REMINDER! Today, Wednesday, November 15, 2017 GSA will be hosting two (2) virtual training sessions for GSA Reverse Auctions.
GSA Reverse Auctions is a GSA e-Tool used to facilitate the request for, and submission of, quotes using a reverse auction process. This government-owned and managed reverse auction platform has been designed to maximize competition through transparency and real-time pricing with increased savings to the Government and taxpayers. This efficient and cost effective reverse auctions e-Tool can be used to solicit quotes/bids for both commodities and services through GSA and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) contracts, Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) issued by GSA and other federal agencies against Schedule contracts, Agency-specific Multiple Award Contracts (MAC), and Open Market acquisitions.
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GSA is transforming the mass modification process with significant process improvements, based upon feedback from the user community. The new GSA Schedule mass modification process will increase flexibility in vendor responses, ensure contract compliance, and maximize customer confidence. MMTI will benefit our industry partners in the following ways:
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Professional Services Office Hours: HCaTS and the Human Capital Schedule
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GSA’s website is full of information about the contract award process, but interviews with vendors tell us many find the Federal Acquisition Service’s (FAS) pages jargon-heavy and hard to navigate, with information not appearing where it would be most useful. Many also say they find the process of getting on the Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) very confusing. This is an obvious barrier for new companies trying to do business with the government, and seems to be hitting small and innovative ones especially hard.
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On August 28, 2015-16 BPAs for Pool Three Full Stack were awarded for the following vendors:
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The Professional Services Category Management Office is hosting a series of webinars for federal customers and industry in the coming months.
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This is a frequently asked question we cover to some extent in our standard Using GSA Schedules for Professional Services seminar but our friends at the Department of Interior recently pointed out during one of our seminar sessions that there exists no discussion on this topic online (or at least nothing they could find). Well, I can’t find it either!
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An interim rule was published in the Federal Register on March 16, 2011 increasing competition requirement for Multiple Award Contracts, and implemented Section 863 of the Fiscal Year 2009 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
The interim rule enhances competition requirements for orders placed against Multiple Award Contracts, including:
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Can you place Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) orders against Federal Supply Schedules (FSS)?
Currently, there is no policy in FAR Subpart 8.4 that strictly prohibits the placement of an IDIQ order against a FSS; however, it is not an appropriate order type for the following reasons:
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is one of the premier advocates of small businesses. While small business set-asides are not allowed under the VA Federal Supply Schedules Program, we seek to utilize small businesses as much as possible.
In fact, for purchases made under the VA Federal Supply Schedule Program, VA ordering facilities may:
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