If you’re involved in federal contracting, you may be aware that federal agencies are required to conduct market research for most acquisitions. What you may not be aware of is how contractors can use this market research process to their own benefit. In this blog, we’ll focus specifically on the GSA’s Market Research as a Service (MRAS) and how contractors can take advantage of it.

The GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program is the premier contract vehicle for the government. A GSA Schedule contract is a long-term government-wide contract between contractors and the government. While there are some great benefits to holding a GSA contract, it's not for every business. GSA contracts take some work and a considerable amount of bandwidth. Let’s analyze some of the pros and cons of getting on a GSA Schedule contract to better understand what you can expect as a contract holder.

Putting in a great deal of effort and determination to secure a government opportunity can be rewarding. However, are you, as a contractor, well-equipped to handle the rules and regulations outlined in the Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS), formerly known as the Service Contract Act (SCA)? If you offer non-professional services, you’ll want to keep reading. The purpose of this blog post is to shed light on the SCLS legislative mandates that may be present in solicitations that you win in the future. We’ll dive into these requirements and discuss how you, as the employer/contractor, can comply with the complex SCLS regulations so that you do not lose the opportunities you worked so hard to win.

While searching for a contracting opportunity on SAM.gov, you may have glossed over entries that are marked as Sources Sought Notices (SSNs). Maybe it's because it's not a Request for Proposal (RFP) and overall may seem like it's not worth your time because it doesn't directly end in contract award, but we suggest you take a closer look. Sources Sought Notices play a key role in federal procurement and can increase your odds of winning the opportunity.

In 2016, the General Services Administration (GSA) rolled out a program that allows Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) on GSA Schedule orders for contractors who opt in (and are eligible). As TDR has become more established in the GSA Schedules program, more and more contractors have been opting into TDR and are experiencing the benefits it provides. Now that GSA has expanded TDR to an additional 67 Special Item Numbers (SINs), I would like to help you make an informed decision regarding whether or not you should opt into TDR by providing an overview of both the benefits and potential drawbacks of switching to TDR. Let’s jump into finding how switching to TDR would affect maintenance of your GSA Schedule.

The news we’ve all been waiting for—since GSA announced they were eventually expanding the Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) pilot to all Special Item Numbers (SINs), prospective and current contractors alike were asking us when they could join the program. Now, we finally have some answers. In Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation Refresh #22, which will be released in early August, GSA plans to expand TDR to 67 new SINs. In this blog, we’ll cover the newest TDR news and what other changes GSA plans to implement in MAS Refresh #22.