Court: GSA Schedules are commercial items

A federal appeals court ruled that General Services Administration Schedules purchases must follow the rules for commercial item acquisitions.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided that Federal Supply Schedules contracts are subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12 for commercial items. GSA Schedules contracts are governed by FAR Part 8.

The court ruled that the “terms in RFQs issued under the FSS program must be consistent with FAR Part 12, which also takes precedence over Subpart 8.4 with regard to RFQs and FSS orders,” according to Mayer Brown LLP, adding that it is not clear how GSA and other agencies will respond to the ruling.

More information: Court: http://goo.gl/ibcX03
Mayer Brown analysis: http://goo.gl/xSM4n2
Fiercegov article: http://goo.gl/SCmXUM

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