A GSA schedule contract is a government-wide contract that gives firms the ability to do business efficiently with federal agencies. The challenge of obtaining a GSA Schedule can be intensive for small businesses. Making technical errors can delay the process of application for a long time and also creates challenges.
That is why it is important to hire an experienced firm to get consulting services regarding your GSA Schedule application. It will save you a lot of time and money in the process. Such firms also help their clients to negotiate and build profitable relationships with the federal government.
Our team of experts assists companies in the GSA application process. With our assistance companies can make correct modifications to their contracts. Advance GSA also provides marketing support services to their clients. This is how federal contractors were awarded over $1 billion in federal contracts.
The government organizations of the United States are the largest buyers in the world. So, why lose the opportunity?
Well, in order to grab the federal contracting opportunity companies should consider getting GSA Schedule contracts to sell goods and services to government agencies. A huge number of federal contractors and commercial companies reaching new heights in their business by taking advantage of the GSA program.
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Go through the process of changing prices, extending your product list, and changing administrative information with our assistance. Whenever a change is made to your GSA Schedule contract a modification is required. The major types of modifications include administrative, addition and deletion of products and services, Economic Price Adjustment (EPA), Price reduction, technical, terms and conditions, change of name and novation, cancellation, and mass modification.
Read MoreAdvance GSA helps with preparation, submissions, negotiations, and registration of the GSA Schedule contract. Our team has completed numerous GSA Schedule contracts successfully. We discuss with the representatives of the businesses to go through the acquisition process correctly in a systematic manner.
Read MoreA piece of information that determines whether a firm should obtain a GSA Schedule or not. The main purpose of doing competitor analysis is to find out if a company is price competitive in the federal market. There are federal online tools that help to determine if a firm has a competitive price range to compete with other GSA Schedule competitors.
Read MoreAdvance GSA offers federal sales training which helps companies to generate federal sales through GSA Schedule contracts. Firms that want to develop or enhance their federal marketing skills go through federal sales training. Our training includes creating, exploring new sales opportunities, and closing sales in an organization.
Read MoreAdvance GSA helps its clients to respond to federal Request For Proposals (RFP). With the proposal writing services, they get resources and develop the ability to generate and submit proposals. Our team has experts help their clients with federal proposals.
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The General Services Administration (GSA) is a federal agency that has two major services the Public Building Services (PBS) and the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS). For our purposes, the GSA’s role in the FAS is that it manages the GSA Schedule Contract System. The GSA is the agency responsible for negotiating contracts with pending GSA Schedule Contract holders, which will then allow the authorized federal buyers to order the product/service at pre-negotiated prices and terms.
A GSA Schedule Contract (GSA Schedule/ Federal Supply Schedule) is an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract that falls under the GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS). The purpose of GSA Schedule Contracts is to eliminate paperwork and bureaucracy thereby assisting federal employees in purchasing products and services at pre-negotiated prices and terms.
Once awarded a GSA Schedule contract, contractors are required to post the negotiated prices on GSA Advantage. Agencies may use the GSA Advantage website to purchase products. For purchasesunder the mirco-purchase threshold of $3,500, the contractor is required to accept the GSA SmartPay purchase card. It is up to the contractor if they accept the SmartPay card over the micro-purchase threshold.
Simplified Acquisition Threshold – generally used for purchases between $3,500 and $150,000. For these purchases completed from GSA Schedules the federal buyer needs to document reviewing three sources before making a purchase. GSA Schedules are regarded as the easiest place to go in order to meet the market research requirement prior to award of a Simplified Acquisition Purchase.
Full and Open Competition – GSA eBuy is used when the procurement exceeds the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. This gives the procurement officer the ability to limit the sources for the procurement to GSA Schedule Holders. This is an advantage because these prospective suppliers have been previously vetted by the GSA. The federal buyer must receive at least three responses to the eBuy request and have justification for a best value determination.
eBuy is an online procurement tool only for GSA Schedule holders that is used by procurement officers to facilitate the request for quotes on proposals for products and services buy federal buyers. The average eBuy procurement is sent to seven GSA Schedule holders of which between three and four responds.
Firms that do business with the federal government on average have the federal government as their largest customer. Our firm has designed our services to help our small and medium-sized business clients obtain and build federal business. The first step is to obtain a contracting vehicle (GSA Schedule) which give a federal agency the means to buy goods and/or services from the business. The second step is to partner with the client and create a federal sales channel for the firm.
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WebinarsTitle:
GSA Schedule Webinar
Description:
This webinar will go over who is eligible for the GSA program, the benefits of the program, as well as some of the secrets we have found that turn ordinary firms into top federal contractors.
Date:
Thursday, 11 August 2022
Time:
2:00 PM EST
Duration:
45 Minutes
You can register via this online form or give us a call and we can take down your information and have a link for the webinar emailed to you. Call 859-442-3300 and ask for Heidi.
Please join us on August 11th with the following link:
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The GSA Certification is widely regarded as the most transformative certification a business can possess. Routinely businesses entering the program start with little to no federal sales experience and a few years into the program are selling millions of dollars’ worth. Like every other good deal there is a catch. The SBA has a very rigorous application process that according to the SBA’ historical averages only has a 25% approval rate, firms still know best practices for taking advantage of this program, and the program duration for its participants is only nine years.
This webinar is designed for both individuals that are totally new to hearing about the GSA program, but goes into enough detail where someone that has prior knowledge about GSA through federal contracting can still learn many of the intricacies of the program. If you have interest in the GSA program and would like to bring yourself up to speed this is a recommended webinar for you.
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Joined ez8a in 2020 and has been consulting clients and hosting webinars due to her vast knowledge of certification qualifications. Emily currently works with our clients to uncover how to best position their company within the government contracting space, offering guidance and engagement with ez8a. Emily's expertise will help you determine what you qualify for and explain how that can benefit your small business.
