The General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) is planning to issue GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001 – Refresh # 25 in March 2025.
Outlined below are the upcoming changes associated with Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001 – Refresh # 25:
A: Changes to Overall MAS Solicitation:
- Add the following advisories to the “General Information” section of each Large Category solicitation attachment-
- In accordance with sections 3(e) and (g) of Executive Order 14168, “Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government” dated January 20, 2025, “[a]gencies shall take all necessary steps, as permitted by law, to end the Federal funding of gender ideology” and “Federal funds shall not be used to promote gender ideology.” Any products, services, or solutions that violate the aforementioned provisions of the Executive Order are excluded from the scope of the MAS program.
- In light of E.O. 14148, Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions, dated January 20, 2025, which revokes, among others, E.O. 14057, Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability, the MAS program is removing all references to non-statutory sustainability requirements, programs, and preferences from its SIN instructions and descriptions.
- In accordance with Section 2 of E.O. 14208, Ending Procurement and Forced Use of Paper Straws, dated February 10, 2025, “[a]gencies shall take all appropriate action to eliminate the procurement of paper straws and otherwise ensure that paper straws are no longer provided within agency buildings.” Any products, services, or solutions that violate the aforementioned provisions of the Executive Order are excluded from the scope of the MAS program.
Note: These advisories will also be added to the GSA Multiple Award Schedules Desk Reference which is located on gsa.gov and buy.gsa.gov.
- Incorporate clause and provision updates as follows: