Transactional Data Reporting Fact Sheet

TRANSACTIONAL DATA REPORTING (TDR) RULE
INDUSTRY FACT SHEET
JULY 25th, 2016 - FINAL
Summary:
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has published a final General Services Acquisition Regulation
(GSAR) rule to capture transactional data on procurements across all of its Federal Supply Schedules (FSS)
contracts or Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contracts, and Governmentwide Indefinite-Delivery, IndefiniteQuantity (IDIQ) contracts, including Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs). The Transactional Data
Reporting (TDR) Rule requires vendors to electronically report the price the federal government paid for an item
or service purchased through GSA acquisition vehicles. The rule supports the governmentwide category
management initiatives by producing market intelligence that GSA and its partner agencies can use to make
smarter acquisition decisions and save even more taxpayer dollars.
As part of the strategic implementation of the rule across all GSA contracts, the agency will introduce the
transactional data reporting requirement with a pilot of select products and services in the Multiple Award
Schedules (MAS) program. This pilot will be introduced in a phased approach.
The pilot Schedules and SINs are (in rollout order):
Schedule

Description

SINs

Offerings

58 I

Professional Audio/Video

All

Products

72

Furnishings & Floor Coverings

All

Products

03FAC

Facilities Maintenance & Management

All

Services

51V

Hardware Superstore

All

Products

75

Office Products/Supplies

All

Products

73

Food Service, Hospitality, Cleaning Equipment

All

Products

132-54
132-55

Satellite
Services

132-32
132-33
132-34

Software

132-8

Hardware

Professional
Engineering
Services SINs

Services

70

00CORP

Information Technology

Professional Services Schedule (PSS)

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The Key Objectives of TDR are to:
● Support category management & promote smarter buying
● Save money and pass on savings to the taxpayer
● Reduce contractor and contracting officer burden
● Increase transparency into federal acquisition
● Be a proactive federal partner to give our customers the information they need
● Lower barriers for businesses entering the market, which is especially important for our small business
partners
Supporting MAS Transformation:
TDR supports MAS Transformation’s vision, which is to provide our stakeholders with a MAS program that
addresses current market forces and provides government with a streamlined, value-based contracting solution
that continues to save time and money well into the future.
Benefits:
● The rule removes burdensome tracking and reporting supplier requirements from the price reduction
clause (PRC) and commercial sales practices (CSP), when MAS contractors agree to report transactional
data.
● The reduction in duplicative and inefficient disclosure requirements of PRC and CSP removes barriers for
entering into the federal marketplace, particularly for small businesses.
● GSA estimates that the rule’s removal of current burdensome requirements will result in an estimated
annual burden reduction of $29 million for GSA participating in the TDR pilot.
● TDR enables agencies to make better buying decisions & achieve savings that can be passed on to the
taxpayer, supporting the governmentwide category management initiative.
● TDR will provide an unprecedented level of transparency and insight into the federal and commercial
marketplaces, harnessing tools and information previously unavailable to drive faster, more strategic, and
more successful contracting actions across the federal government.
Getting More Information:
● For all inquiries, please email tdrteam@gsa.gov (case sensitive)
*GSA will be posting updates on TDR implementation and the rollout schedule, along with other important
information like FAQ documents, on the MAS Interact page.*