Simplified Acquisitions Update with Go-To-Guy Timberlake!
By Guy Timberlake on September 11, 2020 If you’re reading this piece it means you likely know or know of the wonderful Courtney Fairchild and the team at Global Services. Courtney has been my friend and colleague for...
Read moreHow Will COVID-19 Change How You Conduct Business?
By Courtney Fairchild on March 27, 2020 The U.S. saw our first confirmed case of the Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) on January 20, 2020. Since then, news of COVID-19’s spread has monopolized the news, panicked communities, and...
Read moreTop Four Ways to Avoid MAS Modification Rejections in 2020
By Global Services on March 23, 2020 As a GSA Schedule holder, sooner or later you may need to submit a modification request for your contract. Whether it’s a modification (mod) to add a new Special Item Number (SIN)...
Read moreGSA Releases IT GWAC STARS III Draft Solicitation
By Global Services on Friday, August 15, 2019 If your company is an 8(a) and provides IT Services, GSA’s Streamlined Technology Acquisition Resource for Services (STARS) III contract should be on your radar. The STARS III Government Wide Acquisition Contract...
Read moreHow To Prepare For Government Matchmaking Events, Conferences and Expos!
By TargetGov on Friday, July 26, 2019 Conferences and matchmaking events, as well as government trade shows or expos, are often an ideal way for services and products business vendors to get their foot in the door with government...
Read moreLatest News: OASIS Unrestricted On-Ramp Is Open
By Global Services on Friday, July 12, 2019 OASIS Unrestricted On-Ramp Open On July 11, 2019, GSA opened the on-ramp for submissions to OASIS Unrestricted. Contractors may submit proposals for Pools 1, 3, and/or 4. In order to qualify...
Read moreSupreme Court: “Rule of Two” Applies to All VA Acquisitions
GSA has reached out to VOSB and SDVOSB businesses to inform them of a significant change in how the VA will conduct its future acquisitions. According to the VA’s “Rule of Two,” if at least two VOSB or SDVOSB...
Read moreGSA Proposes Other Direct Costs Mechanism for Schedules
Under a proposed new rule for the GSA Schedules, the Government will be able to purchase the Other Direct Costs (ODCs) necessary for order completion on a given Schedules contract. If, for instance, your cybersecurity solution requires a dedicated...
Read moreBidding in the News: Procurements, Protests, and Bid Bots
“I’m just resigned to the fact that this is how it’s going to be.” Those are the words of a GSA acquisition official regarding the growing number of bid protests the agency sees. She continued: “We on the Government...
Read moreAlliant SB and Unrestricted Checklist
With the release of the Draft RFPs for GSA’s Alliant 2 (A2) and Alliant 2 Small Business (A2SB) contracts, we felt it would be important to provide our readers with a quick checklist of “things to consider” while making...
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