Effective July 27, 2026, Letter of Supply (LoS) flags in the Compliance & Pricing (C&P) Report are now generated only for SINs that actually require an LoS.
What's Changed
Previously, FCP displayed a "Review LoS Requirement" flag whenever manufacturer authorization wasn't available in the Verified Products Portal (VPP), even if the item's SIN had no Letter of Supply requirement.
Now, the platform follows the solicitation requirements more closely:
- SINs with an LoS requirement will display "LoS Must Be on File" when the required authorization isn't available.
- SINs without an LoS requirement will no longer generate an LoS compliance flag.
- BPA catalogs will not display the LoS flag because LoS compliance is evaluated at the MAS contract level.
Why Contractors Should Care
Every unnecessary compliance flag creates additional work.
Someone has to stop, review the finding, verify the solicitation requirements, and determine whether any action is actually needed.
By removing LoS flags from SINs where they don't apply, GSA is helping contractors:
- Save time during catalog reviews.
- Reduce false-positive compliance findings.
- Focus on issues that can actually delay a modification.
- Make Compliance & Pricing Reports easier to interpret.
- For companies managing thousands of products, even a small reduction in unnecessary reviews can translate into meaningful time savings.
What Didn’t Change
The Letter of Supply requirement itself remains exactly the same.
If your SIN requires an LoS, you’ll still need to ensure the appropriate documentation is on file or submit it through eMod when necessary.
Only the flagging logic has changed.
Best Practice
Remember that the new logic applies only to newly generated C&P Reports.
If you’re reviewing an older report, you may still see the previous “Review LoS Requirement” message until FCP generates a new Product File for that action.
The Bottom Line
This is the type of enhancement we’d like to see more often from FCP.
It doesn’t introduce new rules or additional documentation. Instead, it helps contractors spend less time reviewing findings that don’t apply and more time resolving issues that do.
Small usability improvements like this can have a noticeable impact on the efficiency of catalog management.
What other FCP warnings or validation checks do you think could benefit from the same approach?
