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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Attention VA Schedule Holders Sales Reporting Now Live under the GSA Sales Reporting Portal (SRP) – April 2024
The VA announced that its transition into the Sales Reporting Portal (SRP) has gone live effective April 1, 2024. So, moving forward, all VA clients will need to report their sales via SRP similar to how GSA contract holders. In reviewing the system this morning and...
GSA Extends Policy Providing Schedules Inflation Relief – February 2024
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,...
Off the Shelf – February 2024: An Update on FAS
This week on Off the Shelf, Bill Gormley, president of the Gormley Group, provides the latest update on the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), including his thoughts on the FAS reorganization and what it means for customer agencies, GSA, and industry. Bill Gormley,...
Tuesday Insight – February 20th, 2024: Providing Best Value Through the Multiple Award Schedule
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the codification of the General Services Administration’s Multiple Award Schedule program in the Competition in Contracting Act, CICA (it’s a ruby anniversary in case you were wondering). The MAS is the Federal Government’s...
DoD’s Proposed CMMC Rule: Groundhog Day… or a Final Rule in the Works? – February 2024
On December 26, 2023, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) belatedly gifted defense contractors and subcontractors a Proposed Rule on the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (“CMMC”) Program. DoD also released eight CMMC guidance documents, providing interested...
Tuesday Insight – February 13th, 2024: GSA Marks Key Milestone in Schedules Modernization Effort
The General Services Administration’s (GSA) third attempt to modernize the catalog management system running on its Advantage! program seems to have finally hit the right mark. GSA is expanding the number of users of the new FAS Catalog Platform (FCP) after a...
New SIN Subgroup for 518210DC- “NARA-Compliant Digitization Services for Federal Records” – February 2024
From the GSA MAS Office Management Category - NARA recently published digitization regulations for permanent records. This Subgroup under 518210DC allows contractors to better highlight to agencies that they have the capabilities in order to meet their records...
Tuesday Insight – February 6th, 2024: A Contract Modification is required for Joint Ventures Awarded Prior to MAS Refresh 16
Reminder: As per mass modification A863, Joint Ventures (JV) awarded MAS contracts prior to May 19, 2023 must complete and submit a modification request via eMod to conform with the JV specific requirements outlined in MAS Solicitation Refresh 16. The modification...
Enhancing Transparency: GSA’s New TDR Fields & Data Quality Initiatives – January 2024
Introduction In November 2023, the White House announced its governmentwide Better Contracting Initiative (BCI) to ensure the federal government is getting better terms and prices when purchasing goods and services. A key component of the BCI is leveraging data across...
Ten Checkpoints - On the Way to Your GSA Schedule
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