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Jan. 8, 2025
Memorandum for:
All General Services Administration and GSA Payroll Services Client Agency Employees
From:
GSA
Payroll Services Division
Office of Chief Financial Officer
The 2025 payroll newsletter provides general information for all GSA and client agency employees. As a reminder, the GSA Office of the Chief Financial Officer Payroll Operations provides payroll services for executive branch, legislative branch and quasi-federal employees. This newsletter covers many payroll issues and serves as a summary of changes effective in calendar year 2025.
Each pay period, you are provided with your ELS, which you can use to confirm the accuracy of your pay and leave.
Although your servicing HR office, supervisor, and the GSA Payroll staff have many internal controls in place and make every effort to process your personnel, timecard, and payroll actions promptly and without error, administrative errors can happen. One way to ensure that these errors are kept to a minimum is for you to review your biweekly ELS. You can access your ELS through the Employee Express portal and use it to check for errors in your pay, benefits, deductions, and leave balances.
Reviewing your ELS every pay period is important, especially at the beginning of the calendar year when many changes are implemented. If there is an error in your pay from either pay calculation or withholdings and you are overpaid, you will be required to pay back any overpayments received as a debt to the government.
The Comptroller General of the United States has repeatedly ruled that if an employee has information available to them regarding their pay and an error occurs, they must pay back any resulting overpayments. In rare instances and on a case-by-case basis, an erroneous overpayment may be waived. In that event, the erroneous overpayment becomes taxable and will be reportable to the Internal Revenue Service to determine if it is taxable income.
Differences in your pay beginning in the pay period ending, or PPE, on Jan. 25, 2025, and electronically transferred on Jan. 31, 2025, may be the result of one or more of the following changes:
The IRS Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate, is used by employees to designate how much of their taxable income is to be withheld and remitted to the IRS as advance tax payments throughout the year. To help you with calculating your tax withholdings, the IRS provides a Tax Withholding Estimator.
Please note that the IRS Form W-4 does go through updates and changes. The GSA Payroll monitors and updates its payroll system to comply with these changes. Refer to the IRS website to download the latest form and research your questions when making and submitting your changes.
You can update your federal income tax withholdings one of two ways:
You may claim exemption from federal tax withholding for 2025 if you meet both of the following conditions: You have no federal income tax liability in 2024 and you expect to have no federal income tax liability in 2025. You had no federal income tax liability in 2024 if either of these is true:
If you claim exemption, you will have no income tax withheld from your paycheck and may owe taxes and penalties when you file your 2025 tax return. You have two options to claim exempt from federal tax:
Please note that effective Feb. 15, 2025, your prior year IRS Form W-4 (2024) filing “Exempt” status expires. If GSA Payroll has not received an IRS Form W-4 for the 2025 tax year by Feb. 18, 2025, we will begin withholding federal income tax under the “single/no exemption” formula as of PPE March 8, 2025. There are no refunds of tax withholdings if the IRS Form W-4 claiming “Exempt” status is submitted late.
We will issue the 2024 IRS Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement through Employee Express. If you received your 2023 IRS Form W-2 electronically or you registered to receive an electronic 2024 IRS Form W-2 before the close of business on Dec. 14, 2024, you will receive your 2024 IRS Form W-2 via EEX.
We will make the online 2024 IRS Form W-2 available to all employees on or before Jan. 31, 2025, through the EEX website. If you elect to receive your IRS Form W-2 in paper format, your IRS Form W-2 will be postmarked and mailed by Jan. 31, 2025.
Upon an employee’s separation, we will automatically set the indicator to have your W-2 mailed to your address on record with the Payroll Operations.
You should review your IRS Form W-2 closely for legibility, accuracy, and completeness. The instructional guide for reading the 2024 IRS Form W-2 is available may be found on the GSA Payroll website. You should compare the IRS Form W-2 with your final earnings and leave statement for PPE Dec. 14, 2024, to verify accuracy and completeness of the tax information included on the IRS Form W-2. Report any discrepancies to us by email to kc-payroll.finance@gsa.gov.
We updated the 2025 federal tax rate changes in the payroll system. The changes were reflected on your ELS in PPE Dec. 28, 2024. In addition, the following states and localities also have new payroll tax formulas.
Additional states have not published withholding rates for 2025. As these states publish new guidelines, we will send a message through EEX to notify employees.
Note: Please review your ELS to determine these effects on your pay.
The IRS deferral limit for 2025 is $23,500. If you are turning 50 or are over the age of 50, you may contribute an additional $7,500 for a total of $31,000 in 2025. Under a change made in SECURE 2.0, a higher catch-up contribution limit applies for employees aged 60, 61, 62 and 63 who participate in these plans. For 2025, this higher catch-up contribution limit is $11,250 instead of $7,500. Taxpayers can deduct contributions to a traditional IRA if they meet certain conditions. Additional information regarding these rules can be found in IRS Notice 2024-80.
Supplemental wages are non-regular wage payments to an employee. They include payments such as awards, overtime, severance pay, back pay, voluntary separation incentive payments, amended timecards and retroactive pay increases.
The federal income tax withholding rate for supplemental wages for 2025 will continue to be 22 percent (as in 2024). State and local taxes are applied as well.
If a federal government agency, financial institution, or a credit union cancels or forgives a debt owed of $600 or more, an IRS Form 1099-C, Cancellation of Debt, will be provided to you.
Generally, you must include all canceled amounts, even if less than $600, on the “Other income” line of IRS Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. IRS Form 1099-C, will be mailed by Jan. 31, 2025.
If you have additional questions on preparing your individual tax return please consult with the IRS or your personal financial adviser.
The 2024 and 2025 wage base limits for these two programs are shown in the table below. In 2025, the Medicare tax rate is 1.45%. The OASDI tax rate is 6.2%.
| Year | OASDI wage base limit | Medicare wage base limit |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $168,600 | Unlimited* |
| 2025 | $176,100 | Unlimited* |
*Under a provision of the Affordable Care Act, the employee-paid portion of the Medicare tax is subject to the 0.9 percent additional Medicare tax on amounts over the statutory thresholds that are not inflation-adjusted and thus apply to more employees each year.
An individual is liable for additional Medicare tax if the individual’s wages, compensation, or self-employment income (together with that of his or her spouse, if filing a joint return) exceed the threshold amount for the individual’s filing status:
| Filing status | Threshold amount |
|---|---|
| Married filing jointly | $250,000 |
| Married filing separate | $125,000 |
| Single | $200,000 |
| Head of household (with qualifying person) | $200,000 |
| Qualifying widow(er) with dependent child | $200,000 |
Note: An employer is responsible for withholding the additional Medicare tax from wages or railroad retirement, RRTA, compensation it pays to an employee in excess of $200,000 in a calendar year, without regard to filing status.
The IRS increased the Flexible Spending Account, FSAFEDS, Health Care employee contribution limit by $100, from $3,200 in 2024 to $3,300 for 2025.
The 2025 FSAFEDS Health Care carryover is $660. This is an increase of $20 from the 2024 carryover limit of $640.
The IRS regulations allow employees to use pre-tax earnings to pay for the monthly cost of qualified vanpools, qualified parking expenses, or transit passes (where the agency does not provide a transit pass issued directly to their employees).
The IRS regulations (effective January 2025) authorize employees to claim up to $325 per month in qualified parking benefits. In addition, employees can also claim up to $325 per month for transportation in a commuter highway vehicle (a vehicle seating six or more passengers, not counting the driver). The $325 monthly benefit for a commuter highway vehicle, when combined with the Transit Fare Subsidy, cannot exceed the $325 per month limitation.
Reminder for all GSA employees already enrolled in the TEA-21 benefit program: if your monthly costs change or you no longer qualify for the pre-tax transportation benefit, complete GSA Form 3667 Application for Pretax Transportation Fringe Benefits (TEA-21) Program. If you are an employee of a GSA Payroll client agency use Optional Form 3667 to update or cancel your participation in the TEA-21 benefit program. Links to these forms can be found on the GSA website under the “Forms, Documents and Other Links” tab.
Once an employee completes the appropriate Form 3667, send the form to the GSA Payroll at:
KC-Payroll.Finance@gsa.gov
816-823-5435
GSA Payroll (BGC) 2300 Main Street 2NW Kansas City, MO 64108
Employees of the Railroad Retirement Board, RRB, should contact Patricia Hopkins at 312-751-4511, 708-943-8604, or patricia.hopkins@rrb.gov with questions specifically related to the RRB Pre-Tax Transit Benefits Program.
Employees of the Senate Restaurant Associates are not eligible for the Pre-tax Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefits Program through the GSA Payroll.
All employee 2025 CFC contributions will take effect in the PPE Jan. 25, 2025 (EFT pay date Jan. 31, 2025). Please verify your CFC withholding for this PPE by checking your ELS against your pledge receipt. The 2025 CFC pledges received for new employees will take effect in the first pay period after receipt.
Certain location-based pay entitlements (such as locality payments, special rate supplements and non-foreign area cost-of-living allowances) are based on the location of the employee’s official worksite associated with the employee’s position of record. An agency must document an employee’s official worksite on the employee’s Notification of Personnel Action (Standard Form 50 or equivalent). See “Duty Station” blocks 38 and 39 of the Standard Form 50 showing the city/county and state in which the official worksite is located.
Your official worksite is generally the location where you regularly perform your duties. If your work involves recurring travel or your work location varies on a recurring basis, your official worksite is the location where the work activities of your position of record are based, as determined by your employing agency, subject to the requirement that your official worksite must be in a locality pay area where you regularly perform work.
Whenever you receive a notification of a HR personnel change, it is your responsibility to verify the accuracy of the change and report to your servicing HR office if you find an error. If you have any questions about your duty station, please contact your servicing HR Office. If there is an error in your pay because of a change in your official duty station and you are overpaid, you will be required to pay back any overpayments received as a debt to the government.
Within-grade increases, or WGI, are pay increases received by federal employees after they have served a specific amount of time at a certain grade level and demonstrated at least an acceptable level of performance.
A WGI is effective on the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after the completion of the required waiting period. You can calculate your next WGI by finding the effective date on the SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action for your last WGI and using the chart below.
Whenever you have a personnel change, it is your responsibility to verify the accuracy of the change and report to your servicing HR office and supervisor if you find an error. If you have any questions about your WGI date, please contact your servicing HR office. If there is an error in your WGI effective date and you are overpaid, you will be required to pay back any overpayments received as a debt to the government.
| WGI step | Waiting period between steps |
|---|---|
| 2, 3, and 4 | 52 calendar weeks (1 year) |
| 5, 6, and 7 | 104 calendar weeks (2 years) |
| 8, 9, and 10 | 156 calendar weeks (3 years) |
The Department of State Standardized Regulations governs employee allowances and benefits available to the U.S. Government civilians assigned to foreign areas. If you are an employee who is assigned to a foreign area, you should check both the DSSR and your agency’s implementing policies for guidance on a specific allowance. The DSSR and other information of foreign allowances may be found on the State Department’s website.
GSA employees may refer to HRM 9592.1A GSA Policy on Allowances and Differentials Payable in Foreign Areas.
The GSA VLTP allows employees to donate annual leave to employees who are experiencing (or whose family member is experiencing) a medical emergency. Your donation may not exceed the lesser of:
Approved donated leave recipients should contact their timekeeper or supervisor if you have questions on your donated leave balance. Also, remember it is your responsibility to review your ELS and work with your timekeeper and supervisor to ensure that the correct amount of donated leave is charged to your time and attendance records. For more information on the GSA Voluntary Leave Transfer Program visit the VLTP website.
Our Office of the Chief Financial Officer, OCFO, partners with The Work Number®, or TWN, from Equifax to provide automated income and employment verifications. Visit our TWN page for further information about this program.
GSA and client agency employees can view their ELS electronically through the Office of Personnel Management’s Employee Express website. Employee Express provides timely access to your pay and leave data as early as the Thursday afternoon following the end of the pay period. You have online access to current pay period, prior pay period and year-to-date pay and leave data, and topical information regarding payroll issues.
Employee Express also allows you to view and change the following payroll information (for personnel changes use HR Links employee self-service area):
The Office of Personnel Management’s Employee Express application has security procedures that will lock all EEX user accounts that have been inactive for 12 months.
Be sure to log into Employee Express at least every 12 months to ensure your account remains active. You can enter a personal email address, if you prefer, to allow you to receive inactivity notifications without access to your GSA email account.
If your account becomes locked, click the “Submit Help Request” button on the EEX homepage to contact the EEX Help Desk. In the help request form, include a short message (such as “EEX account locked”) in the comments section to expedite the process.
If you need technical assistance, contact the EEX Help Desk by clicking “Submit Help Request” on the EEX website, and complete the request form. Questions concerning specific personnel information should be directed to your servicing HR Office.
For payroll information, contact the GSA Payroll Customer Service Center at:
KC-Payroll.Finance@gsa.gov
844-303-6515
816-823-5435
GSA Payroll (BGC) 2300 Main Street 2NW Kansas City, MO 64108
There are 26 pay periods in 2025 and a copy of this payroll calendar and the following additional information may be of interest:
The calendar year 2025 federal holidays are found on the OPM website.
If you have payroll questions or concerns contact us at:
KC-Payroll.Finance@gsa.gov
844-303-6515
816-823-5435
GSA Payroll (BGC) 2300 Main Street 2NW Kansas City, MO 64108
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Rates for Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and possessions are set by the Department of Defense.
Rates for foreign countries are set by the Department of State.
Rates are available between 10/1/2022 and 09/30/2025.
The End Date of your trip can not occur before the Start Date.
Traveler reimbursement is based on the location of the work activities and not the accommodations, unless lodging is not available at the work activity, then the agency may authorize the rate where lodging is obtained.
Unless otherwise specified, the per diem locality is defined as "all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city, including independent entities located within those boundaries."
Per diem localities with county definitions shall include"all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city as well as the boundaries of the listed counties, including independent entities located within the boundaries of the key city and the listed counties (unless otherwise listed separately)."
When a military installation or Government - related facility(whether or not specifically named) is located partially within more than one city or county boundary, the applicable per diem rate for the entire installation or facility is the higher of the rates which apply to the cities and / or counties, even though part(s) of such activities may be located outside the defined per diem locality.
An SBA program that helps provide a level playing field for small businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged people or entities that meet the following eligibility requirements:
See Title 13 Part 124 of the Code of Federal Regulations for more information.
From 5 USC 5701(6), "continental United States" means the several states and the District of Columbia, but does not include Alaska or Hawaii.
A multiple-award IDIQ governmentwide acquisition contract offering complete and flexible IT solutions worldwide. A best-in-class GWAC and preferred governmentwide solution, Alliant 2 offers:
It provides best-value IT solutions to federal agencies, while strengthening chances in federal contracting for small businesses through subcontracting.
A dedicated, flexible fuel, or dual-fuel vehicle designed to operate on at least one alternative fuel.
An investment in our nation’s infrastructure and competitiveness. The law provides funding for LPOE modernization projects that will create new good-paying jobs, bolster safety and security, and make our economy more resilient to supply chain challenges.
An agreement established by a government buyer with a Multiple Award Schedule contractor to fill repetitive needs for supplies or services.
Types of funds to use on specific expenses.
The work done to make a structure or system ready for use or to bring a construction or development project to a completed state.
Negotiated firm-fixed pricing on airline seats for official government travel. The locked-in ticket prices for the fiscal year save federal agencies time and money. Federal employees enjoy flexibility to change their plans without incurring penalties or additional costs. All negotiated rates have:
Use the CPP search tool to find current fares.
A space where individuals work independently or co-work collaboratively in a shared office. The work environment is similar to a typical office, usually inclusive of office equipment and amenities. Typical features of co-working facilities include work spaces, wireless internet, communal printer/copier/fax, shared kitchens, restrooms and open seating areas. May also be referred to as a “shared office.”
A system that is bought from a commercial vendor to solve a particular problem, as opposed to one that a vendor custom builds.
An employee who negotiates and awards contracts with vendors and who has the sole authority to change, alter or modify a contract.
An employee whose duties are to develop proper requirements and ensure contractors meet the commitments during contract administration, including the timeliness and delivery of quality goods and services as required by the contract.
A request of GSA where a federal agency retains and manages all aspects of the procurement process and is able to work with the selected vendor after award.
The process of handling real property that is surplus to the federal government’s needs. Federal law mandates the disposal process, which has these major steps (although not every property goes through every step):
An SBA program that gives preferential consideration for certain government contracts to businesses that meet the following eligibility requirements:
See Title 13 Part 127 Subpart B of the Code of Federal Regulations for more information.
A vehicle that is powered by an electric motor drawing current from rechargeable storage batteries or other portable electrical energy storage devices, as defined by 10 C.F.R. § 474.2. It includes a battery electric vehicle, a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, a fuel-cell electric vehicle, etc.
Also called electric vehicle chargers, this includes EV charge cords, charge stands, attachment plugs, vehicle connectors, and protection, which provide for the safe transfer of energy between the electric utility power and the electric vehicle.
The primary regulation for federal agencies to use when buying supplies and services with funds from Congress.
Use acquisition.gov to browse FAR parts or subparts or download the full FAR in various formats.
The travel and relocation policy for all federal civilian employees and others authorized to travel at government expense.
A program that promotes the adoption of secure cloud services across the federal government by providing a standardized approach to security and risk assessment.
A GSA business line that provides safe, reliable, low-cost vehicle solutions for federal agency customers and eligible entities. Offerings include:
A charge card for U.S. government personnel to use when paying for fuel and maintenance of GSA Fleet vehicles. Find out where the Fleet card is accepted, how to use it and more.
A Department of Homeland Security program that allows members to use expedited lanes at U.S. airports and when crossing international borders by air, land and sea.
A charge card for certain U.S. Government employees to use when buying mission-related supplies or services using simplified acquisition procedures, when applicable, and when the total cost does not exceed micro-purchase thresholds.
A charge card for U.S. government personnel to use when paying for reimbursable expenses while on official travel. Visit smartpay.gsa.gov for more.
A vehicle used to perform an agency’s mission(s), as authorized by the agency.
A pre-competed, multiple-award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract that agencies can use to buy total IT solutions more efficiently and economically.
A ceremony marking the official start of a new construction project, typically involving driving shovels into ground at the site.
An online shopping and ordering system at gsaadvantage.gov that provides access for federal government employees and in some cases, state and local entities, to purchase from thousands of contractors offering millions of supplies and services.
An online auction site at gsaauctions.gov that allows the general public to bid on and buy excess federal personal property assets such as:
Real property for which GSA is responsible. It can be either federally owned or leased from a public or private property owner.
An SBA program that gives preferential consideration for certain government contracts to business that meet the following eligibility requirements:
See Title 13 Part 126 Subpart B of the Code of Federal Regulations for more information.
A type of contract when the quantity of supplies or services, above a specified minimum, the government will require is not known. IDIQs help streamline the contract process and speed service delivery.
A fee paid by businesses who are awarded contracts under Multiple Award Schedule to cover GSA’s cost of operating the program. The fee is a fixed percentage of reported sales under MAS contracts that contractors pay within 30 calendar days following the completion of each quarter.
A law that provides $3.375 billion for us to:
This includes $2.15 billion for low embodied carbon materials in construction projects, $975 million to support emerging and sustainable technologies, and $250 million for measures to convert more buildings into High Performance Green Buildings.
A written agreement entered into between two federal agencies, or major organizational units within an agency, which specifies the goods to be furnished or tasks to be accomplished by one agency (the servicing agency) in support of the other (the requesting agency).
A facility, also known as a border station, that provides controlled entry into or departure from the United States for persons or materials. It houses the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and other federal inspection agencies responsible for the enforcement of federal laws related to entering into or departing from the U.S.
An employee who is responsible for preparing, negotiating, awarding and monitoring compliance of lease agreements.
Criteria used to select the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price. Solicitations must specify that award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors.
The rate of reimbursement for driving a privately owned vehicle when your agency authorizes it. Current rates are at gsa.gov/mileage.
Long-term governmentwide contracts with commercial firms providing federal, state, and local government buyers access to more than 11 million commercial products and services at volume discount pricing. Also called Schedules or Federal Supply Schedules.
The standard federal agencies use to classify business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy.
A family of seven separate governmentwide multiple award, IDIQ contracts for program management, management consulting, logistics, engineering, scientific and financial services.
A formal, signed agreement between GSA’s Public Buildings Service and a federal agency for a specific space assignment.
Services performed under a contract with a federal agency that include:
Official verification of someone’s origin, identity, and nationality. A U.S. passport is required of U.S. citizens for international travel and reentry into the United States. There are three types of passports: diplomatic, official, and regular. A government official may have at the same time a valid regular passport and a valid official or diplomatic passport. Use GSA Form 2083 to begin a request for an official passport.
The per day rates for the lower 48 continental United States, which federal employees are reimbursed for expenses incurred while on official travel. Per diem includes three allowances:
An identification card that allows credentialed government personal to access facilities, computers, or information systems. May also be referred to as HSPD-12 card, LincPass, Smart Card, or CAC.
Furniture and equipment such as appliances, wall hangings, technological devices, and the relocation expenses for such property.
Information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual’s identity, either alone or when combined with other information that is linked or linkable to a specific individual. Get more info from OMB Circular A-130 [PDF].
You should only drive a privately owned vehicle for official travel after your agency evaluates the use of:
When your agency has determined a POV to be the most advantageous method of transportation, you are authorized reimbursement for mileage and some additional allowances (parking, bridge, road and tunnel fees, etc.).
Approvals from GSA’s congressional authorizing committees, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for proposed capital and leasing projects that require funding over an annually established threshold.
Region 1 (New England): Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Region 2 (Northeast and Caribbean): Northern New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
Region 3 (Mid-Atlantic): Delaware, parts of Maryland, Southern New Jersey, Pennsylvania, parts of Virginia, West Virginia
Region 4 (Southeast Sunbelt): Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Region 5 (Great Lakes): Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
Region 6 (Heartland): Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
Region 7 (Greater Southwest): Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Region 8 (Rocky Mountain): Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
Region 9 (Pacific Rim): Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada
Region 10 (Northwest Arctic): Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
Region 11 (National Capital): Washington, D.C., area including parts of Maryland and Virginia
Formal agreements between GSA and a federal agency customer where GSA agrees to provide goods, services, or both, and the federal agency agrees to reimburse GSA’s direct and indirect costs. The customer portal for RWA information is called eRETA at extportal.pbs.gsa.gov.
A document used in negotiated procurements to communicate government requirements to prospective contractors (firms holding Multiple Award Schedule contracts) and to solicit proposals (offers) from them.
A document used to communicate government requirements, but which do not solicit binding offers. Quotations submitted in response are not offers. The Multiple Award Schedule order is the offer, and then the contractor can do something to show acceptance, like ordering supplies or contacting subcontractors.
An SBA program that gives preferential consideration for certain government contracts to businesses that meet the following eligibility requirements:
See Title 13 Part 125 Subpart B of the Code of Federal Regulations for more information.
An SBA designation for businesses that meet size standards set for each NAICS code. Most manufacturing companies with 500 employees or fewer, and most non-manufacturing businesses with average annual receipts under $7.5 million, will qualify as a small business.
See Title 13 Part 121.201 of the Code of Federal Regulations for more information.
To improve and stimulate small business utilization, we award contracts to businesses that are owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. We have contracting assistance for:
A Small Business Administration program that gives preferential consideration for certain government contracts to business that meet the following eligibility requirements:
See Title 13 Section 124.1001 of the Code of Federal Regulations for more information.
The basis for the lease negotiation process, which becomes part of the lease. SFOs include the information necessary to enable prospective offerors to prepare proposals. See SFO minimum requirements.
Specific supply and service subcategories within our Multiple Award Schedule. For the Information Technology Category, a SIN might be new equipment or cloud services.
A national policy committing to create and maintain conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony to support present and future generations.
An online system at sam.gov, which the U.S. Government uses to consolidate acquisition and award systems for use by contractors wishing to do business with the federal government. Formerly known as FBO.gov, all contracting opportunities valued over $25,000 are posted at sam.gov.
When you use a government purchase card, such as the "GSA SmartPay" travel card for business travel, your lodging and rental car costs may be exempt from state sales tax. Individually billed account travel cards are not tax exempt in all states. Search for exemption status, forms and important information.
The finishes and fixtures federal agency tenants select that take a space from a shell condition to a finished, usable condition and compliant with all applicable building codes and standards.
A statute that applies to all Multiple Award Schedule contracts, unless otherwise stated in the solicitation or contract, which requires contractors to sell to the U.S. Government only products that are manufactured or “substantially transformed” in the U.S. or a TAA-designated country.
An option for vendors to report transactional data — information generated when the government purchases goods or services from a vendor — to help us make federal government buying more effective.
See our TDR page for which SINs are eligible and which line-item data to submit.
A unique number required to do business with the federal government.
An indicator of how efficiently a federal agency is currently using space, it is traditionally calculated by dividing the usable square feet of the space, by the number of personnel who occupy the space.
A Small Business Administration program that gives preferential consideration for certain government contracts to businesses that meet the following eligibility requirements:
A governmentwide acquisition contract exclusively for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses to sell IT services such as:
The amount of solid waste, such as trash or garbage, construction and demolition waste, and hazardous waste, that is reused, recycled or composted instead of being put in a landfill or burned.
A GSA program designed to promote recycling and reuse of solid waste.
A Small Business Administration program that gives preferential consideration for certain government contracts to businesses that meet the following eligibility requirements:
See Title 13 Part 127 Subpart B of the Code of Federal Regulations for more information.
Vehicles that, when operating, produce zero tailpipe exhaust emissions of any criteria pollutant (or precursor pollutant) or greenhouse gas. These include battery and fuel cell electric vehicles, as well as plug-in hybrid vehicles that are capable of operating on gas and electricity. They also may be called all-electric vehicles.
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