Readiness Assessment & Pathway to Success – Updates with GSA Refresh 9
Effective December 17, 2021, existing and prospective contractors pursing GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule must be aware document requirement changes in MAS Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001 refresh 9. Updates to Pathways to Success and Readiness Assessment Under Refresh 9 All...
Report Order Status for GSA Advantage! Orders
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...
Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) Is Here to Stay
When GSA created a TDR pilot program, it was to reduce the administrative burden of the Basis of Award/Most Favored Customer discount relationship. TDR sought to unhitch the discount relationship restriction and allow vendors some flexibility commercially, while still...
Does the Fair Labor Standards Act Apply to Your Team?
The Fair Labor Standards Act has been revised by the Department of Labor to help distinguish between employees and independent contractors.
GSA Advanced Notice of Solicitation Refresh 6
GSA is set to release MAS Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001 – Refresh #6 to all existing GSA Schedules in May 2021. It is critical to review the refreshed solicitation in its entirety to understand the planned updates prior to accepting/competing the Mass Mod.
What Are The Service Contract Labor Standards?
The Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS), formerly known as the Service Contract Act (SCA), covers contracts entered into by Federal and District of Columbia agencies wherein the contract’s principal purpose is to furnish services in the U.S. through the use of...
GSA Schedule Consolidation Impact on Quarterly Sales Reporting
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...
Guide to Prepare for Mass Modifications
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,...
D&B No Longer Accepting Orders for Open Ratings Past Performance Reports – Now What?
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...
A List of TAA Designated Countries
What is TAA Compliance? (Updated: May 2021 ) 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...
New Consolidated Multiple Award Schedule Coming Soon & GSA wants Your Feedback
MAS Consolidation is happening as previously advised. Plans to consolidate all 24 GSA Federal Supply Schedules into one mega schedule beginning October 1, 2019. GSA has released an industry Request for Information on changes and formatting to the...
Can You Decline GSA Schedule Orders?
A new email pops into your Inbox. It’s an order off through your GSA schedule directly through GSAAdvantage. Your first thought is elation – the schedule program is working! You click the link to the POPortal and open the order. Something is wrong, the minimum...
2019 NDAA Restricts Government Use of LPTA
Federal professional services firms should all breath a sign of relief— one of the many changes of the FY2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is the government-wide restriction on the application of Lowest-Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) as the basis of...
