GSA aggressively promotes the use of GSA schedules to buyers across all federal agencies using the war chest accumulated from the industrial funding fee charged to GSA vendors.

Vendors holding GSA schedule contracts like them for the same reasons as federal buyers.

Specifically, GSA schedules:

* Reduce competition within the rules.

* Allow vendors to avoid a public bid and save vast sums of proposal writing dollars.

* Allow vendors to close a deal within weeks instead of months and months.

* Facilitates closing deals with any federal buyer who can be convinced to use a schedule.

Buyers can:

* Purchase a product from a single source by merely scanning prices at the GSA Advantage.

* Use best value considerations in selecting a vendor (using subjective factors like value/service).

You heard it; best value, not necessarily low price. You can sell your value proposition and overcome the schlock competitor from down the street. GSA schedules are a federal sales person's dream come true. The biggest problems from a sales perspective are getting in the door and convincing the contracting office to use a schedule to make the buy.

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There are a number of ways to approach GSA proposal preparation; below we have listed the options available from Fedmarket.com

GSA Full Service Proposals - We prepare everything for you, professional services provided for companies interested in obtaining a GSA schedule contract. We handle the entire process, from GSA proposal preparation through contract negotiation and post-submission tasks. Call 1-301.652.9507 for a quote.

GSA Proposal Preparation - A cost sensitive alternative to full service GSA proposal preparation. We prepare the proposal document for you using corporate data you provide to us, and return a electronic copy of the completed proposal for you to submit and negotiate.

GSA Schedule eLab - Develop your GSA Proposal in 3 days at our eLab. We provide you with a Request for Information (RFI) prior to your arrival at our eLab. You gather the data, and with the help of our GSA staff, complete you proposal offering over the course of the three day eLab. Participants gain hands-on experience with the workings of GSA schedules. This experience is invaluable for: negotiating with GSA concerning prices and terms and conditions and managing and administering schedules, the Industrial Funding Fee, and selling using schedules.

Electronic GSA Wizard - GSA Wizard is a proprietary software product, developed by Fedmarket.com, which assists individuals and companies in preparing GSA schedule proposals. The product was designed specifically for companies to prepare proposals on their own with minimal consulting assistance and without experience in federal contracting. A GSA Wizard systematically walks the customer through GSA's solicitation and, through detailed instructions, templates, and illustrated examples, assists the customer in responding to the requests for information found in the GSA solicitation.