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The General Services Administration (GSA) is hosting a webinar to discuss the contract consolidation requirements under Executive Order 14240: Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement and GSA’s deviations under the initiative to overhaul the Federal Acquisition Regulation under Executive Order 14275: Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement.
The webinar will be Wednesday, May 28, 2025 from 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. EDT. To register, click on the Zoom link below.
https://gsa.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_oriHmFOeTQ-abkaDxXEPeg
- In accordance with Executive Order 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement and OMB Memorandum M-25-25 Overhauling the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the FAR Council is engaging in a comprehensive redesign of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) called the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Initiative.
The public and government stakeholders can comment on the RFO through the FAR Overhaul page on Acquisition.gov. While the FAR Council will not directly respond to the comments received, it will consider them in the formal rulemaking process.
To comment on FAR Part 1 click HERE
To comment on FAR Part 34 click HERE
In accordance with Executive Order 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement and OMB Memorandum M-25-25 Overhauling the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the FAR Council is engaging in a comprehensive redesign of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) called the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Initiative.
The public and government stakeholders will be able to comment on the RFO through the FAR Overhaul page on Acquisition.gov. While the FAR Council will not directly respond to the comments received, it will consider them in the formal rulemaking process.
To comment on FAR Part 1 click HERE
To comment on FAR Part 34 click HERE
Please be on the lookout for communication regarding a virtual webinar that GSA will be hosting soon on this topic and others.
Thank you,GSA Procurement Ombudsman Team- MEMORANDUM
To: All GSA Contractors
From: Stephen Ehikian
Acting Administrator
Subject: Policy Statement Regarding Intent to Suspend Enforcement of Contractual DEI Terms in Existing Agreements
Consistent with President Trump’s priorities and agenda, Executive Order, Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing (January 20, 2025); Executive Order, Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions (January 20, 2025); and Executive Order, Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity (January 21, 2025), to the maximum extent permitted by law, the General Services Administration (GSA) intends to take immediate action to begin forbearing enforcement of all contract clauses, provisions, terms, and conditions, related to “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI). These programs divided Americans by race, wasted taxpayer dollars, and resulted in shameful discrimination. As set forth by President Trump, forbearing enforcement will provide immeasurable benefits to the American people.
This forbearance may include, but is not limited to, any clauses that mandate diversity-related obligations, any reporting or record keeping requirements specifically related to the same and to requirements imposed on contractors on a firm-wide basis, in each case not otherwise mandated by law.
We are aware of efforts by some in government and private industry to disguise these programs by using coded or imprecise language. If you are aware of a change in your contract since November 5, 2024, to obscure the connection between the contract and DEIA or similar ideologies, please report all facts and circumstances to GSAtruth@gsa.gov within 10 days. Our goal is to help alleviate you of these unnecessary, illegal, and divisive contractual provisions and regulatory overreach. As a reminder, compliance in all respects with all applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws is material to the government’s payment decisions for purposes of section 3729(b)(4) of title 31, United States Code.
For the avoidance of doubt, this memorandum does not specifically direct you to take any immediate action under your contract. We anticipate issuing further guidance and direction shortly to address the forbearance reference above. In addition, GSA intends to move expeditiously to issue directives, guidance, and rulemaking regarding the enforcement of terms, conditions, and requirements related to these issues in government contracting. If in the interim you have any additional questions, please contact DEIquestions@gsa.gov.
We appreciate your continued cooperation and support as we align GSA’s contracting principles to President Trump’s pro-Growth and Made in America agenda.
/S/
Stephen Ehikian
Acting Administrator and Deputy Administrator
General Services AdministrationDEI EO Implementation (1-21-25).FINAL_.docx_15.pdf Government/industry engagement is key to the success of the federal acquisition process. Yet, this indispensable part of a high-functioning procurement system is sometimes unknown or ignored. The article linked below illustrates that when done properly, government/industry engagement leads to better acquisition outcomes. It defines government/industry engagement and explains why it's important. In addition, it explains the role of the acquisition workforce and the rules governing government/industry engagement. The article concludes by discussing success strategies, myths, and truths related to government/industry engagement.
To view the Government/Industry Engagement video (30 min), click below:
Government Industry Engagement Article.pdfContractors can now use their Unique Entity ID (SAM) in VSC to register their contracts. Catalogs can then be submitted via SIP or EDI with the Unique Entity ID. By April 4, 2022, the government will stop using the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) as the unique entity identifier and will transition to using the Unique Entity ID generated at SAM.gov. Once contractors transition, DUNS will no longer be accepted. Click here for more information on the government transition to Unique Entity ID (SAM).
On March 7, 2022, DoD, GSA, and NASA issued a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement an Executive order addressing domestic preferences in Government procurement.
In order to help contractors understand the basics of the rule, GSA has posted the following 3 items on its NEW GSA Acquisition Policy Resource Page.
Made in America FAR Rule Flyer
GSA Decision Tree for Item by Item Evaluation
GSA Decision Tree for Group EvaluationSAM.gov introduced identity proofing as optional for non-federal Entity Administrators with the May 24, 2021 SAM.gov integration.
As part of a phased implementation, SAM.gov will implement a process whereby all Entity Administrators who have not optionally completed identify proofing to go through the Identity Proofing steps at login.gov in FY22 (date TBD), with those that fail being able to continue as Entity Administrators in SAM.gov for a period of time.
Identity proofing will be required at some point later in FY22 for all non-federal entity administrators.
SAM IDENTITY PROOFING.pdfSAM Roles and Privileges.pdf
