GSA will actively seek to add suppliers to the Schedules program that are an important part of their customer’s supplier base while, at the same time likely trimming the total number of contractors as agencies move to a shared services platform.  These were just two of the many comments made by GSA officials at yesterday’s Coalition for Government Procurement Spring Conference.  While these two approaches may seem divergent, the real message from GSA may be that they want to have contractors on Schedule that customers actually buy from or want to buy from.  This may mean that companies with few, or no, Schedule sales will be continue to be targets for contract cancellation.  For those that do remain, Schedule solicitations may get a lot thinner as the project that began in Region 10 to streamline voluminous Schedule documents spreads to all parts of the program.  Additionally, the agency may act to adopt non-priced Schedules, further streamlining the process and adding focus to a company’s technical capabilities. While there is no word on whether GSA may work on lowering the Schedules .75% IFF, the program is certainly not standing still. GSA leaders report that their customers want acquisition methods that are fast and easy to use.  Expect Schedule changes to meet those demands.