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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 Category Management Initiative Going Government Wide
The Strategic Sourcing Leadership Council (SSLC), a conglomeration of the seven largest and highest spending agencies, has approved the implementation of a government-wide category management approach to managing, developing, supplying, identifying and communicating best practices, and spending on all current acquisition categories. This approach has been employed by the government of the United Kingdom and […]
GSA Planning Overhaul of Federal Acquisition Spending Landscape
The General Services Administration (GSA) and the other six largest and highest-spending agencies, known as the Strategic Sourcing Leadership Council, met last month to decide on an overhaul to the current federal acquisition spending landscape. As part of the Obama administration’s initiative to simplify the federal acquisition process, agency purchases have been sorted and categorized […]
Invitation to Reverse Industry Day
On January 20, 2015 the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) distributed an invitation to join OFPP and the United States Digital Service in a “Reverse Industry Day”. The event is intended to get industry feedback on the development of a Challenge, to be launched on challenge.gov, for the purpose of creating training programs for digital IT acquisition […]
GSA Issues RFI on Proposed Agile Delivery Services BPA
The General Services Administration (GSA) is seeking comments and input from industry professionals regarding the proposed Agile Delivery Services Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). The goal of this BPA is to create a faster, more efficient delivery vehicle featuring vendors who specialize in Agile development and design in order to keep pace with and remain competitive […]
WOSB is Awarded Authority for Sole Source Contracts through NDAA
The Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) procurement program has been awarded the authority for sole source contracts through the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2015. This change heralds a significant improvement to the WOSB procurement program, by correcting the inequality of the original law; and represents a milestone for women entrepreneurs and small […]
BH Sky Hosts its 6th Annual Reception at the NJLM Conference
BH Sky Associates held its 6th Annual Cocktail Reception during the New Jersey State League of Municipalities (NJLM) Conference in Atlantic City, NJ on November 19, 2014. BH Sky would like to thank our co-hosts Henry Savelli & Associates and Foy Public Affairs Group, and sponsors ASL Interpreter Referral Services, Durand, Hill Wallack, National Cooperative […]
GSA Quarterly Industry Meeting for IT Schedule 70 Program
The General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Center for the Information Technology (IT) Schedule Program held their 2015 quarterly industry meeting on November 12, 2014. IT Schedule 70 Sales IT Schedule 70 is the largest, most widely used IT acquisition vehicle in the federal government. Sales in FY14 exceeded Schedule goals, though lower […]
GSA has Begun the Migration Towards a Single Professional Services Multiple Award Schedule
The General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) has begun the migration to create a new single Professional Services Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) that encompasses professional services only. Which Schedules are Defined as Professional Services? GSA’s Consolidated Schedule (00CORP) will be rebranded to become the new Professional Services Schedule with the removal of all […]
BH Sky Announces Northeast Communications Group Awarded GSA Contract for Telecommunications Cabling
Northeast Communications Group has been awarded a General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule Contract GS-35F-475BA for GSA Schedule 70. This contract, with base five years and three five-year options to extend, will include a full-line of communication wiring installation and related services. It also includes a full-line of nearly 1,200 commonly used telecommunication products which will […]