Government Contracting Blog

If you hold a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract, you are probably familiar with the digital platforms available for contractors to market their pricelists, research competitors, and find contract opportunities. These platforms include GSA Advantage!, GSA eLibrary, and GSA eBuy.

If you’re a business that is interested in selling to the federal government, the first thing you will need is a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). UEI numbers are distributed through and maintained by SAM.gov, the System for Award Management. Once assigned, your UEI is permanent; even if your corporation’s ownership or location changes, the associated UEI will remain the same.

One of the frustrating things we have witnessed over the years as GSA Schedule consultants is ensuring our client has an active SAM.gov registration at the time of offer submission, but the SAM registration lapses or gets close to expiring because GSA (or another federal agency) takes several months to review the contract. Since the System for Award Management (SAM) site has recently become infamous for being backed up and causing delays in contract submissions and awards, the federal government is creating an interim rule to resolve this issue.

There's a common misconception that only the bigger corporations or household contractor names win all the government business. If you are a small business owner, your chances for federal procurement are greater than you may think. The federal government requires agencies to set-aside contracts to achieve small business goals and give small businesses a fair chance to win government contracts. Some set-asides are further narrowed down to specific socio-economic programs, making it more accessible for disadvantaged small businesses. At Winvale, we work with a wide variety of small businesses and help them find their niche in the public sphere. In this blog, we will cover the different types of small business set-asides that your business may qualify for.

Major change could be coming to the public sector soon—the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a proposed rule recently that could greatly impact small businesses. The proposed rule would expand the “Rule of Two” to apply to orders under Multiple Award contracts. Comments on this proposed rule are due by December 24, 2024, so let’s talk about this rule, what it means, and how it can impact small business contractors.

Timeliness and accuracy in delivering your products to customers are critical aspects of your performance as a contractor. If you order an Amazon package and it doesn’t get show up on your porch by the delivery date, you’ll probably be frustrated especially if you were counting on it. Your government customers feel the same way when they are expecting an order placed against your GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS).