by Julio Cardenas | Industry News
GSA eBuy Rolls Out August 2020 Update On August 1st, 2020, the General Services Administration had rolled out an eBuy update that allows contractors to select subgroups to some popular SINs awarded on contract. Customers are still able to release opportunities by...
by Julio Cardenas | B2G Marketing Tips, Industry News
GSA ADDS EXCEPTION TO TRADE AGREEMENTS UPDATE: An addendum was released that extends the applicability date of SPE Memorandum SPE-2020-11. Originally 7/1/2020, the applicability date was extended to 8/1/2020. GSA has once again issued another addendum to this...
by Julio Cardenas | GSA Audit Defense
It is time for GSA Schedule holders to report sales again. This month/quarter, you will notice that there has been a change to the sales reporting options. If you have accepted the MAS conversion A812 mass modification, you will notice that the SRP lists both legacy...
by Julio Cardenas | GSA Audit Defense, Resource
What is TAA Compliance? (Updated: June 2019 ) How do you know if you are TAA Compliant? TAA refers to the Trade Agreement Act. Under 19 USC 2501 Trade Agreements Act government agencies may only purchase US-made or designated country end products or US or designated...
by Julio Cardenas | Industry News
GSA’s Sales Reporting System Open to All As reported last month and in emails that you may have already received from GSA; GSA’s legacy sales reporting system is being terminated and existing users are being transitioned over to the FAS Sales Reporting System (SRP)....
by Julio Cardenas | GSA Audit Defense, Industry News
72A to be Terminated This Year (May 20, 2019 Update: Register For the New FAS Sales Reporting System) As many GSA Schedule contractors are aware by now, GSA will be retiring the 72a Sales Reporting System and will require current users to make a switch to the new FAS...
by Julio Cardenas | Industry News
GSA Discontinues its Formatted Product Tool (FPT) Pilot Program GSA has distributed its announcement about the agency’s decision to discontinue its Formatted Product Tool pilot program. Just as I was, contractors falling under the 58 I, 72, and 66 GSA schedule program...
by Julio Cardenas | B2G Marketing Tips
Become a Supplier on DLA’s eCommerce Platform. FedMall is the redesigned successor of the DLA eMall program; a successful 20-year purchasing program. FedMall is an eCommerce platform which hosts millions of products that are available for purchase by authorized...
by Julio Cardenas | Industry News
On May 18, House Armed Services Committee Chairman, Congressman Thornberry introduced the Defense Acquisition Streamlining and Transparency Act (HR 2511), which aims to modernize how the Department of Defense (DoD) procures goods and services. The draft legislation...
by Julio Cardenas | Industry News
Fraudulent Purchase Orders for IT-Related Commodity Items The Texas Comptroller’s office is sending out notifications advising contractors of several confirmed instances of fraudulent purchase orders being distributed to vendors without the agencies’ authorization. ...
by Julio Cardenas | Coley Community
Jack Coley meets with Mayor Ivy Taylor to discuss Military Veteran transition assistance ideas for San Antonio. Jack introduced Force+, our Military Veteran-focused, Transition Management Platform, designed by Veterans, that enhance a community’s ability to...
by Julio Cardenas | B2G Marketing Tips
Get Started now to List your Products on FedMALL As more and more agencies are being directed to the DOD FedMALL platform, many vendors have been looking for ways to place their product catalog on this booming platform. DOD FEDMALL is an eCommerce site in which...
by Julio Cardenas | Resource
Digital Certificates: Don’t let this delay your success! All GSA Schedule holders and new offerors who wish to do business with the GSA Federal Supply Schedule program must have a digital certificate to access various GSA systems that are essential for continued...
by Julio Cardenas | Resource
CAGE Code stands for Commercial and Government Entity code. The Department of Defense’s Defense Logistics Agency, (DLA) assigns the five-character ID and uses alpha numeric identifier is assigned to entities located in the United States and its’ territories. How is a...
by Julio Cardenas | B2G Marketing Tips, Industry News
The annual GSA Supply Acquisition Center Industry Days will be held in just a few months. The couple of days will be geared towards those who have a schedule 73, 56, or 66 contract. The event will take place on: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 8:00 AM to Thursday,...