The General Services Administration (GSA) conducts routine reviews of its acquisition regulations and acquisition policies and procedures. The review indicated a need to standardize and simplify the Schedule clause for economic price adjustments. The Schedule program,...
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Tuesday Insight – November 14th, 2023: DoD Mentor-Protégé Program Solidified under Proposed Rule
On October 25, 2023, the Department of Defense (DoD) published a Proposed Rule amending the Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and permanently authorizing the DoD Mentor-Protégé Program (DoD MP Program). In addition, the Proposed...
Tuesday Insight – November 7th, 2023: New GSA MAS Contract Mod “Close Contract For New Awards” Enhances Transparency
A new modification type, Close Contract for New Awards, is now available in eMod. This mod allows contractors to notify potential and current customers of their MAS contract status for accepting new orders due to end of contract period approaching, business issues, or...
Tuesday Insight – October 30th, 2023: Is Your GSA Contract Eligible for Transition to the New FAS Catalog Platform?
GSA has begun to notify eligible Schedule holders that are eligible for transition to the new FAS Catalog Platform (FCP), this will be GSA’s modern replacement for the Schedule Input Program (SIP). The FCP is a new application that GSA hopes will streamline the...
Tuesday Insight – October 24th, 2023: The GSA FAS Realignment: Opportunities for ‘Dead Easy?’
With the start of the new fiscal year (FY24), the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) launched its much-anticipated organizational realignment. The realignment breaks down regional stovepipes across FAS, creating a more customer focused structure to support federal...
Tuesday Insight – October 17th, 2023: Mark Your Calendars: EEO-1 Reporting Season Is Almost Here!
Ready or not, reporting season is right around the corner. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced that the 2022 EEO-Component 1 data collection will open on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, and the deadline for employers to file is Tuesday,...
Tuesday Insight – October 10th, 2023: DOL Increases Hourly Minimum Wage to $17.20 for Federal Contractors Starting January 1, 2024
Beginning on January 1, 2024, Executive Order 14026 (Order) will raise the minimum wage for workers performing work on or in connection with covered contracts to from $16.20 to $17.20 per hour, a second year of a significant adjustment to the minimum wage for service...
Tuesday Insight – October 3rd, 2023: Federal Acquisition Service’s New Structure Seeks to Break Down Long-Held Fiefdoms
Over the last 18 months, the General Services Administration has been asking some hard questions, mostly about itself. What does the Federal Acquisition Service need to look like? Does the current regional structure make sense anymore? A group of leaders and employees...
Tuesday Insight – September 26th, 2023: OASIS+ Proposal Submission Due Date Extension
he GSA’s Office of Professional Services and Human Capital Categories (PSHC) will extend the proposal submission period for all six OASIS+ Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to October 20, 2023, at 4:00 PM EDT. The official amendment will be posted before September 22,...
Tuesday Insight – September 19th, 2023: Program Update: OASIS+ Amendment 0004
On September 14, 2023, GSA’s Office of Professional Services and Human Capital Categories (PSHC) released Amendment 0004 for all six OASIS+ Request for Proposals (RFPs) on SAM.gov. Amendment 0004 This amendment reflects the following clarifying instructions for all...
Ten Checkpoints - On the Way to Your GSA Schedule
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