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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 […]

Effective November 12th, 2019, Federal Business Opportunities (FBO.gov) has retired and migrated key functionalities to Beta.SAM.gov, which is now the authoritative source for Contract Opportunities. Background The General Services Administration (GSA) Integrated Award Environment (IAE) manages federal acquisition and awards processes in 10 separate award systems that each played a role in the award life cycle.  […]

The benefits as a result of the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) consolidation effort include quality improvements that will save time and improve efficiency, reduce acquisition cycle times, and improve terms and conditions for the MAS program.  Benefits for each of the stakeholder groups: Current and Prospective Schedule Contractors (industry): Currently, contractors may have to propose […]

Phase 1 Complete The General Services Administration (GSA) has completed Phase 1 of the Schedules overhaul by consolidating 24 existing GSA Schedules, also referred to as Federal Supply Schedule (FSS), into one.  The consolidation plan is part of the agency’s Federal Marketplace Strategy which aims to modernize and simplify acquisitions.  GSA reviewed the Schedule Contract, […]

What GSA Schedules are included in the GSA Schedules consolidation? All 24 schedules managed by GSA are included.  The VA schedules will not be consolidated at this time. How will the consolidation of Schedules impact my current contract?  The applicable terms and conditions of the GSA Schedule will be streamlined.  In order for your contract […]

The Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Transformation Initiative is one of the four Cornerstone initiatives of GSA’s Federal Marketplace (FMP) strategy, GSA’s plan to modernize and simplify the buying and selling experience for customers, suppliers, and acquisition professionals. This initiative seeks to modernize federal acquisition by consolidating 24 Multiple Award Schedules into one single Schedule for […]

Government buyers purchase approximately $10B in products annually through GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contracts. $1.5B+ of this spend is transacted through the primary government hosted eCommerce sites, GSA Advantage! and DOD FedMALL. How does My Company Gain an Advantage over the Competition in Successfully Competing in Sales to the Government? XSB’s automated pricing tool, Warwick®, assists organizations in […]