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Fundamental Shift in GSA Schedule Contract Pricing?

Client Alert | 1 min read | 10.08.08

The Multiple Award Schedule ("MAS") Advisory Panel, established in March 2008 to review pricing and price reduction provisions of the MAS program, has voted to recommend that GSA eliminate, on a gradual basis, the Price Reduction Clause for purchases of both products and services under the Schedule and adopt different and better mechanisms to achieve pricing transparency and competition at both the Schedule contract level and task/delivery order level. The Panel will present its recommendations to the GSA Administrator later this year.

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Crowell & Moring Government Contracts Group is pleased to announce a second bullet point service that will focus exclusively on GSA Schedule contracting. GSA Schedule contracts have unique requirements, risks, and rewards, and the products and services purchased by federal and state governments through this contracting vehicle are expanding in scope and volume.

The GSA Schedule Bullet Points will alert you to:

  • changes in the law and policy affecting GSA Schedule contracts
  • new case law affecting GSA Schedule contracts
  • seminars and publications offered by Crowell & Moring of interest to GSA Schedule contract holders

Please respond to this email if you would like to be included in this new bullet point service. Feel free to forward this invitation to others who might be interested in receiving our GSA Schedule Bullet Points.

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Client Alert | 8 min read | 04.17.26

CMS Finalizes CY 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D Rule: Key Implications for Plan Sponsors

On April 6, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its final rule governing the Medicare Advantage (Part C) and Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D) programs for Contract Year (CY) 2027. The final rule is effective June 1, 2026, with most provisions applicable to coverage beginning January 1, 2027, and marketing and communications changes taking effect October 1, 2026. Beyond payment, the rule pursues a broad deregulatory agenda aligned with Executive Order 14192, reversing marketing and enrollment safeguards introduced in 2023 and easing documentation and reporting obligations, while introducing new program integrity requirements....