Whether you’ve been a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contractor for a few months or several years, you’re no stranger to changes within GSA by now. GSA often pushes out regular updates to the MAS Solicitation, but with the Trump Administration enacting major changes to federal procurement, we are seeing a lot of Solicitation Refreshes. The newest MAS Refresh #29 is expected to be released by the end of August 2025. Once it’s out, you’ll need to review and accept the Mass Modification within 90 days, so here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming changes to the Solicitation.

Obtaining a GSA Schedule contract makes your company eligible to sell your products and services to the government, and grants you access to a more targeted and less competitive marketplace. Federal buyers often prioritize vendors with GSA Schedule contracts, seeking their commercial products and services before looking elsewhere. With the changes the new administration is making, agencies will be relying on pre-existing commercial vehicles even more, especially the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program.

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) has been the foundation of federal contracting for over four decades, and the government is looking to completely overhaul it for the first time since its creation. More commonly referred to as the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO), the Trump Administration plans to take a magnifying glass to FAR regulations and return it to its “statutory roots”. According to an Executive Order (EO) released in April 2025, the new administration plans to modify the FAR so it’s written in plain language and mostly scrubbed of non-statutory rules. This is not the first time a presidential administration has set out to review the FAR in its entirety, but GSA is sure that this time is different with the added support of technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

The process of getting a contract on the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program can be daunting, typically taking months to complete. The items required to submit with a complete Schedule offer are expansive, ranging from your company’s financial statements, to its quality control procedures, to its commercial sales practices (an expanded list of the base requirements of a GSA Schedule offer can be found in our blog).

As a potential GSA Schedule contractor or current offeror looking to expand your contract, you should begin with researching Special Item Numbers (SINs) that align with your commercial offerings. SINs represent the specific products or services you will offer to the government through a GSA Schedule contract. Understanding Special Item Numbers’ requirements is a crucial step when deciding which services to add to your contract through a modification or developing your contract proposal.

If you’re a regular reader of our blog, you’ve likely seen hundreds of articles on the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), how it works, and how to participate. But what about the VA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Program? Most of the questions our consulting team receives are about the GSA MAS Program, but today we’ll be shining some light on the MAS Program’s not-so-little sibling: the VA FSS Program, managed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).