I have received a few calls and emails from a few clients about an email they received from the SAM Administrator at SAM.gov about potential fraud.  Some were concerned about whether this was real or some registration scam.

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Topics: 2. Manage a GSA Contract, GSA Schedule

You will likely make several different types of changes to your GSA Contract during the 5 to 20-year period.  Your agreement with GSA is intended to be a living document, keeping up with changing times.

We tend to look at the modifications in three different ways:

• Refresh
• Revise
• Reinforce

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Topics: 2. Manage a GSA Contract

According to a report published in PC World yesterday, the large technology contractor CA was sued by the Department of Justice for failing to comply with the price reduction clause of its GSA Contract. According to DOJ, this violated the False Claims Act. CA has had a GSA Schedule contract since 2002 and last year sold $118,784,945 under its GSA IT Schedule 70 contract.

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Topics: GSA contract renewal, 2. Manage a GSA Contract, GSA Contract

Before you start the process to extend your GSA contract for another five years, you need to understand the renewal process and and begin preparing well before the official process begins.

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Topics: GSA contract renewal, 2. Manage a GSA Contract

Expansion of the State and Local Disaster Recovery Purchasing Program

Section 4 of the Federal Supply Schedules Usage Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-263), stated that the Recovery Purchasing program be expanded to include the words "facilitate disaster preparedness or response."

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Topics: 4. Selling Using your GSA Contract, 2. Manage a GSA Contract

What you may have missed if you were on Vacation

Hopefully you have been enjoying some time off this summer and if so, you probably missed some important news and stories.  Here is a recap of some of the more interesting items you may have missed.

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Topics: 2. Manage a GSA Contract, 3. Federal Marketing

Abstract

This whiteboard session is about selling products and services that are not listed on your GSA Schedule contract.  

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Topics: 2. Manage a GSA Contract, 3. Federal Marketing

GSA Contractors are receiving notices about recent changes to their CCR record that necessitates a novation.  These messages are in error and are a system glitch that GSA is aware of, so you can ignore if you received such an email and have not actually made any changes.

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Topics: 2. Manage a GSA Contract