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Managing a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract requires consistent attention and care. Whether you’ve just been awarded a Schedule or have held one for years, you know that ongoing contract management comes with real responsibility. The question is: how can contractors maintain compliance and ensure they’re getting the most value out of their GSA Schedule? Staying compliant means keeping up with Mass Modifications, submitting contract changes at your Contracting Officer's or Specialist's request, and accurately reporting sales when due. In the sections ahead, we’ll walk you through some essential tips for success when doing business with your GSA Schedule, beginning with the fundamentals of MAS contract management

As a new or seasoned federal government contractor, you’re probably no stranger to adapting to frequent changes in policy and requirements. There have been a lot of changes to the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program recently, especially through the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO). One of these changes is to Order Level Materials, or OLMs. Read on to learn more about what an OLM is, how the RFO impacts OLMs, and how you can utilize the OLM Special Item Number (SIN) with these changes.

Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) is becoming an increasingly important acronym to remember in the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program. Now that the TDR Program is becoming mandatory for all GSA MAS contractors, many prospective and current contractors are shifting gears from the legacy Commercial Sales Practices to learn how to navigate TDR. With that information, you may be asking: what is TDR? How do I transition over? What are the requirements for TDR? These are all valid questions, and we get them a lot when it comes to reporting GSA sales. Let's cover everything you need to know about Transactional Data Reporting.

Now that OASIS+ Phase II is out, professional services contractors are getting ready to hit the ground running with their proposals. But what many companies may not take the time to do before they get too far in the process, is to make sure they meet the proposal requirements. Unlike the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program, OASIS+ has a definitive proposal scoring method using credits. Any qualifying proposal will receive an award with their respective contract, but they must meet the credit minimum and match all the requirements. In this blog, we’ll outline the basics of the OASIS+ Phase II scorecard, and what requirements you need to meet before you begin your proposal.

Prospective GSA contractors undergo many levels of evaluation before they are awarded a GSA Schedule contract, with GSA examining everything from financial statements to past performance. However, once you’ve successfully acquired a GSA Schedule contract, the evaluations don’t necessarily stop.

Both the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program and the OASIS+ contract vehicle have been getting a lot of attention in the professional services sphere of the government. The procurement arm of GSA is predicted to quadruple in size with the recent Executive Orders (EOs) expanding the MAS Program, and the OASIS+ contract vehicle has recently released Phase II adding 5 additional domains. With both professional services vehicles set for success, you may be wondering if it’s necessary to get on both these vehicles, or where the opportunities will end up. Some contractors may also be wondering if OASIS+ will eventually merge with MAS and if it’s worth the proposal effort.