Government Contracting Blog

Have you been keeping up with the latest GSA Schedule updates? If so, you may have seen the OLM SIN changes in the recent Mass Modification for Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Refresh #30. Before we dive deeper, you might be wondering about the purpose of the OLM Special Item Number (SIN) and how it can benefit you. When does it apply to contractors? How often can you use it? Read on to learn more.

Navigating the world of GSA with all its laws, regulations, and government jargon is no small feat. Not only do you have to meet certain requirements and make sure you are abiding by certain laws, but you also have to learn a whole new language full of acronyms and abbreviations. How do you make sense of it all? That’s where consultants come in.

The General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program receives regular updates throughout the year by GSA, and this year the changes have been major. As is, it’s already easy for federal contractors to get behind on the changes that come through the several recent Solicitation Refreshes. In combination with other common misconceptions surrounding the MAS Program, existing vendors and prospective vendors alike may have a hard time parsing old from new, and myth from fact. Here, we’ll clarify both old and new misconceptions that cause some of the most confusion for MAS contractors and prospective contractors.

Many government contractors are undoubtedly familiar with SAM.gov (System for Award Management). One of its most important functions is the entity registration process, in which federal contractors are required to be active on SAM and continue to keep company information up-to-date. Due to this, many scammers have targeted companies needing to register or renew their SAM entity. In the blog, we’ll walk through what the contractors must know when utilizing SAM, such as how to register in SAM, what some of the more common scams contractors will run into, and how to stay compliant with changing regulations.

GSA Schedule acquisition isn’t a simple process, but fortunately, GSA has developed resources to help make it more manageable. Whether you're a seasoned GSA contractor working to maintain your contract or a prospective contractor pursuing your first one, the resources listed below will be valuable to your company throughout both the acquisition and maintenance phases.

Upon award of your Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract, you’re likely to be greeted with many tasks and terms you’ll need to get familiar with quickly. Sales reporting, Minimum sales requirement, Order Level Materials Special Item Number (SIN), Mass Modification—these are all terms that might get thrown around by your Contract Specialist during the award process. But what do they actually mean for you? What action items need to get done following the award of a General Services Administration (GSA) MAS contract? As a proposal writer that manages the post award process on a regular basis, I’ll let you know the best way I’ve found to get started on managing your GSA MAS contract.