Government Contracting Blog

In early April, the Army released the long-awaited Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services (MAPS) solicitation. This solicitation has been in the works for years and has gone through several iterations before reaching its final form. Shortly before the solicitation was released, the Army published several changes to the draft solicitation, which are critical for prospective contractors to understand. In this blog, we’ll cover what the MAPS Solicitation is, what the recent changes were, and what’s happening with the solicitation now.

With the release of GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation Refresh #31, Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) is now mandatory for all contractors under MAS. If your contract was not previously eligible for TDR, you will continue to report your sales as usual until you accept the Mass Modification and the next quarter begins. In this blog, we’ll explain what TDR is, how sales must be reported, what data is required, and how to remit payment for the Industrial Funding Fee (IFF).

Information Technology (IT) modernization in the federal government has been on the rise for several years, and there's no slowing down in sight. It's safe to say that IT modernization remains a top priority, even across presidential administrations.

OASIS+ has been gaining traction ever since it first debuted in 2024. The federal contract vehicle is used by government agencies to procure non-IT professional services such as management and advisory, technical and engineering, and logistics. It’s designed to make it easier for agencies to access qualified contractors for complex professional services. Because it's used across many agencies, and is set to expand under Phase II, it’s quickly becoming a popular vehicle and great opportunity for contractors. Now that we have some data on OASIS+ through the Sales Schedule Query Plus (SSQ+) dashboard, we want to dive into which agencies are using the vehicle, what they’re procuring, and how much money is flowing through it.

Even though our budget for 2026 is still being debated, it’s that time again for the annual budget request. The Trump Administration released the FY2027 budget request in early April, giving us a look into what next year’s spending could look like. As a reminder, the federal government Fiscal Year ends September 30, so FY 2027 will start on October 1, 2026.

The public sector isn’t necessarily known for being an easy market to access or navigate, especially if you’re a small business or lack experience in federal procurement. What many businesses miss, however, are the programs that can help them get their foot in the door and start selling to the government. They aren’t always well advertised, and may be buried among the acronyms and legal jargon companies sift through when they start their googling journey into government acquisition. One of these programs run by the Small Business Administration (SBA), called the 8(a) Business Development Program, exists specifically for economically disadvantaged small businesses.