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

GSA To Refresh All Multiple Award Contracts

The General Services Administration (GSA) is planning to refresh all of the Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) effective April 2017.  I know some of you may not be familiar with the word “refresh”, but that’s just GSA’s way of saying that they are updating the contracts to incorporate new rules and regulations.  Typically a refresh is done […]

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New FAR Rule Implemented For Prime Contractors

A final ruling amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) has been issued and is effective January 19, 2017.   The ruling will require prime contractors to self report to Contracting Officers of any reduced or untimely payments made to subcontractors.  Untimely payments are described as payments that are 90 days or more past due under the

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GSA Schedules- Cybersecurity HACS SINS

GSA schedule 70 is constantly changing to stay current with the innovative technology solutions, and to meet the needs of its federal customers.  In support of the President’s Cybersecurity National Action Plan (CNAP) IT Schedule 70 has added a new Special Item Number (SIN) for Highly Adaptive Cybersecurity Services (HACS) under Refresh 39 issued in early

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Health IT Services SIN Added To GSA Schedule

GSA schedule 70 has released refresh 38 in July of 2016 to include a new Special Item Number (SIN) 132-56 for Health IT services.  According to the most recent quarterly industry meeting health IT services include: Innovative health IT solutions Connected health Electronic health records Health information exchanges Health analytics Personal health information management Health

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