Government Contracting Blog

Since the first round of monthly Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) reports were due on August 30th for newly transitioned contractors, you may still have questions about the reporting process if your contract is new to TDR. Especially if that was your first TDR sales report, and you ran into some issues completing it. GSA uses TDR to collect information on prices paid for products and services sold through the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS). The program is designed to increase transparency and support data-driven decision-making in the federal marketplace.

If you hold a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract, you know the drill by now: GSA regularly refreshes the MAS Solicitation, and each update brings a new round of changes. GSA recently posted the draft for the newest Refresh, Solicitation Refresh #33, which is anticipated to be released sometime in September. Contractors will have 90 days to review and accept the Mass Modification that is released in tandem with this Refresh, so here’s a guide highlighting all the changes.

The “small business” title is about to become the new reality for over 114,000 companies who want to sell to the federal government. The Small Business Administration (SBA) recently released a new proposed rule that would not only adjust the small business size standards going forward, but also adjust the methodology of measuring these standards. With these changes, the SBA predicts over 114,000 additional businesses could qualify as small and compete in federal small-business set-aside contracts.

Many companies are awarded a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract and then they wonder, “What’s Next?” For most contractors, the next logical step you think to take is marketing your GSA MAS contract to federal agencies. This is true, and there are a few required steps once your contract is awarded that will help promote the overall visibility of the contract to federal buyers. This will include registering with the FAS Catalog Platform (FCP), setting up eBuy POCs, and utilizing GSA portals to find the right opportunities for your business. In this blog, we’ll be covering the first steps that every contractor should take to market your GSA MAS contract post-award.

Public sales data can help businesses build stronger General Services Administration (GSA) proposals by validating pricing, identifying competitors, and evaluating demand in the federal marketplace. GSA helps small businesses and large companies win federal contracts through its Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program, which makes commercial goods and services available to the federal government at reasonable prices.

General Services Administration’s (GSA’s) One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus Phase II, or OASIS+, has been out for over half a year now and activities are ramping up.