General Services Administration’s new Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) rule states that contractors must electronically report prices paid by the federal government for goods and services purchased through GSA acquisition vehicles. (Interact.gsa.gov). GSA intends to gain market intelligence about pricing, while improving efficiency and reducing requirements that many contractors found challenging. TDR is significant not only [...]
On June 13, 2016, the General Services Administration issued the final Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) rule. TDR requirements state that contractors must electronically report costs paid by the federal government for goods and services procured from GSA contract vehicles. The goals of TDR are to reduce tracking requirements, save taxpayer dollars, and gain valuable market [...]
Your one-stop solution for getting government contract proposals out the door on time. There are a myriad of reasons for not meeting a proposal deadline. Some of the most common Arrowhead Solutions encounters is: The proposal becomes too big/complex for the in-house team. The proposal manager quits/is released. One of the main contributors [...]
This report must be submitted by all government contractors! Major Change: The VETS100 report has been replaced by the VETS-4212 report. Which contractors are covered by the VETS-4212 reporting requirements? All nonexempt Federal contractors and subcontractors with a contract or subcontract in the amount of $100,000 or more with any department or agency of [...]
Blog Carrie Grigg | Government Contracts Specialist The General Services Administration (GSA) set October 1, 2015 as the official date to consolidate their professional services schedules into one contract, known as the PSS (Professional Services Schedule). A few points to know about the PSS migration: If your firm holds one professional services schedule, you will [...]
GSA’s roll out of their PSS solicitation was slated for March 2015, however it was announced last week that the new start date is October 1, 2015. How does this impact your GSA Schedule? Should your business wait for the October release or apply under 00CORP? Contact Arrowhead for analysis.
As the General Services Administration (GSA) experienced a realignment over the past couple of years, a strategy emerged to streamline their procurement processes. The GSA wants to reduce the overall administrative burden and lessen the need for contractors to submit multiple schedule applications and therefore manage fewer schedules. GSA announced its plan to collapse eight [...]
Does your business hold a GSA Schedule that needs to be consolidated? As the GSA works to streamline acquisition practices for the government and government contractors, contract administrators must ensure they keep current with regulation changes and update their company’s online portal information (i.e. gov’t service sites). Has your business been contacted by the GSA [...]
Congratulations! You have been awarded a GSA Schedule and are now a government contractor. So, what happens next? Compliance… Compliance is often an undervalued assignment for small businesses, but when working through government contracts, this facet of your business operations and administration is a must. Besides fulfilling the product and/or service contract that your company [...]