Upcoming Webinars - register at: www.gsa.gov/masnews
 
GSA Schedules and Small Business 10/03/2013

1:00pm – 2:00pm ET

Learn how to achieve your socioeconomic goals with the GSA Schedules program. And learn how the FAR was changed to provide agencies with discretionary authority to set-aside orders against multiple award contracts for small business.

FAR 8.4 vs Open Market 11/07/2013

1:00pm – 2:00pm ET

This session explores the differences and similarities between Subpart 8.4 and Parts 13 & 15 procedures, advantages and disadvantages for various situations, and will help you analyze the alternatives as you develop your acquisition strategy.

GSA Schedule Contractor Team Arrangements (CTAs) – 12/05/2013

1:00pm – 2:00pm ET

This course explores Contractor Team Arrangements (CTAs) and how they benefit the customer and the contractor by saving time and effort. CTAs allow increased flexibility for meeting agency needs through the simplified procedures of the GSA Schedules program.

Two significant changes in eligibility for using Multiple Award Schedules are a result of the recent update in 4800.2H, expansion of the State and Local Disaster Recovery Purchasing Program and a new authorization for National Voluntary Organizations Active in a Disaster (NVOAD) to purchase via Schedules.

GSA has authorized the expansion of the State and Local Disaster Recovery Purchasing program. The program now is to include state and local access to Federal Supply Schedules for the purposes of disaster preparation and response, in addition to facilitation of recovery from major disasters. "GSA Order 4800.2H, Eligibility to Use GSA Sources of Supply, has been updated to reflect this new expansion of scope. This authorization allows for immediate access to all Schedules, when state and local governments are purchasing to facilitate recovery from major disasters or for disaster preparation or response".

GSA Schedule contractors can now sell to the National Voluntary Organizations Active in a Disaster (NVOAD) through their Federal Supply Schedules contract. Section 2 of the Federal Supply Schedules Usage Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-263), states that the Administrator of General Services may provide for the use of Federal Supply Schedules, by other qualified organizations to facilitate emergency preparedness and disaster relief. Under the Act, the term "qualified organization" means a relief or disaster assistance organization as described in section 309 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5152).

The GSA has authorized the NVOAD members to access Schedules when purchasing in furtherance of emergency preparedness and disaster relief. This authorization allows for immediate access to all Schedules, when the NVOAD members are purchasing in furtherance of purposes of emergency preparedness and disaster relief.

Subcontract Reports (SSRs) 

Companies having one or more contracts with the GSA containing a Company-Wide Subcontracting Plan for commercial products or an Individual Subcontracting Plan must submit reports on goal achievement. In accordance with FAR 52.219-9, each plan requires submission of an annual "Summary Subcontract Report" (SSR) into the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) by October 30. To access the eSRS, visit www.esrs.gov.