GSA Interact Update: MAS Services Catalog Update

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MAS Services Catalog Update

The Catalog Management Office (CMO) is finalizing the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) services workflow between eMod and the new FAS Catalog Platform (FCP), and finalizing the new Services Plus File that will be used in the FCP. This is another step toward our goal of launching MAS service functionality in FCP by the end of fiscal year 2024 (See the attached file for a copy of the Services Plus file.).

The Services Plus file, previously called the Service File, will accept all of the service contract and catalog information currently found in the Services and Training and the Language Services Price Proposal Templates. Vendors will also use the Services Plus File for products that do not typically publish to GSA Advantage! for purchasing in a shopping cart, such as highly customizable products.

A vendor can align their offerings with eight different catalog item types in the new template:

  1. Commercial Labor Categories: Labor categories defined by the vendor, using the hour (HR) unit of measure.
  2. Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS) labor categories: Labor categories governed by laws and regulations from the Service Contract Act, using the HR unit of measure.
  3. Fixed Price Solutions: Services that are bought outside the labor category paradigm of personnel per hour, using any unit of measure.
  4. Courses and Training: Sessions bound by a minimum number of students and maximum number of students.
  5. Other Direct Costs (ODCs): Items defined at the contract level that are sold in support of public relations (PR) and marketing services.
  6. Language Services: A service centered around translating languages (either one way or both ways).
  7. Highly Customizable Products: Used to sell products with numerous layers of options that can not be sold on GSA Advantage!  Pricing is based on a discount to a manufacturer group or family of products/features, instead of pricing products as a discrete set of line items. 
  8. Ancillary Items: Products or services sold in support of the dominant service in the Services Plus File. Not sold on GSA Advantage! 

Look for opportunities to engage with the CMO about the Services Plus File and more in the new year here on the CMO Interact page.

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