Contracts that do not meet sales thresholds will be allowed to expire, among other changes introduced through a new initiative.
The General Services Administration on Monday notified contractors of major changes to its Multiple Awards Schedule program, a commercial acquisition program responsible for sales of $51.5 billion last year.
According to an email sent Monday by Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum, the changes were introduced through an initiative to “rightsize” the program. Changes include: Allowing MAS contracts that do not meet sales thresholds to expire; addressing contractor non-compliance and performance concerns; simplifying processes, eliminating efficiencies and ensuring proper alignment of management and oversight; eliminating items with insufficient market demand or where administrative costs outweigh benefits; and reducing redundancies with other government procurement channels.
The changes impact thousands of government contractors that sell their vetted offerings to federal agencies at pre-negotiated prices, with competition among vendors at the order level to generate additional government savings.
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