Almost five years ago, a number of large office products companies with GSA Schedule contracts settled allegations that they had submitted false claims when selling office products to the U.S. Government that were not compliant with the Trade Agreements Act (“TAA”). The allegations came not from a government audit or from employees of these companies, but
Selling Services or Solutions on a GSA Schedule: How might the MAS Panel’s Recommendations Affect You? – Part II
By J. Catherine Kunz on
Posted in GSA Schedule/Commercial Items
In addition to making specific recommendations for Services contracts, the Multiple Award Schedule (“MAS”) Advisory Panel’s Final Report (.pdf) recommended a number of actions to be taken by GSA related to the acquisition of Solutions (a specific combination of services and products defined by each customer’s needs).
The Panel recommended:
- Do not apply the
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Selling Services or Solutions on a GSA Schedule: How Might the MAS Panel’s Recommendation Affect You? – Part I
By J. Catherine Kunz on
Posted in GSA Schedule/Commercial Items
The Multiple Award Schedule (“MAS”) Advisory Panel presented a series of recommendations (.pdf) to the new GSA Administrator on March 10, 2010 related to the structure, use and pricing of the GSA MAS Program. The Panel’s charge was to focus on the “most favored customer” and price reduction provisions in Federal Supply Schedule (“FSS) contracts…