GSA MAS Refresh #29 to Include Significant Changes to Price Files, EPA Clauses, and More
By Maureen Meyer on August 21, 2025
Significant changes are coming to General Services Administration’s (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001. With Refresh #29 and an associated mass modification (mass mod) anticipated on August 28, 2025, it’s important for MAS contractors to know what lies ahead. To help your business determine the impact of Refresh #29, we are breaking down each change outlined by GSA in their recent notice regarding the upcoming Refresh.
| Category | Changes Made to the Solicitation (Refresh 29) | Impact of Changes |
| Overall MAS Solicitation: Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Catalog Platform (FCP) Transition |
– The Price Proposal Template (PPT) for Products is replaced by the FCP Product File. – The PPT for Services & Training is replaced by the FCP Services Plus File. – New templates are required for all new MAS offers, except for certain SINs which must continue using SIN-specific templates. – Modifications must follow the file format used in the original award.
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Standardizes offer submissions under FCP, streamlining future transitions while maintaining exceptions where needed. Reduces confusion by aligning modifications with original award formats. |
| Overall MAS Solicitation: General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) Clause 552.238-103 Update |
– Adds a note emphasizing that contractors must comply with GSA’s catalog submission and maintenance rules. – Detailed instructions and guidance can be found in the FCP Help Page at: https://catalog.gsa.gov/help.
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Reinforces compliance with catalog requirements, ensuring accuracy and completeness in electronic commerce listings. |
| Overall MAS Solicitation: Consolidated Economic Price Adjustments (EPA) Clause |
– Existing EPA terms remain until triggered by specific contract events (e.g., EPA modification, option exercise, or proposal of a new EPA method). – Introduces GSAR 552.238-120, replacing legacy EPA clauses 552.216-70 and I-FSS-969. This clause allows for economic price adjustments based on an expanded range of mechanisms, including fixed escalation, market index, established pricing, and unforeseeable significant changes in market conditions. |
Simplifies and standardizes EPA processes across contracts, while allowing gradual transition without immediate disruption. Streamlines price adjustment procedures for all FSS contracts. Allows greater flexibility for contractors and contracting officers. |
| Overall MAS Solicitation: Removal of Small Business Set-Aside (SBSA) SINs |
– Moves contractors to non-SBSA equivalents. – Order-level set-asides remain available. – Completes the transition away from SBSA SINs by removing all 19 retired SBSA SINs from the Solicitation.
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Reduces administrative burden and compliance risk for contractors, especially small businesses, while maintaining small business participation through order-level set-asides. |
| Overall MAS Solicitation: Clause and Provision Updates |
– Revises SCP-FSS-001 Instructions Applicable to All Offerors (including EPA changes). – Incorporates clause and provision changes from GSAR Change 187.
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Keeps solicitation terms up to date with regulatory changes and ensures offer instructions reflect current requirements. |
| Furniture & Furnishings: Special Item Number (SIN) 33712 |
– Aligns with the Rightsizing MAS Initiative. – Revises description of SIN 33712 (Complete Daycare, Preschool and Classroom Solutions) to clarify that children’s toys, dolls, and games are out of scope.
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Provides clearer scope boundaries, reducing misaligned product submissions. |
| Information Technology: SIN 518210C |
– Adds clarification that SaaS customers do not need unilateral (de)provisioning capability. – Confirms all other NIST characteristics still apply. – Removes “On-demand self-service” requirement from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-145 for Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings.
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Aligns requirements with how SaaS is commercially offered, making it easier for vendors to qualify without unnecessary restrictions. |
| Information Technology: SIN 54151HACS |
– Removes requirement to reference specific “work role IDs” and instead more broadly recommends that vendors align labor categories with current NICE Framework. – Updates SIN attachment to align labor categories with the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Framework.
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Provides flexibility for vendors to align with current industry standards while eliminating outdated references. |
| Miscellaneous: Subcategories G01 & G04 |
– Removes Awards (G01) subcategory. – Removes Personal Hair Care Items (G04) subcategory. – All associated SINs for both subcategories are retired.
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Streamlines MAS by removing obsolete subcategories, reducing unnecessary content. |
| Scientific Management & Solutions: SIN 334515 |
– Removes “Unmanned Aerial/Vehicle Systems/Drones for Operations Support” subgroup from SIN 334515.
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Narrows SIN scope, ensuring products/services are aligned with intended solicitation categories. |
| Security & Protection: SIN 334220 |
– Makes this SIN the only MAS SIN covering these technologies. – Clarifies inclusion of related parts, accessories, and ancillary services as part of total solutions. – Updates SIN description to explicitly include Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)/Drones.
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Centralizes drone-related offerings under one SIN, reducing overlap and ensuring consistent coverage. |
| Security & Protection: SIN 336413 |
– Clarifies that fully assembled aircraft (rotary or fixed-wing) are excluded from this SIN. – States that ordering agencies are responsible for specifying technical/regulatory requirements for aircraft-related items.
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Prevents misclassification of aircraft sales and places compliance responsibility for aircraft requirements on the ordering agency. |
These changes are anticipated for August 28, 2025. Contractors, make sure to be on the lookout for the solicitation drop on SAM.gov.