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Using GSA
Introduction to GSA Schedules
The GSA Schedules (Multiple Award Schedules) Program establishes long-term governmentwide contracts with commercial firms. These contracts provide federal agencies with access to over 4 million commercial services and products. GSA Schedules provide customers-even those in remote locations with state-of-the-art, high-quality commercial services and products at volume discount pricing. Products and services are delivered directly to the customer. GSA Schedules offer:
GSA Schedules offer the potential benefits of:
Customers can order services and products:
Note: When orders are placed against a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract, using the procedures under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.4, they are considered to be issued using full and open competition (see FAR 6.102(d)(3)). Ordering offices need not seek further competition, synopsize the requirement, make a separate determination of fair and reasonable pricing, or consider small business programs. By placing an order against a GSA Schedule contract using the procedures in this section, the ordering office has concluded that the order represents the best value and results in the lowest overall cost alternative (considering price, special features, administrative costs, etc.) to meet the government's needs.
Last Modified 9/13/2004
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