Insight Newsletter

GSA’s Professional Services and Human Capital Categories 2020 Highlights GSA’s Office of Professional Services and Human Capital Categories would like to thank our customers and industry partners for another successful year! Here are some of the highlights: Improving...

Key Provisions in the 2021 NDAA for Government Contractors ‘Tis the season for holiday cheer and the National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”). The NDAA, commonly referred to as “must pass” legislation, is a key legislative vehicle that Congress uses each year to...

Not Just CMMC: New DOD Rule Creates Two Cybersecurity Assessment Frameworks WHAT: After clearing the interagency review conducted by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has released a long-awaited interim rule to implement...

Policy Winners and Losers in the Defense Authorization Bill A lot of the focus on the annual Defense authorization is about the funding levels and policy changes for the Pentagon. But as anyone who has been in the federal market for at least a year knows, the National...

Notable Changes to Recent GSA MAS Solicitation Refresh 5 (A826) In November 2020, the General Services Administration (GSA) released a Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001 – Refresh # 5 (Mass Mod A826) to all existing contractors. This Mass...

SBA Proposes Increasing Size Standards in Professional, Management, and Administrative Industries SBA’s recent proposed rule will increase size standards for a number of industries. The rule also said that SBA was thinking about lowering size standards. While most...

Evaluation Disputes Protecting Reputation of Government Contractors The Contract Disputes Act (CDA) creates the framework for handling “claims” against the government on Federal contracts. Contract claims most commonly relate to issues of time or money. But not all...

Government Reduces Representation Burdens for Supply Chain Rule Banning Some Chinese Equipment A new provision easing some of the strain caused by a major supply chain rule banning use of some Chinese equipment took effect last week, but some in the contracting...

GSA Preparing Switch to eSignature for Multiple Award Schedule Offers and Modifications Contract holders will also see new security measures being implemented in the near future for eOffer and eMod. In one month, contract holders on the General Services...

Federal Government Blows Past Record Spending in Fiscal 2020 The budget deficit tripled to a record $3.1 trillion—another all-time record. The federal government spent a record $6.5 trillion in fiscal 2020, according to data released Friday by the Treasury Department,...