Why a GSA Schedule is Essential to Your Growth
Do you
ever wonder why your competitors are
winning business, and you keep
missing out?
Chances are they are on a GSA schedule.
Federal agencies cannot continue to publish single bid opportunities due to lack of contracting staff. Small service companies will need to hold one or more indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ)s to continue to grow.
A GSA schedule is the equivalent of holding the best IDIQs and is even more essential if your company has only one IDIQ. Why:
- A GSA schedule is a GSA GWACs (government-wide acquisition contracts) that can be use by any federal agency and state and local government. A GSA schedule is always open for bid, other GSA GWACs will not be open of several years.
- The flow of bid opportunities posted for GSA schedule awardees exceeds that of any service IDIQ.
- A GSA schedule is the only IDIQ that is always open for a bid (never closes like other IDIQs). Other IDIQs including GWACs open and close for 5 years after the bidding period closes.
- There is a GSA schedule for virtually every product or service.
- GSA bidding requirements are exceptionally lenient; particularly in
comparison to DOD service/product IDIQs that frequently include restrictive
requirements such as top secret security clearances.
- Generally only three relevant experience summaries of any dollar amount are required for most schedule proposals.
- Special certifications and clearances are not required.
To sum it up obtaining a GSA schedule contract is not difficult. Any
vendor serious about doing business with the government is negligent in
not putting the effort in to submitting a proposal to GSA.
Level the playing field. Submit your GSA proposal now.
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