Industry groups are raising censorship and privacy concerns over a ban of popular social media app TikTok on devices used by government contractors. Industry groups have expressed privacy and censorship concerns over a federal ban that prohibits government contractors...
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Tuesday Insight – August 1st, 2023: Expect New Cybersecurity Rule in September, DOD Tells Contractors
The White House appears ready to review the proposed cybersecurity standard for defense companies. The Defense Department and Office of Management and Budget are now slating the release of a proposed Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification rule for September. The...
Tuesday Insight – July 25th, 2023: OASIS+ RFPs Q&As and OASIS+ Submission Portal Updates
On July 14, 2023, GSA officially closed the question and answer (Q&A) period for all six OASIS+ RFPs. The agency received more than 4,500 questions. GSA plans to release Q&A responses in batches in the coming weeks and will notify industry via SAM.gov and...
Tuesday Insight – July 18th, 2023: GSA IG: FAS Fails to Address Prohibited Telecom Items on MAS Contracts
The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) has failed to address prohibited telecom items offered on its Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contracts, “putting customers at risk of unauthorized surveillance of foreign adversaries,” the...
Tuesday Insight – July 11th, 2023: Overview of GSA Modification Processing Changes
GSA in introducing a new modification process pilot called “Standardized Pricing Evaluation Logic,” which GSA has abbreviated as SPEL. GSA is looking to standardize the modification process in order to provide more consistent results and answer regardless of the...
Tuesday Insight – July 4th, 2023: Leveraging the Collective Buying Power of the Government
Note: Opinion Expressed by The Coalition for Government Procurement Stay with me now, I know this is a long blog! It provides a perspective through an industry lens regarding its partnership with government. As a best practice, commercial firms leverage their buying...
Tuesday Insight – June 27th, 2023: GSA Releases Recorded Pre-solicitation Conference and Training for OASIS+ System for Proposal Submission (OSP)
GSA’s Office of Professional Services and Human Capital (PSHC) has released a recorded pre-proposal conference and a recorded training on the OASIS+ Submission Portal (OSP/Symphony) on SAM.gov. The optional pre-proposal conference provides an overview of the OASIS+...
Tuesday Insight – June 20th, 2023: GSA Releases Final OASIS+ Request for Proposals
UPDATE June 15th, 2023 GSA’s Office of Professional Services and Human Capital (PSHC) has released the final Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for six solicitations that encompass the OASIS+ program. This marks the final step in the acquisition phase of standing up the...
Tuesday Insight – June 13th, 2023 OASIS+ Final Solicitation Program Update
UPDATE June 8th, 2023 GSA’s Office of Professional Services and Human Capital (PSHC) thanked industry partners for patience as GSA wraps-up the final details of the acquisition strategy for OASIS+. We anticipate the final solicitations to be released on or about June...
Tuesday Insight – June 6th, 2023: Biden Signs Bill to Raise Debt Ceiling
President Biden on Saturday signed legislation to raise the debt ceiling into 2025 and avert a default, marking a significant bipartisan accomplishment amid divided government in Washington, D.C. The president signed the bill just days before Treasury officials warned...
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