GSA Schedule Resources
Tuesday Insight – October 19, 2021: Handling Religious Accommodation Requests in the Wake of Increasing COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates
As COVID-19 vaccination mandates continue to increase across the country, employers are legally required to manage, and in some cases accommodate exemption requests. What to Know As COVID-19 vaccination mandates continue to increase across the country, employers are...
Tuesday Insight – October 12th, 2021: IMPORTANT: Upcoming Refresh/Mass Modification 8 for the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) and Other FAS Contract Vehicles to Implement EO 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors
GSA Schedule refreshes and issuance of mass modifications will began going out October 8th, 2021. FAS contract vehicles other than Schedules will also begin issuing electronic modifications beginning on or around October 15th. The purpose of the Planned Action...
Tuesday Insight – October 5th, 2021: A Deep Dive into the GSA MAS Schedule Program
Robin Bourne, Subject Matter Expert, Federal Acquisition, from The Gormley Group joined host Roger Waldron on this week’s Off the Shelf podcast for a deep dive into all things GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS). Bourne discussed the impact and importance of schedules...
TGG Alert – Sweeping Requirements for COVID-19 Workplace Safety Updated November 3, 2021
TGG Alert – Sweeping Requirements for COVID-19 Workplace Safety – November 3, 2021 To reduce the spread of COVID-19, the Federal Government is instituting significant requirements for Government contractors What is Required? Under the guidance issued by the Safer...
Possible Future of GSA’s Packaged Office Furniture Program
GSA Furniture & Furnishings Quality Partnership Council (QPC) Working Group: Potential Changes to the Packaged Furniture Program CTAs held on September 28, 2021. See the below GSA slide deck providing an overview of possible changes to the program: QPC Packaged...
Tuesday Insight – September 28th, 2021: GSA’s E-Commerce Portal Pilot Strategy, Opportunity to Enhance Competition
In June 2020, the General Services Administration launched an initial e-commerce portal proof-of-concept with the award of three contracts to e-marketplace platform providers for purchases below the micro-purchase threshold of $10,000. As GSA noted in announcing the...
Tuesday Insight – September 21st, 2021: Assessing Good Faith Efforts to Comply with a Small Business Subcontracting Plan
The Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) published a final rule, effective September 10, 2021, that updates the Federal Acquisition Regulation to conform to two changes regarding...
Tuesday Insight – September 7th, 2021: Agencies Are Implementing New COVID-19 Protocols for Contractors
Agencies are starting to implement and issue guidance to carry out the Biden administration’s vaccine attestation and testing protocols for onsite contractors. President Biden announced on July 29 that onsite federal contractors, as well as federal employees, must...
Tuesday Insight – August 31, 2021: What FAR Council Updates to Small Business Contracting Requirements Mean for Large and Small Business Contractors
The SBA made numerous changes to its regulations in the past year, but the FAR Council has largely failed to keep pace. Then, earlier this month, the FAR Council published three final rules to implement long-awaited changes to the FAR’s small business contracting...
Tuesday Insight – August 24th, 2021: Potential Changes to the GSA Packaged Furniture Program
BACKGROUND: In March 2021, the GSA Office of the Inspector General released the report detailing their findings after an audit of the GSA Packaged Office Furniture SIN 33721P. Since the release of that audit report, the GSA Integrated Workplace Acquisition Center that...
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