GSA Has Major Plans for MAS Solicitation Refresh #27
GSA recently released Multiple Award Solicitation Refresh (MAS) #27,which includes major changes to the MAS Solicitation. Let's review highlights of the update:
GSA is limiting the Letter of Supply Requirements to only two categories of resellers. These are: resellers in Information Technology Category F, and resellers within the Printing & Photographic Equipment Subcategory in Large Category A.
GSA is adding additional items to the out of scope list. These include: fully assembled rotary-wing or fixed-wing aircraft, sporting goods, promotional products, etc. The full list can be found here.
GSA plans to retire 10 additional SINs in this Refresh. The full list can be found here.
GSA will expand the Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) Program to additional SINs, and make the program mandatory for all contractors who have product SINs and/or the Cloud SIN (518210C) with a deadline to opt in of 9/30. This Refresh effectively ends the TDR pilot program.
GSA also included additional minor changes to specific Large Categories/Special Item Numbers (SINs), as well as general updates to the whole solicitation, so it's important you review them all. As a reminder, contractors have 90 days after the solicitation mass modification is released to accept the changes in the Mass Mod system. You can learn more about Refresh #27 in our blog.
Couldn't make it to our last webinar? Watch it here on demand. Our CEO, Brian Dunn discusses the latest procurement changes and how federal contractors should re-focus their efforts under the new adminstration.
Is your small business ready to get in the cloud/software business with GSA? Attend GSA's webinar learn how your cloud/software small business can get on the GSA Schedule. Register here.
Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) holders are invited to join this session to learn more about the Sales Reporting Portal (SRP). The Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) SRP supports the collection of data required by FAS procurement programs including MAS, non-MAS programs such as the Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACS) and others. During this session you will learn about the importance of reporting in SRP and get an overview of using the system. Register here.
Join Marissa Sims, Lead Consultant, for an informative webinar that will help you take full advantage of the government’s end-of-fiscal-year spending surge using your NAICS Codes. In this presentation, you will gain insights into:
Identifying the NAICS Codes that best align with your company’s key offerings
Understanding how NAICS Codes impact your business size status and set-aside eligibility
Using NAICS Codes effectively to find relevant federal contracting opportunities
Leveraging NAICS Codes to analyze competitors and uncover market trends within your industry
DoD Releases Memo Restricting Management Consulting Services
The Department of Defense (DoD) recently released a memo that limits services contracts, especially IT, management, and advisory professional services. If you are a contractor within the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), this update could affect you.
The new memo, aligning with the DOGE’s Cost Efficiency Initiative, prohibits new contracts and task orders for IT consulting or management services that involve “integrators” or “consultants,” unless there is a proper justification. The memo also limits the category of consulting and advisory contracts—DoD components cannot execute new contracts or task orders for consulting, advising, assisting, or any professional services performing similar functions without prior authorization. The last policy in the memo directs the DoD to use GSA procurement vehicles to support DoD requirements for common goods and services, which is good news for contractors in the MAS program.
For more information on these four policies in the memo, including exceptions and examples, please check out our recent blog. It’s important to note that if you are a contractor on the GSA Schedules program offering these professional services, you don’t need to remove these services from your GSA contract - other agencies are still looking to procure these services through the MAS program.
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GSA Releases RFI for Phase II of OASIS+
New opportunities are on the horizon for professional services contractors. Last month, GSA released a Request for Information (RFI) to add five new domains to their OASIS+ contracting vehicle supporting their Office of Professional Services and Human Capital Categories (PSHC). GSA is looking to on-ramp contractors in Phase II of the vehicle and is seeking feedback from industry. Responses are due July 8, 2025. Learn more about the RFI in our recent blog.
Q4 is Here
Yesterday (July 1) marked the beginning of the federal government's Q4. If you're not familiar with this quarter, federal agencies spend the months of July through September rushing to spend the remainder of their budgets, which generally accounts for about 1/3 of spending for the year. Don't miss out on all the opportunities if your team isn't prepared--here are some tips to get you started in this busy season:
Do your homework: learn federal buyer spending priorities. These have started to shift under the Trump Administration, so pay close attention to their new policies.
Know where to find opportunities: check GSA ebuy, SAM.gov, and other third party sites DAILY for opportunities. They often have tight deadlines, so don't miss out.
Standardize your proposal process: Have a proposal team and template ready to respond to opportunities.
The US Army Contracting Command – Redstone has issued a sources sought under NAICS Code 541614 (Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services) to identify potential vendors capable of providing innovative, efficient, and responsive Stock Availability (SA) service support to AMCOM Logistics Center (ALC) Supply Chain Management Directorate (SCMD) for Non-Performance Based Logistics (PBL), B-64 missile, and B17 aviation Source of Supply (SOS) systems to meet evolving mission needs, including forecasting, demand planning, sourcing, operations and inventory management, warehousing, logistics, and more. This opportunity is for informational purposes only and is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside. Interested vendors are required to submit a capability statement by August 1, 2025. More information can be found under Notice ID: W31P4Q-25-R-0064.
Information Technology (IT) Services and Support
The Army Contracting Command – Rock Island has issued a request for information on behalf of the Product Lead Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Enterprise Services (PL ALTESS) to gather information from industry sources regarding capabilities to support potential future IT service requirements, including but not limited to IT service operations/delivery, customer training, full lifecycle IT testing and support, network and system administration, and cybersecurity. ALTESS is an IT managed service provider for the Army, providing infrastructure, platform, and application services across numerous hosting locations, including Army Enterprise Data Centers (AEDCs) (CONUS and OCONUS) and Enterprise Cloud Management Agency’s (ECMA) cARMY enclaves within various commercial cloud service providers. This opportunity is for informational purposes only and interested vendors should submit a capability statement to inform acquisition planning and strategy development for this tentative requirement. Responses are due by August 8, 2025. More information can be found under Notice ID: W519TC-25-R-ITSS.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
An important MAS Solicitation refresh has been announced by GSA. In this Refresh, the Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) pilot program is becoming mandatory for all product SINs and the IT Cloud SIN (518210C). Because TDR has been slowly expanding its eligibility requirements, many vendors have opted in it. But as TDR continues to expand in a big way, and is now becoming mandatory for many SINs, it’s important to be aware of what TDR is and how it will change your Schedule contract maintenance.
Q: What is TDR?
A: TDR is an alternate reporting program that MAS contractors can opt into based on eligibility requirements. Some contractors will now be required to use TDR per the latest Solicitation Refresh. The list of SINs that confer TDR eligibility can be found here (this list is already updated for the upcoming Solicitation Refresh).
MAS contracts that opt into TDR are not required to report their commercial sales practices (CSP) to the government. In return, they have additional reporting requirements for their contract sales.
Q: What are the Additional Reporting Requirements?
A: Traditional (CSP) contracts report their MAS sales and remit their IFF at the end of each fiscal quarter. CSP contracts only report the total sales per SIN. On the other hand, TDR contracts will report their sales to the government each month. They also have to report more than just their total sales per SIN; the 11 items they must track can be found here. The IFF remittance schedule for TDR is the same as CSP.
Q: Is TDR Available for New Contracts?
A: Yes, TDR can be selected when applying for a GSA MAS contract. Like existing contracts, eligibility is determined by SIN. Many prospective contractors will choose TDR during Schedule acquisition because you are not subject to the Price Reduction Clause under TDR, unlike traditional CSP contracts. This means that discounts the prospective vendor offers commercially do not need to be disclosed during the contract submission, and is not considered during the negotiations phase.
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