U.S. General Services Administration
Overview for MAS buying
Our Multiple Award Schedule program allows federal agencies, state, local, territorial, and tribal governments, and other authorized organizations to place orders or establish blanket purchase agreements against our MAS contracts. MAS ordering procedures are available at GSAR subpart 538.71. These ordering procedures implement the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul, or RFO, model deviation text for FAR part 8. For agencies that follow the FAR, if you are unsure if your agency has a Class Deviation in place to implement the RFO part 8, contact your internal acquisition policy office for clarification.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has delegated authority from us [PDF - 1 MB] to carry out a similar program for medical products and services.
Use and requirements
The following identifies who may purchase from the MAS program.1
U.S. federal government
U.S. territory governments
U.S. state and local governments2
Other organizations with specific statutory authority
Examples, include the following:
- The District of Columbia
- Mixed-ownership government corporations
- Qualified nonprofit agencies for other severely disabled
- The American National Red Cross
- Qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind
- Civilian and military commissaries and non-appropriated fund activities authorized under 41 CFR § 101-26.00
- Federal contractors, including subcontractors, authorized pursuant to RFO 8.105-1 and 8.105-2
- FSS contractors in performance of an FSS order as authorized pursuant to RFO 538.7102-1
Tribes and tribal organizations3
- Indian Tribes using funds from any of the following:
- Tribal Transportation Self-governance Program
- Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, or ISDEAA
- Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act, or NASHASDA
- Tribally designated housing entities using NAHASDA funds
- Tribal organizations using ISDEAA funds
- Tribally controlled schools using Tribally Controlled Schools Act funds
- Urban Indian organizations using Indian Health Care Improvement Act funds
Notes
1Eligible organizations must comply with all applicable conditions of the underlying authority(ies) supporting their use of MAS contracts.
2Use is limited to the following GSA FSS programs: Cooperative Purchasing Program; Disaster Purchasing Program and Public Health Emergencies Program. Learn more about these programs.
3See GSAR subpart 538.70 for more information about how you can use FSS contracts under these authorities.
If you’re unsure about your ability to use our MAS contracts check out our guidance.
How to prioritize MAS use
For FAR bound organizations RFO 8.104 clarifies the use of existing sources when a mandatory source is not available. For example, if a commercial product or commercial service meets your needs and is available on a governmentwide contract, like MAS, you must use it if it’s a “required use” contract. If not “required use,” you should consider using it.
Roles and responsibilities
Your agency
- Manages orders
- Performs acquisition planning and market research
- Defines the requirement, such as statement of objectives or performance work statement
- Prepares and issues the request for quote, inclusive of the evaluation criteria
- Manages funds
- Evaluates quotes
- Awards orders according to GSAR subpart 538.71 (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-FSS-GSAR 538)
- Monitors performance
- Reports contractor performance, if applicable
- Makes payment
- Handles disputes and performance issues
- Closes-out orders and BPAs
Our agency
- Manages MAS contracts
- Keeps contract terms up to date
- Advises you on MAS matters
- Sets fair prices for MAS contracts
Ordering guides
SIN-specific ordering guides
Use our ordering guides for more specific information depending on the special item number, or SIN, you are buying.
Facilities
- Engineering Services ordering guide
- Management and Advisory Services ordering guide
- Pre-Engineered/Prefabricated Buildings ordering guide
Industrial products and services
Information technology
- Cloud Computing and Cloud Related IT Professional Services ordering guide
- Highly Adaptive Cybersecurity Services ordering guide
- Continuous Diagnostics Management Tools ordering guide
- Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management Acquisition ordering guide
- Government-Wide Strategic Solutions: Desktops and Laptops ordering guide
- Guidance for acquiring commercial vendor solutions and services from SIN 518210FM [PDF]
Office management
Professional services
- Data Breach Response and Identity Protection ordering guide
- Civilian Contract Auditing Services SIN 541211 ordering guide
- Acquisition Support Services SIN 541611 ordering guide
- Program Evaluation Services Subgroup ordering guide
- Hazardous Waste Disposal Services ordering guide