Today marks the first day of the Fiscal Year 2026, and the first day of the government shutdown. When this happens, agencies must rely on contingency or “shutdown” plans to determine which operations continue and which must pause. Shutdowns create delays and uncertainty for government contractors, but not all agencies close their doors completely during this time. For example, the General Services Administration (GSA) is a self-funded agency and largely remains open. In this article, we’ll explore how agencies decide what remains open, which major departments continue operating, and what this means for government contractors.

GSA utilizes Special Item Numbers (SINs) to categorize the product or service offerings contractors can have awarded on the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS). Many SINs require contractors’ or offerors’ services to meet specific standards or regulations to have the SIN awarded. A popular SIN that limits the types of services vendors can provide is the Engineering Services SIN or SIN 541330ENG. For example, traditional architect-engineer (A-E) services are not allowed to be sold through this SIN or any other SIN in general. However, the Engineering SIN is not the only SIN that limits engineering firms in their service offerings; the Environmental Consulting Services SIN also requires contractors or offerors looking to add this SIN to meet a few requirements.

The government Fiscal Year is coming to a close on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, which means time is not only running out to use up annual federal budgets, but the clock is ticking for Congress to pass a stopgap bill. Right now, both parties are at an impasse, and a shutdown is becoming more possible as the deadline looms.

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.