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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 […]

On November 6th, 2018, a posting on GSA Interact announced that GSA will be shutting down the legacy 72A Reporting System, which is currently used for reporting MAS Sales (non-TDR) and IFF remittance.  The Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Sales Reporting Portal (SRP), which was initially created to support the new Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) monthly reporting needs, will […]

  On November 6th, 2018, a posting on GSA Interact announced that GSA will be shutting down the legacy 72A Reporting System, which is currently used for reporting MAS Sales (non-TDR) and IFF remittance. With the implementation of the Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) Rule in 2016, a new, more modern & efficient reporting system, the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Sales Reporting […]

On October 17th, 2018, the General Services Administration (GSA) launched a groundbreaking pilot program centered on eBuy, an electronic Request for Quote (RFQ) system. Although GSA’s approach is multi-faceted, the eBuy Open GSA First Pilot program was created with two primary goals in mind: further increasing transparency and cultivating new & growing competition within the […]

In the wake of the System for Award Management’s (SAM) third security breach announced by the General Services Administration (GSA) on March 22nd, 2018, new and more secure login procedures have been implemented by the GSA Integrated Award Environment (IAE).  It was reported that a third-party entity was able to access and change the financial […]

The General Services Administration (GSA) held its annual Industry Days conference for Schedule 84 contractors (Total Solutions for Law Enforcement, Security, Facilities Management, Fire, Rescue, Clothing, Marine Craft and Emergency/Disaster Response) in Fort Worth, Texas on May 9 and 10, 2018.  Approximately 170 schedule holders were in attendance.  Key topics addressed were as follows: Commercial […]

  On March 22nd, 2018, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced that they had discovered a breach of the System for Award Management (SAM) portal.  A third-party entity was able to access and change the financial information of “a limited number” of contractors registered on the government-wide database.  In its’ wake, up to 70,000 federal […]

A final rule published to the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) by the General Services Administration (GSA) on January 24th, 2018, has now made the purchasing of order level materials through the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program a reality.  This groundbreaking rule will help Schedule contractors provide more complete procurement solutions to purchasing agencies […]