Has FAR 8.405 Changed? What GSA’s New FSS Ordering Rules Mean for Schedule Contractors
The citation in the RFQ looks familiar. The buying process behind it may not be. GSA’s Federal Supply Schedule ordering procedures have been established in GSAR Subpart 538.71 through a class deviation supporting the FAR Overhaul. For Schedule contractors, that means the familiar FAR 8.405 framework is no longer the only place to understand how agencies solicit, evaluate, […]
How Do I Move My GSA Schedule From SIP to the FAS Catalog Platform?
The notice does not give your team time to invent a catalog-management process. It gives you time to complete one. A FAS Catalog Platform transition moves an eligible Multiple Award Schedule contractor from legacy SIP or EDI catalog publishing to GSA’s web-based FAS Catalog Platform, also called FCP. The transition requires the contractor to verify […]
What Is a GSA Schedule Modification, and When Do You Actually Need One?
A contractor sat on a mass modification for two months because they were not sure it applied to them. It did. By the time they realized, their contract was flagged non-compliant and a pending order stalled. Modifications are the routine maintenance of a GSA Schedule, and the contractors who treat them as optional are the ones […]
Is the FAS Catalog Platform Now Mandatory, and How Do You Get Your Catalog Found?
A new MAS awardee in 2026 went looking for the Schedule Input Program everyone told them to use, and it was not the tool anymore. GSA had moved catalog management to a new system, and the old guides they were following described a workflow that no longer applied. If your catalog is how buyers find you, you cannot […]
Why Is My GSA Offer or Modification Taking So Long in 2026?
A contractor submitted a clean modification in spring 2026 and heard nothing for weeks. Nothing was wrong with the package. The reviewer was covering three times the normal workload while GSA restructured around them. If your offer, mod, or renewal feels stuck this year, the bottleneck is often on GSA’s side, and that changes how you should submit. GSA’s 2026 reorganization, […]
What Happens to My GSA Contract If I Get a Termination Notice for Cause?
The letter arrives on a Tuesday. Your contracting officer is moving to terminate your GSA Schedule for cause, and you have a deadline measured in days, not weeks. Before you panic or fire off a defensive email, understand this: a termination for cause on a GSA Schedule is the government ending your Multiple Award Schedule […]
How Do I Know If My GSA Contract Is Audit-Ready Before GSA Or The OIG Comes Looking?
A GSA contract is audit-ready when the contractor can quickly prove that pricing, sales reporting, billing, catalog data, modifications, and contract administration decisions are accurate, supported, and consistent with the awarded MAS contract. Audit readiness is not just having the right answer. It is having the records to prove the answer without a last-minute scramble. […]
My GSA Contract Is Coming Up For Renewal. What Does The Option Process Actually Look Like?
A GSA contract renewal, also called an option exercise, is the process GSA uses to decide whether to extend a Multiple Award Schedule contract for another five-year period. MAS contracts are generally awarded with a five-year base period and three five-year option periods, for a potential total of 20 years. GSA describes MAS as a […]
What Happens If My GSA Schedule Is Not Meeting the Sales Requirement?
What happens if your GSA Schedule fails to meet the minimum sales requirement? Learn the risks, what counts, and how to recover.
What Should You Do in the First 90 Days After Your GSA Schedule Award?
A 90-day post-award checklist to keep your GSA Schedule compliant. Covers VSC registration, catalog upload, sales reporting, and Mass Mods.