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

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Industrial Funding Fee Increase For Travel Services

The General Services Administration recently issued a notification on July 20, 2018 that the industrial funding fee (IFF) for Schedule 599 Travel Services, SIN 599-2 will increase.  Effective October 1, 2018 the IFF will increase from $1.50 per transaction to $3.10 for all Transaction A-Air and/or Rail Ticket with or without Lodging and/or Car Rental […]

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GSA’s New Authentication Process – So Simple Even Your Kids Can Do It

As an added value layer of protection GSA is requiring a new authentication process for GSA Schedule holders mass modification accounts.  The process is so simple even your kids can do it. Effective July 21, 2018 will be requiring multi-factor authentication (MFA) during the log-in process.  You will be required to enter your user ID

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4 Simple Secrets That Will Pump Up Your Sales To Your GSA Schedule Instantly

Ok you have the GSA schedule but what many companies don’t understand is if you want to accumulate consistent sales as often as possible you have to perform your regular maintenance.  What great is the tips that I’m about to give you are really simple to do.  Take a look at them below: 1.  Updated

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And Then This Happened

The other day I heard from a company who is now a client that really needed help. They were dealing with making modifications to their GSA schedule and it was causing them confusion and consistent delays in the company’s day to day activities.  They were afraid that if the modifications weren’t added to their GSA

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GSA’s OLM & CSA Updates

Effective June 11, 2018 GSA has begun applying the modified rules of Commercial Supplier Agreement (CSA) and Order Level Materials (OLM).  GSA vendors under the following schedules should have already begun to receive notification: 03FAC- Facilities Maintenance and Management 56- Buildings and Building Materials/Industrial Services and Supplies 70- General Purpose Commercial Information Technology Equipment, Software

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