Acquisition letter MV-2025-03: Termination for Convenience (T4C) FPDS Reporting Process

MV-2025-03 with Supplement 1
Date of latest supplement: June 20, 2025
MEMORANDUM FOR THE GSA ACQUISITION WORKFORCE
FROM AND DIGITALLY SIGNED BY: Jeffrey A. Koses, Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy
SUBJECT: Termination for Convenience (T4C) FPDS Reporting Process

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1. Supplement 1 to MV-2025-03
2. MV-2025-03
   1. Purpose.
   2. Background.
   3. Effective date.
   4. Applicability.
   5. Requirements.
   6. Point of contact.

Supplement 1 to MV-2023-02

Issued June 20, 2025

1. Purpose.

This supplement updates instructions for reporting actions related to the new White House memorandum on Radical Transparency about Wasteful Spending (RTWS memo) into the Federal Procurement Data System. The applicability (section 4) and all of other requirements (section 5) of MV-2025-03 remain in effect.

2. Background. 

Acquisition Letter MV-2025-03, issued February 21, 2025, standardized GSA practices for reporting terminations for convenience in the FPDS. Since that time, FPDS added field
6SI - Initiative” to track all actions required by the RTWS memo[1]. Detailed instructions on how to use the RTWS flag, and how to report specific data elements (e.g., dates, dollar fields, & description fields) for each modification type can be found on the RTWS Reporting page on the Acquisition Portal[2].

3. Instructions. 

To comply with the memo, GSA will add the RTWS flag to all FPDS records any GSA activity reported to FAS as part of the “Defend the Spend” initiative[3]. 

For the contracts previously reported, check the dates, dollar, and description fields. 

For future RWTS actions, complete the new reporting fields per the instructions on the portal page noted above. 

Contract options not exercised, as part of this effort, should be reported in accordance with the instructions on the portal page noted above.

Supplement 1 endnotes

[1] The memorandum requires federal agencies to take steps to track terminations, cancellations and other discontinued obligations as a result of Administration priorities

[2] Instructions will be updated, as needed (e.g., additional examples identified).

[3] No CO action is required to add the RTWS flag for these actions, it will be done centrally.

MV-2025-03

1. Purpose.

This guidance standardizes GSA practices for reporting terminations for convenience (T4Cs) in the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS). This AL does not address how to process terminations. Contracting officers should refer to the FAR and GSAR guidance and contact assigned general counsel as needed.

2. Background.

Some contracting officers report T4Cs when the written notice of termination is first issued to the contractor while others report when the negotiated termination settlement is finalized. This lack of consistency reduces public transparency and creates confusion.

3. Effective date.

This Acquisition Letter (AL) is effective immediately and remains in effect until rescinded or incorporated into the GSAM.

GSA contracting activities shall apply this guidance to any applicable T4C initiated on or after January 20, 2025.

4. Applicability.

This AL applies to all GSA contracts reported to FPDS.

This AL does not apply to GSA leases or contract actions not reported to FPDS [1]. Lease information is publicly available at https://www.gsa.gov/real-estate/real-estate-services/leasing.

5. Requirements.

(a) Any applicable T4C initiated on or after January 20, 2025 must be reported to FPDS using the following procedures.

(i) Upon notifying the contractor of the termination [2], execute a unilateral modification and report the modification to FPDS within three business days [3] using the following information-

• FPDS Reason for Modification (element 12C), select “F - Termination for Convenience (complete or partial).”
• FPDS Description of Requirement (element 6M), clearly denote the action as a “Notice of Termination for Convenience.”
• This modification should be a zero dollar action.

(ii) Upon finalizing the termination settlement agreement [4], if applicable [5], execute a bilateral modification and report the modification to FPDS within three business days [6] using the following information-

• FPDS Reason for Modification (element 12C), select “F - Termination for Convenience (complete or partial).”
• FPDS Description of Requirement (element 6M), clearly denote the action as a “Termination for Convenience Agreement.”
• This modification should reflect any changes in cost.

(b) If an applicable T4C was initiated between January 20, 2025 and the date of this AL, but not reported to FPDS in accordance with the procedures in paragraph 5(a), the contracting activity shall take action in accordance with this guidance (i.e., issue modification and report to FPDS) within three business days of the date of this AL.

6. Point of contact.

Any questions regarding this AL may be directed to GSARPolicy@gsa.gov. FAQs will also be posted to the FPDS Reporting topic page on the Acquisition Portal.

Endnotes.

[1] See FAR 4.606(c).

[2] See FAR 49.102.

[3] See FAR 4.604.

[4] See FAR 49.105.

[5] There may be scenarios where a second modification will not be required (e.g., contract vehicles that do not obligate funds such as Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity type contracts would not need a settlement agreement).

[6] See FAR 4.604.