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

Reducing Unnecessary Regulatory Burden

According to the Federal Register The Small Business Administration proposed a rule published August 15, 2017 requesting feedback from the public in identifying which federal rules and/or regulations should be repealed, replaced, or modified due to ineffectiveness, burdensome, unnecessary, or obsolete. This request was made based on the following Executive Orders issued by President Trump: […]

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Why Slow Down When You Can Get In The FASt Lane

If you’ve dealt with GSA schedules you know that the process is not completed quickly.  Dependent upon which schedule you apply for it may take anywhere from three to nine months to get an award.  Keep in mind that’s if the contracting officer request minimal clarifications. In the early part of this year GSA launched

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GSA Awards Large Dollar Volume EIS Contract

On July 31, 2017 GSA announced the award of the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) Contract on Federal Business Opportunities, click here for the announcement.  The EIS contract dollar limitation is $50 Billion dollars and has a period of performance of fifteen years.  The contract will offer telecommunications and IT solutions and was created to provide

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Agencies That Can Purchase From Your GSA Schedule

One of the many benefits of being a GSA schedule holder is that other federal agencies are able to purchase your products and services utilizing your GSA schedule.   The more familiar federal agencies such as Executive, Legislative, and Judicial level are the more widely known in being able to purchase commodities.  You should also become familiar with the other departments and organizations

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