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Scam Alert: Phishing Emails Impersonating GSA Contracting Officials
Over the past several weeks, a number of clients received an email with the subject line “Final Reminder: <Contract Number> – NARA Records Digitization Non-Compliance” and have asked us the question: “We received this email from GSA — what do we need to do?” In every one of those cases, the answer was the same: […]
GSA MAS Refresh 32 Released: Key Updates Contractors Need to Know
The General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) has officially released MAS Solicitation Refresh 32 for Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001. This refresh introduces several important policy, compliance, and category‑level updates that contractors should review and act on promptly. Draft SCP‑FSS‑001: What’s Now Included A draft of SCP‑FSS‑001 has been released alongside Refresh 32. Key updates include: These […]
GSA Opens Federal Acquisition Gateway for Public Access
The Acquisition Gateway is an online portal created by the General Services Administration (GSA) that aids federal government buyers from various agencies find information more quickly and make the overall contracting experience simpler. GSA started constructing and fine-tuning their site in 2014, with full support from the White House, and since then has made drastic […]
GSA Schedule Program Updates
The General Services Administration has recently made several updates to their GSA Schedules program. Among them are (i) enhancements to allow the submittal of duplicate Manufacturer Part Numbers (MPNs) and (ii) providing pre-notifications of solicitation refreshes. Duplicate MPN Enhancements The GSA’s goal is to ensure that not only are entries being submitted complete to GSA […]
GSA Condenses the Professional Services Schedule SINs
Last year there was a significant change in the way the General Services Administration (GSA) Special Item Numbers (SINs) were organized when the Professional Services Schedule (PSS) was created. Tiffany Hixson, the GSA Regional Commissioner and Professional Services Category Executive, stated that “…the new PSS contract provides access to the same professional services that GSA has […]
Sole Source Authority for WOSB Program Becomes Official
This September, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published its final rule implementing a law granting Sole Source Authority for the Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) Procurement Program, as authorized by Congress as part of the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act. The Sole Source Authority law has completed its entire regulatory review process and has been […]
BH Sky Hosts its 7th Annual Reception at the NJLM Conference
BH Sky Associates held its 7th Annual Cocktail Reception during the New Jersey State League of Municipalities (NJLM) Conference in Atlantic City, NJ on November 18, 2015. BH Sky would like to thank our co-hosts Henry Savelli & Associates and Foy Public Affairs Group, and sponsors Comcast Business, MBI GluckShaw, Parkmobile, SmartProcure, Smith & Solomon, […]
GSA Launches New Schedule for Professional Services
On October 1, 2015, the General Services Administration launched a new Schedule for Professional Services. The new Professional Services Schedule (PSS) unifies and consolidates the former eight schedules into one contract solution. According to Tiffany Hixon, the GSA Regional Commissioner and Professional Services Category Executive, “the new PSS contract provides access to the same professional […]
GSA Seeks Industry Feedback for Proposed Changes to IT Schedule 70
The General Services Administration (GSA) is seeking industry feedback with a Request For Information (RFI) regarding proposed changes to IT Schedule 70 – Cloud Computing Services. The proposed changes would revise the current requirement that companies seeking to do business under this schedule have at least 2 years of corporate experience. Because the landscape of […]
BH Sky Announces R.W. Hatfield Awarded New GSA Schedule Contract
R.W. Hatfield Company, a specialist in the provision and installation of industrial and institutional furniture, expanded its footprint in the federal marketplace. BH Sky Associates, a leading government contracts consultancy, is pleased to announce that R. W. Hatfield Company, Inc. has been awarded a new GSA Schedule 71 Furniture Contract effective August 1, 2015, […]
Using GSA to Leverage State and Local Cooperative Purchasing
Many vendors are aware of the cooperative purchasing trend in State, Local and Education (SLED) government, but not all have considered the potential of these contracts. Defined simply as instances where two or more government agencies purchase from the same contract to obtain better pricing and efficiency in procurement, these purchases are growing steadily: Approximately […]