On July 16, the General Services Administration published via its website 16 legislative proposals that the Office of Management and Budget transmitted to the 119th Congress. Legislative proposal No. 11, “Providing Best Value Through the Multiple Award Schedule...
GSA and VA Schedule Policy Updates
Off the Shelf: The Implementation of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul August 2025
This week’s guest on Roger Waldron's (President of the Coalition for Government Procurement) Off the Shelf, is Ken Dodds, executive vice president, and general counsel for the Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement. During the show, Dodds shares his...
VA Federal Supply Schedule Service Joins the GSA Interact Community – August 2025
The VA FSS program has launched a new online resource to communicate with industry about new requirements, initiatives and other developments related to VA FSS contracts. To visit the site and register to receive email alerts when content is posted, go to the VA FSS...
VA Sets New Rules for Contracts Worth More Than $10 Million – May 2025
The Veterans Affairs Department is turning up the scrutiny for all of its information technology, professional services and any other new contracts valued at least at $10 million. A new memo from Joseph Maletta, the acting principal executive director in the Office of...
Tuesday Insight – February 4, 2025: SBA Resets Some Small Business Goals for 2025
The Small Business Administration removed agency specific prime contracting goals for prime awards to small disadvantaged businesses. Agencies have some new small business contracting goals for fiscal 2025 and they are more in line with traditional targets. The Small...
Tip of the Month – February/March 2025: GSA Advantage Transition to FCP Expands in 2025
GSA Advantage Transition to FCP Expands in 2025 The FAS Catalog Platform (FCP) is a web-based application that is intended to replace GSA’s legacy Schedule Input Program (SIP) and EDI-832 by integrating the GSA Advantage data management function within the eMod...
Upcoming Transition of VA FSS Sales Reporting and Industrial Funding Fee Remittance Portal
Upcoming Transition of VA FSS Sales Reporting and Industrial Funding Fee Remittance Portal VA FSS is working in collaboration with General Services Administration (GSA) to modernize systems, standardize processes, and streamline the user experience. As part of these...
Off the Shelf – June 8th, 2023: A GSA Acquisition Policy Update
Jeff Koses, senior procurement executive at the General Services Administration, joined host Roger Waldron on this week’s Off the Shelf to give an update on GSA’s key acquisition policy priorities, including the latest on transactional data reporting (TDR), economic...
Removal of Highly Competitive Pricing Language from GSA Solicitation
The GSA MAS solicitation had until recently included the following price evaluation statement for determining pricing under GSA Schedule and that was followed by contracting officers in negotiations: GSA seeks to obtain the offer’s best price based on its evaluation...
‘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...
Ten Checkpoints - On the Way to Your GSA Schedule
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