Schedule Input Program (SIP)

The Schedule Input Program (SIP) is a General Services Administration (GSA) proprietary software program provided to contract holders to assist them in uploading their electronic catalogs to GSA Advantage. This program served as the backend for GSA eLibrary and GSA Advantage, enabling contractors to manage detailed information about the products and services they offer. SIP was designed to ensure vendors could upload all necessary information accurately and make it accessible to government buyers.

SIP helped vendors maintain compliance and ensure that their catalogs were consistently up-to-date. Contractors are required to use SIP to upload their catalog within six months of their award date, and any additions, modifications, deletions, or price reductions, must be updated within 30 days. This ensures that the information available on GSA eLibrary and GSA Advantage remains current, which is essential for government procurement processes.

Throughout its use, SIP has been perceived as a challenging tool. This has led to some delays and increased costs for contractors trying to comply with the program's requirements. However, recent changes to the GSA Schedule program have made SIP no longer necessary. The FAS Catalog Platform (FCP) is an online tool designed to replace the Schedule Input Program (SIP). It modernizes and improves the user experience, and offers a better system for vendors to manage their catalogs. GSA is transitioning contracts from SIP to FCP in monthly batches of approximately 500. Although the FCP only supports current contracts, GSA plans to expand the FCP to support new awards and catalogs in FY26.

The FAS Catalog Platform is a comprehensive system designed to manage and organize a vast array of products and services. Access management within the platform ensures only authorized users can view and modify specific content. Contractors can be reassured by this, and should consider the value of extending that same level of security to how their catalog data is stored and accessed outside the FCP. Cybersecurity solutions offer robust ways to safeguard data and tightly control who can access it.