th, 2021: GSA’s E-Commerce Portal Pilot Strategy, Opportunity to Enhance Competition
In June 2020, the General Services Administration launched an initial e-commerce portal proof-of-concept with the award of three contracts to e-marketplace platform providers for purchases below the micro-purchase threshold of $10,000. As GSA noted in announcing the...
Tuesday Insight – September 21st, 2021: Assessing Good Faith Efforts to Comply with a Small Business Subcontracting Plan
The Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) published a final rule, effective September 10, 2021, that updates the Federal Acquisition Regulation to conform to two changes regarding...
Tuesday Insight – September 7th, 2021: Agencies Are Implementing New COVID-19 Protocols for Contractors
Agencies are starting to implement and issue guidance to carry out the Biden administration’s vaccine attestation and testing protocols for onsite contractors. President Biden announced on July 29 that onsite federal contractors, as well as federal employees, must...
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