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180-Day SAM.gov Extension Granted
If your business receives an email with the subject line, “180-Day SAM.gov Extension Granted for [Entity Name/DUNS/CAGE],” it is not spam!
The GSA, supporting the American Rescue Plan Act and Integrated Award Environment (IAE), is seeking to reduce the
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With Removal Of Legacy MAS Categories (SINs) Only POCs Can Login to GSA eBuy
As of April 1, 2021, GSA will remove legacy categories/Special Item Numbers (SINs) from the eBuy Seller profile page for all vendors who are on schedule. This action is a continuation of the system improvements
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GSA To Implement DocuSign
Effective November 30, 2020, GSA will implement DocuSign to digitally sign documents. Read more for details.
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Cybersecurity With CMMC-AB RPO Designation And New Hire
TYSONS, Va., March 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Centre Law & Consulting is now a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)-AB Registered Provider Organization (RPO). Centre is one of the first law firms in the nation to
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GSA Implements DocuSign to Digitally Sign Documents.
Effective November 30, 2020, GSA will implement DocuSign to digitally sign documents. It is planned that DocuSign will replace digital certificates with GSA FAS ID in eOffer and eMod in late Q2 (April-June) of FY21.
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SBA's New Rule
It's a win for government efficiency.
SBA's New Rule is a Win for Government Efficiency
By: Edward Bailey
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Effective 8/31/20 there are two new funding thresholds for federal contractors to be aware of.
1) The micro-purchase threshold (MPT) is raised from $3,500 to $10,000.
2) The increase of the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) from $150,000 to $250,000.
The proposed rule effecting this change, published October 2, 2019, permitted agencies to issue deviations to the MPT and SAT to increase the thresholds. This final rule changes the FAR definitions for these terms found at FAR 2.101.
The po
GSA ALERT – As of yesterday (Oct 1st, 2020) , the GSA announced they will extend the deadline for industry to update GSA Advantage catalogs to March 31, 2021.
The GSA had been contacting all schedule holders advising them to update their GSA Advantage catalogue(s) by October 31, 2020 to reflect acceptance of the GSA MAS consolidation from Mass Mod A812.
Vendors awarded a GSA MAS contract are required to submit (via SIP or EDI) an updated GSAAdvantage catalog with the new Schedule number (MAS)
Is the GSA Streamlining Competition?
There are some promising signs.
Is the GSA Streamlining Competition?
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GAO Corrective Action
Is it the end of the road?
GAO Corrective Action, is it the end of the road?
By: Edward Bailey
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By Hon. Jack Delman
Last week, the Federal Circuit rejected a protest filed by Oracle that challenged the legality of the multi-billion dollar Defense Department JEDI Cloud solicitation. An overview of the key issues follows.
THE SOLICITATION
The DOD issued a solicitation known as the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) Cloud procurement. The solicitation contemplated a single award for a ten-year IDIQ contract for the provision of enterprise-wide cloud computing services.
The s
By Hon. Jack Delman
Last week, the Federal Circuit rejected a protest filed by Oracle that challenged the legality of the multi-billion dollar Defense Department JEDI Cloud solicitation. An overview of the key issues follows.
THE SOLICITATION
The DOD issued a solicitation known as the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) Cloud procurement. The solicitation contemplated a single award for a ten-year IDIQ contract for the provision of enterprise-wide cloud computing services.
The s
By Edward W. Bailey,
A recent decision from the GAO serves as an important reminder to contractors that, while agencies typically have broad discretion in determining the scope of any corrective actions they take, contractors may nonetheless challenge an agency’s corrective action if its scope is unreasonably narrow.
In Matter of: Peraton Inc., B-416916.8, Peraton challenged the State Department’s award of a task order to a competitor on a number of grounds including that the letters of commit
By Edward W. Bailey,
A recent decision from the GAO serves as an important reminder to contractors that, while agencies typically have broad discretion in determining the scope of any corrective actions they take, contractors may nonetheless challenge an agency’s corrective action if its scope is unreasonably narrow.
In Matter of: Peraton Inc., B-416916.8, Peraton challenged the State Department’s award of a task order to a competitor on a number of grounds including that the letters of commit
Written by: Heather Mims, Associate Attorney, Centre Law & Consulting
Each year, the Small Business Administration (SBA) publishes an annual scorecard to assess how well federal agencies are performing against their small business and socio-economic prime contracting and subcontracting goals. In addition to reporting agency-specific progress, the scorecard provides accurate and transparent contracting data.
The SBA works with each agency specifically to set their prime and subcontracting g
Written by: Heather Mims, Associate Attorney, Centre Law & Consulting
Each year, the Small Business Administration (SBA) publishes an annual scorecard to assess how well federal agencies are performing against their small business and socio-economic prime contracting and subcontracting goals. In addition to reporting agency-specific progress, the scorecard provides accurate and transparent contracting data.
The SBA works with each agency specifically to set their prime and subcontracting g
By David Warner,
In XTec, Inc., B-418619 (July 2, 2020), the GAO rejected the incumbent contractor’s assertion that the Department of State erred in assessing technical weaknesses that were at odds with the agency’s purported familiarity with XTec’s solution given its performance of the incumbent contract. The GAO decision is a reminder for federal contractors suffering from “incumbent-itis” that agency knowledge of the contractor is no substitute for compliance with solicitation requirements a
By David Warner,
In XTec, Inc., B-418619 (July 2, 2020), the GAO rejected the incumbent contractor’s assertion that the Department of State erred in assessing technical weaknesses that were at odds with the agency’s purported familiarity with XTec’s solution given its performance of the incumbent contract. The GAO decision is a reminder for federal contractors suffering from “incumbent-itis” that agency knowledge of the contractor is no substitute for compliance with solicitation requirements a
