Government Contracting Blog

Since its release this past January, we’ve been tracking the latest updates on Phase II of OASIS+, GSA’s Best-in-Class government-wide contracting vehicle for professional services. OASIS+ Phase II follows closely on the heels of Phase I, which was open for submission from June to October of 2023 and finalized its last awards earlier this year. Phase II, meanwhile, has been continuously open for submission since January, with the first batch of awards issued in May.

As a GSA Schedule contractor, you’ll want to keep your GSA catalog up to date throughout the life of your contract. This means that periodically, you’ll need to add, delete, or change the line items in your catalog to reflect your company’s current offerings. GSA’s newly released catalog management system, the FAS Catalog Platform (FCP), is where you’ll make all of those catalog updates and more.

If you’ve submitted a Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) offer before, you know that waiting for GSA to process and review your offer can feel like the hardest part. In the last few months, GSA has made some changes to how it reviews MAS offers, with the goal of streamlining the process for contractors and Contracting Specialists alike.

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.

As the largest government commercial acquisition program, the General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program connects government buyers with vendors from a wide variety of industries. However, not every good or service can be sold through the MAS Program. Here at Winvale, we get a lot of questions about whether certain items, such as vehicles, can be sold through the Multiple Award Schedule.

You may have heard the term “best value” used in reference to government contracting, especially in the context of government buyers looking for best value products or services. But what exactly does best value mean, and why is it important for government contractors to understand? In this blog, we’ll explore what best value is, what government contractors should know about it, its relevance to the Multiple Award Schedule Program, and more.