Government Contracting Blog

With all the recent changes happening at GSA, it can be hard for contractors to keep up with the new requirements. As of MAS Refresh #29, newly awarded contractors will manage their catalogs in the FAS Catalog Platform (FCP) once they receive their “Welcome to FCP” email. Additionally, all current GSA contractors are expected to transition to FCP in the future. In this blog, we’ll cover what the FAS Catalog Platform (FCP) is, important dates to keep in mind, how to get started in FCP, and key changes related to reporting products and services.

GSA Schedule contractors must be compliant with multiple rules and regulations throughout their contracts’ duration, and any agency-specific policies as they complete task orders. By having a GSA Schedule contract awarded, a company is not guaranteed to receive sales. A GSA Schedule is a non-funded contract. To earn revenue, contractors will need to compete to win task orders. For contractors who sell products, federal buyers will also have the opportunity to purchase directly from contractors’ available offerings through GSA Advantage! if they are under the Mirco-Purchase Threshold (MPT).

In their continuing effort to streamline certain antiquated aspects of the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program, GSA updated the Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) clauses in MAS Refresh #29. Instead of the two main EPA clauses contractors used to calculate the increase of their prices, GSA consolidated them into one main clause. GSA also kept the same price flexibilities listed in the original March 2022 Acquisition Letter, which removed specific time-based limitation and ceiling percentage limits.

With all the recent changes to procurement, it was only a matter of time before another Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation Refresh came out. GSA recently announced Refresh #30, which is anticipated to be released sometime in November 2025 accompanied by a Mass Modification. This Refresh mostly covers Solicitation-wide updates related to the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul, or RFO. Here’s everything you need to know about this Refresh and what it means for your GSA Schedule contract.

A key strategy for taking full advantage of the GSA Multiple Award Schedule’s contracting opportunities is partnering with other contractors. Of the partnership options available, Joint Ventures (JVs) are a great choice for companies that want to form a new legal entity in order to pool each other’s capabilities, past performance, and even small business designations.

The General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program receives regular updates throughout the year by GSA, and this year the changes have been major. As is, it’s already easy for federal contractors to get behind on the changes that come through the several recent Solicitation Refreshes. In combination with other common misconceptions surrounding the MAS Program, existing vendors and prospective vendors alike may have a hard time parsing old from new, and myth from fact. Here, we’ll clarify both old and new misconceptions that cause some of the most confusion for MAS contractors and prospective contractors.