General Services Administration
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Policy
GSA MAS Refresh 32: FAR 52.222-90 DEI Clause and What Contractors Must Do Now
GSA issued Mass Modification A917 (Refresh 32) to MAS Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001 in early June 2026, adding FAR 52.222-90 requiring contractors to certify they do not maintain diversity, equity, and inclusion programs that violate federal law.
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Alliant 3 Is Live: GSA's New Flagship IT GWAC Launches With No Dollar Ceiling and a 15-Year Performance Horizon
GSA's Alliant 3 GWAC went live March 10, 2026 with 43 Phase 1 award holders and no contract ceiling — a first for a major federal IT vehicle. Phase 2 (33 more slots) is under evaluation. The contract runs through March 2031 with task order performance possible through March 2041.
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Federal IT GWACs Compared: SEWP V, STARS III, Alliant 2, and Alliant 3 in 2026
A side-by-side breakdown of the four major federal IT GWACs: SEWP V, STARS III, Alliant 2, and Alliant 3 — covering ceilings, ordering periods, set-aside rules, and scope differences to guide vehicle selection.
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GSA MAS IT Schedule: The Definitive Contractor Guide for 2026
The GSA Multiple Award Schedule IT category gives any qualified vendor access to federal, state, local, and tribal buyers across 17 active SINs — from cloud to cybersecurity to satellite communications.
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NASA SEWP VI Stalled by 10 Protests — Summer 2026 Award Now the Target
Ten GAO protests have pushed NASA's $60B SEWP VI GWAC past its April 30 award deadline. NASA extended SEWP V through September 2026, targets summer awards, and faces a separate complication as GSA negotiates to assume program management under EO 14240.
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OASIS+ Guide 2026: What Contractors Need to Know After Legacy OASIS Ended
Legacy OASIS and OASIS Small Business ordering periods closed in late 2024 and early 2025. This guide explains what changed, what OASIS+ covers, and how contractors should position now.
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STARS III Ordering Period Expires July 1 — 8(a) IT Firms Have 18 Days to Place New Task Orders
GSA's 8(a) STARS III IT GWAC ($50B ceiling) reaches its ordering period deadline on July 1, 2026. GSA intends to exercise an option extending ordering through July 1, 2029, but it has not yet been formally executed. 8(a) IT firms and agency customers must act within the next 18 days.
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White House 30-Day Update: Fixed-Price Contracting Executive Order Implementation Progress
The Office of Management and Budget issued a 30-day status report on executive order implementation requiring agencies to maximize fixed-price contract usage, showing mixed progress across civilian and defense agencies.
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GSA Proposes AI Accountability Contract Clause Requiring Contractor Transparency on AI-Generated Deliverables
The General Services Administration published a proposed rule in May 2026 adding GSAR clause 552.239-7001, which would require contractors on covered GSA contracts to disclose when deliverables or decisions include AI-generated content, identify the AI systems used, and certify that a qualified human reviewed all AI outputs before submission.
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Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Stalls at OMB as Phase 2 Rulemaking Falls Behind Schedule
Final rules under the administration's sweeping FAR rewrite have hit delays at OMB, leaving contractors navigating a patchwork of interim class deviations while the formal notice-and-comment process lags its original timeline.
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GSA Restructures the Federal Acquisition Service Into Five Portfolios as Procurement Consolidation Drive Intensifies
GSA's Federal Acquisition Service replaced its FAS 2.0 structure with five named portfolios and a new AI-focused Transform office, with leadership explicitly tying the change to Trump's procurement consolidation executive orders.
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There's No FAR Council AI Rule — But GSA's Proposed AI Clause Is the Real Story
There is no FAR Council interim rule on AI acquisition transparency — the real, current story is GSA's proposed GSAR 552.239-7001 clause for LLMs processing government data, republished June 17, 2026 with comments due August 3. Replaces the article's fabricated rule and dead citation with the real, still-open rulemaking.
