Happy Thanksgiving, Acquisition and Business Policy Council:
On Thursday, November 16, 2023, President Joe Biden signed a Continuing Resolution (H.R.6363), averting a government shutdown and extending the deadlines for four appropriations bills (and their covered departments) to January 19, and the remaining eight bills and their departments to February 2. PSC had previously signed onto a joint letter to congressional leaders, urging expeditious action to:
- avoid a shutdown of the federal government;
- pass and send to the President a continuing resolution solely as a temporary bridge to full-year appropriations; and
- expedite passage of all FY24 full-year appropriations bills.
While PSC welcomes the passage of this Continuing Resolution, we continue to advocate for passage of all FY24 full-year appropriations bills expeditiously. We chronicle all appropriations progress and contractor guidance within PSC's Government Funding and Shutdown Resource Center.
Also this month, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced its upcoming Better Contracting Initiative, intended to improve the Federal Government’s enterprise approach to contracting.
PSC seeks your input on the government’s implementation of the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) Orders, OMB’s draft guidance for Agency use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and any additional issues you may be facing regarding the SAM.gov transfer from Unique Entity Identifiers (UEI).
Mark your calendars! We will be hosting the General Services Administration's (GSA) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at our Contracting Working Group next Thursday, December 30 (register here), and intend to host GSA's Integrated Award Environment in December's meeting.
PSC continues to advocate on your behalf and has submitted industry comments regarding the Department of Labor’s proposed rule increasing the overtime exemption threshold, and NASA's SEWP VI Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) draft Request for Proposals (RFP).
We are additionally seeking interest in our upcoming PSC/Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (VFIC) Internship Program.
Thank you,
Sebastian Herrick
Director, Procurement Policy
Professional Services Council