Insight Newsletter

Biden turns to ‘Buy American’ Law to Aid US Manufacturing Order revises definition of U.S.-made products as president seeks to boost domestic manufacturing. President Joe Biden will sign an executive order Monday to tighten “Buy American” rules to boost federal...

GSA Kicks Starts 2021 with an Acquisition Potpourri When it comes to federal procurement, the General Services Administration takes no off days. While the GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service employees will never be mistaken for elite athletes — where this concept of no...

What you Need to Know about the Polaris Draft Solicitation The General Services Administration released the draft solicitation for its Polaris small business vehicle just as 2020 was coming to an end and industry has nearly the entire month of January to respond....

GSA Releases Draft of New Government IT Services Contract Polaris The General Services Administration released the draft framework for its new governmentwide small business IT services contract, dubbed Polaris, including a list of service offerings covered under the...

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...