BPAs

In the final video of the Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) series is a discussion on the requirements associated with limiting competition, documentation, and the BPA ordering procedures. To conclude the series is an overview of key information on Blanket Purchase Agreements. Click here to watch this video on YouTube.

Tune back in next week as we start our next series!

To continue with the presentation on Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) is information regarding the process of notifying unsuccessful offerors. Also in this video is information regarding the requirements and best practices associated with BPAs.  Click here to watch this video on YouTube.

Check back next Wednesday for the final video of the BPAs series!

Continuing with the Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) interactive series is a presentation discussing the circumstances for limiting competition and sources, brand name requirements, and the basis of establishment for BPAs.  Click here to watch this video on YouTube.

Check back next Wednesday as the discussion continues with more information on BPAs!

Hi everyone, the monthly webinars have been an outstanding success. The 2012 calendar of upcoming webinars is now available at this shortcut: http://www.gsa.gov/masnews

Remember, the training is FREE, open to industry and government, and designed to help you more effectively use the Multiple Award Schedules program.

Continuing with the Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs)webinar series, this clip delivers information on the benefits of BPAs, Single BPAs, Multiple-Award BPAs, and Multi-Agency BPAs.  Click here to watch this video on YouTube.

Be sure to check back next Wednesday as we continue with Topic 2: Establishing a BPA!

For our next video series, we have a presentation on Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs). In this introductory video, we complete an overview of the series while providing definitions, benefits, and functions of Blanket Purchase Agreements.  Click here to watch this video on YouTube.

Join us for this Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) training online and receive a training certificate with credit towards your warrant requirements. The target audience for this training is contracting professionals and vendors at all levels who seek to gain understanding or strengthen their knowledge of Blanket Purchase Agreements and/or Contracting Team Arrangements and how they play a huge role in the GSA Schedules program.

Blanket Purchase Agreements: 10:30am - 12:00pm EST
Contractor Team Arrangements: 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
1 Continuous Learning Point (each)

Section 1331 of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 authorized discretionary use of set-asides against multiple award contracts (i.e. Multiple Award Schedules).  This includes setting-aside orders to 8(a) contractors. The provision did not authorize the use of sole-sourcing under the various small business programs.

The GSA Training: Contractor Team Arrangements series continues with video 8 of 9. In this video of the webinar, Mark Lee the Policy Chief for the MAS Program office continues with the question and answer session. In this video, Mark provides answers to questions about price offerings, award schedules, awarded Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) and who is eligible for using the CTAs. Stay tuned for next Wednesday as we finish up the CTA series with Video 9 of 9.

To watch this video on YouTube, click here.