The Office of the IT Schedule Programs wants to increased visibility and access of cloud services for all federal agencies. Great idea, right? Especially given that most agencies don’t really know how to buy cloud services. But adding a new Special Item Number (SIN) isn’t as easy as you might think; there are many decisions that need to be made and considerations to take into account. In July 2014, a Request for Information (RFI) was released in consideration for creating a new SIN for cloud computing services. After collecting and reviewing the responses, they gathered industry partners together to participate in an Industry Day event to further discuss and receive feedback regarding this new SIN.

Did you miss our webinar last week on the upcoming changes to the Professional Services GSA Schedules? You can now download a free copy of this presentation.

After months of speculation GSA announced on Friday that a new single Professional Services Schedule is in the works and unfortunately, this is not going to pretty for some! The new GSA “Consolidated GSA Schedule” will be called The Professional Services Multiple Award Schedule or “PSS” for short. Although the exact migration process has not been announced by GSA and future application details are still yet to be hashed out, the GSA expects to complete the consolidation of current applicable Schedules by December 2015. Starting with GSA’s goals, here is what you need to know.

Did you miss our webinar this week on Successful Liquidity and Exit Strategies for Government Contractors? You can now download a free copy of this presentation.

Last month, the General Services Administration held a webinar, “Keeping Your IT Schedule 70 Compliant,” that gave some great pointers to GSA Schedule holders. Although the webinar was geared towards Schedule 70, James Pope, Industrial Operations Analyst for GSA, gave some great pointers about what to expect during a Contractor Assistance Visit. Regardless of which GSA Schedule you hold, you most likely will have a Contractor Assistance Visit (CAV), so here are some helpful hints when this time comes.

In the General Services Administration’s latest newsletter, released on Monday, September 8, 2014, they outlined new changes in regards to the information Industrial Operations Analysts (IOAs) will be looking for during Contractor Assistance Visits (CAVs). The updates will only impact contractors with Professional Services Labor Categories currently awarded on their GSA Schedules. Every awarded labor category is required to have an experience description outlined in their contract.