GSA Contract Modification Types
There are a number of typical situations when you are required to submit a modification to your GSA contract. The main contract modifications are:
1. Administrative revisions
- Changes in postal address or email address
- Company name change
- Industrial Funding Fee change
- Fax change
- Points of Contact for dealers, manufacturers, agents change
2. New product or services addition
A real-world company rarely sticks to the same products and/or services for years. If you need to add a new commercially available model of your product, or include a new SIN to your contract, this type of GSA contract modification would be warranted.
3. Deletion of products
Products eventually get outdated, discontinued or simply give way for newer products. To remove outdated products that you do not offer on the commercial market anymore from your GSA Schedule contract, you need to submit a deletion modification.
4. Price reductions
You are required to submit a price reduction modification if your commercial prices have decreased. Therefore, your GSA prices must also be reduced accordingly. The Economic Price Adjustment Clause I-FSS-969 requires GSA contractors to offer their best possible prices to the GSA.
5. Economic Price Adjustment
Contractors can legitimately increase prices at which they sell their products and services to the GSA. This is called Economic Price Adjustment. The common reason for this modification is when GSA prices no longer adequately reflect your prices on the commercial market. Surely, the modification submission must include enough evidence for such an adjustment.
6. Technical changes
This type of modification governs changes in a product’s part number, description, and changes in description of services. Note that submitting a technical change mod is required even if you just need to fix a typo in the description of a product.
7. Terms and conditions modification
This is to reflect changes in ways your business interacts with the GSA, within scope of the GSA contract. For instance, you may decide to participate in Cooperative Purchasing or Disaster Purchasing, or be compelled to adjust your subcontracting conditions.
8. Company name change
If your company changes its name, or structure, for instance, by merging with another company, you should submit a Contract Novation modification. Our lawyers will guide you through all the obstacles and pitfalls of novation while keeping your GSA Schedule contract active.
9. Mass modification
MassMod is a government-initiated mass modification of Schedule to reflect some global changes in the way the government deals with GSA contracts. One of the latest examples of Mass Modification is the recent GSA MAS Consolidation in 2020.
10. Cancellation
Premature cancellation of a GSA contract also requires submitting a corresponding GSA Contract Modification, called Cancellation Mod.
GSA Modification Services
With over 12 years of experience in GSA Schedule contracts, Price Reporter can deal with any kind of task related to GSA Contracting, including GSA contract modification. Our experience goes beyond theoretical comprehension of Federal Acquisition Regulations and GSA terms and conditions. We know the ins and outs of the GSA contracting in practice. Hence, we have a vast experience in communicating with GSA specialists, that we would be glad to share with you. And our practical skills and knowledge ensure quick and effortless accomplishment of the GSA contract modification process, with regard to your specific geography, socio-economic status, budget, as well as conditions and limitations.
GSA Modification Particular Challenges
- Each type of modification has its own schedule you should take into account when submitting the mod. Also, individual contracting officers often have varying approaches to how vendors should work with modifications.
- Submitting GSA contract modification requires a digital certificate. Also, all submissions must be made through the eMod system which has its own peculiarities.
- Modifying a contract is different from submitting your proposal for the first time. Even if you had experience in obtaining a GSA Schedule in the past, modifying your contract is another story.
- Without deep understanding of the GSA inner processes, modifications can take a lot longer than they should vs. when done with assistance of Price Reporter specialists. Our experience will save you a lot of hours and save you the frustration.
GSA Modifications Methodology
100% of modifications submitted by Price Reporter were accepted with or without further clarifications by a Contracting Officer. Such results wouldn’t be possible without our thorough insight into ways the GSA reviews and accepts modifications.
- We isolate requirements the GSA has for the specific type of modification you have, and give a well-thought-out expertise on how to prepare the necessary documents.
- We make sure the modification complies with the GSA rules regulations and, and submit the modification through the eMod system.
- Thanks to our regular work with many Contracting Officers, we can deliver a friendly and non-intrusive follow-up during the processing of your modification.
- We also help you negotiate prices in case of new products or services, or when a Price Reduction is submitted.