by JF Bierlein | Industry News
For those following the OASIS + contracting vehicle, there have been several recent developments to report. On November 15, GSA posted a draft RFP for industry comment as well as an industry survey. How can you prepare for the upcoming OASIS Plus?
by JF Bierlein | Industry News
A newly proposed rule under The Fair Labor Standards Act could bring changes that affect Government contractors. While the rule is intended to avoid employers from misclassifying employees as independent contractors, its impacts to small businesses can be substantial. Everyone has an opportunity to provide feedback on this proposed rule. The deadline for comments is November 28, 2022.
by JF Bierlein | Resource
GSA’s office is currently working on a draft proposal for OASIS+ and continually releasing updates based on industry comments. The new OASIS+ will include many of the benefits of the renowned OASIS Multi-Agency contract with many added features and increased scope. The final is expected to be released in early 2023 if not sooner.
by JF Bierlein | B2G Marketing Tips, Industry News
SBA creates a path for small business to obtain credit for past performance as a member of joint venture and first-tier subcontrator. A move that will expand the opportunities that prior to this rule, emerging small businesses would not be able to pursue.
by JF Bierlein | Industry News
General Services Administration (GSA) is going to simplify cloud acquisitions through the new Ascend Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). This BPA is in addition to GSA cloud offerings in the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) and the Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts... 
by JF Bierlein | Industry News
The General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) is releasing an update to the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001 – Refresh #10 on March 31, 2022. There are several significant changes coming for vendors on the... 
by JF Bierlein | Resource
The SBA Mentor-Protégé Program (MPP) is designed to cultivate strong protégé firms through mentor-provided business development assistance, and to help protégés successfully compete for government contracts. As of November 16, 2020, the 8(a) Mentor-Protégé program and... 
by JF Bierlein | Resource
According to the Federal Acquisitions Regulation (FAR) 8.4, unsuccessful bidders are entitled to either a brief explanation of why they were not chosen or a debriefing. Brief Explanations vs. Debriefings What are the differences? For starters, the time frame for... 
by JF Bierlein | GSA Audit Defense, Industry News
To improve customer satisfaction, the GSA is creating new penalties on contractors not reporting timely order status updates for purchases placed on GSA Advantage!. GSA Schedule holders that do not report order status may have their catalogs removed beginning October... 
by JF Bierlein | Industry News, Resource
Beginning January 30, 2022, federal agencies will start incorporating the $15 minimum wage in new contract solicitations and will be required to have it incorporated in all contracts by March 30, 2022. Any ongoing contracts will have the wage requirement at the option.
by JF Bierlein | GSA Audit Defense
The Fair Labor Standards Act has been revised by the Department of Labor to help distinguish between employees and independent contractors.
by JF Bierlein | Coley Community, Industry News
On December 31, the GSA released a draft RFP for a Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) intended for small business IT services-based solutions providers, including small businesses, HUBZone, and Women-Owned Small Business firms.
by JF Bierlein | Coley Community, Industry News
The New LPTA Rule responds to Small Business’ complaints and narrows the definition of circumstances in which LPTA may be used.
by JF Bierlein | Industry News
On October 31, 2019 President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order (Executive Order on Improving Federal Contractor Operations by Revoking Executive Order 13495), which repeals the previous obligation of successor Federal contractors to offer qualified predecessor... 
by JF Bierlein | B2G Marketing Tips, Resource
A BPA, or Blanket Purchase Agreement, is a “funnel” to narrow competition to a few GSA Schedule (or VA FSS) Contractors. Per the Federal Acquisition Regulation 8.405-3 it is designed to fill the Government’s recurring needs for a Government contractor’s specific goods... 