Government Contracting Blog

With all the recent changes to procurement, it was only a matter of time before another Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation Refresh came out. GSA recently announced Refresh #30, which is anticipated to be released sometime in November 2025 accompanied by a Mass Modification. This Refresh mostly covers Solicitation-wide updates related to the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul, or RFO. Here’s everything you need to know about this Refresh and what it means for your GSA Schedule contract.

Any new presidential administration brings changes to the world of federal contracting, and the Trump Administration is no exception. It has been clear from the outset that one of the major priorities of this administration is eliminating government waste, leading to a slew of contracting-related Executive Orders and policy memoranda. With so many changes occurring, it can be hard to keep up. As important as it is to pay attention to new regulations and policies, it is also important to take note of regulations and policies that haven’t changed in the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program and are still applicable to contractors.

A key strategy for taking full advantage of the GSA Multiple Award Schedule’s contracting opportunities is partnering with other contractors. Of the partnership options available, Joint Ventures (JVs) are a great choice for companies that want to form a new legal entity in order to pool each other’s capabilities, past performance, and even small business designations.

Small businesses have an opportunity this month to voice their input on the new Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) overhaul. In late September, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council released new model deviation text for Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 19, which applies to small business contracting. This release is part of the broader Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) initiative, designed to simplify the FAR using plain language and to remove non-statutory and non-essential content.

The General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program receives regular updates throughout the year by GSA, and this year the changes have been major. As is, it’s already easy for federal contractors to get behind on the changes that come through the several recent Solicitation Refreshes. In combination with other common misconceptions surrounding the MAS Program, existing vendors and prospective vendors alike may have a hard time parsing old from new, and myth from fact. Here, we’ll clarify both old and new misconceptions that cause some of the most confusion for MAS contractors and prospective contractors.

When a government agency has a need for a product or service, the dollar amount determines how they go about procuring it. One of the most important of these benchmarks is the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) — the dollar amount under which agencies can use streamlined acquisition procedures to buy goods and services. These simplified methods are designed to reduce administrative burden and speed up procurement, which benefits contractors and agencies alike. Recently, a final rule was issued to raise the Simplified Acquisition Threshold from $250,000 to $350,000 to account for inflation. This is good news for contractors, especially small businesses. This blog post defines the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT), its purpose, its impact on small businesses, and what you should do when searching for opportunities within the set threshold.