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October 27, 2020

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UPCOMING EVENTS

10/27/20 Acquisition Hour: Introduction to Certifications Available to Minority Owned Businesses Webinar Learn More 11/4/20 Sales Opportunities in the City of Green Bay, UW-Green Bay and the Green Bay Area Public School District Webinar Learn More

11/5/20 Acquisition Hour: Veterans’ Small Business Certifications-Federal and State Webinar Learn More 11/6/20 Cyber Friday: Tools, practices and resources for your cyber-security toolbox Webinar Learn More

The MAS Contractor Assessment Reference Guide is Available Now The MAS PMO and National Industrial Operations Analyst (IOA) Program are excited to announce that the MAS Contractor Assessment (CA) Reference Guide is now available for download at the Vendor Support Center. This reference guide provides a foundational, transparent understanding of the MAS CA process for our industry partners. CAs are conducted regularly by GSA’s IOAs and verify contractors are complying with their contractual terms and conditions and have the support necessary to be successful. Read More

CONTRACT DATA REPORTS NOW OFFICIAL AT beta.SAM.gov Today, the IAE is pleased to announce that the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) reports module has successfully migrated to beta.SAM.gov. From now on, beta.SAM.gov is the only place to create and run static, standard, administrative, and ad hoc contract data reports. Learn More

THE LINK DLA's October newsletter is now available here.

Government Transition from DUNS Number to New Unique Entity Identifier Extended The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directed federal agencies to finalize their transition to using the SAM-generated unique entity identifier (unique entity ID or UEI) by April 2022. GSA will be contracting with Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) to ensure full continuity of services—including DUNS number assignment, monitoring, and validation of entity uniqueness—during the extended transition period. Learn More

Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2021-02 published in the Federal Register October 23, 2020 Of the following documents, there are two which are likely the most applicable to most businesses. They are the documents at numbers 3 and 6. Item 3 provides notification that the small business definitions of “annual receipts” and “number of Employees used in FAR 19.01 have been removed. In late 2019, the SBA published a final rule in 13 CFR 121 as part of SBA’s implementation of the Small Business Runway Extensions Action of 2018. The definitions that were removed conflicted with the updated definitions. It was also determined that these definitions applied to decisions made by SBA and not by Contracting Officers. Continue Reading

Advanced Notice for MAS Refresh 5 and Upcoming Mass Modification The General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) is planning to issue GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001 - Refresh # 5 and an associated mass modification (mass mod) to all existing contracts in November 2020. Continue Reading

DoD Assessment Methodology to be required to assess NIST 800-171 implementation – 6 Fields required – Are you ready?  DoD has issued an interim rule to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a DoD Assessment Methodology and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification framework in order to assess contractor implementation of cybersecurity requirements and enhance the protection of Covered Defense Information within the DoD supply chain. Continue Reading

FPDS and the new Data Bank On October 17, most of the Standard Reports and ad hoc reports of the Federal Procurement Data System were shifted to Data Bank in beta.sam.gov. However, “If you are searching for details on specific contracts, continue using FPDS eZsearch as FPDS remains the authoritative source for entering and viewing details about contract award data.” (see: https://www.fpds.gov) What does this mean for accessing federal procurement data? Continue Reading

MARKETPLACE 2020 IS GOING VIRTUAL DEC.8-10, 2020 | Registration opening soon The first virtual Marketplace will connect statewide business owners looking to do business with State, Federal and Local Governments as well as the private sector in a virtual format.   Small, minority, women, veteran and LGBTQ owned businesses can connect with resources and potentially lay the framework for new contracts. With this year's virtual format, Wisconsin companies will be able to access timely and relevant information, learn at virtual workshops, celebrate outstanding diverse business success, connect with government and corporate buyers and network with business resources.   Mark your calendar and watch for more details to be announced. We are excited about this year’s program and look forward to your participation in this virtual conference.  www.marketplacewisconsin.com

Other News

WEDC Request for Bids Wisconsin Main Street Program The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) is requesting bids from vendors interested in providing the below listed technical assistance consulting services.  More Information

USDA Announces Oct. 30 Deadline to Submit Wildfire, Hurricane Disaster Assistance Applications More Information

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