by Dan Coley | Industry News
In November 2020, The General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) will issue GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001 to incorporate a few new changes. Following the release of the solicitation refresh, all GSA...
by Dan Coley | Industry News
Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have joined together to propose modifying the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to apply Executive Order (E.O) 13881, Maximizing Use of...
by Dan Coley | B2G Marketing Tips, Industry News
GSA published the final solicitation for their next large IDIQ, ASTRO. ASTRO will be one of the largest IDIQ’s in the coming years, including up to 450 contractors and an undefined ceiling. ASTRO will cover ten distinct pools covering manned, unmanned, and optionally...
by Dan Coley | Industry News
In keeping with initiatives created under the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (21st Century IDEA), it was recently announced that Contract Data Reports for Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) users are being moved to beta.SAM.gov. FPDS is a free...
by Dan Coley | Industry News
China has approved stricter national security measures against citizen of Hong Kong., The US fears the new security measures increase the risk that sensitive US technology can be obtained by mainland China and the US Commerce Department has already approved suspending...
by Dan Coley | Industry News, Resource
Recently, much has been written regarding Coronavirus relief options for small businesses through traditional SBA funding and several new temporary programs established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Important information about each...
by Dan Coley | Industry News
With COVID-19 spreading to more people daily and with the emergency declarations that have been enacted, it’s likely that your business will be impacted as well. As a government contractor, your business has contractual obligations that could become difficult to...
by Dan Coley | GSA Audit Defense, Industry News
GSA Interact has released a helpful guide to prepare for the upcoming mass modification being released this Friday: https://interact.gsa.gov/document/prepare-upcoming-mass-mod-13120-mass-mod-checklist GSA covers three central topics to what to consider before, during,...
by Dan Coley | Industry News
As GSA moves from 24 separate schedules to one Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) they are beginning to release some concrete dates. For an updated timeline, visit our “Guide to Prepare for MASS Modifications.” The MAS transition has always been defined as a...
by Dan Coley | Industry News
GSA combined 24 separate GSA schedules into one large schedule titled the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) October 01, 2019. All new offers submitted after that date were submitted against the MAS solicitation. For legacy contractors, GSA is planning on releasing the...
by Dan Coley | Industry News
GSA announced earlier this year they would be moving away from the proprietary Dun & Bradstreet’s Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) in favor of an internally developed and managed Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). GSA has been extracting itself from commercial...
by Dan Coley | GSA Audit Defense, Industry News
When submitting a GSA Schedule Offer, GSA requires that you provide evidence of successful past performance. Typically, this requirement has been satisfied by ordering an Open Ratings Past Performance Report through D&B. However, as of Dec 6, 2019, D&B is no...
by Dan Coley | Industry News
Everything You Thought You Knew About GSA Schedules is Changing. GSA is rolling 24 GSA Schedules into one Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) that will include 12 large categories, 83 subcategories, and 316 Special Item Numbers SINS. To add to the complexity of this...
by Dan Coley | B2G Marketing Tips
As Florida begins to prepare for the swiftly approaching hurricane Dorian, disaster preparation and recovery by local and state government has become an increasingly relevant topic. The result of natural disasters can be devastating, and government officials are...
by Dan Coley | Industry News
SBA Proposed Rule to Size Standards extends calculations from average of three year of receipts to five years. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) posted a proposed rule to modify its method for calculating annual average receipts used to determine size...
