TRANSACTIONAL DATA REPORTING
INDUSTRY FACT SHEET
JUNE 20th, 2016- FINAL

Summary:

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has published a final General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) rule to capture transactional data on procurements across all of its Federal Supply Schedules (FSS) contracts or Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contracts, and Governmentwide Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contracts, including Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs). The Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Rule requires vendors to electronically report the price the federal government paid for an item or service purchased through GSA acquisition vehicles. The rule supports the governmentwide category management initiatives by producing market intelligence that GSA and its partner agencies can use to make smarter acquisition decisions and save even more taxpayer dollars.

As part of the strategic implementation of the rule across all GSA contracts, the agency will introduce the transactional data reporting requirement with a pilot of select products and services in the Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) program. This pilot will be introduced in a phased approach.

The pilot Schedules and SINs are (in rollout order):

Schedule	Description	SINs	Offerings
58 I	Professional Audio/Video	All	Products
72	Furnishings & Floor Coverings	All	Products
03FAC	Facilities Maintenance & Management	All	Services
51V	Hardware Superstore	All	Products
75	Office Products/Supplies	All	Products
73	Food Service, Hospitality, Cleaning Equipment	All	Products
70	Information Technology	132-54 132-55	Satellite Services
		132-32 132-33 132-34	Software
		132-8	Hardware
00CORP	Professional Services Schedule (PSS)	Professional Engineering Services SINs	Services

The Key Objectives of TDR are to:

• Support category management & promote smarter buying
• Save money and pass on savings to the taxpayer
• Reduce contractor and contracting officer burden
• Increase transparency into federal acquisition
• Be a proactive federal partner to give our customers the information they need
• Lower barriers for businesses entering the market, which is especially important for our small business partners

Supporting MAS Transformation:

TDR supports MAS Transformation’s vision, which is to provide our stakeholders with a MAS program that addresses current market forces and provides government with a streamlined, value-based contracting solution that continues to save time and money well into the future.

Benefits:

• Transactional data reporting will provide an unprecedented level of transparency and insight into the federal and commercial marketplaces.
• The rule removes burdensome tracking and reporting supplier requirements from the price reduction clause (PRC) and commercial sales practices (CSP), when MAS contractors agree to report transactional data.
• The reduction in duplicative and inefficient procurement transactions removes barriers to entry into the federal marketplace, particularly for small businesses. General Accountability Office reports the costs of being on multiple contract vehicles ranged from $10,000 to $1,000,000 due to increased bid and proposal, and administrative costs.

Getting More Information:

• For all inquiries, please email tdrteam@gsa.gov (case sensitive)

*GSA will be posting updates on TDR implementation and the rollout schedule, along with other important information like FAQ documents, on the MAS Interact page.*