The General Services Administration is driving what it hopes to be a final nail in the LPTA coffin. As one of three major acquisition policy changes GSA is seeking over the next year, the proposal would remove language in the schedules program that many blame for why...
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Advanced Notice for MAS Refresh 18 and Upcoming Mass Modification – November 2023
The General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) is planning to issue GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001 - Refresh # 18 and an associated mass modification (mass mod) to all existing contracts in December 2023....
Tuesday Insight – November 21st, 2023: GSA Issues a Proposed Rule to Permanently Maintain the Pandemic-Era Changes to the Economic Price Adjustment Clause
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,...
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...
The Gormley Group Provides NASA SEWP VI Consulting Services – November 2023
The Gormley Group is pleased to announce that we are supporting clients with NASA SEWP (Solutions for Enterprise-wide Procurement), which is a government-wide, multiple-award, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) acquisition program for Information...
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...
OASIS+ Submission Portal Update – October 2023
The Program Update is to notify industry that the OASIS+ Submission Portal (OSP) updates outlined in Amendment 0005 for all six OASIS+ Requests for Proposals (RFPs) have been completed. The following OSP/Symphony functionality updates have been made: Added a field to...
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!