MAS Refresh 19 was issued in order to correct the Contracting Officer fill-in language for FAR Clause 52.204-30 Alt I. No other changes have been made to the MAS Solicitation. A Mass Modification will be issued to all MAS contracts for Refresh 19 and this modification...
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Tuesday Insight – December 5th, 2023: GSA Federal Acquisition Service Top Impacts in Fiscal Year 2023
In FY23 as GSA FAS achieved record volume, encouraged strong competition, and excelled at making government work better for its customers and the American people. Here are four metrics that really jumped out for FY23: $100 billion–The amount in dollars that FAS helped...
Tuesday Insight – November 28th, 2024: OASIS+ Initial Proposal Submission Period Closes – What Happens Next?
On October 20, 2023, GSA’s Office of Professional Services and Human Capital Categories (PSHC) officially closed the initial proposal submission period for all six OASIS+ Request for Proposals (RFPs). GSA thanks it's industry partners and customer agencies for your...
4 Major Acquisition Changes GSA is Pursuing in 2024 – November 2023
The General Services Administration is driving what it hopes to be a final nail in the LPTA coffin. As one of three major acquisition policy changes GSA is seeking over the next year, the proposal would remove language in the schedules program that many blame for why...
Tuesday Insight – November 21st, 2023: GSA Issues a Proposed Rule to Permanently Maintain the Pandemic-Era Changes to the Economic Price Adjustment Clause
The General Services Administration (GSA) conducts routine reviews of its acquisition regulations and acquisition policies and procedures. The review indicated a need to standardize and simplify the Schedule clause for economic price adjustments. The Schedule program,...
Tuesday Insight – November 14th, 2023: DoD Mentor-Protégé Program Solidified under Proposed Rule
On October 25, 2023, the Department of Defense (DoD) published a Proposed Rule amending the Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and permanently authorizing the DoD Mentor-Protégé Program (DoD MP Program). In addition, the Proposed...
Tuesday Insight – November 7th, 2023: New GSA MAS Contract Mod “Close Contract For New Awards” Enhances Transparency
A new modification type, Close Contract for New Awards, is now available in eMod. This mod allows contractors to notify potential and current customers of their MAS contract status for accepting new orders due to end of contract period approaching, business issues, or...
Tuesday Insight – October 30th, 2023: Is Your GSA Contract Eligible for Transition to the New FAS Catalog Platform?
GSA has begun to notify eligible Schedule holders that are eligible for transition to the new FAS Catalog Platform (FCP), this will be GSA’s modern replacement for the Schedule Input Program (SIP). The FCP is a new application that GSA hopes will streamline the...
Tuesday Insight – October 24th, 2023: The GSA FAS Realignment: Opportunities for ‘Dead Easy?’
With the start of the new fiscal year (FY24), the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) launched its much-anticipated organizational realignment. The realignment breaks down regional stovepipes across FAS, creating a more customer focused structure to support federal...
Tuesday Insight – October 17th, 2023: Mark Your Calendars: EEO-1 Reporting Season Is Almost Here!
Ready or not, reporting season is right around the corner. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced that the 2022 EEO-Component 1 data collection will open on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, and the deadline for employers to file is Tuesday,...
Ten Checkpoints - On the Way to Your GSA Schedule
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