SAM.gov, short for System for Award Management, is the entry point for federal contractors to interface with the government. So, it is a basic starting point for every federal contractor. But your SAM.gov profile also needs to stay up to date and be up to date at time...
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Tuesday Insight – February 7, 2023: GSA to Start Collecting Letters of Attestation from Software Vendors in Mid-June
he General Services Administration say it hopes to share details of the updated certification process with tech companies by June 12, 2023. The General Services Administration will begin collecting letters of attestation from software vendors it works with in...
Tuesday Insight – January 31st, 2023: Transactional Data Reporting (TDR): Providing Data Needed to Facilitate Program Management
There is a maxim of business that an organization cannot manage what it does not measure. At a basic level, this maxim recognizes the importance of data, like information surrounding performance, production activities, and distribution, to the success of a business....
Tuesday Insight – January 17th, 2023: Pentagon Plans to Formally Propose Changes to CMMC Program Ahead of Official Launch
Full implementation of the Pentagon’s CMMC program for defense contractors will likely shift to 2024 based on revised estimates from the Defense Department in the fall 2022 unified agenda, which indicates two proposed rules are expected for release in the coming...
Tuesday Insight – December 13th, 2022: Proposed Amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation —Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risks
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (“FAR Council”) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register on November 14, 2022, that would create several significant compliance obligations for federal contractors. Under the proposed rule, nearly all federal...
Tuesday Insight – December 20th, 2022 TDR: Common Sense Policy Supporting the MAS Marketplace
Over the last 30 years, GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program has evolved from exclusively focusing on static, contract-level pricing to driving pricing, performance, and best value through competition at the task and delivery order level for agency specific...
Tuesday Insight – December 27th, 2022: House Approves Omnibus Spending Bill, Funding Agencies Through September
After significant delay and compromise, Congress has finally set spending levels across government for fiscal 2023. The House on Friday passed by 225-201 the fiscal 2023 omnibus spending package, finally averting a shutdown through September and setting line-by-line...
Tuesday Insight – January 3rd, 2023: Budget for All: What a Way to Celebrate the Holidays
Congress passed its whole-of-government funding package just before the end of the year. This past March, I scoured the $1.5 trillion omnibus appropriations bill that funded the government through the 2022 fiscal year to unearth IT and cyber spending, as well as...
Tuesday Insight – December 6th, 2022: CGP Discusses TDR as the “Next Logical Step” in the Evolution of the MAS Program
Roger Waldron, President of the Coalition For Government Procurement (CGP), appeared on Fedscoop’s Daily Scoop podcast to discuss Transactional Data Reporting (TDR), calling it the “next logical step” in the evolution of GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule program. In the...
Tuesday Insight – November 29, 2022: OFCCP Alerts Contractors to Release of EEO-1 Reports
Notices have gone to some contractors who objected to the release. As we previously reported, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs received a Freedom of Information Act request for the consolidated EEO-1 Reports of all federal contractors from 2016...
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