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- July 2018 -
The Five Star General Overview of Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
The United States Code defines a veteran as someone who has served in the active military, naval or air service, and who was discharged or released under any conditions other than a dishonorable discharge. Federal Agencies spend an estimated 5% of their budget on VOSBs. With an estimated $179 Billion awarded a year, veteran owned opperations can potentially generate $8.9 billion worth of business.
You need to update your SAM.gov account based on the date to which it is active.
SAM.gov is working to increase security and will be establishing a multi-factor authentication with Login.gov effective June 29, 2018!
All Non-Federal entities who create/update their SAM.gov registration won’t need a notarized letter before their registration is activated but must mail the notarized letter to the Federal Service Desk within 30 days of activation or risk registration deactivation.
If you are thinking about pursuing a new contract vehicle but holiday arrangements are limiting your work hours, try narrowing your scope to best-in-class contracts. To be named a best-in-class (BIC) contract, a vehicle must demonstrate to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that they have exceptionally high performance standards, use strong management strategies, and meet rigorous requirements and definitions outlined by OMB. Securing a BIC contract vehicle helps to build past performance and can widen your scope of sales to the government. For more information, and to find a list of current BIC contracts, visit GSA’s BIC page.
Critical information
VSC Password Updates
GSA recently implemented a Multi-Factor Authentication to protect user information and to make several sites more secure. The new security updates affected several GSA portals, including: eBuy, Advantage Spend Analysis Program, Schedules Input Program, Reserve Actions, and 72A Quarterly Reporting System. Moving forward, you will have to reset your GSA password in order to access these portals and enter a One-Time Security Code. It’s important to understand these updates and to ensure that your information is up-to-date so that you’re able to continue accessing the above-mentioned GSA portals.
Emerging business opportunities
One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS) Unrestricted Pool Two is now open and looking for new contractors; you can find the solicitation by visiting the Federal Business Opportunities website here.
The Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract is expected to be released soon, however, despite controversy, this is expected to be a single-award contract in order to increase acquisition speed. Review the draft solicitation here.
The Transportation Security Administrations Integrated Hiring Operations and Personnel Program (IHOPP) will end January 18th, 2019. Contractors interested in this contract vehicle should begin considering recompete potential.
Social
Amazon Amendment Goes To Phase II
On June 21st, GSA and the OMB conducted further dialogue with industry shareholders about Section 846 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018. A public meeting was initially held on January 9, 2018 to provide external stakeholders an opportunity to offer input on Phase I implementation as outlined in Section 846. The GSA issued two RFIs on June 15th seeking answers to a wide array of questions from both e-commerce portal providers as well as product suppliers. The second public meeting centered around GSA and OMB sharing their vision for the proposed approach and to solicit feedback as well as insight from shareholders to further inform Phase II deliverables.
When a proposal is submitted, it could take anywhere from three months to a year to see an award. Schedules such as GSA IT Schedule 70 generally have the quickest turnaround, especially through the IT 70 Springboard or FAStLane Programs. Others, such as the Professional Services Schedule will take closer to a year.
What is TAA compliance?
The list of TAA compliant countries can be found in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.225-5. If a product is manufactured in a country such as China, it must be sufficiently transformed in the United States to be TAA compliant. If you are unsure about a product, it is best to leave it off your GSA Schedule!
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