The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) operates three unique business lines to fulfill the needs of their federal government customers. The Federal Supply Service, Public Buildings Service, and Federal Technology Service all have opportunities to enable service-disabled veteran-owned businesses (vendors) to sell to the federal government through one of GSA’s many contract vehicles.

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• Federal Supply Service (FSS) Schedules
• Getting Started with FSS Schedules
• Opportunities with GSA’s Other Services
• Need Help?

Federal Supply Service Schedules

GSA awards Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contracts under the Federal Supply Service Schedule Program.  Federal agencies can use these contracts to buy commonly used products, services, and solutions needed to fulfill their missions and day-to-day operations. GSA is able to negotiate a contract with your company up front, so you can provide your products, services, and/or solutions to various federal agencies. With the contract already in place, a contracting officer or credit card holder within the federal government can use this quick and easy method to place an order with your company.

GSA strives to provide federal agencies with a diverse and qualified vendor base through the use of these contracts.  If your company provides products, services, and/or solutions typically bought and sold in the commercial sector, GSA’s Federal Supply Service likely has a solicitation inviting you to offer a proposal to sell those products, services, and/or solutions under contract.

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Getting Started with FSS Schedules

1. Every government solicitation requires your company to be registered with D&B (www.dnb.com) and registered on the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) before you can do business with the government. CCR can be accessed at (www.ccr.gov ).

GSA, along with other federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, posts its solicitation packages (contracting opportunities) on FedBizOpps (Federal Business Opportunities) (www.fedbizopps.gov ). 

2. Follow these steps to access the GSA Solicitation package for your business offering.

a. GO to www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov/ElibMain/ElibHome
b. ENTER your product or service offering in the search block (i.e., furniture, accounting) and click on GO.  This link lists all GSA Multiple Award Schedules that may include your products, services, and/or solutions.
c. CLICK on the Schedule Number on the far left for a more detailed description of products, services, and/or solutions included on each schedule, and choose the schedule which best describes your business offering.
d. CLICK on the View Solicitation on Fedbizopps.gov link located on the upper left hand portion of the page.

YOU HAVE NOW LOCATED THE GSA SOLICITATION FOR YOUR PRODUCT, SERVICE, AND/OR SOLUTION, AND HAVE BEEN LINKED TO THE FEDERAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES WEBSITE (www.fedbizopps.gov )

3. Click on the links indicating “Solicitation or Solicitation 01” to access the solicitation for your product, service, and/or solution. Print the solicitation and all applicable attachments and amendments. 

4. Completely fill out your offer in response to GSA’s solicitation. Completed offers are to be returned to the address indicated in the solicitation. Online assistance for filling out your response to GSA’s solicitation package can be found at The FSS Center for Acquisition Excellence. The FSS Center for Acquisition Excellence offers a free, self-paced vendor course entitled, "How to Become a Contractor – GSA Schedules Program".  The course is available online at www.fsstraining.gsa.gov.

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Opportunities with GSA’s Other Services

Other GSA services include the Public Buildings Service, Federal Technology Service, and Federal Supply Service Governmentwide Acquisition Contract Centers. 

• The Public Buildings Service contracts for services that relate to construction, maintenance, repair, and leasing of federally owned facilities.
• The Federal Technology Service provides value added services by procuring, on behalf of an agency; Information Technology, Network Services, and Professional Services. This includes telecommunication products and services.
• The Federal Supply Service Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts Center (GWAC) offers IT solutions that deliver best value and innovation to support client missions worldwide.

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Need Help?

GSA’s Regional Office of Small Business Utilization is staffed with counselors who are able to assist SDVOSBs throughout this process. SDVOSBs who are just starting out should contact GSA’s Small Business Utilization Offices to learn about GSA’s many contracting opportunities.

Contact GSA at 1-800-488-3111 or select the following link to find your local Small Business Utilization office. In addition to helping SDVOSBs complete the schedule solicitation offer, the Small Business Utilization offices are a great source for information on how an SDVOSB can market its products and/or services to federal agency customers.

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