What Is a GSA Schedule Contract? How the MAS Contract Works

What is inside a MAS contract?

A MAS contract is built from a few core pieces:

• The solicitation and clauses: the MAS solicitation, 47QSMD20R0001, provides the terms that flow into your contract, including GSAR clauses on sales reporting, price reductions, and examination of records
• Your awarded SINs: the specific offerings you are authorized to sell
• Your pricing: the prices awarded on your contract, which buyers can use as a ceiling for ordering
• Your terms: delivery, payment, warranty, and other commercial terms that apply to orders
• Any special terms negotiated during the review

Every MAS contract also carries the reporting and fee requirements that apply to the whole program.

What obligations come with a MAS contract?

• Monthly sales reporting: under Transactional Data Reporting (TDR), contractors report contract sales through the FAS Sales Reporting Portal, including confirming months with no sales
• Industrial Funding Fee: 0.75 percent of reported sales, remitted at least quarterly
• Price reductions: the TDR version of the price reductions clause (GSAR 552.238-81) addresses reductions the contractor makes voluntarily or that GSA requests, whether temporary or permanent
• Modifications: contractors keep the contract current through eMod, including required mass modifications
• Examination of records: the government can examine records related to the contract for a period after final payment, as GSAR 552.238-83 provides
• Minimum sales: contracts should meet the solicitation’s minimum sales criteria, generally $100,000 in the first five years and $125,000 in each later five-year period

How do agencies buy from a MAS contract?

Buyers may place orders directly from GSA Advantage, send an RFQ through eBuy to selected contractors, or set up agreements such as blanket purchase agreements. Ordering follows the FSS procedures, which are implemented in GSAR Subpart 538.71 following the FAR overhaul. Ordering officials determine price reasonableness at the order level and can seek lower prices than the schedule price.

How long does a MAS contract last?

GSA generally awards a five-year base period with options that can extend the contract to 20 years. The government decides whether to exercise options, and the decision depends on contractor performance and compliance, including sales activity.

What are the other names for a GSA Schedule?

You may hear GSA Schedule, MAS contract, Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract, GSA contract, or GSA contract number. They all refer to the same type of vehicle. See What Is a GSA Contract Number?.

Who can sell under a MAS contract?

Companies that have commercial offerings within a MAS SIN, meet the eligibility and responsibility standards in the current offer instructions, and can support their pricing. Small and large businesses can hold contracts. See Qualifying for a GSA MAS Contract.

How is a GSA Schedule different from other GSA contracts?

GSA also awards other vehicles, such as governmentwide acquisition contracts and real property contracts. Those follow their own terms. The MAS is designed for commercial products and services with ongoing demand across many agencies. For a plain-language overview, see What Is a GSA Schedule?.