GSA Schedules

There are many benefits to having a GSA Schedule here are just a few of them:

• Agencies are using GSA Schedules often to meet the legal requirements for competition
• No company is too small to have a schedule contract
• You do not need to have your delivery orders go through a Prime Contractor who will take a fee for this pass through action.
• GSA Schedules often reduce the time it takes to get a delivery order awarded for products and services
• Potential to increase your sales to Federal Agencies because various professional services and products can be ordered easily
• Any Federal Government agency can use your schedule to contract directly with your company
• State and Local institutions can use GSA Schedules for disaster relief and recovery and disaster preparedness
• You can use it to “team” with other GSA Schedule holders to bid on larger or more diverse contracts
• Delivery Orders can be received for services in as little as a few days
• Your competitors have one, why don’t you?

 

 

Almost every Government agency will need to procure products and/or services at some point in time. So how do Government offices find providers of these products and services, you ask? Usually, they will publish a RFP (Request For Proposal). A RFP is a call for businesses to bid on a contract opportunity for specific goods or services. This enables the Government agency to receive multiple formal responses for an available government contract. In order to be eligible to submit a quote on many RFPs you may need to have an existing Government contract.

If an agency has already awarded the contract as a GWAC (Government Wide Acquisition Contract) then you must join with awardees as a subcontractor to reach the customer. In doing this there is always an extra cost to the Government customer, having your own GSA contract reduces the overhead paid by the Government customer.

The benefits of Government contracts are extensive, they can:

• Provide your company with dependable monthly income
• Strengthen your client portfolio
• Increase your company’s value
• Provide access to a single or multiple agency
• Reduce repetitive competition
• Allow you to work directly with the Government agency

Sometimes finding RFPs is not an easy task, Procurement Solutions, Inc. can help direct you to websites and contacts where you can find Government Contracts and RFPs. PSI can also provide teaming, subcontractor or partnering relationships that can lead you into new contracts.