Summary of GSA Schedule Refresh 10 Changes
The General Services Administration (GSA) issued Refresh 10 of the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation on March 31, 2022. Mass modification (mod) A842 is associated with Refresh 10. If you hold a GSA MAS Contract, also referred to as a GSA Schedule, read our high-level summary of the recent changes to see how they may impact your company when you accept mass mod A842.
- Minimum Wage Increase for Federal Contractors
- Packaged Furniture CTA Requirement
- Remanufactured Items
- Facilities Smart Buildings Systems SIN Changes
- Order-Level Materials (OLM) SIN Description
- Updated SCLS Wage Determinations
Minimum Wage Increase for Federal Contractors
Who is Impacted? The updated FAR clause on the minimum wage increase will be incorporated into all GSA MAS Contracts.
Last year, Executive Order 14026, Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors, established a minimum wage of $15 per hour for workers paid by federal contractors. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.222-55 was updated to implement the minimum wage increase. Refresh 10 implements the minimum wage increase across all GSA MAS Contracts by incorporating the updated FAR clause in the Solicitation. You can read more about the new $15 minimum wage for federal contractors in the Federal Register.
Packaged Furniture CTA Requirement
Who is Impacted? The approximately 190 companies who offer packaged furniture under SINs 337121P, 337127P, 33721P, and 339113P.
In response to an Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit, GSA is now requiring companies to submit a Schedule-level Contractor Teaming Arrangement (CTA) in lieu of a Letter of Supply (LOS) under the Packaged Furniture SINs. While this may seem like an added administrative burden, the alternative was to require Commercial Sales Practice (CSP) disclosures, as well as a modification to update the contract each time a manufacturer’s contract was modified. The CTA approach addresses the OIG’s compliance concerns and allows the Packaged Furniture Subcategory to remain intact with as few changes as possible.
If your company holds one of the SINs listed below, you are required to submit signed Schedule-level CTAs within 180 days of Refresh 10’s release, which was March 31, 2022. If you fail to submit a signed CTA for any Team Members/Suppliers, then GSA will remove those Team Members/Suppliers from your Packaged Furniture SIN(s). If your company does not submit signed CTAs within the 180-day grace period, you will not be eligible for new or existing orders and GSA reserves the right to cancel your contract.
- SIN 337121P Packaged Household Dormitory and Quarters Furniture
- SIN 337127P International Packaged Furniture
- SIN 33721P Packaged Office Furniture
- SIN 339113P Packaged Healthcare Furniture
Remanufactured Items
Who is Impacted? Any company that provides remanufactured, refurbished, reconditioned, or repaired items under the GSA Schedule.
Refresh 10 includes clarification stating that remanufactured items are only allowed under SINs 339940, 339940OS4, 339940OVER, 532490ESA, 336350, and 33721RSB. GSA is revising the descriptions of these SINs to clarify that remanufactured means “factory rebuilt to original specifications”.
The revised SIN descriptions also include a note that refurbished, reconditioned, and repaired items are not allowed on the GSA MAS Contract. In August of 2020, GSA retired the one SIN which allowed for used/refurbished equipment, citing supply chain vulnerabilities.
The two charts below detail the SINs impacted by the clarification regarding remanufactured items.
| SIN | Newly Added Language |
| SIN 339940 Office Products SIN 339940OS4 OS4 Office Products and Supplies SIN 339940OVER OS4 Overseas Office Products and Supplies |
NOTE: Toner cartridges are the ONLY remanufactured item(s) allowable under this SIN. |
| SIN 532490ESA Equipment Service Agreements | NOTE: All remanufactured parts used in providing Product Support Options must be identified per [GSAR] 552.238-78 and meet the prescribed definition of “factory rebuilt to original specifications.” |
| SIN 336350 Remanufactured Automotive Components | NOTE: The remanufactured automotive components must be identified per [GSAR] 552.238-78 and meet the prescribed definition of “factory rebuilt to original specifications.” |
| Old SIN Description | New SIN Description |
| SIN 33721RSB Remanufactured Furniture (SBSA) Includes furniture which has been remanufactured to “like new” condition and meets the same standards that apply to new furniture. Does not include rehabilitated, restored, or refinished furniture. NOTE: [This SIN is a] Small Business Set Aside (SBSA) |
SIN 33721RSB Remanufactured Furniture (SBSA) Includes remanufactured furniture that meets the [GSAR] 552.238-78 prescribed definition of “factory rebuilt to original specifications.” NOTE: [This SIN is a] Small Business Set Aside (SBSA) |
Facilities Smart Buildings Systems SIN Changes
Who is Impacted? Companies who hold SIN 541513.
If you are one of the approximately 40 companies that offered Smart Buildings Systems Integration under SIN 541513, you will soon be transferred to SIN 561210SB, if you haven’t been transferred already. As of Refresh 10’s release, SIN 561210SB has been renamed Smart Buildings Systems Integration.
| Prior to Refresh 10 | Following Refresh 10 |
| SIN 541513 Smart Buildings Systems Integration | SIN 561210SB Smart Buildings Systems Integration |
| SIN 561210SB Smart Buildings Systems Integrator |
Order-Level Materials (OLM) SIN Description
Who is Impacted? Nearly all GSA Contractors hold the OLM SIN. The revised SIN description is administrative in nature and does not change the scope of the SIN.
During a recent webinar, GSA advised that the new OLM SIN description was “revised for clarity and plain language”. Review the old and new OLM SIN description in the
chart below.
| Old SIN Description |
| OLMs are supplies and/or services acquired in direct support of an individual task or delivery order placed against a Schedule contract or BPA. OLM pricing is not established at the Schedule contract or BPA level, but at the order level. Since OLMs are identified and acquired at the order level, the ordering contracting officer (OCO) is responsible for making a fair and reasonable price determination for all OLMs.
OLMs are procured under a special ordering procedure that simplifies the process for acquiring supplies and services necessary to support individual task or delivery orders placed against a Schedule contract or BPA. Using this new procedure, ancillary supplies and services not known at the time of the Schedule award may be included and priced at the order level.
OLMs are not:
NOTE: When used in conjunction with a Cooperative Purchasing eligible SIN, this SIN is Cooperative Purchasing Eligible. |
| New SIN Description |
| OLMs are supplies and/or services acquired in direct support of an individual task or delivery order placed against a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program contract or BPA. OLM pricing is not established at the FSS contract, but at the order level. Since OLMs are identified and acquired at the order or BPA level, the ordering contracting officer (OCO) is responsible for making a fair and reasonable price determination for all OLMs using FAR 15.404 techniques for commercial price determinations. Using this procedure, ancillary supplies and services that are unknown at the time of the Schedule contract award may be included and priced at the order level or BPA level. OLM SIN-Level Requirements/Ordering Instructions OLMs are:
OLMs are not items awarded under ancillary supplies/services or other direct cost (ODC) SINs (these items are defined, priced, and awarded at the FSS contract level) NOTE: When used in conjunction with a Cooperative Purchasing eligible SIN, this SIN is Cooperative Purchasing Eligible. |
Updated SCLS Wage Determinations
Who is Impacted? All GSA Schedule Contract holders that offer services subject to Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS).
Refresh 10 incorporates updated SCLS Wage Determinations, which are posted on GSA’s website here.
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