Please see the below updates within Refresh 21 (Mass Mod A883), see the attached documents that explain the changes to the solicitation. Mass Modifications are administrative modifications that occur whenever the solicitation has been updated with new regulatory...
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CMAS: New Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Requirements
The State of California seeks to realize the potential benefits of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) through the development and deployment of GenAI tools, while balancing the risks of these new technologies. GenAI is defined as the class of AI models that...
Tuesday Insight, May 28th, 2024: NASA SEWP VI RFP Drops
NASA today released the SEWP VI RFP and can be found here, the current RFP submission date is July 11th, 2024 by Noon EST. The originally estimated timeline for submission was originally planned by NASA to be 60 days, but given the newly released due date vendors...
Tuesday Insight, May 21st, 2024: The Benefits of ‘Best Value’ for Small Businesses in the Federal Market
As discussed previously 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...
Program Update: Check out GSA’s New OASIS+ Website, Ordering Guide and Upcoming Training!
GSA’s Office of Professional Services and Human Capital Categories (PSHC) and the OASIS+ program are excited to share that we have launched the first phase of our new OASIS+ website. This site is designed to provide buyers and sellers the information they need to...
Tuesday Insight, May 14th, 2024: Advanced Notice for MAS Refresh 21 and Upcoming Mass Modification
The General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) is planning to issue GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001 - Refresh # 21 and an associated mass modification (mass mod) to all existing contracts in May 2024. NOTE:...
Tuesday Insight, May 7th, 2024: The Unintended Consequences of Policy and Data Overreach
No discussion of the effective administration of Federal procurement can ignore the reality that the Executive Branch and Congress have leveraged the procurement system to affect important social policy goals. For example, leveraging takes place through the...
OASIS+ Post-Closing Amendment 0006 – May 2024
On April 22, 2024, GSA’s Office of Professional Services and Human Capital Categories (PSHC) released Amendment 0006 in compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Case 2020-11, as prescribed in FAR 4.2306(c), and to incorporate solicitation changes to update...
Tuesday Insight, April 30th, 2024: Attention MAS Contractors: MAS Consolidation Phase 3 FY24 Plans
Attention from GSA all current MAS Contractors! If you have two or more MAS contracts with the same Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), you may be a part of MAS Consolidation Phase 3 and need to take action to get down to one contract. Contractors who have not yet...
Trends in Federal Procurement
This week Jason Miller, executive editor at Federal News Network, joins Roger Waldron, President, Coalition for Government Procurement on Off the Shelf, for a wide-ranging discussion of the policies, regulations, legislation, trends, and programs shaping the federal...
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!