The General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Services is posting this notification to host a public webinar via Adobe Connect Meeting Space. The purpose of this webinar is to foster and better relationship and understanding with industry regarding the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program under Schedules 48 (Transportation, Delivery and Relocation Solutions) and 599 (Travel Services Solutions). The format of this webinar will be in question and answer format.
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Na.LinTotal Views : 4,731
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Jcboyle02The General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) is planning to refresh all GSA Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) to incorporate seven provision and clause updates in October 2016. This update will align MAS solicitations and contracts with recent policy changes. Please see the “Significant Changes” attachment for an overview of the planned changes.
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MAS BloggerPlease post comments or additional questions here regarding our Multiple Award Schedules webinars!
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in Multiple Award SchedulesInformation on a New FAR Service Contracts Reporting (SCR) requirement due 10/31/14 was recently posted on the IAE community board (https://interact.gsa.gov/document/new-far-service-contracts-reporting-scr-requirements). It states that SCR is...Read MorePosted 10/21/2014 2:06 PMIf you compete a GSA Schedule order, over the SAT, on a lowest price, technically acceptable basis, are you still required to request a price reduction as discussed under FAR 8.405-4, Price reductions?Posted 11/21/2014 11:53 AMAs a GSA schedule holder, I have seen a, increase in awards in the IT 70 category that contain requirements that can only fulfilled from different SINs. An example, is a Contracting Officer will issue an award for an IT 70 project under SIN 132-51 for...Read MorePosted 03/03/2015 8:54 AM -
MAS BloggerGSA is embarking on several initiatives to improve the quality of our offerings on Multiple Award Schedules (MAS). As such, we are seeking strong collaboration with our industry partners to help us improve product number data quality on MAS through submission of all awarded base products and associated descriptive data on GSA Advantage. The anticipated outcome of this effort is to provide agencies with quality, meaningful, and complete data to better search and compare products.
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in Multiple Award SchedulesIn our industry there are thousands of parts on each product we offer. We currently have, approximately, 6000 items on our options list. I'm not sure its feasable or practical to get or to maintain the UPC or MPN for all...Read MorePosted 07/28/2014 2:51 PMI 100% agree that GSA needs to use the combination of manufacturer name AND manufacturer part number to identify unique item records. To make this work GSA will have invest in maintaining and validating a controlled list of manufacturer names, like...Read MorePosted 07/29/2014 2:32 PMSimilar to JamesFortNevers of Nevers Industries above, all products from our company are custom made. We are window treatment manufacturers, using hundreds of seasonally changing fabrics and making products to exactly fit specific sized windows or...Read MorePosted 07/29/2014 4:14 PMI agree the Manufacturer and Manufacturer's part number should be included to keep like products in true comparison. I have seen many products that we offer, offered from other suppliers that do not fall into the 10% pricing comparison rules....Read MorePosted 07/29/2014 4:21 PM -
MAS BloggerFAS partnered with FAI and the DAU to offer a comprehensive suite of online training covering FAS acquisition offerings for the acquisition workforce. Courses are listed with the Federal Acquisition Institute Training Application System (FAITAS) and hosted on the DAU Virtual Campus. Courses include Basic Contracting for GSA Schedules, GSA Global Supply, and GSA Schedules and Small Business.
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in Multiple Award SchedulesCould you please provide a class on the use of Other Dirct Costs (ODC) on Schedule? This is commonly misunderstood and the general population is in dire need of education. thank youPosted 08/29/2012 10:47 AMAny update on the ODC class that Maureen suggested. I agree, it's well-needed!!Posted 01/16/2014 3:51 PM -
fsupplyWe have a product on our GSA schedule that went to bid on 'FED BIZ OPPS'. My question is: Is there an advantage in having this product on our GSA and bidding it with that price OR just bidding it as an open market item with a lower price? How much assurity is there in getting the bid with the item on our GSA schedule? I'm assuming that we should get it, because we are the only supplier that has the products on GSA currently. YOUR THOUGHTS!!
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in Multiple Award SchedulesYou can bid a lower price than what is on your contract without going open market. The contract price is the highest price you are allowed to charge, not the lowest. If you are counting on having it on contract as giving you an advantage, then you...Read MorePosted 08/01/2012 10:45 PMI"m not sure what the question was that prompted the reply above...however..I have a question that seems relevant.. My company was recently awarded a schedule....IT 70 space..we're also a Small Disadvantaged Business.. Recently we replied to an...Read MorePosted 08/03/2012 6:38 PMFAR 8.405-4 discusses Price reductions "Schedule contractors are not required to pass on to all schedule users a price reduction extended only to an individual ordering activity for a specific order or BPA.Posted 08/06/2012 6:52 PMMy belief was that if we offer a lower price to one customer, then we have to justify why we provided to one customer but not the other.And we may have to justify as well during any audit that may come about by this practice. How is this by the IG when...Read MorePosted 08/09/2012 5:03 PMYou can always sell lower to the Federal Government then you schedule. It is good practice to note in the file three things:1. Why: This can be as simple as, "we think that it a very important account (who is GSA to say differently)....Read MorePosted 08/13/2012 11:27 AM -
VincentUrsoI have heard from several clients that schedule 75 is opening up Oct 1, 2012.. Can someone please confirm, GSA said for 2 years 2010? Thanks
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in Multiple Award Schedules, Small Business First, GSA Sustainability Forumhttp://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/101378They froze it October 2010 and said it will re-open in 24 months. With the Demand Based Model coming and some potential freezing of more Schedules, I would expect the GSA to potentially postpone the re-opening. We...Read MorePosted 08/27/2012 9:51 AMGSA is still evaluating Schedule 75 to determine if it is in the best interest of the Government to either re-open or maintain the current status. A final decision will be published in FED BizOps within the next two weeks.Posted 08/28/2012 12:23 PMAfter review and careful consideration, it has been determined Schedule 75 will remain closed to new offers for an additional 12 months. The Schedule will re-open effective October 1, 2013 and new offers will be accepted at that time.Posted 09/12/2012 2:23 PM -
VA FSS ServiceVA FSS Service is proud to announce a new training program for our prospective vendors and current contractors. Designed to teach on the various aspects of the VA Schedule solicitation proposal submission and review process, this training program will increase our organizational transparency and provide participants with an open forum for discussions with VA Schedule subject matter experts. To reach the widest audience possible, this training program will feature live webinars, podcasts, blogs, and enhanced training articles in our monthly newsletter.
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hthoverstenI have noticed a trend with vendors submitting "open market" items mixed with GSA-Schedule CLIN on the same quote. Has anyone else experienced this and does this not create conflict with the purpose of GSA Schedule vendors having to compete with those not having schedules?
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in Multiple Award SchedulesIn our industry where the Server Cabinet is on our IT70 schedule, but perhaps the shelves or power strip that is also requested is not on schedule, we bid anyway. We clearly mark on the quote which items are on schedule and which are open market so there...Read MorePosted 06/21/2012 10:17 AM17. PURCHASE OF INCIDENTAL, NON-SCHEDULE ITEMS NOTE: Open Market Items are also known as incidental items, noncontract items, non-Schedule items, and items not on a Federal Supply Schedule contract. For administrative convenience, an ordering office...Read MorePosted 06/24/2012 10:23 AMOk here is the deal. You can put open market items on your bid, however as someone stated before it must be clearly marked "open market" and must be ancilliary to the main item being purchased and cannot cost more than the main or...Read MorePosted 07/10/2012 2:56 PMThanks Doris.......Posted 07/11/2012 11:49 AM -
smorganMy company is a schedule 51V contract holder. I have been attempting for a while now to submit an economic price adjustment (increase). Everytime it is rejected, it is for a different reason. That in itself has been very frustrating. It seems like an incredible waste of resources from all aspects to reject based on the first mistake as opposed to reviewing the whole modification.
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in Multiple Award SchedulesHello Stephanie,I sympathize with your situation. I wrote a little on the subject some time ago on my blog, but it wasn't direct enough, so I wrote more today addressing your specific situation. Here is the Blogpost: Price Escalation and Your...Read MorePosted 06/04/2012 1:43 PMHave you supplied a new commercial pricelist to the Govenment? You may want to provide the Government with invoices prior to the price increase, commercial increase notifications from the manufacturer, and your new commercial pricelist, add in BLS...Read MorePosted 06/04/2012 2:02 PMGSA has been progressively requiring more invoice information to get any type of add or escalation. I had one company tell me that they could not get a product added to the GSA schedule because they offered quantity discounts and...Read MorePosted 06/05/2012 12:56 PM
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