Government Contracting Blog

If your company has been a part of the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program for over 15 years, you have already demonstrated your ability to navigate the Schedule acquisition process and secure three contract extensions, fulfilling the full 20-year cycle of your contract. However, as your successful contract approaches its end, you may wonder how to continue benefiting from this multi-billion dollar contracting vehicle. This is where the streamlined acquisition process comes into play.

The General Services Administration (GSA) recently announced the retirement of their 2nd Generation Information Technology (2GIT) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA), a popular vehicle created for streamlined access to IT and software solutions. The 2GIT BPA ran from March 2021 through September 2026, but GSA said they do not have plans to renew this vehicle, as part of the White House’s initiative to consolidate procurement. GSA is now directing agencies over to the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program and a few device-specific BPAs (for high-volume purchases) for their IT needs.

The federal government's Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 ends today, and FY2027 starts tomorrow on October 1st. For GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contractors, that means the Q4 spending push is wrapping up and it’s time to think about the “new year”.

The OASIS+ Phase II Solicitations have been open for several months, and there is still a steady stream of contractors applying for the vehicle. One question we often get asked at Winvale is how companies that aren’t able to meet the required number of credits can still participate in OASIS+. The answer to this is by using Contractor Teaming Arrangements, or CTAs to form a Joint Venture (JV) or become a subcontractor. In this blog, we’ll go over what CTAs are on OASIS+, who should consider entering into one, and how the requirements for differ for each type.

The “small business” title is about to become the new reality for over 114,000 companies who want to sell to the federal government. The Small Business Administration (SBA) recently released a new proposed rule that would not only adjust the small business size standards going forward, but also adjust the methodology of measuring these standards. With these changes, the SBA predicts over 114,000 additional businesses could qualify as small and compete in federal small-business set-aside contracts.

General Services Administration’s (GSA’s) One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus Phase II, or OASIS+, has been out for over half a year now and activities are ramping up.