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The GSA, or General Services Administration, is an agency that purchases and manages vehicles, equipment and supplies for the federal government. The GSA sets up the Multiple Award Schedules Program to buy or contract for services from small businesses and large corporations. Federal supply schedules, known as GSA schedules, lack a quantity limit or expiration date. This program allows government agencies to quickly purchase what they need without having to wait for GSA to advertise for bids for each purchase. GSA schedules currently list more than 11 million products or services.
Verify that your company meets the minimum criteria to qualify for a GSA schedule contract. As of August 2011, your company must be in business at least two years and be financially stable. The products you intend to sell must be commercially available and within the regulations of the Trade Agreements Act. Additionally, GSA investigates your company's past performance.
Register for the appropriate workshops offered free by GSA. They tailor the various workshops to specific topics, including companies offering services, small businesses selling products or corporations specializing in a particular field, such as information technology.
Visit the General Service Administration's online Vendor Support Center for self-study materials to help you understand the GSA schedules program, and your obligations as a company doing business with the government.
Register for the course, "How to Obtain a GSA Schedules Contract," at your nearest Office of Small Business Utilitization (SBU), if you are a small business owner. Or take the two-part class online. SBU offers the class monthly.
Apply for the contract. GSA advises that the application process is lengthy.
Respond to the solicitation. You must provide a response that the General Services Administration considers acceptable before it will issue a GSA Schedules contract to you. GSA looks for volume discount pricing.
Verify that your company meets the minimum criteria to qualify for a GSA schedule contract. As of August 2011, your company must be in business at least two years and be financially stable. The products you intend to sell must be commercially available and within the regulations of the Trade Agreements Act. Additionally, GSA investigates your company's past performance.
Register for the appropriate workshops offered free by GSA. They tailor the various workshops to specific topics, including companies offering services, small businesses selling products or corporations specializing in a particular field, such as information technology.
Visit the General Service Administration's online Vendor Support Center for self-study materials to help you understand the GSA schedules program, and your obligations as a company doing business with the government.
Register for the course, "How to Obtain a GSA Schedules Contract," at your nearest Office of Small Business Utilitization (SBU), if you are a small business owner. Or take the two-part class online. SBU offers the class monthly.
Apply for the contract. GSA advises that the application process is lengthy.
Respond to the solicitation. You must provide a response that the General Services Administration considers acceptable before it will issue a GSA Schedules contract to you. GSA looks for volume discount pricing.
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