Government Contracting Blog

If you hold a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract, you know the drill by now: GSA regularly refreshes the MAS Solicitation, and each update brings a new round of changes. GSA recently posted the draft for the newest Refresh, Solicitation Refresh #33, which is anticipated to be released sometime in September. Contractors will have 90 days to review and accept the Mass Modification that is released in tandem with this Refresh, so here’s a guide highlighting all the changes.

The “small business” title is about to become the new reality for over 114,000 companies who want to sell to the federal government. The Small Business Administration (SBA) recently released a new proposed rule that would not only adjust the small business size standards going forward, but also adjust the methodology of measuring these standards. With these changes, the SBA predicts over 114,000 additional businesses could qualify as small and compete in federal small-business set-aside contracts.

Many government contractors may only think of NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) Codes as a simple identifier for their specific industry, but they can also be powerful tools for determining business size and finding relevant contract opportunities. Especially now that we are in the midst of the Q4 spending spree, you can use NAICS Codes to your advantage. Read on to learn more about ways you can identify your best contracting opportunities with NAICS Codes.

Once your GSA Schedule has been awarded, it's tempting to take a break and soak it all in–you’ve put in a lot of work to get here. However, GSA requires new Schedule contractors to complete a few administrative tasks in a timely manner following contract award. You’ll also have some ongoing contract maintenance responsibilities throughout the life of your contract.

The GSA Schedule acquisition process is difficult enough as it is—you don’t want to worry about whether you’re doing all this work just to get rejected by GSA. While the process involves a lot of documentation, preparation, and negotiation, it’s not an impossible feat to get your GSA Schedule awarded. However, rejection happens. It usually happens to companies with a lack of knowledge or preparation on the process. Some of our clients have come to us after trying to get a GSA Schedule on their own, or working with a scammy firm and they were rejected and had to start over. So, we put together 5 reasons your GSA Schedule offer could be rejected and how to avoid them.

Supply chain security is a popular buzzword in the federal government especially when it comes to domestic procurement and focusing on initiatives like the Buy American Act (BAA). The newest Executive Order (EO) is no different, but that doesn’t mean you should gloss over it, especially if you’re a contractor within the Defense Industrial Base (DIB).