Government contractors providing software across the federal government’s supply chain will be required later this year to comply with a new Secure Software Design Framework (SSDF). The SSDF requires software vendors to attest to new security controls in the design of...
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‘Pathways’ to the GSA Federal Acquisition Service’s North Star Goals
‘Pathways’ to the Federal Acquisition Service’s North Star Goals In leading the General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), Commissioner Sonny Hashmi has established “North Star goals” for the organization in its efforts to support customer...
Tuesday Insight – May 23rd, 2023: Summary of GSA MAS Refresh 16 Changes – Released May 19, 2023
GSA released the GSA MAS solicitation Refresh 16 on May 19, 2023 via email to all GSA Schedule holders as Mass Mod A856. As a reminder Mass Modifications are administrative modifications that occur whenever the solicitation has been updated with new regulatory...
Tuesday Insight – May 16th, 2023: An Unnecessary, Counter-Productive GSA Schedule Marketplace Hurdle
The General Services Administration’s Acquisition Letter MV-22-02, Temporary Moratorium of Certain Limitations Contained in Certain GSA Economic Price Adjustment Contract Clauses, is a thoughtful effort to support stakeholders struggling to respond to the impact of...
Tuesday Insight – May 9th, 2023: GSA OASIS+ RFP Change and Delay
Due to an April 21, 2023 Court of Federal Claims ruling related to the GSA Polaris procurement indicated that GSA interpreted Section 876 of the 2018 Defense Authorization Act to broadly and as a result GSA will now need to make a significant change to the OASIS+...
Tuesday Insight – May 2nd, 2023: 6 Major Multibillion Dollar Tech Procurements to Watch in 2023
Contracts range in potential estimated value from $5 billion to $100 billion, according to government spending data and Deltek analysis. The following year is going to be a big one for the federal contracting community, as agencies bid out and award six major IT...
552.238-80 INDUSTRIAL FUNDING FEE AND SALES REPORTING (JUL 2020 – TAILORED JAN 2024)
Note: The Tailored, January 2024 version of this clause will not become effective until January 1, 2024. Until that time, the current tailored version remains in effect. (a) Reporting of Federal Supply Schedule Sales. The Contractor shall report all contract sales...
FAQs for VA FSS Transition to GSA’s SRP
Question Answer Why is VA moving sales reporting to GSAs FAS Sales Reporting Portal (SRP)? VA FSS is transitioning the reporting of sales and remittance of the IFF over to the new GSA’s FAS Sales Reporting Portal. This will standardize GSA and VA sales reporting...
VA FSS Sales Reporting Transition Update #2
The VA emailed all vendors holding a VA Schedule contract an email July 10, 2023 a Sales Reporting Transition Update #2 to highlight the upcoming changes to the legacy VA Sales Reporting System. Per the VA's first notification in March 2023, industry was informed that...
Overview of New GSA MAS SPEL Evaluation Process for Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) and Addition Modifications
GSA SPEL Mod Process Overview
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!