Government Contracting Blog

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.

While attaining a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract, verbiage can become confusing, especially if this is your first time navigating the acquisition process. As you’ve begun working toward contract acquisition, you may have stumbled across the terms “best value” and “fair and reasonable price.” Though they sound similar, the implications of their definitions are quite different. In this blog, we will go over the true meaning of these concepts and how they play a role in the acquisition of a GSA MAS.