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GSA releases MAS Solicitation Refresh # 23, Mass Modification A887
December 20, 2024
The General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) issued Refresh # 23 and the associated Mass Modification A887 for the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001. Outlined below are the changes associated with Refresh # 23: A: Changes to Overall MAS Solicitation: B: Changes to Specific Large Category, Subcategory or SIN: C: Changes […]
GSA Advantage improves functionality for Related Products (also known as Product Accessories)
November 18, 2024
GSA recently rolled out a new update to GSA Advantage to enhance Product Accessories, now referred to as “Related Products” on the GSA Advantage platform. The update allows customers and vendors to search and purchase Related Products as standalone items. Key Updates How to determine when to use “Related Products” or “Product Options” Related Products […]
GSA Southwest Supply and Acquisition Center Holds Schedule 84 Industry Days
May 25, 2018
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 […]
ALERT: GSA’s SAM Falls Victim to Third Security Breach
April 28, 2018
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 […]
Coming Soon to MAS Schedules: Order Level Materials (OLMs)
March 29, 2018
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 […]
GSA Holds 2018 Southwest Supply Acquisition Center Industry Day
February 28, 2018
GSA held its annual Southwest Supply Acquisition Center Industry Day for Schedules 56 (Buildings and Building Materials/Industrial Services and Supplies), 73 (Food Service, Hospitality, Cleaning Equipment and Supplies, Chemicals and Services), and 66 (Scientific Equipment and Services) on February 21 and 22, 2018. Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) In November 2017, Requests for Proposal (RFPs) were […]
GSA Reopens Schedule 75, Introduces New and Enhanced Office Supplies SINs
January 24, 2018
After engaging in dialogue with customers, the vendor community and industry stakeholders, on January 16, 2018 the General Services Administration (GSA) announced the re-opening of Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) 75, Office Products, Supplies and Services, to new offers and added two new enhanced Special Item Numbers (SINs) known as Office Supplies Fourth Generation (OS4) for […]
UPDATE: Reopening Multiple Award Schedule 75
November 22, 2017
On December 20th, 2016, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced the release of a Request for Information (RFI) in order to obtain feedback from industry regarding the re-opening of Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) 75: Office Products and Supplies for new offers. On September 29th, 2017, a statement released via GSA Interact, indicated that MAS 75 is […]
Did You Accept Mass Mod A580 — Updates to Clauses, Terms, Conditions?
October 21, 2017
The purpose of Mass Mod A580 is to update contract Clauses, Provisions, Terms and Conditions to keep the solicitation current for all Schedule contractors. The following GSA Schedules are covered by this Mass Modification: Schedule 58I – Professional Audio/Video Telemetry/Tracking, Recording/Reproducing and Signal Data Solutions Schedule 72 – Furnishings and Floor Coverings Schedule 51V – […]
Attention GSA Schedule 36 Contractors: NEW SIN 51 600 (Records Management)
September 20, 2017
GSA Schedule 36, the Office Imaging and Document Solution, provides Government agencies with office imaging, document management, and mail management solutions. On October 1, 2017 the General Services Administration plans to issue a solicitation refresh to add a new Special Item Number (SIN) to Schedule 36, SIN 51 600 Electronic Records Management (ERM) Solutions. About […]
DOD EMALL Permanently Closes Its Virtual Doors
August 6, 2017
As of June 18th, 2017, the DOD EMALL has shut its doors to usher in a new era of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) FedMall. FedMall was created to provide a new, more commercial type of shopping experience incorporating new search technology and increased vendor portal functionality. However, the change to FedMall does cause a […]