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| Not rendering correctly? View this email as a web page here. - february 2019 - Top 10 Government Abbreviations You Need to Know So many acronyms, so little time! When dealing with the Federal Government, it can feel like you're speaking another language. While just beginning your government contracting expedition, you'll first need to learn the Federal Government's language. Especially the long list of ever-changing acronyms that are frequently placed within Request for Proposals as well as Request for Quotes. For all of your GSA news and updates, subscribe to our weekly blog!  Read More GSA & upcoming Events With a New Year Comes New Federal Business Opportunities! Join Winvale and BIT Solutions, LLC on February 20th from 1 PM to 2 PM for a joint webinar detailing the 2019 Federal contracting landscape. Attendees will first learn about emerging acquisition trends, industries to watch, and new updates to the GSA Schedule program. BIT Solutions, LLC will also discuss the latest news in Federal procurement, how to find Federal business opportunities, and how to improve your company's capture management process to win more government bids. Save your spot by following the link below! READ MORE Events: February 14th: IT Schedule 70 contract modifications training February 20th: marketing schedule 70 training February 21st: Keeping Your IT Schedule 70 contract compliant training Quick tip of the month Make sure that your contract is feeling the love and keep it up to date on Mass Modifications! Be sure to check for updates to the regulations in the terms of the schedule. Contractors must log into the GSA's Mass Mod system, https://mcm.fas.gsa.gov/, review the updates, and determine if there are any to which they want to take exception. After accepting a Mass Mod, you will receive an SF30 document confirming your acceptance of the new terms. Be sure to save this document each time a new Mass Mod is released and accepted for your records. Mass Modifications are GSA's way of executing a large-scale solicitation refresh, and updating contractors on each schedule's newest policies, language, and guidelines. Be sure to look out for GSA e-mails about Mass Modifications that could affect your contract. Critical information Upcoming Refresh for 00CORP Professional Services Schedule The GSA is planning to issue Refresh 34 for the Professional Services Schedule this coming March of 2019. The updates within the Refresh will primarily be centered around one goal, streamlining the PSS Solicitation for both current vendors as well as prospective vendors. A few of the updates that are within this Refresh include: 1) Removal of proposal instructions from existing PSS SIN descriptions and solicitation attachments as well as the consolidation of those instructions into the proposal instruction provisions incorporated into the solicitation, and 2) reduction of the information required to be submitted and evaluated in response to the Relevant Project Experience Technical Factor for new proposals. To review the impending updates, feel free to follow the link here. Emerging business opportunities Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor Next-Generation (PPV-NG) The Department of Veterans Affairs has been conducting market research to assess industry capability for pharmaceutical product distribution services through a Sources Sought released in July 2018. This potential $100 million opportunity has an estimated Request for Proposal (RFP) release date between February and March 2019. Commodities Enterprise Contract-Next Generation (CEC-NG) This re-compete opportunity through the Department of Veteran Affairs is set aside for small business and provides the agency with IT hardware/user devices and associated services. This potential $5.3 billion contract has an estimated RFP release date between March and April 2019. Information Technology Supplies and Support Services 2 (ITSSS 2) The FBI has been working on the development of the next generation of the IT Triple-S contract vehicle for the procurement of IT services. This potential $5 billion re-compete opportunity has an estimated RFP release date between March and April 2019. Social Even though the government shutdown is now over, it's important to note what happens to GSA in the event of another. GSA is one agency that continues to function during a lapse of appropriations. GSA is a self-funded agency, so it is one of the few parts of the Federal Government that continues business operations during shutdowns. This is due to the Industrial Funding Fee, which funds the operating costs of the Federal Supply Schedule program. However, GSA does not go completely unaffected. Several GSA websites have been down at times due to the affects of the shutdown.To read more on GSA's shutdown procedures, follow the link below! Learn More       Frequently asked questions What is Transactional Data Reporting (TDR)? Transactional Data Reporting is a fairly new method of reporting issued as an optional Mass Modification to some GSA contracts including Schedule 70 and Schedule 00CORP. Contracts subject to TDR must report GSA sales monthly and must pay the IFF quarterly through the FAS portal. TDR reporting requires contractors to report more data than the traditional quarterly report but eliminates the Price Reductions Clause and Commercial Sales Practices disclosure requirement. Is GSA consolidating the Schedules program? In November 2018, the GSA announced that it plans to consolidate its 24 Schedules into one single Schedule for a more streamlined and accessible acquisition process. GSA is currently still in the planning process but has projected that the consolidation will take place in two phases throughout fiscal years 2019 and 2020. GSA has not yet released a concrete date of completion. Take a look at Winvale's blog post for more information on the consolidation process. Need to Talk? Connect With Us     Winvale   1110 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 930    Washington  D.C.   20005   United States of America You received this email because you are subscribed to Newsletter from Winvale. Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive.  Unsubscribe from all future emails   |
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