Leverage these resources to better understand the terms and conditions of your contract and to familiarize yourself with the 8(a) STARS III ordering procedures.

8(a) STARS III industry partners - GSA has created the 8(a) STARS III Resource Center to help you become successful. Familiarize yourself with the resources on this page to enhance your understanding of the 8(a) STARS III GWAC and check back for new content.

Update to the new SIP version (9.0) today! Submissions using older versions of SIP will no longer be accepted as of 12/01/2022. To update, you must be using Windows 10 or greater. If you need assistance, please contact the VSC Helpdesk at 877-495-4849 or vendor.support@gsa.gov.

OLMs are supplies and/or services acquired in direct support of an individual task or delivery order placed against a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract or BPA. OLM procedures may be used to acquire other direct cost (ODC) items to support MAS orders. Whenever these procedures are applied to ODCs at the order level, the ODCs become Schedule items and the entire order is considered a Schedule buy under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 8.4.

OLM Resources:

In accordance with FAR 23.1, federal agencies are required to procure sustainable products and services to the maximum extent practicable. These include products and services that comply with applicable statutory purchasing programs (see FAR 23.107):

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has launched a Contractor Portal to track vendor compliance with written Affirmative Action Programs (AAP) requirements.

Who is impacted?

Attention SIP Users: make sure your SIP is up to date! The most current version of SIP is 8.8a. Submissions using older versions of SIP will not be accepted. Don’t delay, download SIP 8.8a today! If you need assistance, please contact the VSC Helpdesk at 877-495-4849 or vendor.support@gsa.gov.

1. Stay up to date by following the MAS Interact page for information like this Interact post for more information.
2. View this seven minute video tutorial to learn how the PO Portal site can be used to provide order status.

3. Help with PO Portal:

EDI is the computer-to-computer exchange of business documents via standard electronic formats. EDI can be used by contractors and ordering agencies for order placement, order changes, and order status. Visit the VSC website for more information.