GSA MAS

What is GSA MAS?

The MAS program provides eligible ordering activities with a simplified process for obtaining supplies and services. Schedule contracts are multiple award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts, which are awarded to responsible companies that offer commercial supplies or services at fair and reasonable prices. Products and services are ordered directly from Schedule contractors.

Multiple Award Schedules are also known colloquially as “GSA numbers,” “GSA Schedules,” “GSA contracts,” “Federal Supply Schedules (FSS),” and the “GSA list.” All of these terms are used synonymously within the Federal contracting community to refer to the GSA MAS program. Through the MAS program, GSA contracts with thousands of commercial businesses that provide access to a vast array of professional services, such as management, financial, engineering, environmental, accounting, graphic design, and landscaping services. In addition to commercial services, commercial supplies range from computer hardware to office supplies.

Why Use GSA MAS?

• Price: Schedule contracts typically include prices that are the same as or better than the prices the Schedule contractors offer to their best commercial customers.
• Savings: The MAS program provides ordering activities with competitively awarded contracts to increase the productivity and capacity of scarce acquisition resources.
• Flexibility: Ordering activities have the flexibility to:
  • Conduct "best value" procurements 
  • Obtain a total solution to large or complex requirements using a Schedule Contractor Team Arrangement (CTA)
  • Establish a long-term relationship using a Schedule Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)
  • Use set aside orders and BPAs to engage small, quality businesses like Kaptivate.