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New Security Changes for GSA
Sunday evening GSA systems sent out a notification to all schedule holders that GSA systems have updated security for logins and that all GSA Contract vendors are required to reset their passwords before they will have access to GSA systems again. The new security...
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GSA Commercial Supplier Agreement Final Rule
The terms & conditions of standard Commercial Supplier Agreements (CSA) have been a point of frustrated negotiations in federal procurement for years. GSA has tried numerous times to create “fail charts” of terms that are at odds with the requirements set by...
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2018 Oasis on-Ramp IDIQ
OASIS IDIQ Contract Unrestricted on Ramp for 2018 for Pools 2 UPDATE: Pool 6 has closed as of June 2018. On May 9, 2018, GSA posted a pre-solicitation notice for an on-ramp for the OASIS indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Unrestricted (UNR) 5-year contract...
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Notice: Alleged Fraudulent Activity in SAM
Check your SAM Profile GSA is currently investigating alleged fraudulent activity on their System for Award Management (SAM) SAM.gov. Although it is believed that only a few registered entities are impacted, it is recommended, that registered entities check their bank...
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Introduction to The SBA’s Mentor-Protégé Program
A Path to Government Contracting One of the Small Business Administration’s mission is to continuously expand Federal contracting opportunities for Small Business. In 2016, they established the All Small Mentor-Protégé Program (ASMPP) to extend SBA approved...
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Leverage your GSA Schedule for State & Local Government Sales
You may not have considered all the ways that you can maximize the value of your GSA Schedule. Use your GSA Schedule contract to win State and Local business. There are direct and indirect means using your GSA Schedule as the contracting vehicle to sell to State and...
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New Draft Records Management Documents Seek Industry Feedback
The National Archives and Record Administration (NARA) with insight from GSA is working to develop two draft documents to create efficiencies in records management acquisition and they need your input. The program is the Federal Electronic Records Modernization...
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New Sick Leave Requirement for Federal Contractors
Executive Order 13706 – Paid Sick Leave for Workers on Federal Contracts The Department of Labor released the latest Wage Determinations covering the Service Contract Act (SCA, now known as the Service Contract Labor Standards) July 25, 2017. The wage determinations...
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TAA Threshold Changes
Effective January 24, 2018; DoD, GSA, and NASA issued a final rule amending the Trade Agreement Act Thresholds. The threshold establish trigger points as which each trade agreement becomes effective for federal acquisitions. However, Federal Supply Schedules (GSA),...
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Micro-Purchase Changes to Threshold Can Increase Your Government Sales
Thanks to a recent change in the micro-purchase threshold if you sell products, training, or off-the-shelf solutions to any civilian agency (non-DoD), your competition was just significantly reduced! Last month, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act...
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GSA’s Approach to Launching an e-Commerce Platform
As part of our ongoing effort to keep our clients informed of changes in Federal contracting that affect their business, we wanted to tell you about a potentially important change. The Government is looking at doing business along the lines of an “Amazon-type”...
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Government Contractors Preparing for the Looming Shutdown
If Congress fails to pass an appropriations bill or a continuing resolution to fund the federal government by midnight January 19, 2018, Federal law mandates a partial government shutdown. Government Shutdowns are nothing new to contractors. As described before on our...
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51V Hardware Superstore SIN Restructuring
GSA Schedule 51 V just released a statement that as of January 1, 2018, the Hardware Superstore schedule solicitation 6-FEC-E6-060173-B will have an enhanced SIN structure and consolidated SIN offerings. The following SINS on Schedule 51V are to be combined and...
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Schedule 75 Will Re-Open to New Vendors!
GSA announced that they will finally be re-opening the Office Supply Schedule to new vendors and include enhanced SINs. Although a date is not set, the opening of Schedule 75 to new vendors is imminent and will be seen in the next solicitation refresh. The office...
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Are You TAA Compliant? Vendor Fined $6 Million
Capitol Supply, Inc. was fined more than $6m in penalties and fees for lacking proper procedures to track country of origin compliance. Under the Qui Tam provision, the original whistleblower act, a former employee alleged that Capitol Supply falsely certified...
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FAQs of GSA Advantage Order Cancellations
To be successful in the federal marketplace, you must effectively sell your company’s offerings in a highly competitive market and stand out among other contractors - just having a GSA Schedule does not guarantee sales. Beyond sales, contractors must continue to...
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Get Me Out of TDR!
If you were mandated to accept the Transactional Data Reporting provisions there is now a path to reverse to legacy clauses. As stated by Mary Davie, Acting Deputy Commissioner of FAS, GSA has decided to make the Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) Pilot Program...
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What Products are Purchased Through BuyBoard?
Athletic, Physical Education Supplies and Equipment Athletic clothing, shoes and uniforms, fitness equipment, gymnasium seating, scoreboards, washers and dryers Auction Services (On-Line Only) On-Line auction services for the disposal of surplus personal property and...
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