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    GSA Celebrating 10 Years of Transformative 4PL Program for USMC

    | Beth Folz, GSA Office of General Supplies and Services
    The GSA Federal Acquisition Service’s (FAS) supply program has undergone a dramatic change in recent years and GSA’s fourth-party logistics, or 4PL solutions, is one of the breakout programs. This mod…
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    No Matter How FAR you Go...

    | The GSA Blog Team
    Last October, the U.S. General Services Administration made history by releasing the first ever free iBook version of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Now a free Kindle version of the FAR is available too, making it simpler than ever…
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    GSA Is Making It Easier For You To Get On Schedule - Introducing The MAS Roadmap

    | MAS Program Management Office
    For more than a year, GSA has been hard at work “Making It Easier”(MIE) to do business with the government. Our MIE initiative contains a series of business-friendly, proactive programs that provide s…
  • GSA Moves Into the Next Phase of Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) Rule Pilot Program

    | Mary Davie, Acting Deputy Commissioner, GSA Federal Acquisition Service
    In May, GSA leadership announced the decision to make the Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) pilot program voluntary for contractors on the Multiple Award Schedules and/or Special Item Numbers (SINs)…
  • GSA and VA Release New Verified Vet Icons on VA Advantage!

    | Diana Leonardo, VA National Account Manager, GSA Federal Acquisition Service
    Thanks to new “VA Verified” icons it is easier than ever for acquisition professionals at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to know they are purchasing from qualified Service-Disabled Veter…
  • 8(a) STARS II GWAC Continues Win-Win for Government Customers and Small Businesses

    | Kay Ely, Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of Information Technology Category
    Moving government IT capabilities forward to meet the operational challenges of the 21st century is not a one person job—it requires a balance of government and industry, especially small businesses,…
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    GSA's Quarterly Update: Making it Easier To Do Business with Us

    | Judith Zawatsky, Director, MAS Program Management Office

    Throughout 2016, leadership across the agency was on a mission to make GSA more efficient, innovative, and effective. The April launch of our groundbreaking new Making It Easier (MIE) initiative proved to be a big step toward fulfilling those goals.

    MIE is a series of proactive, business-friendly programs designed to provide start-ups, small businesses, and other suppliers with the tools and support they need to do business with the government. It also helps new and innovative companies get on Schedule faster, eliminating burdensome requirements and barriers to entry.

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    Veteran-Owned Businesses: Verify or Miss Out on Vets First Contracts

    | Diana Leonardo, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Account Manager, GSA Federal Acquisition Service
    Are you a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA Verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB)? If that doesn’t sound familiar, please read more t…
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    Need to Study Up and Earn CLPs? School is Back in Session at GSA!

    | Kelly Robinson, Program Manager, Federal Acquisition Service, Office of Strategy Management
    School is back in session! It’s time for you to register for Acquisition Gateway University – Winter Session. Open only to federal employees, “Gateway U” is a two week series of special demonstrations
  • A look back at the last eight years

    | Denise Turner Roth, GSA Administrator
    The U.S. General Services Administration has always had the privilege of delivering better value and savings to the American people. Although the initiatives we pursue may change over time, our commit