The GSA Startup Springboard opens up the GSA Schedule MAS program to firms with less than the two-year professional experience normally required for a company to get approved on a GSA MAS Schedule category. In general, the Startup Springboard potential GSA partner can use their executive professional backgrounds, key personnel’s project experience to complete their application. The Startup Springboard program …
Federal Marketing Checklist …..Opens Doors
Below are the Administrative – Tactical – Strategic Checklist you should run through to make sure you are preparing your business for federal contracting success. Administrative 1. Determine a perceived need for a product or service (could be a new product, invention etc) you have the capability to offer to the federal government at a reasonable price with at a …
New Opportunities from the Federal Government
HOW new Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) Pilot Program might make federal sales easier Selling to the federal government can be complicated, particularly for startups, smaller companies, and those unfamiliar with government contracting. The procurement process creates a jungle of barriers including crushing complexity, awkward communications, and significant expense just to try and compete for business. As a result, a …
GSA SCHEDULE CONSOLIDATION
GSA is in the process of consolidating GSA Schedule to a single schedule from the current 24! This means lots of changes including SINs, product/service offerings, and more. Here is a brief summary: CONSOLIDATION DETERMINATION MAS REFORM INITIATIVE: The General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) Program, also known as the Federal Supply …
Transition From DUNS To Unique IDs
Summary of A Notice by the General Services Administration on 07/10/2019 Currently, the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) utilizes the Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) ® nine-digit number as the unique identifier for entities throughout the federal awarding lifecycle, in SAM.gov, in other Integrated Award Environment (IAE) systems, on required forms, and in downstream government systems. In 2016, the government revised …