GSA’s $13 Billion Fraud Review: A Compliance Wake-Up Call for GSA Contractors
GSA’s $13 billion suspected fraud review puts increased scrutiny of GSA Contractor’s eligibility, certifications, cybersecurity, and supply-chain claims.
TAA Compliant Countries
Who is TAA compliant? How to determine TAA compliance? Are my products TAA compliant? List of TAA countries – search lookup tool and Interactive TAA Map.
GSA Plans Release of MAS Refresh #13
GSA Schedule contract holders will have another solicitation refresh applied to all MAS contracts at the end of this month. Effective 30 June 2022, refresh #13 is another unilateral update to the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) solicitation.
What you Need to Know About GSA RoboMods
What is a Robomod? A Robomod is the process where GSA leverages software to automatically find inconsistencies on products listed in their Verified Products Portal (VPP) and produce an email to a vendor with a list of flagged items scheduled to be removed unless...
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...
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...