Government Contracting Blog

The age-old question when researching services is: does paying more for a high-end service make it worth the investment? When companies decide to pursue a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), it doesn’t take long to see there’s no shortage of firms offering GSA Schedule consulting. But if you haven’t noticed already, the pricing ranges wildly. This leaves many companies wondering if they can get just as good of a service if they select a cheaper option. It really depends on what kind of support you’re looking for and what kind of long-term investment you’re trying to make.

If you hold a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract, there’s more to keeping it than just winning federal orders. While the MAS Program is a well-known vehicle for connecting with federal buyers, you also have a great opportunity to sell to state, local, and educational (SLED) entities with your GSA Schedule. For contractors who are struggling to reach their minimum sales requirement or those who want a stronger sales pipeline, state and local purchasing programs within the MAS program can be an untapped market. The two main programs we’ll discuss in this blog are Disaster Purchasing and Cooperative Purchasing, but we’ll also mention other additional programs you may be eligible for as a GSA MAS contractor.

Since the federal government is so vast and is comprised of hundreds of agencies, departments, and units--organization is key. This is especially true when it comes to government contracting. One of the ways the government streamlines and standardizes the procurement process is with National Stock Numbers (NSNs).

GSA is gearing up to open Phase II of the OASIS+ Professional Services contract, and they are considering feedback from industry before they release the final solicitation. In July 2025, GSA’s Office of Professional Services and Human Capital Categories (PSHC) closed the Request for Information (RFI) for Phase II of OASIS+. GSA received over 1200 responses and over 240 questions in this RFI, so let’s review the Q&A and what we know about the upcoming OASIS+ Phase II so far.

More changes are coming for GSA Schedule contractors—GSA will introduce a new consolidated Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) clause in Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation Refresh #29. Once added to the solicitation, this clause will replace and eliminate the legacy EPA clauses 552.216-70 and I-FSS-969. With this change, GSA hopes to make price changes more standard across the MAS Program, and give Contracting Officers (COs) as well as contractors more flexibility in GSA Schedule pricing.

Whether you’ve been a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contractor for a few months or several years, you’re no stranger to changes within GSA by now. GSA often pushes out regular updates to the MAS Solicitation, but with the Trump Administration enacting major changes to federal procurement, we are seeing a lot of Solicitation Refreshes. The newest MAS Refresh #29 is expected to be released by the end of August 2025. Once it’s out, you’ll need to review and accept the Mass Modification within 90 days, so here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming changes to the Solicitation.