Government Contracting Blog

Any new presidential administration brings changes to the world of federal contracting, and the Trump Administration is no exception. It has been clear from the outset that one of the major priorities of this administration is eliminating government waste, leading to a slew of contracting-related Executive Orders and policy memoranda. With so many changes occurring, it can be hard to keep up. As important as it is to pay attention to new regulations and policies, it is also important to take note of regulations and policies that haven’t changed in the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program and are still applicable to contractors.

Small businesses have an opportunity this month to voice their input on the new Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) overhaul. In late September, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council released new model deviation text for Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 19, which applies to small business contracting. This release is part of the broader Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) initiative, designed to simplify the FAR using plain language and to remove non-statutory and non-essential content.

When a government agency has a need for a product or service, the dollar amount determines how they go about procuring it. One of the most important of these benchmarks is the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) — the dollar amount under which agencies can use streamlined acquisition procedures to buy goods and services. These simplified methods are designed to reduce administrative burden and speed up procurement, which benefits contractors and agencies alike. Recently, a final rule was issued to raise the Simplified Acquisition Threshold from $250,000 to $350,000 to account for inflation. This is good news for contractors, especially small businesses. This blog post defines the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT), its purpose, its impact on small businesses, and what you should do when searching for opportunities within the set threshold.

Today marks the first day of the Fiscal Year 2026, and the first day of the government shutdown. When this happens, agencies must rely on contingency or “shutdown” plans to determine which operations continue and which must pause. Shutdowns create delays and uncertainty for government contractors, but not all agencies close their doors completely during this time. For example, the General Services Administration (GSA) is a self-funded agency and largely remains open. In this article, we’ll explore how agencies decide what remains open, which major departments continue operating, and what this means for government contractors.

The government Fiscal Year is coming to a close on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, which means time is not only running out to use up annual federal budgets, but the clock is ticking for Congress to pass a stopgap bill. Right now, both parties are at an impasse, and a shutdown is becoming more possible as the deadline looms.

The last nine months have been a flurry of Executive Orders (EOs), updates, and overall policy changes to the world of federal procurement. Many of these have impacted the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program and will continue to leave an impact on how contractors can do business with the government. We know it’s busy enough juggling your commercial business alongside holding a GSA Schedule, and you can’t always keep up with every change, especially if they are happening in rapid fire.