USFCR's GSA Program was created to streamline the application process for a GSA schedule. This makes getting onto a schedule both relatively fast and simple. Unlike our competitors, USFCR uses a pay-as-completed model to ensure our service is cost-effective for your business. Learn more about how it works in the video below. 

Dig Defence, LLC 

Dig Defence, LLC is a woman-owned small business (WOSB) based in Muldrow, Oklahoma, with a patented fence design. Originally, the fence was for keeping pets in and pests out. However, the business has grown to provide protection for zoos and airport runways.

Editor's Note: This post was originally published in March 2016 and has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness.

Government contracting is often seen as the holy grail for business, a reliable partner with a never-ending requirement and funding source. With such a large market, it is no surprise that businesses want a piece of the pie. But is the pie right for you?

GSA Schedules, which are perfect vehicles for federal contractors interested in developing long-term relationships and contracts with purchasing officers and commercial firms, are a lot like a catalog -- a business approved to be on the schedule posts the products and services available. Then these products and services can be ordered, usually at volume discount pricing. Around $50 billion is spent yearly through GSA MAS (Multiple Award Schedules) Schedules, and 80% of the vendors on GSA Schedules are small businesses.

We've recently had a flurry of questions about how our clients can qualify to receive contracts from the General Services Administration (GSA). The GSA requires any entity that submits an offer to it to meet several qualifications and guidelines.

We include below a few mandatory requirements, but keep in mind that you may be required to submit additional documents and information depending on the schedule under which you're submitting your offer. The requirements below apply to all schedules.

How to Become a GSA-approved Freight Transportation Service Provider (TSP)

New GSA Open Season Requirement 
Any TSPs interested in becoming approved to move cargo under the GSA Freight Management program will be approved and on-boarded during GSA’s new open season from January 1, 2016, to January 31, 2016.

Download the new form to register Copy of GSA TSP Agreement.
Fill out the form on your computer using Adobe Acrobat, print the last page, sign the bottom, scan, and email only the last page to Frttsp.approvals@gsa.gov.

Please allow two weeks for your request to be processed.

*Any TSPs interested in filing rates for FY 2017 bid cycle, please watch for emails around June 2016 with detailed instructions.
For further information, email TSP Approvals at Frttsp.approvals@gsa.gov.