Blog

  On March 22nd, 2018, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced that they had discovered a breach of the System for Award Management (SAM) portal.  A third-party entity was able to access and change the financial information of “a limited number” of contractors registered on the government-wide database.  In its’ wake, up to 70,000 federal […]

A final rule published to the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) by the General Services Administration (GSA) on January 24th, 2018, has now made the purchasing of order level materials through the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program a reality.  This groundbreaking rule will help Schedule contractors provide more complete procurement solutions to purchasing agencies […]

GSA held its annual Southwest Supply Acquisition Center Industry Day for Schedules 56 (Buildings and Building Materials/Industrial Services and Supplies), 73 (Food Service, Hospitality, Cleaning Equipment and Supplies, Chemicals and Services), and 66 (Scientific Equipment and Services) on February 21 and 22, 2018. Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) In November 2017, Requests for Proposal (RFPs) were […]

After engaging in dialogue with customers, the vendor community and industry stakeholders, on January 16, 2018 the General Services Administration (GSA) announced the re-opening of Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) 75, Office Products, Supplies and Services, to new offers and added two new enhanced Special Item Numbers (SINs) known as Office Supplies Fourth Generation (OS4) for […]

On December 20th, 2016, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced the release of a Request for Information (RFI) in order to obtain feedback from industry regarding the re-opening of Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) 75:  Office Products and Supplies for new offers.  On September 29th, 2017, a statement released via GSA Interact, indicated that MAS 75 is […]

The purpose of Mass Mod A580 is to update contract Clauses, Provisions, Terms and Conditions to keep the solicitation current for all Schedule contractors.  The following GSA Schedules are covered by this Mass Modification: Schedule 58I – Professional Audio/Video Telemetry/Tracking, Recording/Reproducing and Signal Data Solutions Schedule 72 – Furnishings and Floor Coverings Schedule 51V – […]

GSA Schedule 36, the Office Imaging and Document Solution, provides Government agencies with office imaging, document management, and mail management solutions.  On October 1, 2017 the General Services Administration plans to issue a solicitation refresh to add a new Special Item Number (SIN) to Schedule 36, SIN 51 600 Electronic Records Management (ERM) Solutions. About […]

As of June 18th, 2017, the DOD EMALL has shut its doors to usher in a new era of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) FedMall.  FedMall was created to provide a new, more commercial type of shopping experience incorporating new search technology and increased vendor portal functionality.  However, the change to FedMall does cause a […]

A General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule Contract enables a business to sell their products and services to the Federal Government through a pre-negotiated IDIQ contract with a base five years and three five year options to extend.  Having a GSA Schedule Contract opens doors to do business with the government.  A GSA Schedule Contract is […]