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... 
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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,... 
by Julio Cardenas | GSA Audit Defense, Industry News
As of November 23, 2015, contractors will now be able to upload duplicate Manufacturer Part Numbers (MPNs) to GSA Advantage. With this change, it will be unnecessary to manipulate MPNs when a contractor has multiple manufacturers that happen to have the same MPN. As a... by Julio Cardenas | GSA Audit Defense
On Labor Day, President Obama passed an Executive Order requiring Federal Contractors to provide all employees to paid sick leave. The order establishes a ratio of 1 hour of accumulated sick leave for every 30 hours worked on a Federal contract or seven days a year.... by Julio Cardenas | Industry News
New Mass Modifications to accommodate the new Professional Services Schedule GSA Interact has recently announced an important update regarding necessary actions to contractors who are migrating over to the Professional Services Schedule (PSS). As you know, the PSS is... by Julio Cardenas | Industry News
Professional Services Schedule Updates To recap, the new Professional Services Schedule (PSS) is a new single Multiple Award Schedule (MAS). It was created to help provide total solutions for complex professional services requirements, as well as eliminating... 
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With 2015’s new Congress having settled in, new bills have been proposed, that could have an impact on contracting, programs in VA, and national healthcare. This article will break down the first wave of new bills recently introduced. Security Clearances The... by Julio Cardenas | B2G Marketing Tips
Emphasizing your company’s capability to accept government purchase cards can draw in more business. Purchase card transactions accounted for $26.4 billion of government purchases in fiscal year 2014. The Air Force used the card for nearly 1.5 million transactions and... by Julio Cardenas | Industry News
During the week of March 2, 2015, it is anticipated that the National Information Technology Commodity Program (NITCP) will release its Second Generation Multiple Award Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) draft solicitation. Vendors can expect to compete among five... by Julio Cardenas | B2G Marketing Tips
As the Federal government continues to focus on cutting acquisition costs by establishing a centralized purchasing platform, the term “Category Management” is gaining increasing traction in the Industry. The General Services Administration (GSA) is leading the... by Julio Cardenas | B2G Marketing Tips
How can losing a bid help you win? One characteristic of a winner is the ability to use a setback to gain humility, strength, and experience out of a defeat. No one in the business wishes to lose a bid, but in a competitive environment everyone experiences this, no...