Concerns about NASA’s sixth iteration of its governmentwide acquisition contract known as SEWP have been bubbling underneath the surface for much of the past few months. Industry experts have quietly been wringing their collective hands over NASA’s plans for the small...
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Tuesday Insight – January 16th, 2024: White House Reveals Better Contracting Initiative
Echoing the Obama administration’s Better Buying Initiative, and as a next phase in the federal government’s enterprise approach to procurement, the Biden administration announced the Better Contracting Initiative — a four-pronged initiative designed to ensure the...
View from Main Street: Size Recertification Consternation
Updates on Timely Topics Impacting the Government Contracting Industry from Vice President of Acquisition Policy, Ken Dodds of the Coalition for Government Procurement (www.thecgp.org) In a recent bid protest, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) had a...
Tuesday Insight – January 9th, 2024 New Year, New Rules for GSA Contracting Officers
The new year brings in new rules for the General Services Administration contracting officers. Before awarding a contract to a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), contracting officers at the GSA must do one of two things starting in 2024: Either...
The Department of Defense Releases Proposed CMMC Rule – January 2024
The Department of Defense (“DoD”) has released a draft of its proposed Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (“CMMC”) Program rule just in time for the holidays. The rule—which is scheduled to be published December 26, 2023—is over 200 pages, and we will publish...
Tuesday Insight – January 2nd, 2024: GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service Achieves $100 Billion Status
For the first time ever, the Federal Acquisition Service in the General Services Administration topped $100 billion in revenue last fiscal year. That is $10 billion more than FAS brought in during fiscal 2022. Tom Howder, the current deputy and soon-to-be acting...
Ascend: The Newest Addition to GSA’s Cloud Portfolio – December 2023
Government agencies face a highly complex and evolving marketplace when it comes to acquiring cloud solutions. Navigating the security, data ownership, terms & conditions, and operational practices for acquiring and administering these solutions is difficult and...
Tuesday Insight – December 26, 2023: GSA OASIS+ Program Holiday Updates
Happy Holidays from GSA’s Office of Professional Services and Human Capital Categories (PSHC) OASIS+ Program. The past year was filled with significant milestones issuing and closing the initial proposal submission period for all six OASIS+ Request for Proposals...
Tuesday Insight – December 19th, 2023: GSA Introduces New SIN Subgroup for 518210DC – NARA-Compliant Digitization Services for Federal Records
A new GSA SIN Subgroup has been created under 518210DC: “NARA-Compliant Digitization Services for Federal Records.” NARA recently published digitization regulations for permanent records. This Subgroup under 518210DC allows contractors to better highlight to agencies...
Off the Shelf – December 2023: The Procurement News of the Day
Jason Miller, executive editor of Federal News Network, joins Off the Shelf for a wide-ranging discussion of the procurement news of the day. Miller shares his thoughts and analysis of key procurements like the Department of Veterans Affairs’ recent VA TGN2 awards and...
Ten Checkpoints - On the Way to Your GSA Schedule
Download our new step-by-step guide to learn the process for getting your own GSA Schedule!