Insight Newsletter

Multi-Factor Authentication Replace Digital Certification and PIN Requirements for Signing GSA Mass ModificationsThe General Services Administration (GSA) announced the elimination of the digital certification requirement for mass modifications, which will be replaced...

GSA MAS Consolidation Moves Into Final Phase to Consolidate All Contractors Down to One ContractThe U.S. General Services Administration today announced the successful completion of the second phase of its Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) consolidation, a three part...

SBA looks to tighten up certification process for women-owned small businesses - Women-owned small businesses, take note: the Small Business Administration is changing the certification process for doing business with the federal government.  Following a 2015 mandate...

Helpful Hints for beta.SAM.gov: Searching by Phrase - GSA makes regular updates to beta.SAM.gov to improve your experience, such as recently improving the Help section.  Following are some of the big changes they have made to help you get more relevant...

VA Increased MPT and SAT Extended through Sept 30  The VA had originally provided the following Emergency Acquisition flexibilities due to COVID-19 through June 30, 2020: The micro-purchase threshold is increased to $20,000 for goods and services purchased in the...

GSA MAS Consolidation Price Lists after MASS MOD A812 - After signing the MAS Consolidation Mass Modification A812, your GSA FSS Price List will need to be refreshed to incorporate the latest changes. It is important to note that when new Price Lists are refreshed to...

Haven’t Signed the MAS Consolidation Mass Mod A812 Yet? Have Questions?  GSA thanks their industry partners.  More than 85 percent of current Schedule contractors have already signed the Jan. 31, 2020 Mass Modification (Mass Mod) updating their present contracts to...

Federal procurement spending up $120B since 2015 - Agencies spent more on procurement in fiscal 2019 than in any of the previous 10 years. And no surprise, agency pending on multiple award contracts for IT and services spiked last year. Now that all of the 2019...

DoD Begins Embedding AI Ethics Principles in RFPs - When the Department of Defense (DoD) awarded a big artificial intelligence tech contract earlier this month, it marked one of the department’s first attempts at building its AI ethical principles into a request for...

GSA Steps Forward to Modernize Electronic Rulemaking - GSA’s eRulemaking program is modernizing Regulations.gov, the source for information on the development of federal regulations and other related documents issued by the U.S. government. On Regulations.gov, you can...