The last nine months have been a flurry of Executive Orders (EOs), updates, and overall policy changes to the world of federal procurement. Many of these have impacted the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program and will continue to leave an impact on how contractors can do business with the government. We know it’s busy enough juggling your commercial business alongside holding a GSA Schedule, and you can’t always keep up with every change, especially if they are happening in rapid fire.

If you have recently been awarded an OASIS+ contract, understanding how to navigate eBuy is essential. GSA eBuy is the only platform where all OASIS+ task orders are posted, which means your ability to find and respond to new business depends on how well you know the system. In this blog, we’ll walk you through everything you need to know to successfully use eBuy for your OASIS+ contract, from logging in and managing your contract to identifying opportunities and submitting competitive quotes. We’ll also touch on helpful tips for requesting feedback and utilizing available training resources. Let’s start by making sure you know how to access and log in to eBuy.

In a recent blog, we discussed the many changes introduced by the Trump Administration and what their effect was on current GSA Schedule contractors. If you don’t have a GSA Schedule yet, but are looking to get one, you may be wondering how these changes have impacted the process of acquiring a GSA Schedule contract. That’s why in this blog, we’ll discuss the impact that the new administration’s policies have on potential GSA Schedule contractors.

At Winvale, we often consider the pricing section of a GSA Schedule offer the most important to focus on because a lot of time and effort needs to be put into making certain that a prospective GSA Schedule contractor is putting forward the best pricing package that they can offer to GSA while maintaining a healthy profit margin. We have been through many scenarios with contractors and come across a number of mistakes that are commonly made when crafting, or modifying, GSA Schedule pricing. I would like to take you through a list of common mistakes contractors make with their GSA Schedule pricing, so that you can avoid them when dealing with your own GSA Multiple Award Schedule or offer.

GSA Schedule acquisition isn’t a simple process, but fortunately, GSA has developed resources to help make it more manageable. Whether you're a seasoned GSA contractor working to maintain your contract or a prospective contractor pursuing your first one, the resources listed below will be valuable to your company throughout both the acquisition and maintenance phases.

Upon award of your Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract, you’re likely to be greeted with many tasks and terms you’ll need to get familiar with quickly. Sales reporting, Minimum sales requirement, Order Level Materials Special Item Number (SIN), Mass Modification—these are all terms that might get thrown around by your Contract Specialist during the award process. But what do they actually mean for you? What action items need to get done following the award of a General Services Administration (GSA) MAS contract? As a proposal writer that manages the post award process on a regular basis, I’ll let you know the best way I’ve found to get started on managing your GSA MAS contract.