GSA Schedule Resources

The Latest Trends in ProcurementThis week on Off the Shelf,  Bill Gormley, president of the Gormley Group and chair of the Coalition for Government Procurement, provides and update on current trends in the federal procurement market. Gormley focuses his comments  on...

DOD gets Temporary Waiver from Chinese Tech BanThe Department of Defense has been granted a temporary reprieve from a law that bans the entire government from contracting with companies that use the technology of five major Chinese companies and their subsidiaries,...

Multi-Factor Authentication Replace Digital Certification and PIN Requirements for Signing GSA Mass ModificationsThe General Services Administration (GSA) announced the elimination of the digital certification requirement for mass modifications, which will be replaced...

GSA MAS Consolidation Moves Into Final Phase to Consolidate All Contractors Down to One ContractThe U.S. General Services Administration today announced the successful completion of the second phase of its Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) consolidation, a three part...

SBA looks to tighten up certification process for women-owned small businesses - Women-owned small businesses, take note: the Small Business Administration is changing the certification process for doing business with the federal government.  Following a 2015 mandate...

Helpful Hints for beta.SAM.gov: Searching by Phrase - GSA makes regular updates to beta.SAM.gov to improve your experience, such as recently improving the Help section.  Following are some of the big changes they have made to help you get more relevant...

VA Increased MPT and SAT Extended through Sept 30  The VA had originally provided the following Emergency Acquisition flexibilities due to COVID-19 through June 30, 2020: The micro-purchase threshold is increased to $20,000 for goods and services purchased in the...