Updates
What’s New in Federal Contracting?
May 4, 2025
The FAR Overhaul Initiative
In accordance with Executive Order 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement and OMB Memorandum M-25-25 Overhauling the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the FAR Council is engaging in a comprehensive redesign of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) called the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Initiative.
The public and government stakeholders will be able to comment on the RFO through the FAR Overhaul page on Acquisition.gov. While the FAR Council will not directly respond to the comments received, it will consider them in the formal rulemaking process.
To comment on FAR Part 1 click HERE
To comment on FAR Part 34 click HERE
April 30, 2025
GSA Unveils OneGov Strategy to Transform How the Government Buys Goods and Services
Today, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has launched its OneGov Strategy, a bold initiative aimed at modernizing how the federal government purchases goods and services. In this first phase, agencies will gain easier access to IT tools with standardized terms and pricing. Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) will benefit from a more direct and predictable engagement model while taxpayers will benefit from a smarter, more secure federal IT enterprise.
To read more, click here.
April 16, 2025
Advanced Notice for MAS Refresh 26 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 # 26 in April 2025.
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April 14, 2025
Where in Federal Contracting is BACK!
Welcome to the new WIFCON.com
The WIFCON forum, blog topics, and contracting updates including federal contracting regulations, the contract award process, pricing, administration, and subcontract management. We facilitate knowledge sharing and problem-solving within the FAR contracting community.
To read more, click here.
April 11, 2025
Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base
Executive Orders – April 9, 2025
As Chief Executive and Commander in Chief, I am committed to ensuring that the United States military possesses the most lethal warfighting capabilities in the world. America’s defense industrial base is central to this effort. Similarly, the defense acquisition workforce is a national strategic asset that will be decisive in any conflict, where the factory floor can be just as significant as the battlefield.
Government agency responses due between June 8 and October 6, 2025.
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March 28, 2025
GSA to cut 577 schedule vendors, 31 SINs
As part of efforts to right-size the schedules program, GSA is reviewing vendors who don’t meet the sales quota or are having performance and compliance issues. As part of efforts to right-size the schedules program, GSA is reviewing vendors who don’t meet the sales quota or are having performance and compliance issues.
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March 24, 2025
GSA MAS Overhaul
Sealing GSA’s dominance on the tech news front today was its announcement of action to tighten the Multiple Awards Schedule (MAS) program to prioritize “value and fiscal responsibility” in Federal contracting. MAS is a government-wide procurement program that streamlines purchasing from pre-approved vendors and exceeded $51.5 billion in sales during fiscal year (FY) 2024. Changes to the program announced Monday by Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum include: allowing contracts to expire that fail to meet sales thresholds; addressing contractor non-compliance and performance concerns; reducing redundancies with other Federal procurement channels; simplifying processes, eliminating inefficiencies, and ensuring proper alignment of program management and oversight; and eliminating items with insufficient market demand or high administrative costs. “With these actions, we can put our agency resources where they get the most impactful return on investment – and that means the goods and services that are most in demand by federal customers,” Gruenbaum said.
March 21, 2025
Small Business Administration Announces Agency-Wide Reorganization – SBA will restructure to eliminate wasteful spending, restore mission of empowering small businesses
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, pursuant to EO 14210, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced its plans for an agency-wide reorganization. To return to its founding mission of empowering small businesses, and to restore accountability to taxpayers, the agency will reduce its workforce by 43% – ending the expansive social policy agenda of the prior Administration, eliminating non-essential roles, and returning to pre-pandemic staffing levels.
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