GSA plans to release Solicitation Refresh 10 to the MAS Schedule, with this refresh GSA is making significant changes to the GSA Packaged Furniture Program. GSA is planning on releasing Refresh 10 on March 31, 2022. These changes are the result of a GSA Office of...
Resources
GSA Packaged Office Meeting Powerpoint – March 23, 2022
Packaged Furnitire Program Industry Meeting Slides - March 23 2022
Tuesday Insight – March 22nd, 2022: To Address The Impact of Inflation, GSA Issues Acquisition Letter to Reduce Restrictions on EPA Price Increases on GSA Contracts
On Thursday, March 17, 2022, GSA issued an Acquisition Letter (the Letter) —effective immediately—to allow for greater flexibility to increase prices on GSA contracts that include certain Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) clauses, and to establish a temporary moratorium...
Tuesday Insight – March 15, 2022: Biden Signs Stopgap Funding Bill to Avert Shutdown
President Biden on Friday signed legislation to fund federal government operations in the short term, averting a government shutdown before a midnight deadline. The continuing resolution Biden signed funds the government through March 15, buying time for a sweeping...
Tuesday Insight – March 8, 2022: Biden Finalizes ‘Buy American’ Rule for Government Procurements
The Biden administration completed rules that would speed up federal procurement policies to require a higher level of American-made products. The new requirements, which President Biden highlighted during an event at the White House Friday, will mean that products...
The State of Government Contracting Programs – March 2nd, 2022
This week on Off the Shelf, Roger Waldron, President of the Coalition for Government Procurement (thecgp.org) interviewed Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners and discussed the state of the General Services Administration’s major governmentwide...
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Tuesday Insight – March 1st, 2022: Inflation and the Imperative of Acquisition Streamlining
At the end of last month, the “FAR & Beyond” blog focused on the impact of supply chain and inflation challenges on government contractors. The blog highlighted the urgent opportunity for GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program to address these challenges...
Updates and Actions Related to the Upcoming SAM and the New Unique Entity ID Changes
Starting Monday, April 4, 2022, the new Unique Entity ID (generated in SAM.gov) will be the official, governmentwide identifier used for federal awards. To reduce burden during the transition, there will be an automatic, 60-day extension for any existing SAM.gov...
Tuesday Insight – February 22nd, 2022: Coalition for Government Procurement Urges GSA to Address Inflation Under Federal Contracts
The Coalition for Government Procurement has asked the General Services Administration about its plans to address inflation on government contracts. “Inflation is negatively impacting GSA’s contractor and customer bases, limiting access to the commercial market and...
Ten Checkpoints - On the Way to Your GSA Schedule
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