Government Contracting Blog

Whenever a government agency wants to acquire a product or service, it's not always as easy as clicking the "place order" button we're used to on e-commerce sites. Depending on the price threshold, they may be able to purchase from your GSA Schedule directly and use that easy button, or they will need to solicit information from several contractors before they can decide who they will procure from.

In their continuing effort to streamline certain antiquated aspects of the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program, GSA updated the Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) clauses in MAS Refresh #29. Instead of the two main EPA clauses contractors used to calculate the increase of their prices, GSA consolidated them into one main clause. GSA also kept the same price flexibilities listed in the original March 2022 Acquisition Letter, which removed specific time-based limitation and ceiling percentage limits.

Cybersecurity scams are on the rise, and they aren't as simple as the infamous gift cards for your boss gimmick. Bad actors have become more skilled in their phishing and hacking, making it more important than ever to have a strong cybersecurity posture. As a government contractor, you inevitably deal with sensitive government information, data, and software, so there are certain government regulations you have to follow to defend against compromising your network.

With all the recent changes to procurement, it was only a matter of time before another Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation Refresh came out. GSA recently announced Refresh #30, which is anticipated to be released sometime in November 2025 accompanied by a Mass Modification. This Refresh mostly covers Solicitation-wide updates related to the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul, or RFO. Here’s everything you need to know about this Refresh and what it means for your GSA Schedule contract.

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.