GSA Schedules

On March 19, 2020, we held a live webinar about GSA Schedules. The webinar is now available on demand. You can also learn more about GSA Schedules in this blog post. 

GSA stands for General Services Administration. The GSA is an independent federal agency that assists all government agencies with procurement, support services, regulations, and government real estate.

 

The GSA purchases items and services for themselves and other federal agencies. A GSA Schedule is a long-term agreement between a vendor and the GSA where the vendor agrees to provide an item or service at guaranteed pricing.

 

These are often called Federal Supply Schedules (FSS) and Multiple Award Schedules (MAS). Once a vendor is on a GSA Schedule, they have been pre-qualified as FAR compliant and have set their pre-negotiated ceiling prices for goods and services.

 

The government prefers to purchase from schedules because it streamlines the acquisition process and allows them to easily view socioeconomic statuses to hit their goals.

By getting onto a GSA schedule, a vendor can receive orders from the federal government and state and local governments. To stay on a GSA Schedule, a vendor must receive $25,000 in qualified GSA Schedule orders within their first two years on the schedule. Each year after, the vendor must maintain a $25,000 minimum order each year to stay active.

There are minimum requirements for a business to apply for a GSA schedule. The minimum requirements include the following:

 

Ability to comply with key solicitation clauses such as:

 

Like anything unfamiliar, proper training will increase understanding.

Part of the application process for a GSA Schedule is to participate in two mandatory online training and provide proof of completion. USFCR also provides training on GSA Schedules.