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    GSA streamlines vendor requirements to further leverage industry resources and capabilities in support of U.S. Government’s COVID-19 response efforts

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    To support GSA’s continued posture of supporting our country’s COVID-19 efforts, and in bolstering the American Rescue Plan, GSA has issued a letter to expand the availability of COVID-19 related products,

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    Making Progress on GSA’s New Services Best-in-Class Multi-Agency Contract

    | Tiffany T. Hixson, Assistant Commissioner, GSA Office of Professional Services and Human Capital Categories

    In this December 15, 2020 blog post, I shared that GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) is establishing a broader and more flexible next generation services best-in-class multi-agency contract to improve how agencies buy services. The new best-in-class multi-agency contract is one of several efforts under the umbrella of the Services Marketplace - a collective of contract offerings and initiatives designed to improve services acquisition across the federal government.

    The goals of the next generation services contract are to:

  • The Verified Products Portal Aims to Improve GSA’s Buying and Selling Experience

    | Mark Lee, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Policy and Compliance, Federal Acquisition Service
    Great things are on the horizon, as the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) continues to make progress under the Federal Marketplace (FMP) initiative. In the coming months, you will be hearing more info…
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    OASIS On-Ramps are Complete! What’s Next?

    | Tiffany Hixson, Assistant Commissioner, GSA Office of Professional Services and Human Capital Categories
    In 2018, the federal Category Management Leadership Council (CMLC) asked GSA to increase the industrial base available through its OASIS contract program. While we hadn’t planned on tackling a large o…
  • Federal Marketplace Strategy Fall 2020 Release

    | Crystal Philcox, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Enterprise Strategy Management in GSA's Federal Acquisition Service
    As we head further into fall and get acclimated to standard time, I’m pleased to share a few items of note with you – The fall 2020 Federal Marketplace Strategy release and news about the debut of our…
  • Join us for Industry Listening Sessions about Increasing Competition at the Task Order Level

    | Jeff Koses, GSA’s Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Government-wide Policy

    In our role as America’s buyer, GSA supports the mission needs of every agency across the Federal Government by providing effective and efficient acquisition and administrative support services. We know that we cannot successfully perform our mission without the support of our industry partners.

  • FAS Works to Enhance Competition

    | Mark Lee, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Policy and Compliance, Federal Acquisition Service
    Have you heard? The Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) is making exciting progress through the Federal Marketplace Strategy towards implementing new authorities and flexibilities that enhance competiti…
  • Federal Marketplace Strategy Summer 2020 Release: Major Progress on our Cornerstone Initiatives

    | Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Julie Dunne
    I’m pleased to share GSA’s Federal Marketplace Strategy Summer 2020 Release with you. As you’ll read, GSA’s latest set of policy, process, and technology improvements show we’ve made some great stride…
  • Federal Marketplace Strategy Spring 2020 Release: Helping Customers During COVID-19 and Modernizing IT Systems

    | Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Julie Dunne
    The world has changed tremendously since my first blog post in January 2020. The Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) has been doing everything we can to support COVID-19 acquisition activities, while st…
  • GSA Focused on Improving Post-Award Communications

    | Jeff Koses, GSA’s Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Government-wide Policy
    You spoke and we listened! Today, I’m very pleased to announce that GSA’s enhanced post-award feedback pilot, the “IN-depth Feedback through Open Reporting Methods,” or INFORM, yielded very positive r…