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The General Services Administration (GSA) recently released a memorandum to temporarily waive certain requirements for offers under the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program in order to better support the Government’s response to COVID-19.  The memo waives the following requirements for both new Offerors and current GSA Contractors adding new products, services or solutions: 2 […]

Effective Monday, March 8th 2021, the General Services Administration (GSA) is transitioning to the GSA FAS ID for the GSA eOffer and GSA eMod systems. Digital Certificates will no longer be needed to access eOffer and eMod. The GSA FAS ID is a secure, centralized identity management system that allows you to access many GSA […]

The General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquistion Service (FAS) just released GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001 Refresh # 5 and the associated Mass Modification A826 to incorporate provision and clause updates. GSA MAS Solicitation Refresh 5 changes include: MAS SOLICITATION CHANGES: Incorporate a new Section 889 “Part B” Representation Requirement in the System […]

GSA FAS ID GSA FAS ID was created as part of GSA’s overall IT modernization effort to support security and provide a solution that is legally recognized internationally.  FAS ID is a secure, centralized identity management system that lets contractors access many GSA applications using a single email and password.  The GSA FAS ID uses […]

The General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) anticipates issuing Refresh # 2 for the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) solicitation in June 2020. The purpose of the solicitation refresh is to incorporate updated Service Contract Act (SCA) wage and additional clause, provision and solicitation updates. Overview of Proposed Changes 1)  Update Offeror Instructions […]

State and local governments can now purchase off your GSA Schedule contract under the State and Local Disaster Purchasing Program.   On March 13, 2020, the President declared the ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant an emergency declaration for all states, tribes, territories and the District of Columbia […]

President Trump declared a National Emergency Concerning the COVID-19 Outbreak on March 13, 2020.  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for certain critical and essential supply items has increased to the point that many Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contractors are unable to meet Federal demands with Trade Agreements Act (TAA) compliant products. To address this, […]

The Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Consolidation Mass Mod will be released during the next two-weeks. What to do BEFORE you sign the mass mod: Familiarize yourself with the Available Offerings Attachment and understand where your SINs will map under the new MAS structure. Look at your North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes in beta.sam.gov compared to the Available […]

The GSA Federal Acquisition Service Training (FAST) Conference will take place April 14 – 16, 2020 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA.  The training event will bring government and industry experts together.  Industry will be able to directly engage with federal contracting officers, learn about the latest government e-tools and processes and […]