The clause is not a new requirement, but it is one that GSA under the Trump administration is enforcing for cost savings, sources said.
Companies need to report sales of a minimum of $100,000 for their base five-year period and then $125,000 for each of the three additional five-year option periods. If they don’t meet that minimum, GSA will not exercise the next option of their schedule contract.
The clause has always been there, but enforcement has been lax, and GSA became even more lenient during the COVID-19 pandemic. But the Department of Government Efficiency is looking for areas to cut costs and the schedule apparently is low-hanging fruit.
One industry source said he didn’t disagree with the move. “The admin costs associated with maintaining schedules is significant,” he said.
“I don’t believe it is a bad idea,” another source said, again citing the administrative costs. “I don’t think it is unreasonable expectation that by the first five years that a contractor closes at least $100,000 through the vehicle,” she said.
It appears that GSA is enforcing the clause as schedule contracts come up for renewal, so it isn’t like we’ll see GSA canceling a lot of contracts at once. Instead, GSA is looking back as each renewal comes up.
The number of companies submitting proposals to win a GSA schedule also has not slowed down, so the total number of GSA schedule holders may stay even over time, a source said.
One unintended consequence may affect companies that win a schedule but never intend to sell ..
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