The US General Services Administration (GSA) announced on November 27, 2018, that it is consolidating the twenty-four separate Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) into one single schedule for products and services. As a way to modernize federal acquisition, the GSA stated that consolidating into a single schedule will make it easier and more efficient to do business with federal, state, and local governments. Continue reading GSA Announces Transformation of Multiple Awards Schedules
Category Archives: GSA & VA Schedule
GSA Inspector General Investigating Fraudulent Activity on Contractor and Grantee Registration Website
The General Services Administration’s inspector general is investigating fraudulent activity on its contractor and grantee registration website after someone allegedly redirected federal payments to bank accounts not tied to the appropriate contractors. Continue reading GSA Inspector General Investigating Fraudulent Activity on Contractor and Grantee Registration Website
GSA Releases Final Rule on Transactional Data Reporting
The U.S. General Services Administration has released its final rule on transactional data reporting. The final rule requires that GSA Federal Supply Schedules (FSS) contractor holders, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts (GWAC) holders, and Governmentwide indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract holders submit eleven transactional data points to GSA on a monthly basis. The rule does not apply to VA FSS contracts. Continue reading GSA Releases Final Rule on Transactional Data Reporting
GAO Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2013 (GAO-14-276SP)
By: Bryant Le
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) annually reports to Congress a summary of its bid protest activity. Per the requirements of the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA), the GAO must report each instance where a Government agency did not fully implement a recommendation made by the GAO in connection with a bid protest decision.
In its report for FY 2013 (GAO-14-276SP), the GAO discloses data regarding bid protest filings and, for the first time, the most prevalent grounds for the GAO to sustain protests. Below is a chart of bid protest statistics for the previous two fiscal years and a summary of the FY 2013 report.
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GovCon Research Report: Volume 2, Issue 3
July–September 2013
Berkeley Research Group’s Government Contracts Advisory Services (GCAS) practice keeps its clients up to date on the latest regulatory developments affecting the government contracts industry.
The sixth edition of the GovCon Research Report summarizes the critical regulatory and compliance issues contractors faced in the third calendar quarter of 2013. The issues are summarized by the following key subject-matter areas:
- Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction
- Office of Inspector General Reports
- Key Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Updates
- Key Defense Acquisition Regulation (DFAR) Updates
- Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) Guidance
- Small Business Administration Updates
- Key Office of Management and Budget Updates
To read the full report, click here.
GovCon Research Report: Volume 2, Issue 2
April–June 2013
Berkeley Research Group’s Government Contracts Advisory Services (GCAS) practice keeps its clients up to date on the latest regulatory developments affecting the government contracts industry. This edition of the GovCon Research Report summarizes the critical regulatory and compliance issues contractors faced in the second calendar quarter of 2013. The issues are summarized by the following key subject-matter areas:
- GSA Matters
- DoD Office of Inspector General Reports
- Pertinent Government Accountability Office (GAO) Audit Reports
- Key Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Updates
- Key Defense Acquisition Regulation (DFAR) Updates
- Latest on Sequestration and Government Spending
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GSA Proposed Merger of Professional Engineering Services and Environmental Services Schedules
By: Rachel Sullivan
Recently, the GSA issued a survey to contractors holding Professional Engineering Schedule (PES) 871 and Environmental Services Schedule (899), soliciting feedback on potentially merging these two schedules. A merger is not certain, but the GSA is considering this option.
