Professional services, electrical supplies, cloud solutions, power tools – if your company is selling it, GSA (probably) has a Special Item Number (SIN) for it. All contractors part of the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program have the ability to add any of the 315 SINs available to their contract at any given time or include any assortment of them in a MAS contract proposal.

If you’re interested in pursuing a government contract through the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program, you're probably already aware of the complexities involved in navigating the GSA Schedule acquisition process. Securing a GSA Schedule can present various challenges that may result in delays and missed opportunities.

Whether you know this already or are just coming to understand it, obtaining your GSA Schedule contract is only the beginning. Proper maintenance of your GSA Schedule serves as the very foundation of your contract, and it's important to keep an eye on it before things go wrong and you run into compliance issues. Some of the most common compliance mistakes we see as consultants are the ones that can slip by without notice until they make it into GSA’s hands like delivery delays, forgetting to remit your Industrial Funding Fee (IFF), or sales reporting mishaps.

This blog was last updated on January 14, 2025. The global economy has taken a hit—from disrupted supply chains to price volatility, there have been severe supply shortages and an increase in prices. This inflation has caused a significant increase in the number of Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) modifications among GSA contractors. Recognizing this critical issue, GSA jointly issued a GSA acquisition letter in 2022 placing a temporary moratorium on a number of limitations in certain GSA EPA clauses. GSA has now updated and extended the moratorium to September 30, 2025 in a supplement letter.

If you’re a General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Awards Schedule (MAS) contract holder, then you’re aware of the frequent changes made to the Solicitation. With change comes new expectations you need to familiarize yourself with. As a leading agency, GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) Pilot Program was recognized by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to help with the governmentwide Better Contracting Initiative (BCI) to ensure the federal government is getting better terms and prices when purchasing goods and services.

Government agencies often require a steady supply of goods and services, ranging from office supplies to electronic parts. However, they may not always know the exact quantity or timing of these needs. This is where Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) come into play.