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  • Implementation of Order-Level Materials Improves the Schedules Program

    | Mark Lee, Assistant Commissioner, GSA FAS Office of Policy and Compliance
    GSA is pleased to announce one of the biggest improvements to its Schedules Program since its creation: the Order-Level Materials (OLM) initiative is now live. GSA announced the final General Services...
  • My Vision for Federal Acquisition

    | Alan Thomas, FAS Commissioner
    It’s hard to believe we’re already over halfway through fiscal year 2018, and I’m approaching my one-year anniversary mark as Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Commissioner. Time always flies when you...
  • Get Ready to Shop Small

    | The GSA Blog Team
    Small Business Saturday, Nov. 25, presents a great opportunity to show your support for these engines of economic growth and innovation. It is a day to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for our communities. You can participate by...
  • Dynamic Steps to Performance Based Acquisition Application Now Online

    | The GSA Blog Team
    The Governmentwide Professional Services Category has officially launched a beta version of Steps to Performance-Based Acquisition (SPBA). The new digital application presents the performance-based ac
  • New GSA SmartPay Travel Card App Helps Take Some Worry Out of Official Travel

    | The GSA Blog Team
    Being on official travel in an unfamiliar city is stressful enough without the added burden of trying to find a gas station when you’re already running on fumes.  With location based service offerings...
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    GSA Celebrating 10 Years of Transformative 4PL Program for USMC

    | Beth Folz, GSA Office of General Supplies and Services
    The GSA Federal Acquisition Service’s (FAS) supply program has undergone a dramatic change in recent years and GSA’s fourth-party logistics, or 4PL solutions, is one of the breakout programs. This mod...
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    No Matter How FAR you Go...

    | The GSA Blog Team
    Last October, the U.S. General Services Administration made history by releasing the first ever free iBook version of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Now a free Kindle version of the FAR is available too, making it simpler than ever...
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    GSA Is Making It Easier For You To Get On Schedule - Introducing The MAS Roadmap

    | MAS Program Management Office
    For more than a year, GSA has been hard at work “Making It Easier”(MIE) to do business with the government. Our MIE initiative contains a series of business-friendly, proactive programs that provide s...
  • GSA Moves Into the Next Phase of Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) Rule Pilot Program

    | Mary Davie, Acting Deputy Commissioner, GSA Federal Acquisition Service
    In May, GSA leadership announced the decision to make the Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) pilot program voluntary for contractors on the Multiple Award Schedules and/or Special Item Numbers (SINs)...
  • GSA and VA Release New Verified Vet Icons on VA Advantage!

    | Diana Leonardo, VA National Account Manager, GSA Federal Acquisition Service
    Thanks to new "VA Verified" icons it is easier than ever for acquisition professionals at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to know they are purchasing from qualified Service-Disabled Veter...