The Federal Circuit’s decision in CGI Federal Inc. v. United States addressed the relationship between FAR Part 12—which applies to acquisitions of commercial items—and FAR Subpart 8.4, which addresses the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program. The case involved …
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Subscribe to GSA Contracting RSS FeedAre the GSA Schedules Commercial?
Recently, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a bid protest decision
that calls into
question the extent to which GSA’s Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program is commercial. In HealthDataInsights, Inc., GAO rejected the argument that certain pricing terms in …
DoD’s Class Deviation – A New Approach
On March 13, 2014, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy (DPAP) issued a Class Deviation to FAR 8.404(d) to change how DoD agencies use the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS). By the Class Deviation, DPAP now requires that in placing FSS …
