Government Contracting Blog

The end of the Fiscal Year (FY) is a great time to reflect on trends in federal government spending and identify which services and products are receiving increased investment. While FY2025 for the federal government ended on September 30, 2025, it takes some time for the numbers to be reported and cataloged. In this blog, we’ll take a look at the top North American Classification System (NAICS) Codes in FY2025 under GSA MAS Schedule contracts, along with the number of contractors in each NAICS Code and the top ten industries overall in the federal government.

Government purchasers frequently utilize the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program to procure innovative Information Technology (IT) products and services that are available commercially from contractors. State and local governments, educational institutions, and other entities can also be eligible to purchase from GSA Schedule contractors’ IT offerings through the Cooperative Purchasing Program.

As a current or prospective federal contractor, you are likely already aware that the federal government is the largest volume purchaser of goods and services in the world. However, while the federal government procures large volumes of goods and services, not every purchase they make is itself large. Smaller purchases are often necessary to ensure regular operations, which helps explain why the government created less cumbersome ordering procedures for transactions under certain dollar thresholds.

Subcontracting reporting was due November 14, 2025, this year for large businesses holding federal contracts. Just a few days prior to this deadline, it was announced that the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) portal is set to be decommissioned the week of November 24th. This announcement was made in SAM.gov. The information we’ve been given so far is limited, but here’s what we know about the retirement of eSRS, what comes next, and what it will mean for federal contractors.

Many government contractors are emerging from the recent federal shutdown with stop work orders, reduced contract scopes, and unpaid invoices. With agencies reopening and invoice processing resuming, contractors are now facing a significant payment backlog from their invoices on or before September 30th.

As many contractors with GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) experience know, GSA is constantly working to streamline the offer process and make things easier for both offerors and contracting officers. One area that has recently seen quite a few updates is the FAS Catalog Platform (FCP). GSA has been slowly rolling out updates to FCP since 2023, and recent months have seen major updates to the platform and transition timeline. Several of these updates are critical for contract compliance, so in this blog we’ll review the most important updates that contractors need to be familiar with.