Discovery, a GSA market research tool, has been updated to include a new, easier to use front end, additional filters to expand search capabilities, and a new contract comparison view that allows the contracting community to evaluate the best solution for their requirements.

The powerful Contract Awarded Labor Categories (CALC) digital tool recently added another 3,600 labor categories and the ability to search by company name or contract number. These additions make CALC an even more robust resource for contracting officers allowing them to conduct market research and price analysis on over 65,000 labor categories across several GSA Schedules.

GSA’s Discovery Market Research tool now includes data from GSA’s Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCaTS) contracts. The contracts were added to provide unprecedented acquisition planning and market research support to customers and agencies looking to fulfill their requirements through these contracts. You can find Discovery on the HCaTS Research Tools web pages or at discovery.gsa.gov

The OASIS Discovery tool, now rebranded as Discovery, is back online. The digital market research tool provides information on all OASIS contract holders including pool and contract family, experience, and small business socio-economic status.

The purpose of the DHA IPN Program is to gather market intelligence for future DHA requirements that anticipate a need for an innovative or leading edge type solution. As an overview, DHA’s industry base will be asked to provide a written submittal on topics where the DHA is seeking market intelligence and innovative ideas to help develop Agency requirements. The DHA will analyze the submittals to identify industry capabilities and potential solutions. Vendors providing submissions to the DHA may be invited to face-to-face communications with the DHA staff. The panel will analyze the presentations, ask questions, and have open discussions with vendors regarding the material presented. The market intelligence gained as a result of the DHA IPN process is intended to improve the DHA’s requirements, increase the potential for innovative solutions, and expand acquisition resources.