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The General Services Administration (GSA) is an independent agency of the United States government that manages and supports the basic functioning of...
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Federal contracting
Federal contracting runs on the Federal Acquisition Regulation and each agency's supplement. The thresholds in FAR 2.101 decide the procedure, the contract vehicle decides who may buy, and the contracting officer decides everything else. This category covers FAR questions, GSA Multiple Award Schedule, IDIQs, BPAs and GWACs, DLA and DIBBS buys, roles like the contracting officer and the COR, and CPARS.
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Nadia, you do not need to read 53 parts of the FAR to understand the clauses in your RFQ. Most of what you need to know about the FAR for a specific...
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My company mostly does janitorial and facilities work for county and school district contracts. We get a mix of firm-fixed-price and...
Marcus T.Verified vendorasked
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Getting a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract involves preparing a comprehensive offer package, and the timeline can vary significantly. The...
Priya S.Verified vendorasked
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The CAGE code will typically be assigned automatically after your SAM.gov registration is active, but you can also check the status or request one...
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A contract vehicle is a pre-approved contractual agreement that streamlines the acquisition process for government agencies by allowing them to issue...
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A Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) is an agreement that can be set up directly with a qualified vendor, but it is important to understand that a BPA...
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The micro-purchase threshold is the dollar amount below which agencies can make purchases without soliciting competitive quotations, and it is set by...
Keisha W.Verified vendorasked
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Yes, your company can get work on these task orders as a subcontractor to an IDIQ holder. An Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract...
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The contracting officer's statement that CPARS ratings are only for larger contracts is incorrect. A CPARS past performance evaluation is required...
Luis A.Verified vendorasked
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A sole source contract is an award to one vendor without competition, and while uncommon, certain circumstances and certifications allow them. A...
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The primary NAICS code you select in SAM.gov does not restrict which federal contracts you can bid on, and you can change your primary NAICS code...
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A contracting officer's communication with offerors during an active solicitation is governed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR),...
Priya S.Verified vendorasked
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Hey everyone, I'm new to federal contracting. My shop does signs and printing, and we're just starting to bid on federal RFQs. My APEX Accelerator...
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I'm new to this, registered in SAM.gov in March, and I'm trying to figure out what codes the government actually uses. SAM.gov only asked for NAICS...
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I run a small medical supplies distributor in central Florida, and most of our VA business so far has been one-off orders from a VA medical center:...
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My firm is putting together our first GSA Multiple Award Schedule offer for NAICS 561210, facilities support services. We sell these services to...
Luis A.Verified vendorasked
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I formed my LLC last year and am now working on registering in SAM.gov so I can bid on federal contracts. I've been looking through all my paperwork...
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We're a small women-owned staffing firm and we're about to sub on a federal admin support task order. On the kickoff call, the agency's office...