Ilene Giles

Ilene has dedicated over twenty years to federal contracts and is the author of, "Road to Business Growth in the GSA Program" Ilene is known for working with vendors who struggle with GSA contracts and its processes. She is a former GSA contract specialist who has helped over five hundred vendors worldwide in winning federal business with a GSA schedule, contact Ilene for a free consultation

SBA Manages VOSB Certification

Upcoming GSA MAS Refresh 10

General Services Administration, Federal Acquisition Service recently issued a notification of an upcoming Refresh 10 citing the following changes to the current Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) solicitation #47QSMD20R0001; A: Changes Applicable to Overall MAS Solicitation:  1. Update SCP-FSS-001 to clarify that remanufactured items are allowable under certain SINs; however, refurbished, reconditioned, repaired items are not […]

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Upcoming Revision Of GSA Solicitation

Removal Of Products Offered By Unauthorized Suppliers

GSA announced this month that they will begin piloting a Robomod process that would remove products that are offered by contractors that are not authorized to sell them. Unauthorized MAS vendors will be specified based on information from a Verified Products Portal (VPP). The VPP maintains supplier authorization information that allows the agency to receive

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SBA Manages VOSB Certification

Cloud BPA Notification

In September of this year GSA issued a Request For Information with the intention to establish a Multiple Award Blanket Purchase Agreement against MAS SIN 518210C Cloud and Cloud Related IT Professional Services, 54151S IT Professional Services Ancillary and Order Level Materials (OLM) Special Item Numbers (SIN)s. Notification of award has been announced via System

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SBA Manages VOSB Certification

New Initiative Targeted For Underserved Small Business

An initiative to better serve small business was announced in the Biden-Harris Administration. It was said that increasing federal spending with underserved businesses not only helps more Americans realize their entrepreneurial dreams but also narrows persistent wealth disparities (WH.Gov, 2021). In previous years the government set goals of meeting at least 5% of federal contracting

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