U.S. General Services Administration
Federal Acquisition Service
GSA Manual (GSAM) - Rewrite of Subpart 538
GSAR Part 538 Federal Supply Schedules Rewrite
Deborah Lague
Lead Procurement Analyst, Policy Branch
Office of Acquisition Management/FAS
Federal Acquisition Service
Overview
 Total Rewrite of the GSAM and GSAR
• GSAM is internal policy – Grey text box
• GSAR is regulatory provisions/clauses
• Shows up as one document
 Going on for 3 to 4 years
 GSAM/GSAR Part 538 for Federal Supply Schedule
(FSS) program ONLY
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GSAM Part 538 Rewrite
 GSAM – General Service Acquisition Manual
 Procedures/Guidance not Policies
 Internal to GSA
 Creating electronic “Hand Book” for procedures
 Example: 1649 process; how to write a prenegotiation memorandum; etc.
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GSAR Part 538 Rewrite
 Anticipated Published final rule for GSAR Part 538 Federal
Supply Schedules (FSS), December/January time frame
 Incorporates other GSAR Parts that relate ONLY to FSS in to
GSAR Part 538
 Example: GSAR Part 552.243-72 Modifications becomes
552.238-62 Modifications
 “FSS” provisions/clauses become GSAR provisions/clauses
through the Regulatory Process
 No more “FSS” provisions/clauses will be allowed
 All new provisions/clauses must be vetted through the Regulatory
Process
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Some of the Proposed
Changes to
GSAR Part 538,
Federal Supply Schedule
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CSP-1 Now SPF-1 and -2
 Commercial Sales Practices – 1 (aka CSP-1)
 Currently part of GSAM
 When final, will be part of GSAR
 Two new disclosure provisions and titles
 Sales Practices Format – Supplies and/or
Services with an Established Catalog Price List –
GSAR 552.238-60 (SPF-1)
 Sales Practices Format – Supplies and/or
Services with Market Pricing without an
Established Catalog Price List, GSAR 552.238-61
(SPF-2)
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SPF-1
 GSAR 552.238-60, Sales Practices Format –
Supplies and/or Services with an Established Catalog
Price List (SPF-1)
 Similar to CSP-1, just reformatted
 “Cross Walk” for services with an established
catalog price list
 Expanded “Dealer/Reseller” spreadsheet
requirement
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SPF-2
 GSAR 552.238-61, Sales Practices Format –
Supplies and/or Services with Market Pricing Without
an Established Catalog Price List
 Disclosure of “other” contract pricing
 “Net” billed rates – definition included
 “Cross Walk” of labor categories
 Labor hour versus fixed price supplies/services
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Submission Instructions
 GSAR 552.238-10, Submission Instructions (Federal
Supply Schedules)
 Consistent submission instructions across
Schedule solicitations
 Ability to add additional instructions
 Ties together with Evaluation Factors
 Alternate I – mandatory use of electronic offers under
eoffer.gsa.gov
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Evaluation Factors
 GSAR 552.238-11, Evaluation Factors for Award
 Consistent through all Schedule solicitations
 Ability to add additional factors
 Consistent with new Submission Instructions (GSAR
552.238-10)
 Pass/Fail basis of evaluation based on Submission
Instructions provision
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Temporary Contract Extensions
 GSAR 552.238-50, Temporary Extension of the
Contract Period
 Temporary extension can not exceed 24 months,
total
 Inclusive of 5 year option period
 Pricing can be adjusted during temporary
extension
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CTA versus CPA
 Contract Team Arrangement (CTA) now called
Contract Partner Arrangement (CPA), GSAR
552.238-52
 FAR Part 9.6 not applicable to CPA
 Everything else still the same
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Modifications
 GSAR 552.238-62, Modifications
 Moved from GSAR Part 543
 Alternate I – mandatory use of eMod – pilot
process
 Mandatory updating of GSA Advantage!® within 15
calendar days of modification effective date
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Economic Price Adjustment
 GSAR 552.238-63, Economic Price Adjustment –
Supplies and/or Services with an Established Catalog
Price (formerly 552.216-70)
 GSAR552.238-64, Economic Price Adjustment – Supplies
and/or Services with Market Pricing Without an
Established Catalog Price (formerly I-FSS-969)
 Clarifies that the “Cap” is not a cap, but a point at which
COs should do additional market research
 Removed 1 year waiting period
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General Changes
 Mandatory use of “eTools” such as eOffer and eMod
 Mandatory uploading to GSA Advantage!® within 30
calendar days of award (GSAR 552.238-13) and within
15 calendar days of modification (GSAR 552.238-62)
effective date
 GSAR 552.238-82, Contractor Tasks/Special
Requirements (formerly C-FSS-370)
 G&A on travel
 Open Market Items on Orders – FAR Part 8.4 says it
can be done; GSAR says “how” it shall be done
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QUESTIONS?
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Robin Bourne
Director, MAS Program Office
Office of Acquisition Management
robert.bourne@gsa.gov
703.605.2760
Deborah Lague
Lead Procurement Analyst, Policy Branch
Office of Acquisition Management
deborah.lague@gsa.gov
703.605.2780
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