Tag: GSA Schedule
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GSA Schedules are open to firms of every size, but ordering activities can set aside individual orders for small businesses. Here is how schedule set-asides work in general terms.
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GSA Schedule orders follow FAR Subpart 8.4, not the negotiated procurement rules of Part 15. Here are answers to common questions about what that means for firms submitting quotes.
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Schedule orders often need items your contract does not list. Here is how the FAR treats open-market items on GSA Schedule orders and how order-level materials differ.
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Schedule prices are ceilings, and buyers often ask for more. Here is how price reductions on individual GSA Schedule orders work, when agencies must seek them and how to offer one carefully.
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The FAR scales the steps agencies follow when ordering from GSA Schedules to the size of the order. Knowing those steps helps schedule holders see how buyers find them at each level.
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Certain GSA Schedule offerings can be used by state and local governments through cooperative and disaster purchasing programs. Here is how the programs work and what participation means.
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A GSA Schedule needs regular care to stay useful. Here is a mid-year maintenance routine covering modifications, catalog accuracy, sales reporting and the records GSA may review.
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Under the Multiple Award Schedule, two schedule holders can team so that each contracts directly with the government for its part. That is very different from a prime-subcontractor arrangement.
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A GSA Schedule is a credential; eBuy is one of the main channels that turns it into orders. Here is how buyers post requests by special item number and how contractors respond well.
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The GSA Multiple Award Schedule is a long-term contract vehicle agencies use to buy commercial products and services. Here is how it is structured and used.