GAO Decision Provides Guidance on Use of Overlapping GSA Schedules Awarded Under GSA’s ‘Continuous Contracting’ Policy

Wiley Rein – In NCS Technologies, Inc., B-417956, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) sustained a protest challenging the establishment of a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) where a vendor held two “overlapping” Federal Supply Schedule (FSS or Schedule) contracts pursuant to the General Services Administration’s (GSA’s) “continuous contracting” rules.