Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contractors not presently participating in transactional data reporting (TDR) will now have to do so and come into compliance with the TDR rule soon after their MAS contract's Special Item...more
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced a new initiative on March 24, 2025, that put its Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contractors on notice that it is making "major changes" to "improve the effectiveness of...more
The Trump Administration on March 20, 2025, issued an executive order titled "Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement" (the EO), which will result in a major change in the landscape of...more
A recent protest decision highlights a little-known sole source authority unique to GSA Schedule procurements that could benefit federal contractors and their agency customers working on complex information technology...more
Imagine if a DoD agency could purchase commercial-off-the-shelf products of any value simply by placing an order at an Amazon-like website – no need for solicitations, quotes, evaluation, or detailed price analysis and...more
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