If you’ve been following the CMMC journey since 2019, you’ll see that we’re one inch closer to seeing Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 requirements in defense contracts. If you haven’t, no worries, we’ll fill you in on what you need to know. Recently, the Department of Defense (DoD) released a draft rule that would implement CMMC into the acquisition process for defense contracts. Let’s talk about what this means for the future of CMMC and what the next steps are.

With a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), you can access a wide network of federal, state, and local agencies looking to procure products and services. One misconception contractors have, however, is they can sit back and watch the orders roll in the minute their contract is awarded. This isn't true for the commercial world, and generally isn't true for the public sector either. While you are part of a unique pool of contractors, you still have to compete with other companies for business, and be proactive about advertising your solutions to government agencies.

The General Services Administration (GSA) celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. You may have heard of GSA and may even be quite familiar with the federal contracting side of it considering you’ve arrived here at this blog. GSA has come a long way from their origin stockpiling strategic supplies for wartime to maintaining the most popular government contract vehicle: the government-wide Multiple Award Schedule. In this blog we’ll go over the history of GSA, how its functions have evolved over time, and what its current initiatives are.

Attempting to navigate the world of government contracting can sometimes feel like swimming through a sea of unfamiliar acronyms and mysterious requirements. Two of these that are crucial to understand are Unique Entity Identifiers (UEIs) and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Codes. These are both necessary to have success in government contracting, but they can be a source of confusion for many as they are quite similar. In this blog, we’ll break down what each one is and what the differences between them are.

As a current or prospective federal contractor, you are likely already aware that the federal government is the largest volume purchaser of goods and services in the world. However, while the federal government purchases large volumes, that does not mean every single purchase they make is itself large. Smaller purchases are often made, which helps explain why the government created less cumbersome ordering procedures for transactions under certain dollar thresholds.

If you’re a veteran-owned small business selling to the government or are looking to become one, there have been a few updates recently you should be aware of. One of these updates is a final rule eliminating self-certification for all Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs). Self-certification has already been removed for SDVOSBs who want to go after prime SDVOSB set-asides, but now the option is being eliminated on all fronts.