On March 6, 2020 announced that the MAS Modification Guidance was final and ready for use by contractors that have accepted the MAS Consolidation Mass Mod. MAS Modification Guidance RFI Findings The final MAS Modification Guidance was put together with industry’s...
GSA and VA MAS Resource Documents
Understanding the Challenges of GSA Schedule Contracts
GSA Schedule Business is Big Business Hundreds of companies make millions of dollars every year providing their services and products to the government through a General Services Administration (GSA) or Veterans Affairs (VA) multiple-award schedule contract. Some of...
Seven Tips About the GSA MAS Schedule
The U.S. Government is the largest consumer in the country, spending approximately $650 Billion each fiscal year on contracts. The government can be a reliable source of business in nearly any type of economy. The catch? It’s a highly complex market. Doing business...
Understanding Challenges of GSA MAS Schedule
GSA Schedule Business is Big Business Hundreds of companies make millions of dollars every year providing their services and products to the government through a General Services Administration (GSA) or Veterans Affairs (VA) multiple-award schedule contract. Some of...
Implementation of Trade Agreements Act
Implementation of TAA has been a hot topic among GSA schedule contractors in recent years. A number of contractors have settled highly publicized False Claims Act actions. The settlements were based upon allegations that the companies misrepresented the country of...
Before Accepting MASS MOD A 812
In order to prepare GSA’s schedule holders for the upcoming Multiple Awards Schedules (MAS) Consolidation Mass Mod, the GSA Multiple Award Schedule Program Office is sharing information on: Things to do BEFORE signing the Mass Mod What to keep in mind when SIGNING the...
Tuesday Insight – November 26, 2019
New HUBZone Rules Kick In January 1 - SBA proposed a major revamp of how it will interpret and enforce the HUBZone program’s rules back in October of 2019. SBA will release the final rule November 26 and the new rules will become effective on January 1, 2020. To read...
Future of the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program
The GSA MAS Program is reviewing several upcoming initiatives to improve the buying and selling experience of its customers and industry partners. GSA’s objective is to use data analytics to get actionable insights to find and buy solutions on schedules, vendors will...
Order Level Materials (OLMs)
After many years of discussion on this subject, the General Services Administration (GSA) is amending the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) providing the authority to acquire OLMs when placing task or delivery orders against a Federal...
Trade Agreement Act Countries – August 2018
Under 19 USC 2501 Trade Agreements Act agencies may only acquire US-made or designated country end products or US or designated country services. Products/services offered under the VA Schedule Program that are end products/services of countries other than the United...
Ten Checkpoints - On the Way to Your GSA Schedule
Download our new step-by-step guide to learn the process for getting your own GSA Schedule!