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The back-to-school season is upon the Nation’s Capital. As local students are wrapping-up their first week of classes today, it is time to start thinking about the end of summer and the end of the fiscal year.

The “experienced hands” at gearing-up for a new school know, and others likely will notice, this season unmistakably is one dominated by lists. Accordingly, as we prepare for the new fiscal year, The Coalition for Government Procurement is providing its, “5 pillars for schedule modernization,” to assist the General Services Administration and the Veterans Affairs Department in their efforts to modernize and enhance the schedules program.

Much like the Coalition has done in the past, each of these 5 pillars will be addressed in more depth through subsequent the Coalition’s “FAR & Beyond” blogs in the coming weeks.

Keep reading this article at: https://federalnewsradio.com/commentary/2018/09/5-pillars-of-gsa-schedules-modernization/

The Supreme Court’s rationale in a recent decision might compel every agency to set aside any Federal Supply Schedule order (or any other order, for that matter) valued between $3,000 and $150,000.

Earlier this year, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Kingdomware Technologies v. United States. As we’ve noted, this case was a monumental win for veteran-owned small businesses — it requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to set-aside solicitations for SDVOSBs or VOSBs where two or more such offerors will submit a proposal at a fair and reasonable price, even if that solicitation is issued under the Federal Supply Schedule.

A recent GAO decision suggests, however, that Kingdomware’s impact could be felt beyond the world of VA procurements.

In Aldevra, B-411752.2—Reconsideration (Oct. 5, 2016), the protester relied on Kingdomware to challenge a prior GAO decision that an agency is not required to set-aside an FSS order for small businesses. At issue in the initial protest was an Army National Guard Bureau solicitation under the FSS, seeking an ice machine/water dispenser (valued at $4300). According to Aldevra, the Small Business Act required the solicitation to be set aside for small businesses.

Keep reading this article at: http://smallgovcon.com/gaobidprotests/does-kingdomware-apply-to-non-va-fss-orders/

5 pillars of GSA schedules modernization

The back-to-school season is upon the Nation’s Capital. As local students are wrapping-up their first week of classes today, it is time to start thinking about the end of summer and the end of the fiscal year.

Does ‘Kingdomware’ apply to non-VA FSS orders?

The Supreme Court’s rationale in a recent decision might compel every agency to set aside any Federal Supply Schedule order (or any other order, for that matter) valued between $3,000 and $150,000.

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