NOTICE: Due to high demand, one-on-one counseling is by appointment only and may require additional scheduling time. For urgent SAM-related contract or payment issues, email apex@gmu.edu after registration.

This APEX Accelerator is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the Department of War.

Tik Tok Ban – Small Businesses Not Exempt

The new interim contracting rule: federalregister.gov/d/2023-11756 applies to devices regardless of whether they are owned by the government, the contractor, or the contractor’s employees, including phones used as part of a “bring your own device” program. It does not apply to a personally-owned phone that is not used in the performance of a contract.

Read more on the Federal Register here: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/06/02/2023-11756/federal-acquisition-regulation-prohibition-on-a-bytedance-covered-application

Previous SAM.gov problems as of 3/8/2023 Generating Bad Emails with “Someone updated the entity registration” Message

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