GSA Schedule Resources
Tuesday Insight – February 13th, 2024: GSA Marks Key Milestone in Schedules Modernization Effort
The General Services Administration’s (GSA) third attempt to modernize the catalog management system running on its Advantage! program seems to have finally hit the right mark. GSA is expanding the number of users of the new FAS Catalog Platform (FCP) after a...
New SIN Subgroup for 518210DC- “NARA-Compliant Digitization Services for Federal Records” – February 2024
From the GSA MAS Office Management Category - NARA recently published digitization regulations for permanent records. This Subgroup under 518210DC allows contractors to better highlight to agencies that they have the capabilities in order to meet their records...
Tuesday Insight – February 6th, 2024: A Contract Modification is required for Joint Ventures Awarded Prior to MAS Refresh 16
Reminder: As per mass modification A863, Joint Ventures (JV) awarded MAS contracts prior to May 19, 2023 must complete and submit a modification request via eMod to conform with the JV specific requirements outlined in MAS Solicitation Refresh 16. The modification...
Enhancing Transparency: GSA’s New TDR Fields & Data Quality Initiatives – January 2024
Introduction In November 2023, the White House announced its governmentwide Better Contracting Initiative (BCI) to ensure the federal government is getting better terms and prices when purchasing goods and services. A key component of the BCI is leveraging data across...
OMB Directs Agencies to Apply Small Business “Rule of Two” to Task & Delivery Orders – January 2024
In a memorandum issued on January 25, the Office of Management and Budget has ordered executive agencies to apply the FAR's small business "rule of two" to task and delivery orders competed under multiple-award contracts. It's a change that, when enacted, could--and...
Tuesday Insight – January 30th, 2024: Procurement trends at the VA
Greg Giddens, co-founder and partner at Potomac Ridge Consulting, joins Off the Shelf for a discussion of the key procurement trends at the Department of Veterans Affairs (the VA). Giddens discusses the VA’s IT and supply chain modernization efforts, including the...
Updated GSA FAS Catalog Platform Updates – February 2024
Managing GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contracts can be a challenging and daunting undertaking for many companies seeking to do business with the Federal government. GSA, however, is seeking to simplify contract management through its new Formatted Catalog...
Tuesday Insight – January 23rd, 2024: Concerns Over NASA’s SEWP VI Small Business Strategy Come to Surface
Concerns about NASA’s sixth iteration of its governmentwide acquisition contract known as SEWP have been bubbling underneath the surface for much of the past few months. Industry experts have quietly been wringing their collective hands over NASA’s plans for the small...
Tuesday Insight – January 16th, 2024: White House Reveals Better Contracting Initiative
Echoing the Obama administration’s Better Buying Initiative, and as a next phase in the federal government’s enterprise approach to procurement, the Biden administration announced the Better Contracting Initiative — a four-pronged initiative designed to ensure the...
View from Main Street: Size Recertification Consternation
Updates on Timely Topics Impacting the Government Contracting Industry from Vice President of Acquisition Policy, Ken Dodds of the Coalition for Government Procurement (www.thecgp.org) In a recent bid protest, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) had a...
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