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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 […]
VA Extends Federal Supply Schedule Contracts to 20 Years: What Contractors Need to Know
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced a major enhancement to the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program—one that will significantly benefit both government buyers and current FSS contractors. For the first time, VA FSS contracts can now span up to 20 years, doubling the previous maximum performance period. A Longer Contract Lifecycle Historically, FSS […]
GSA Initiative to Improve Product Number Quality
On July 24, 2014, the General Services Administration (GSA) issued a notice of its intent to embark on an initiative to improve product number quality on Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) for contractors who offer products on their GSA contract schedule. MPNs and UPCs GSA is requesting that Manufacturers Part Numbers (MPNs) and Universal Product Codes (UPCs) […]
GSA Professional Service Key Initiatives and Updates
On Federal News Radio’s “Off the Shelf” program, earlier this month, Tiffany Hixon, the Professional Services Category Executive at the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), shared her vision on the upcoming changes to the FAS management of it’s professional services platforms and some of the challenges faced in providing better professional services […]
GSA Seeking Industry Feedback to Create New Cloud Computing SIN Under IT Schedule 70
Earlier this month, Maynard Crum, the Acting Director of the Office of Strategic Programs at the GSA’s Office of Integrated Technology Services, posted a Request for Information (RFI) seeking industry feedback on the creation of a new Special Item Number (or SIN) for Cloud Computing through the IT Schedule 70 program. Background The IT Schedule 70 Program already […]
Big Win in the House for Women Seeking Access to Federal Contracts
On May 22, 2014 the U.S. House of Representatives took a big step to improve the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program by voting 325 to 98 to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2015, which includes a provision authorizing sole-source contracts in the WOSB procurement program. Currently, contracting officers […]
Minority Business Development Agency Holds GSA Procurement Strategy Conference in Philadelphia
On May 8, 2014, The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Business Center of PA (MBC-PA) held a landmark workshop at its Philadelphia, PA location to address General Services Administration (GSA) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) procurement strategies. The talks and speakers presented their insights into what businesses need to do […]
NEW Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI) – Furniture
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) established the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI) on May 20, 2005 by issuing a memorandum on the subject “Implementing Strategic Sourcing”. FSSI is a structured and collaborative process to critically analyze the spending patterns of an organization within the government to better leverage their purchasing power, reduce costs, […]
BH Sky Announces Community Hope GSA Contract Award for Human Resources & Equal Employment Opportunity Services
Community Hope, with a mission to help individuals, including veterans, and their families, overcome mental illness, addiction, homelessness and poverty, expands its footprint in the federal marketplace. BH Sky Associates, a leading government contracts consultancy, is pleased to announce that Community Hope, among the largest providers of transitional and supportive housing for individuals in recovery […]
BH Sky Associates Moves to Larger Location
National government consulting company, BH Sky Associates, has recently moved to a more spacious location at 782 Alexander Road, Princeton, NJ 08540. “BH Sky has had very strong growth over the past year and, as a result, we have chosen to move to a new, larger location in Princeton that will better allow us to […]
GSA Issues Mass Modification A344 to Remove Clause I-FSS-125
GSA issued FAS Instructional Letter IL 2013-06 to reiterate their interpretation of cancelled clause I-FSS-125 dated September 1999 and delete any remaining I-FSS-125 clauses and similar language, from existing Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contracts.