GSA Dismisses Pre-Award Protest of its E-commerce Platform Solicitation - Earlier this week Federal News Network reported that a pre-award agency-level protest had been filed in response to General Services Administration’s (GSA) e-commerce solicitation. Download...
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Tuesday Insight – December 10, 2019
Helpful Hints for the new Contract Opportunities Function in beta.SAM.gov: How to Track Opportunities - beta.SAM.org is now the authoritative source for contract opportunities. FBO.gov (Federal Business Opportunities) has retired, and its key functionalities have been...
Tuesday Insight – December 3, 2019
The True Impact of the Chinese Telecom Ban on Government Contractors Section 889 in effect prevents the sale — or use (starting in August 2020) — of products or services incorporating certain Chinese technology. The rule covers products and services that incorporate...
Tuesday Insight – November 26, 2019
New HUBZone Rules Kick In January 1 - SBA proposed a major revamp of how it will interpret and enforce the HUBZone program’s rules back in October of 2019. SBA will release the final rule November 26 and the new rules will become effective on January 1, 2020. To read...
Tuesday Insight – November 19, 2019
Mass Modifications - Mass Modifications are government-initiated modifications that occur when a uniform change occurs schedule-wide. A prime example is a refresh to the terms and conditions of your contract. If you have problems accessing the Mass Modification...
Tuesday Insight – November 12, 2019
GSA Guidance on Use of OLMs for Travel - GSA has provided additional guidance on its Order Level Material (OLM) information page on whether travel may be considered an OLM. According to GSA- Travel may be considered an OLM (see GSAR clause 552.238-115) or it may be...
Tuesday Insight – October 15, 2019
DLA, GSA partner to streamline supply chain logistics, advance acquisition - The Defense Logistics Agency announced on October 9, 2019 that as part of a government-wide effort to increase efficiencies and effectiveness of the national supply chain, the Defense...
Tuesday Insight – October 8, 2019
GSA’s E-Commerce Portal Program Is Here: What the New Solicitation Means for Government Contractors - After nearly two years of planning, GSA has released an RFP seeking prototypes of online shopping portals that would allow federal customers to buy COTS items from...
Tuesday Insight – October 1, 2019
GAO Explores Options to Increase Opportunities for Mid-sized Businesses - On September 20, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report on mid-sized businesses, their performance in the Federal market and options to increase opportunities for new...
Tuesday Insight – September 24, 2019
GSA Decommissioning FBO on Nov. 8 - On November 8, 2019, FedBizOps.gov (FBO.gov) is set to decommission. All functionality from FBO.gov will be migrated to beta.SAM.gov. According to GSA, this migration will make the contract opportunities portal more user-friendly. ...
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