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GSA Interact Update: Multiple Award Schedule - Important Update for 8(a) MAS Contractors on Upcoming Changes

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Important Update for 8(a) MAS Contractors on Upcoming Changes

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the General Services Administration (GSA) have signed a revised 8(a) Program Partnership Agreement (PA). The new PA aims to increase contracting opportunities for 8(a) firms and make it easier for GSA customers to use the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program to access solutions from 8(a) contractors. Once fully implemented, the PA will provide for increased ordering flexibility under the MAS Program, including authority for sole source awards to 8(a) firms.

To implement this enhanced 8(a) authority under MAS, GSA is working with SBA to establish a MAS 8(a) pool. This pool will include new and existing MAS 8(a) contractors who are current, active 8(a) Program participants and whose contracts have been accepted into the pool by SBA.  Once accepted into the pool, these contractors will be eligible for both competitive and sole source 8(a) set aside awards made against their MAS contracts.  MAS 8(a) pool contractors will be eligible for sole source awards for as long as they remain active in the 8(a) Program, and continue to qualify as small for the size standard corresponding to the NAICS code assigned to the sole source order, at the time of award. 8(a) pool contractors will continue to remain eligible for competitive set aside awards for up to five (5) years from the date of award, or until rerepresentation in accordance with FAR 19.301-2(b) (whichever is first), even after the contractor has exited the 8(a) Program.  

As part of the implementation process, GSA has identified existing MAS 8(a) contractors who are currently active 8(a) Program participants, and has offered those contracts to SBA for acceptance into the 8(a) pool.  As a result, contractors may receive a communication from SBA requesting financial statements and/or other documentation needed to determine contractor eligibility for participation in the pool.  If you receive a request from SBA, we ask that you please provide the requested information so that we can ensure that all eligible MAS 8(a) contractors will be included in the 8(a) pool.

GSA will provide additional information via GSA Interact’s MAS Community as we continue with implementation.  GSA anticipates full MAS implementation of the PA in 2023.



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Interact Banner Interact You are subscribed to Multiple Award Schedule for GSA, General Services Administration. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Important Update for 8(a) MAS Contractors on Upcoming Changes The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the General Services Administration (GSA) have signed a revised 8(a) Program Partnership Agreement (PA). The new PA aims to increase contracting opportunities for 8(a) firms and make it easier for GSA customers to use the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program to access solutions from 8(a) contractors. Once fully implemented, the PA will provide for increased ordering flexibility under the MAS Program, including authority for sole source awards to 8(a) firms. To implement this enhanced 8(a) authority under MAS, GSA is working with SBA to establish a MAS 8(a) pool. This pool will include new and existing MAS 8(a) contractors who are current, active 8(a) Program participants and whose contracts have been accepted into the pool by SBA.  Once accepted into the pool, these contractors will be eligible for both competitive and sole source 8(a) set aside awards made against their MAS contracts.  MAS 8(a) pool contractors will be eligible for sole source awards for as long as they remain active in the 8(a) Program, and continue to qualify as small for the size standard corresponding to the NAICS code assigned to the sole source order, at the time of award. 8(a) pool contractors will continue to remain eligible for competitive set aside awards for up to five (5) years from the date of award, or until rerepresentation in accordance with FAR 19.301-2(b) (whichever is first), even after the contractor has exited the 8(a) Program.   As part of the implementation process, GSA has identified existing MAS 8(a) contractors who are currently active 8(a) Program participants, and has offered those contracts to SBA for acceptance into the 8(a) pool.  As a result, contractors may receive a communication from SBA requesting financial statements and/or other documentation needed to determine contractor eligibility for participation in the pool.  If you receive a request from SBA, we ask that you please provide the requested information so that we can ensure that all eligible MAS 8(a) contractors will be included in the 8(a) pool. GSA will provide additional information via GSA Interact’s MAS Community as we continue with implementation.  GSA anticipates full MAS implementation of the PA in 2023. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A U.S. General Services Administration STAY CONNECTED: newsroom facebook youtube twitter instagram rss feeds blog Sign up for email updates   Bookmark and Share SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Manage Subscriptions  |    |  Help ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to [email protected] on behalf of General Services Administration  · 1800 F St. NW · Washington, DC 20405  ·  866-606-8220  
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