Government Contracting Blog

Some of us might just see it as the start of fall, but October also means the beginning of a new federal government Fiscal Year. The transition from FY 2025 to 2026 is a crucial period for contractors with new opportunities, shifts in budget allocations, and renewed procurement priorities. Especially now that we changed administrations, we can expect to continue to see a significant amount of change in federal procurement over the next year. How you prepare for this change as a GSA Schedule contractor can significantly impact your success in the coming year. So, let’s talk about 10 strategies to ensure your contract is ready for the upcoming Fiscal Year.

If you’re a federal contractor, or thinking about becoming one, you’ve probably noticed that the Trump Administration has been busy reshaping how the government buys goods and services. Two major bills, the FoRGED Act and the SPEED Act are a major part of that plan. Both are designed to modernize federal acquisition by removing barriers and make the processes more efficient and flexible. Any time there’s a change like this to procurement, there are going to be impacts both positive and negative. So, you might be wondering what do these acts actually mean for you as a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contractor? Let’s break it down.

In his first six months in office, President Trump has made it clear that a major priority of his second term is to eliminate waste in government spending. The Trump Administration has enacted a plethora of new policies aimed at streamlining government contracting, many of which have a direct impact on GSA. With so many changes in such a short period of time, it can be hard for contractors to keep up. That’s why in this blog, we’ll go over the most important new policies and their impact on current GSA Schedule contractors.

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).

There’s a lot of Executive Orders (EOs) to keep track of in the Trump Administration so far (162 to be exact), so we don’t expect you to know every single one. But if you’re a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contractor, or plan to be one soon, then you should be paying close attention to the EO Consolidating Procurement. This Executive Order, published in March 2025, aims to quadruple the size of GSA’s procurement responsibilities.

It’s almost our favorite time of the year—Q4 of federal government’s fiscal year. From July through September each year, the federal government goes on what is essentially a spending spree totaling approximately 1/3 of its annual discretionary spending. Regardless of the administration, it’s always going to be a quarter full of opportunities as agencies rush to spend the remainder of their budgets. However, the administration does drive where spending will be the most popular. Let’s look at where GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contractors can expect to see a focus on procurement in Q4 and beyond.