At the end of last year, GSA announced plans to consolidate the existing 24 separate schedules into a single schedule.
Under the Schedules program (GSA Contract, Multiple Award Contract (MAS), Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) the agency establishes long-term, government-wide contracts with commercial firms, offering over 10 million commercial supplies and services to federal, state, and local agencies. Approximately $31 billion dollars is spent through this program each year. Phase One of the transition has already begun:
Phase One – Develop the New Schedule
FY 19 (ending on Sept 30 2019)
- Create a solicitation for the new single schedule
- Review the terms and conditions for each current schedule
- Map duplicate Schedule Item Numbers (SINS) across the current solicitations
- Use existing Category Management techniques to better organize offerings
- Release the new single schedule, and close existing schedules to new offers
Phase Two – Mass Modifications
First half of FY20 ( beginning October 1 2019)
- Complete Mass Modifications for all existing contract holders, to update terms and conditions
- Contracts will retain their current contract numbers
- Vendors may select SINS that were previously on separate schedules
Phase Three- Multiple Contract Consolidation
Second half of FY20
- Consolidate multiple contracts into a single contract for all contractors