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.

After months of drafts, comments, and pushback from industry on a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) clause, GSA has decided to move forward with it. General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) clause 552.239-7001, “Basic Safeguarding of Data within Large Language Model Artificial Intelligence Systems” is a class deviation that becomes effective on October 19, 2026, but Contracting Officers (COs) can theoretically start using it now. GSA has also listed the clause in its advance notice for Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation Refresh #34, which is expected to be released in November 2026.

Getting a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract opens a valuable channel for selling your products and services to the federal government, but the acquisition process requires significant time, preparation, and knowledge of GSA requirements. From gathering proposal documentation to selecting the right Special Item Numbers (SINs) and preparing for negotiations, there are several steps to navigate before your contract is awarded.

When applying for a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract, offerors generally must rely on their own corporate experience to demonstrate capability. But what if your business has subsidiaries with their own contract experience? Is the experience of your subsidiaries considered your business’s past experience in the MAS Solicitation? And what about Joint Ventures (JVs) that your business may be involved in – is that experience usable in a MAS offer proposal?

While pursuing a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract, you are destined to encounter many acronyms, all of which may seem foreign to you. Two of the most used acronyms in the government contracting space are NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) Codes and SINs (Special Item Numbers). While these both help identify the type of product or service that your company is hoping to provide, they serve quite different purposes.

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.