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The latest insights for government contracting success, GSA Schedule assistance, & IT Manufacturer support.

Stephanie Hagan

Stephanie Hagan is the Training and Communications Manager for Winvale. Stephanie grew up in Sarasota, Florida, and earned her Bachelor's of Arts in Journalism and Rhetoric/Communications from the University of Richmond.

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GSA Schedule

What is Cooperative Purchasing?

By: Stephanie Hagan
June 27th, 2025

Many contractors in the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program are focused on selling to federal government customers. There's a lot of business within those agencies, but it's important to know the full range of buyers in the MAS Program. Did you know you can also sell to state, local, educational, and tribal entities with your GSA Schedule under certain circumstances?

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GSA Schedule

GSA Schedule Consulting Cost FAQs

By: Stephanie Hagan
June 25th, 2025

If you’re reading this blog, you’ve probably started your search to get a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), and you’ve recognized that you’re going to need some expert help. You may need help with the whole process, or if you have your contract already, you may just be looking for comprehensive or as-needed maintenance support. Either way, we understand if you’re already overwhelmed with which firm to go with.

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Top 10 Reasons to Get on the GSA Schedule

Top 10 Reasons to Get on the GSA Schedule

Do you know what the real benefits of being on the GSA Schedule are? Learn the top 10 reasons (and advantages) why you should consider it.

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GSA Schedule | New Administration

GSA to Take Over Best-In-Class (BIC) GWACs

By: Stephanie Hagan
June 20th, 2025

There’s a lot of Executive Orders (EOs) to keep track of in the Trump Administration so far (162 to be exact), so we don’t expect you to know every single one. But if you’re a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contractor, or plan to be one soon, then you should be paying close attention to the EO Consolidating Procurement. This Executive Order, published in March 2025, aims to quadruple the size of GSA’s procurement responsibilities.

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Government Business Development | Contracts

What You Need to Know About GSA's OASIS+

By: Stephanie Hagan
June 18th, 2025

Good news for Professional Services contractors--GSA is looking to add new domains to their OASIS+ contracting vehicle supporting their Office of Professional Services and Human Capital Categories (PSHC). On June 17, 2025, GSA released a Request for Information (RFI) to open Phase II of the vehicle and develop evaluation criteria for five new domains. OASIS+ provides government buyers with non-IT services and includes small business set-asides. Since the RFI responses are due soon on July 8, let's review what OASIS+ is and how your business may be able to benefit from this vehicle.

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Government | Technology

New DoD Memo Restricts IT Consulting and Management Services Contracts

By: Stephanie Hagan
June 16th, 2025

We are starting to see the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Cost Efficiency Initiative take shape in the federal government—the Department of Defense (DoD) recently released a memo that limits services contracts, especially IT, management, and advisory professional services. The memo, “Implementation of Executive Order 14222 – Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative” outlines four new policies that are aimed at reducing external support and relying on in-house expertise for these services. If you are a contractor within the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), this update could affect you—here’s what we know so far.

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GSA Schedule | Resources and Insight

GSA Expands TDR and Retires 10 SINs in MAS Solicitation Refresh #27

By: Stephanie Hagan
June 13th, 2025

GSA recently announced their plans for Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation Refresh #27, which will be released in June 2025. This Refresh includes several changes to the MAS Program including expanding Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) and making it mandatory for some contractors and retiring 10 Special Item Numbers (SINs). GSA will also end the TDR pilot in this Refresh. Since the Solicitation Refreshes apply to all GSA Schedule contractors, it’s important you understand the changes before you accept the Mass Modification (Mod) once it’s released.

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