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Schedules
Getting on Schedule
GSA's Schedules, also known as Multiple Award Schedules (MAS), are contracts that allow federal customers to acquire more than 4 million services and products directly from more than 8,600 commercial suppliers. GSA Schedules cover a vast array of commercial items—from office supplies and copier paper to systems furniture, from computers to laboratory equipment, and services ranging from accounting to graphic design to landscaping. Customers can order services and products using the GSA Advantage!® online ordering system. To become a GSA Schedule contractor, a vendor must first submit an offer in response to the applicable GSA Schedule solicitation. GSA awards contracts to responsible companies that offer commercial items falling within the generic descriptions in the GSA Schedule solicitations. Contracting Officers determine whether prices are fair and reasonable by comparing the prices/discounts that a company offers the government with the prices/discounts that the company offers to its commercial customers. This negotiation objective is commonly known as "most favored customer" pricing. To make this comparison, GSA requires offerors to provide commercial pricelists and disclose information regarding their pricing/discounting practices. Getting Started:Identify the GSA Schedule solicitation that covers the vendor's services or products. This step may be accomplished by any of the following methods:
Other helpful hints to assist vendors in obtaining a GSA Schedule contract:
The FSS Center for Acquisition Excellence Virtual Campus offers the online, self-paced training course, "How to Become a Contractor—GSA Schedules Program." The course describes various features of the GSA Schedules Program, how to submit an offer, the evaluation and contract award process, successful marketing of services and products, and identifies sources of information related to Schedule contract administration. The Information Technology (IT) Acquisition Center offers IT training seminars for GSA Schedule 70 on "How to Prepare a Quality Offer." GSA's Office of Small Business Utilization offers workshops on "How to Obtain a GSA Schedule Contract." Details regarding these sessions are available on the Office of Small Business Utilization website.
Last Modified 7/6/2004
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