Category: Federal Supply Schedule

Make the Multiple Award Schedules Great…Again!

Over the years, the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program has been the leading federal market facilitator, bringing together commercial firms (small, medium, and large) and customer agencies. The MAS

The Transactional Data Reporting Rule-Some Quick Highlights and Next Steps

Yesterday the General Services Administration (GSA) published the final rule implementing Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) for GSA’s Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) and other Governmentwide Indefinite-Delivery,

Shared Services: The VA and GSA leveraging electronic tools to support Veterans’ Healthcare

  In 1960, the General Services Administration (GSA) delegated the management and operation of the Federal Supply Schedules (FSS) for medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, and services to the Department of Veterans

How GSA can make it easier to deliver best value Services and Solutions through the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Program.

  The General Services Administration’s (GSA’s) Multiple Awards Schedule (MAS) program is positioned uniquely to provide streamlined government access to the commercial marketplace on behalf of customer agencies. By doing

GSA’s Making It Easier Campaign and Opportunities for Additional FSS Reform

  On April 6th, GSA Administrator Denise Turner Roth launched the ”Making it Easier” (MIE) campaign,  a series of new contracting initiatives designed to streamline and simply the Federal Supply

Despite the snow, January has been a busy month for procurement policy

FAR & Beyond: Despite the snow, January has been a very busy month for procurement policy/management issues and initiatives. Defense Acquisition of Services On January 6th, the Department of Defense

GSA’s Federal Supply Schedule Pricing Disclosures Public Notice: An Opportunity for Dialogue on the Price Reduction Clause and Data Reporting.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the General Services Administration’s (GSA’s) Office of Acquisition Policy published a November 18th notice requesting public comments regarding the paperwork burdens of GSAR

The Enduring Strength of the MAS Program: An Economic Catalyst for Government and Industry

This month, Administrator Denise Turner Roth provided the keynote address at the DC Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting & Chairman’s Inaugural Breakfast. The address focused on GSA’s role as an

GAO Report Raises More Questions than it Answers.

On August 10, 2015, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released Report No. GAO-15-590, FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULES: More Attention Needed to Competition and Prices. The report examines (1) how and to

Roger Waldron’s Letter to Administrator Roth and Administrator Rung

For this week’s comment, I wanted to share with you all a letter the Coalition sent this week to OMB and GSA concerning commercial item contracting in the wake of a