Catalog Management

FCP: The Catalog Management System for Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Contracts

The FAS Catalog Platform (FCP) is a web-based application that replaces the outdated desktop-based Schedule Input Program (SIP) and EDI-832 for publishing catalog information to GSA Advantage and eLibrary. The FCP modernizes and enhances the user experience, and provides vendors with an improved system for catalog management.  

• New Contractor Awardees (September 2025 & beyond): You will automatically receive access to FCP as soon as you register your MAS contract number at https://vsc.gsa.gov/vsc/app-registration. 
• Existing Contractor Awardees (Before September 2025): GSA is moving existing contracts fo FCP at a rate of ~700 contracts per month. See below for more details

The FCP is developed and maintained using agile software methods, iteratively responding to user feedback. The platform will continue to be enhanced to improve user experience. Visit catalog.gsa.gov/help to learn more and access user resources.  

Look forward to these FCP features:

Access FCP Anywhere, Anytime

FCP allows authorized negotiators to easily access FCP from anywhere, anytime and reduces the risk of data loss because information is saved and stored in the cloud as users work. The FCP will always have the latest contractually accurate catalog available to vendors and their acquisition workforce counterparts.

FCP Uses New Templates, Automates Publishing to GSA Advantage

FCP introduces new catalog files, the Product File and Services Plus File, which capture catalog details during the contract modification process. These files fulfill the Price Proposal Template (PPT) requirement in eMod, and enable automated publishing to GSA Advantage.

Collecting catalog data during the contract modification reduces vendor data entry, and ensures customers always have access to the most up to date award information. Download the How to Select Catalog Offering Infographic for more information about choosing between Product and Services Plus File. 

Note that vendors managing SINs that require specific PPTs may continue to use PPTs instead of the aforementioned files. Click to download the PPT Catalog Infographic for more info.

FCP Integrates with eMod 

For catalog related mods (additions, deletions, changing to existing awarded line items), vendors will move from eMod to FCP while the modification is open to load the FCP Product or Services Plus File. Instead of loading a Price Proposal Template (PPT) directly into eMod, vendors will see a button that says “Go to FCP” where they will navigate to load the new FCP file.

eMod -> FCP-> Advantage

• For Additions and Changes, the details submitted on the Product or Services Plus File will automatically publish when the modification is awarded by GSA in FSSOnline and signed by the vendor in eMod.
• For Deletions and Temporary Price Reductions, the details submitted on the Product or Services Plus File will automatically publish when the modification is submitted in eMod. These mods can not be withdrawn; any errors must be corrected on a subsequent action. 

By collecting catalog details during the contract modification process, the publicly available catalog always accurately reflects the contract.  

• See the eMod FAQ for more information about this process
• Click to download a resource to see how eMods map to FCP actions
• Note that modifications that do not impact a vendor’s catalog stay in eMod for the whole process.

Vendors managing SINs that require specific PPTs will use the FCP to load their PPT. Once the mod is awarded, these vendors to FCP to load a new T&C file to make the catalog details available to customers. PPT data is not automatically published. Download the Managing a PPT Catalog Infographic for more info.

FCP Automated Data Validations & Market Research

Error & Warning Reports

Both the Product and Services Plus File undergo automated error processing to streamline the modification review for the workforce and improve data quality for customers.  FCP has three rounds of error processing:

1. Basic Validations: System verifies that required fields are populated and in the expected format. 
2. Business Rule Validations: System verifies the data does not break any business rules.
3. Authoritative Catalog Repository Validation: Advanced business rule verification to ensure the file can be committed to the backend and published to GSA Advantage. 

These errors must be corrected before the system will allow the user to proceed. Note that Services Plus Files may also receive warnings. These are soft errors that the vendor may accept, and will be committed to the file for the workforce to review.  

The following resources are available to help you avoid errors: 

• Errors & Validations FAQ: https://catalog.gsa.gov/help#errors
• Click to download Infographic on Common Errors 
• Click to download Full List of Validations
• Click to download Allowable ASCII characters

Automated Market Research for Product File Catalogs

The FCP automatically provides vendors using a Product File with a Compliance & Pricing (C&P) report, making market research report elements available to vendors ahead of submission to the CS/CO for review. This can assist vendors with pricing strategies, and also enables vendors to address any deficiencies prior to submitting a modification—streamlining the negotiation process.

Moving to the FAS Catalog Platform

Key Transition Dates

• New Contractor Awardees (September 2025 & beyond): You will automatically receive access to FCP as soon as you register your MAS contract number at https://vsc.gsa.gov/vsc/app-registration. 
• Existing Contractor Awardees (Before September 2025): GSA is moving existing contracts* to FCP at a rate of ~700 contracts per month. Authorized Negotiators will receive 28, 14, and 7 day notifications about their contract moving to FCP, and will have 60 days from system access to initiate the baseline. 

*See table below for exception factors: 

First Steps Process: Transitioning to FCP 

Once GSA identifies a contract as eligible for the FAS Catalog Platform, vendors will have to register and complete the First Steps process before using FCP for routine catalog management:

Register for the FAS Catalog Platform using your existing FAS ID at  https://catalog.gsa.gov/register

First Steps Process: 

1. Verify the Seller Profile. Vendors will access the FCP and submit their:
   1. Catalog Offerings 
      1. Click to download theHow to Select Catalog Offering Infographic for more information about choosing between Product and Services Plus File. 
   2. Contract/Contractor Information 
   3. Dealer/Distributor Information 
2. Baseline the full catalog. This establishes an authoritative electronic record of all items awarded under the contract.
   1.  Products:
      1. The FCP will pre-populate a Product File with current Advantage details; vendors will download this file and fill out any missing, required fields and then submit it.
      2. Vendors must address any compliance flags returned on the Compliance & Pricing Report during the Baseline 
      3. Click to download the Products First Steps Infographic for more details about completing Products onboarding.
   2. Services:
      1. Vendors will use their last awarded Price Proposal Template to fill out a Services Plus File and will remove any items listed on the Services Plus File from their T&C file 
      2. Click to download the Services Plus First Steps Infographic for more details about completing Services onboarding. 
   3. PPT 
      1. There is no baseline action for vendors in the PPT workflow
      2. Click to download the Catalog PPT Infographic for more info.
3. Load an up to date T&C file. All users (including PPT) must submit a new T&C to complete the onboarding process.
   1. Vendors using the Product File or Services Plus File must ensure their T&C does not include pricing. 
   2. Vendors using PPTs should include a Price List in the T&C. 

After completing these activities, vendors will be able to use the FCP for routine catalog management. Detailed instructions will be sent to users as their contract is identified for the FCP. Notification will come 28, 14, and 7 days in advance. 

Preparing for FCP

Activities to Prepare for Transition

Vendors can prepare now by taking the following steps:

• Ensure Authorized Negotiators are up to date in eMod or relevant contract writing system. 
  • The FCP will use FAS ID to authenticate users, and require that users have the Authorized Negotiator role. To learn more, visit this Interact post about updating Authorized Negotiators.
• For Product Catalogs: Ensure product catalogs on GSA Advantage are a complete and accurate representation of all products currently awarded to the contract. 
  • The FCP will generate a Product File with a copy of the current Advantage catalog. As such, accurate information on GSA Advantage will make this process more efficient. 
  • Access the Training Videos and view Product content.
• For Services Plus Catalogs: Click to download a Blank Services Plus File. Use your last awarded PPT to begin filling it.  Use the available FAQs and resources on catalog.gsa.gov/help including:
  • Click to download a PPT to SPF Crosswalk
  • Click to download SPF Pricing Examples for Different Catalog Item Types
  • Access the Training Videos and view Services content. 

How SIP & eMod are Impacted by Transition

• New MAS Awardees should not use SIP/EDI, and will instead receive an automatically generated email with instructions on how to register within the FAS Catalog Platform (FCP).
• Access to SIP/EDI 832 is halted on the day of contract transition. Any SIP/EDI832 actions not published as of transition date will need to reflect the changes via the Baseline action.
• Access to eMod will be unaffected. Once a contract moves to FCP, the contractor will not be able to submit any new catalog related mods until the First Steps process is complete. See this Infographic for information about how open mods are impacted.
• Active Temporary Price Reductions (TPRs) will remain on GSA Advantage! while the First Steps process is completed. Once a contract moves to FCP, vendors can not submit any new Temporary Price Reductions (TPRs) until the baseline modification is approved and published.

Have questions?

Contact the Vendor Support Center at Vendor.Support@gsa.gov