Government Contracting Blog

Are you a furniture manufacturer or Value-Added Reseller (VAR) of furniture products who wants to expand your business opportunities within the federal government? Competing on the open market can be a great way to secure stand-alone bids. However, many of the solicitations that federal buyers release, go through contracting vehicles designed to streamline the procurement process. The Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program administered by General Services Administration (GSA) is the most prominent of these vehicles when it comes to furniture and furnishings. GSA MAS offers federal customers shorter procurement lead times and lower administrative costs than establishing a new contract.

With the Schedule Input Program (SIP) being obsolete, contractors are needing to become familiar with GSA’s FAS Catalog Platform (FCP). The FCP is a web-based application designed for MAS contractors to manage both product and service catalog data through a more streamlined reporting process. The General Services Administration (GSA) has been requiring Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contractors to complete baseline modifications to transition contracts from SIP to the FCP. However, before using FCP functions as a new contractor on the FCP, you will need to update your Seller Profile before beginning the baseline modification. In this blog, we will be reviewing what the Seller Profile is in the FCP and how to navigate it to begin your contract’s transition to the FCP.

In today’s fast-paced world, technology has streamlined the way we access information, products, and services. The new push for the most recent technology has also been felt by the General Services Administration (GSA). For contractors who are planning on utilizing the GSA Schedules for their business, the GSA Startup Springboard Program may be for you. Through GSA’s Startup Springboard Program, federal agencies gain faster access to IT products and services, while prospective contractors can submit a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) offer even with less than two years of business experience.

As a GSA Schedule contractor, you are part of a bustling government marketplace that includes federal as well as state and local buyers. While you are a part of a very popular and unique contracting vehicle, competition still exists. How do you stand out from your competitors? Now that we are a year into the Trump Administration, priorities, budgets, and consequently buyer habits, have changed. In this blog, we’ll discuss 8 strategies you can use to set your business apart.

As a result of the Trump Administration’s April 2025 Executive Order (EO) directing for the rewrite of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the FAR Council initiated the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) effort. The goal of the RFO is to ensure the FAR only contains statutory rules that enhance clarity, resulting in more efficient procurement processes. Federal agencies have been implementing rewritten FAR parts through their own class deviations.

Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) has existed for several years as a pilot program, but not every GSA Schedule contractor had to pay attention to it until now. Either your Special Item Numbers (SINs) weren’t eligible, or you chose not to opt in, but either way, it wasn’t on your radar. Things are changing now. With GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Refresh #31, ALL contractors are now required to switch their sales reporting over to Transactional Data Reporting. Since TDR reporting will become a monthly occurrence for you, it's important that everyone knows what TDR is and how to transition. In this blog we’ll cover what TDR is, sales reporting with TDR, and how to participate in the program.