Protecting What Matters

GSA Homeland Security Solutions

Now, more than ever, it is important to protect what matters. GSA offers numerous products and services that do just that. Whether it is installing a surveillance and security system into a building, increasing preparedness for a biological attack, outfitting a new office with furniture or supporting transportation infrastructure, GSA offers the solution.

Multiple Award Schedules

With the new Department of Homeland Security, (DHS) federal employees are tasked with complex responsibilities in order to effectively perform the missions of the new organization. GSA’s Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) Program can help by allowing for quick and easy ordering that meets competition requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR.)  MAS contracts feature nearly 11,000 leading suppliers and professional service providers offering over 4 million items.

The MAS Program provides access to the latest online acquisition e-tools such as:

- GSA Advantage!®
- e-Buy
- e-Library 

Free training on these tools and the GSA MAS program is available online at the FSS Center for Acquisition Excellence or in person. The GSA Multiple Award Schedule Program is the federal government's one-stop source for meeting critical homeland security requirements.

GSA Homeland Security Tools

GSA has the people and contracts in place to provide expert Homeland Security solutions. 

Order the free "Protecting What Matters – Homeland Security Solutions" catalog by requesting Publication Code 5-3-00175, by contacting the Centralized Mailing List Service.

GSA Homeland Security Success Stories

Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Agency

Federal agencies around the world depend on GSA’s product and service solutions.  A case in point is how GSA responds to the critical needs of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS inherited the professional workforce, programs and infrastructure of the Coast Guard, Customs Service, Immigration and Naturalization Service, and the Transportation Security Administration. Collectively these public servants are responsible for protecting our nation's transportation systems and supervising the entry of people and goods into the United States. This is no easy task given that 730 million people travel on commercial aircraft each year and that there are now more than 700 million pieces of baggage being screened for explosives each year.  Additionally, there are 11.2 million trucks and 2.2 million rail cars that cross into the US each year.  Also, 7,500 foreign flagships make 51,000 calls in US ports annually.  

The Transportation Security Agency (TSA) is one such DHS agency that makes good use of GSA contracts to help achieve its mission of providing secure air travel. Through a partnership between GSA, TSA and GSA contractors, TSA has been able to meet the demands of its charter while achieving savings for the American public. 

TSA has relied heavily on the Multiple Award Schedules program, specifically the Information Technology Schedule 70, to fulfill it product and services needs. Daryl Shall, Contracting Officer and TSA Infrastructure Division Director said of GSA, “The use of Schedule 70 allows us the luxury of gaining the benefits of competition in a streamlined environment, critical to a new agency seeking to meet mission critical requirements. The large number of premier contractors available on Schedule 70 allows us the ability to acquire goods and services from the leaders in the industry at the best value to our agency.  Program officials appreciate the shortened procurement process enabling them to accomplish their program goals. We go to the schedules as a first choice when developing our acquisition strategies.”

Many other directorates of the DHS and the federal government benefit from the products, services and resources of GSA. Call today to learn more about GSA's Homeland Security Products and Services.