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Are contractors worrying too much over GSA’s data rule?

February 15, 2017 By Andrew Smith

Many government contractors are worried, fearful and in disbelief about the General Services Administration’s implementation of its Transactional Data Rule.

There are calls for delays in implementation and more training for contracting officers and contracting specialists. There are worries that contracting officers will continue to ask for the dreaded, outdated, lawsuit inducing data that the TDR is supposed to replace — commercial sales practices (CSPs) and the price reduction clause disclosures.

And maybe most of all, industry is concerned about the cost to collect and transmit the data back to GSA.

Despite all of these fears, we know very little about the impact, cost or problems with GSA collecting transactional data, which it says is information generated when the government purchases goods or services from a vendor. The rule requires vendors to report specific details such as descriptions, part numbers, quantities and prices paid for the items purchased.

Keep reading this article at: http://federalnewsradio.com/reporters-notebook-jason-miller/2017/02/contractors-worrying-much-gsas-data-rule/

Filed Under: Contracting News Tagged With: commercial sales practices, CSP, Federal Supply Schedule, FSS, GSA, GSA Schedule, Schedules, TDR, transactional data, Transactional Data Reporting

GSA proposed rule raises ‘significant concerns’ over competition

March 17, 2015 By ei2admin

On March 4, 2015, the General Services Administration (GSA) issued a proposed rule, GSAR Case 2013-G504, Transactional Data Reporting. The proposed rule would establish a new requirement for GSA contractors, (IT GWAC contractors, Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Schedule contractors and other GSA contract programs, as applicable) to report transactional data at the order and Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) level to GSA. (Note: the VA Schedules are exempted.)

The proposed rule retains the Price Reduction Clause (PRC) but deletes the requirement to monitor a tracking customer for price reductions for FSS Schedule contractors required to report transaction data. The remainder of the PRC remains in effect. FSS Schedule contractors will still be required to submit Commercial Sales Practices (CSP) information — with the ongoing requirement to provide updates throughout the life of the contract. In addition the rule makes clear that GSA can ask for FSS Schedule contract price reductions at any time. Price reduction requests will likely be based on review of transactional data.

Keep reading this article at: http://www.federalnewsradio.com/445/3816136/GSA-proposed-rule-raises-significant-concerns-over-competition

Filed Under: Contracting News Tagged With: BPA, CSP, FSS, GSA Schedule, GWAC, IDIQ, price reduction, proposed rule, reporting requirements, Schedule, Schedules, transactional data

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