The customer can terminate or cancel any order placed with a schedule contractor. GSA does not get involved in this process. FAR 8.405-4 gives guidance on FSS delinquent performance, 8.405-5 provides guidance on FSS termination for default, and 8.405-6 provides guidance on FSS termination for convenience.
A BPA cannot exceed the GSA Schedule contract period. GSA Schedule contracts have a base contract period of five years with three five-year option periods. If GSA exercises an option to extend the term of the GSA Schedule contract, the BPA can be extended as well. Annual reviews must be conducted to determine whether the …
Is there a time limit on the length of a BPA established under a GSA Schedule contract? Read More »
Yes. The BPA cannot exceed the Federal Supply Schedule contract period. Customers are reminded that annual review should be performed to make certain the BPA still represents a “best value”.
No. In accordance with the terms and conditions of each GSA Schedule contract, each team member must report its own GSA Schedule sales and Industrial Funding Fee (IFF).
No. The maximum order limitation requirement has been removed from MAS procedures. In accordance with FAR 8.404(b)(3) the maximum order threshold represents the point where it is advantageous for customers to seek a price reduction. If fact, for orders exceeding the maximum order threshold, after a customer reviews the pricelist(s) or GSA Advantage!, the FAR …
No. Each team member must report their own sales, in accordance with the terms and conditions of their Federal Supply Schedule contract.
FSS contracts provide various expedited delivery terms. Generally, the alteration of or tailoring of a Federal Supply Schedule contract terms and conditions to meet the needs of individual procurements are not permitted. Such tailoring may violate the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 (CICA) and alter the scope of the contract. Tailoring for a special …
Although the objective of both “traditional” BPAs and GSA Schedule BPAs (also known as Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) BPAs) is to provide a simplified method of fulfilling anticipated repetitive needs for services and products, “traditional” BPAs are subject to the requirements of FAR Part 13. With the exception of FAR 13.303-2(c), which states that “BPAs …
In accordance with FAR 6.102(d)(3), use of the Multiple Award Schedules Program is considered a “competitive procedure” under the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 (CICA) when the MAS ordering procedures are followed; i.e., the Ordering Procedures For Services And Products Not Requiring A Statement Of Work in FAR 8.404 and the Ordering Procedures For …
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