Welcome back from the holidays! Government procurement is right here waiting for you, just as it had been. As we shift into the second quarter of the fiscal year here are three things’ companies should be doing now to expand their federal business: 1. Get In Front...
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Tuesday Insight – December 31, 2024: GSA’s Professional Services and Human Capital Categories 2024 Highlights
GSA’s Office of Professional Services and Human Capital (PSHC) Categories would like to thank our federal agency and industry partners for another successful year! Here are some of the highlights: Opened OASIS+ for Business This has been a significant year for the...
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 17, 2024: Congress Moving Towards CR in to March
The current Continuing Resolution (CR) funding all government agencies expires at midnight December 20th. With no apparent agreement on top level spending numbers, it appears increasingly likely that Congress will pass a CR funding the government through sometime in...
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...
Tuesday Insight – December 3, 2024: GSA OASIS+ Clears its Final Pre-award Protest Hurdle
A combination of denied protests and corrective actions means that every small business category of the massive professional services contract could be open for business by the end of this calendar year. The last of the protests involving the OASIS+ small business...
Tuesday Insight – November 26, 2024: Advanced Notice for MAS Refresh 23 and Upcoming Mass Modification
The General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) is planning to issue GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001 - Refresh # 23 and an associated mass modification (mass mod) to all existing contracts in December 2024....
Tuesday Insight – November 19, 2024: Major Federal IT Contracts to Remove ‘Unnecessary’ Degree Requirements
The push to focus on skills-based hiring for federal jobs dates back to the first Trump administration. The Biden White House has continued these efforts. The General Services Administration will be using a skills-based hiring approach for IT cybersecurity jobs in its...
Tuesday Insight – November 12, 2024: GSA Releases Updated MAS CTA Guidance
Thank you for responding to the recent Contractor Teaming Arrangement (CTA) Request for Information (RFI) which closed September 16, 2024. As a result of feedback received from our MAS stakeholders, the General Services Administration (GSA) is providing updated MAS...
Tuesday Insight – November 5, 2024: GSA Chief Advocates for Simplified Cloud Buying, ‘Best Value’ Contracting as Congress Considers Legislation
Robin Carnahan touted a pair of House bills that would simplify cloud acquisition and add flexibility to procure "best value" tech products and services. Robin Carnahan, the leader of the General Services Administration, is hopeful that Congress before the end of its...
Ten Checkpoints - On the Way to Your GSA Schedule
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