Advanced Notice for MAS Refresh 18 and Upcoming Mass Modification – November 2023

The General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) is planning to issue GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001 – Refresh # 18 and an associated mass modification (mass mod) to all existing contracts in December... read more

Tuesday Insight – November 21st, 2023: GSA Issues a Proposed Rule to Permanently Maintain the Pandemic-Era Changes to the Economic Price Adjustment Clause

The General Services Administration (GSA) conducts routine reviews of its acquisition regulations and acquisition policies and procedures. The review indicated a need to standardize and simplify the Schedule clause for economic price adjustments. The Schedule program,... read more

Tuesday Insight – November 14th, 2023: DoD Mentor-Protégé Program Solidified under Proposed Rule

On October 25, 2023, the Department of Defense (DoD) published a Proposed Rule amending the Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and permanently authorizing the DoD Mentor-Protégé Program (DoD MP Program). In addition, the Proposed... read more

Tuesday Insight – November 7th, 2023: New GSA MAS Contract Mod “Close Contract For New Awards” Enhances Transparency

A new modification type, Close Contract for New Awards, is now available in eMod. This mod allows contractors to notify potential and current customers of their MAS contract status for accepting new orders due to end of contract period approaching, business issues, or... read more

Tuesday Insight – October 30th, 2023: Is Your GSA Contract Eligible for Transition to the New FAS Catalog Platform?

GSA has begun to notify eligible Schedule holders that are eligible for transition to the new FAS Catalog Platform (FCP), this will be GSA’s modern replacement for the Schedule Input Program (SIP). The FCP is a new application that GSA hopes will streamline the... read more