GSA Interact Update: GSA Seeks Feedback on Updated Guidance for MAS Contractor Team Arrangements (CTAs) - POST UPDATED 11/7/2024

GSA Seeks Feedback on Updated Guidance for MAS Contractor Team Arrangements (CTAs) - POST UPDATED 11/7/2024

*This post was updated 11/7/2024*

Update:

Thank you for responding to the recent Contractor Teaming Arrangement (CTA) Request for Information (RFI) which closed September 16, 2024. As a result of feedback received from our MAS stakeholders, the General Services Administration (GSA) is providing updated MAS CTA guidance. The updated MAS CTA guidance published at the following link addresses the following main points: 

1. The structure of MAS CTAs and how they operate
2. The two types of MAS CTAs 
3. Outlining the responsibilities of the MAS CTA lead and MAS CTA members
4. Providing ordering activity instructions for use of MAS CTAs
5. FPDS reporting and CPARS for MAS CTAs
6. Provide use case examples to illustrate the MAS CTA process 

Please join us for MAS CTA Training at the Monthly MAS Office Hours for Industry on December 19, 2024 at 2:00 PM Eastern.

Register for Monthly MAS Office Hours for Industry at the following link:

https://gsa.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_EETVm2LNRH2MeM90Kg_D-A

GSA Seeks Feedback on Updated Guidance for MAS Contractor Team Arrangements (CTAs) 

The General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) has drafted revised language and guidance for MAS Contractor Teaming Arrangements (CTAs) and attached it, along with a proposed CTA template, to this notice for review (you can find the current CTA guidance at thislinkon GSA.gov). 

We encourage all MAS stakeholders to review the attached documents and provide responses to the following 4 questions:

1. Do you have a specific question about how CTAs under MAS work?
2. In your opinion, what is the most common point of confusion related to CTAs on MAS?
3. What is the biggest challenge for vendors using CTAs on MAS?
4. What is the biggest challenge for customers using CTAs on MAS?

Responses to each of these 4 questions along with any other feedback should be sent to MASRFI@gsa.govno later than 9/16/2024.

In addition to written responses, stakeholders may contact GSA to schedule an appointment to provide verbal feedback to GSA by sending a request to MASRFI@gsa.gov no later than 9/16/2024.

As always, we thank you for your continued partnership.

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