Defense issues new guidance on GSA schedule use: new requirements a follow-on to "Get It Right" campaign.(General Services Administration)(Department of Defense)(Brief Article)

Set-Aside Alert, November, 2004

The Defense Department has issued a new policy directive for the use of GSA schedules and other non-DOD contract vehicles, as part of the "Get It Rights initiative.

In an Oct. 29 memorandum to military departments and defense agencies, senior procurement officials said the new procedures will be used on all non-DOD contracts for supplies and services over $100,000 after Jan. 1, 2005.

When evaluating whether a schedule or other non-DOD contract is appropriate, the memo says contracting officers must consider, among other things, cost effectiveness (including the fee charged by the contract vehicle); whether the purchase is within the scope of the contract; and whether the purchase satisfies all laws covering DOD procurements. Deidre Lee, director of...

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