This post contains more information about when Authorized Negotiators can expect to move to the FAS Catalog Platform (FCP). As a reminder, the FCP is the planned replacement for the Schedule Input Program (SIP) and is currently being piloted by a subset of contractors...
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Off the Shelf – August 31st, 2023: An Update on the MAS Program
This week on Off the Shelf, Bill Gormley, President of The Gormley Group, provides an update on the MAS program, including processing Economic Price Adjustments (EPA) and other modifications. Along these lines, Gormley shares the latest on the handling of price...
Program Update: OASIS+ Amendment 0002 Overview Video, Upcoming OSP Webinars, Q&A and Amendment 0003 Planning
Amendment 0002 Overview Video GSA’s Office of Professional Services and Human Capital (PSHC) has released a video recording and slide deck featuring highlights from OASIS+ Amendment 0002. These resources are attached to all six OASIS+ Request for Proposals (RFPs) on...
OASIS+ Submission Portal (Symphony) Demonstration Webinar Hosted by GSA
GSA is committed to ensure all offerors have information they need to successfully upload proposals in the OSP system. Beginning the week of August 21, 2023, PSHC will host optional weekly OASIS+ Submission Portal (OSP) webinars to review frequently asked questions...
OASIS+ Amendment 0002, Industry Q&As, and OASIS+ Submission Portal Updates
On August 15, 2023, GSA’s Office of Professional Services and Human Capital (PSHC) issued Amendment 0002 for all six OASIS+ Request for Proposals (RFPs), released the first round of responses to industry questions, and made updates to the OASIS+ Submission Portal...
Off the Shelf – July 18th, 2023: The Impact of the False Claims Act
This week Peter Hutt, partner at Covington & Burling LLP, joins Off the Shelf for an in-depth discussion of the False Claims Act, including the basics of the law and its impact in the government contracts market. Hutt lays out the history of the law, including...
Tuesday Insight – August 15th, 2023: GSA OASIS+ Program Update
GSA thanks our industry partners for your continued patience. GSA’s Office of Professional Services and Human Capital (PSHC) plans to release a program update no later than the week of August 14 that will include: The first batch of answers to the more than 4,500...
Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Pricing Paradoxes
“Fair and Reasonable” MAS contract level pricing is impacted by a host of factors. These include federal and commercial market conditions, government versus commercial contract terms and conditions, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the General Services...
SBA Puts “Temporary Pause” on New 8(a) Program Application Submissions
SBA Puts “Temporary Pause” on New 8(a) Program Application Submissions The SBA’s Office of Government Contracting and Business Development, the office that handles the 8(a) Business Development Program applications, has just confirmed that SBA has “temporarily paused”...
Tuesday Insight – August 8th, 2023: Government Contractors Grapple with Enforcement Challenges of TikTok Ban
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...
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!