As discussed previously in this FAR and Beyond blog, the General Services Administration (GSA) has proposed to amend the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) of 1984 to adjust the statutory authority for the Federal Supply Schedule (Schedule) program by clarifying...
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Tuesday Insight, May 14th, 2024: Advanced Notice for MAS Refresh 21 and Upcoming Mass Modification
The General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) is planning to issue GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001 - Refresh # 21 and an associated mass modification (mass mod) to all existing contracts in May 2024. NOTE:...
Tuesday Insight, May 7th, 2024: The Unintended Consequences of Policy and Data Overreach
No discussion of the effective administration of Federal procurement can ignore the reality that the Executive Branch and Congress have leveraged the procurement system to affect important social policy goals. For example, leveraging takes place through the...
Tuesday Insight, April 30th, 2024: Attention MAS Contractors: MAS Consolidation Phase 3 FY24 Plans
Attention from GSA all current MAS Contractors! If you have two or more MAS contracts with the same Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), you may be a part of MAS Consolidation Phase 3 and need to take action to get down to one contract. Contractors who have not yet...
Tuesday Insight, April 23rd, 2024: FAR & Beyond: Procurement Flow-downs Can’t be One-sided!
Flow-down requirements are a unique, yet ubiquitous, feature of the federal acquisition system. Flow-down requirements impact prime contractors, subcontractors, customer agencies, contracting activities, and contracting officers. The Federal Acquisition Regulation...
Tuesday Insight – March 26th, 2024: Advanced Notice for MAS Refresh 20 and Upcoming Mass Modification
The General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) is planning to issue GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001 - Refresh # 20 and an associated mass modification (mass mod) to all existing contracts in April 2024.....
Tuesday Insight – March 19th, 2024: GSA’s Plan for One-Stop Cloud Shop Takes Further Shape
The General Services Administration wants to bring in the entire ecosystem of companies involved in cloud computing, meaning more than just the hyperscale providers. The General Services Administration has opted to take a multiple-pool approach for its planned...
Tuesday Insight – March 12th, 2024: 6 Ways to Save Money on CMMC Certification Costs
The CMMC Proposed Rule released in December 2023 requires organizations who handle controlled unclassified information (CUI) to achieve CMMC Level 2 Certification. Over 95% of these organizations seeking Level 2 certification will be required to have an independent...
Tuesday Insight – March 5th, 2024: GSA Extends Policy Providing Schedules Inflation Relief
On February 28, 2024, GSA issued Supplement 4 to Acquisition Letter MV-22-04. The policy extends a moratorium on the enforcement of certain limitations contained in certain GSA economic price adjustment (EPA) contract clauses to December 31, 2024. In the supplement,...
Tuesday Insight – February 27th, 2024: What Would Best Value Mean for the Schedule?
As discussed two weeks ago in this FAR and Beyond blog, the General Services Administration (GSA) has proposed to amend the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) of 1984 to adjust the statutory authority for the Federal Supply Schedule (Schedule) program by clarifying...
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