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GSA moves Schedule ordering rules out of the FAR

Federal Register document 2026-19331, type Proposed Rule, publication date 2026-09-22, carries the title "General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; GSAR Implementation of Executive Order 14275, FSS Ordering Procedures (GSAR Case 2026-G501)." Its abstract: "GSA is proposing to amend the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to move Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) ordering procedures from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to GSAR part 538. This rule would direct ordering activities to use the FSS ordering procedures established by GSA." Comments close 2026-10-22.

Key dateOctober 22, 2026comment_close
StatusComment open
ConfidenceConfirmed

What changed

Federal Register document 2026-19331, type Proposed Rule, publication date 2026-09-22, carries the title "General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; GSAR Implementation of Executive Order 14275, FSS Ordering Procedures (GSAR Case 2026-G501)." Its abstract: "GSA is proposing to amend the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to move Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) ordering procedures from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to GSAR part 538. This rule would direct ordering activities to use the FSS ordering procedures established by GSA." Comments close 2026-10-22.

What it means for a DIBBS supplier

DIBBSFlow's reading

DIBBSFlow's reading, from the source above, checked 2026-10-21.

if you hold a Federal Supply Schedule contract, the procedures ordering activities follow when they buy from it would move from the FAR to GSAR part 538 under this proposal. Comments close 2026-10-22.

Source:Federal Register document 2026-19331, proposed rule, publication date 2026-09-22 (API record opened 2026-10-21)· Confirmed onOctober 21, 2026

Change log

  • 2026-10-21: added to the watch; source opened 2026-10-21.
  • 2026-10-21: held, Codex returned FIX; gate run 2026-10-21.
  • 2026-10-21: capture extended to every passage the item rests on and body rewritten to the capture; status restored from Held.
  • 2026-10-21: title shortened to a plain headline (Tony's review of the live cards); facts that left the title stay in What changed.

A public log of rule and deadline changes. DIBBSFlow alerts on your NSNs and CAGEs are a separate product.

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