What is it
Benefits
- Complete your submission without stepping away from your business
- Avoid leaving money on the table with what is likely to be one of your largest customers
- Clear steps and artifacts maximize your writing productivity
- End up with a ready-to-submit GSA Schedule proposal
- Get any and all questions answered
- No information lost in translation: you are the one writing the proposal
- No travel costs involved
- Positions you for winning negotiations with the Government
- Self-paced progress allows you to toggle your efforts to accommodate your busy calendar
- Understand compliance and how you need to manage your GSA Schedule contract
- You can get all the right people to participate in the process
- Your unique situation is presented in a persuasive way
- Avoid common - and costly - mistakes that occur in the GSA Schedule world
- Avoid confusing GSA details that are holding you back
- Avoid starting your writing from a blank page
- Be sure you are addressing all GSA requirements
- Checklist approach to guide you in pulling the appropriate data for inclusion in your submission
- Know that you are gaining the best advice in the industry
- Reduce your costs by doing the low-hanging fruit work yourself
- No messing with confusing GSA documents
- Proposal is written for easy GSA review and award
- Proven completion methodology
- Template sections and volumes save you time and writing
- Tried-and-tested proposal language that is well received at GSA
Features
- GSA specialists at your fingertips over the phone and in a virtual collaboration environment
- Schedule determination assistance
- Use of the Fedmarket GSA Proposal Wizard to facilitate proposal writing process
- Proven proposal completion methodology
- Work sessions scheduled at your convenience
- Post submission support
GSA Proposal Virtual eLab
The Fedmarket GSA Proposal Virtual eLab allows your to collaborate with Fedmarket's GSA specialists to finally get your GSA Schedule proposal submitted.
The Fedmarket GSA Proposal Virtual eLab is designed to allow you to complete the proposal without leaving your office. In addition, it allows you to involve just the right individuals in the GSA Schedule proposal writing process: those that have domain expertise in pricing, sales, operations and administration.
The Fedmarket GSA Proposal Virtual eLab uses the same software and basic processes as the Fedmarket GSA Proposal eLabPlus, but the entire process takes place from your office in virtual meetings and teleconferences. Our GSA specialist and your pricing and sales people work together using collaborative technology to write your GSA schedule proposal. Sessions are held on a set schedule to avoid postponement of the proposal writing process.
Fedmarket has developed a proven methodology to drive the GSA Schedule proposal completion in this collaborative framework. The methodology revolves around five steps:
- Hold kick-off session with your staff
- Coach you in the fundamentals of the GSA Schedule program
- Direct the formulation of a discounting and pricing strategy based kick-off meeting information
- Assist your team in the completion of solicitation requirements and document
- Assist you in finalizing the proposal for submission
Similar services typically range from $15,000 to $30,000. Using collaborative Internet technology, Fedmarket is able to price the Fedmarket GSA Proposal Virtual eLab at $5,200. The virtual GSA eLab provides the training and hands-on experience necessary to submit a GSA Schedule proposal, manage the contract, and eliminate audit risks.
The GSA Schedule Proposal Challenge
The GSA schedule proposal preparation process is like filing a federal income tax return; confusing, frustrating, and easily postponed. Small- to medium-sized businesses often take a year or more to complete and submit a GSA Schedule proposal. The cradle-to-grave Fedmarket GSA Proposal Virtual eLab supports companies through the entire GSA application process, from proposal preparation, through price negotiation, to in some cases, contract management. The collaborative approach enables companies to collapse the proposal preparation phase substantially and finally get the GSA Schedule proposal monkey off their back.
Fedmarket GSA Proposal Virtual eLab Methodology
Hold Kick-Off Session
One of our GSA specialists first conducts a teleconference kickoff meeting with your proposal writing team. Prior to the kickoff meeting, you are given access to download the Fedmarket GSA Proposal Wizard pertaining to the GSA Schedule you are pursuing award under. A review of the products and/or services you are looking to offer GSA is conducted. The meeting also covers how the collaborative process works and identifies the corporate information required for your proposal. The proposal writing team and Fedmarket's GSA specialist also start looking at the core data needed to define and document your company's pricing and discounting disclosures.
Coach You in the Fundamentals of the GSA Schedule Program
During the working sessions Fedmarket walks you through GSA Schedule
fundamentals, GSA requirements for disclosing discounting practices, and
GSA pricing policies. The intent here is to give you grounding in the key elements of the proposal writing exercise as well as identify the compliance and contract management issues you will be faced with after award.
Direct the Formulation of a Discounting and Pricing Strategy
Once your proposal writing team has grasped these basic concepts and
gathered the necessary data, our GSA specialist coaches you in the
drafting of the all-important discounting and pricing disclosures and
offer. One of the biggest stumbling blocks most companies encounter in proposal preparation is establishing a pricing list that is both profitable and adheres to GSA's goal to obtain Most Favored Customer pricing. With respect to this, Fedmarket's objective is to formulate a pricing strategy that allows you to offer GSA the highest prices possible.
Assist Your team in the Completion of Solicitation Requirements
Next, Fedmarket collaborates with your team on the completion of the technical sections of the GSA proposal and any other required supporting documentation such as the proposal Attachments. Also, focus is given to the other relevant components of the GSA Schedule proposal including Central Contractor Registration, Online Representations and Certifications, evaluation survey, and Pathway to Success.
Assist You in Finalizing the Proposal for Submission
After top management has reviewed the draft, our GSA specialist and your contract, finance, and sales staff will continue to refine the price list and proposal, working via teleconference, telephone, email, and online collaborative sessions. Collaborative working sessions are designed to fix problems with specific proposal documents and to complete the proposal assembly process while at the same time gaining a thorough understanding of the post-submission events that will take place.
Service Options
The Fedmarket GSA Proposal Virtual eLab results in a GSA Schedule proposal, ready to submit to GSA whether in paper or eOffer format. Additionally, Fedmarket provides the following optional services related to the Fedmarket GSA Proposal Virtual eLab::
- Print and submit your proposal
- Prepare proposal refinements and conduct price negotiations with GSA
- Assist in the implementation of a GSA Schedule contract compliance regimen
- Provide contract management
Software Used for the Fedmarket GSA Proposal Virtual eLab
The software used for the preparation is the Fedmarket GSA Wizard. Coupled with the assistance from Fedmarket GSA specialists, this software enables you to navigate the GSA Schedule proposal path successfully.
GSA solicitation documents are frequently convoluted and mired in red tape requirements. The Fedmarket GSA Wizard is patterned after income tax preparation software. Proposal preparation instructions are clear, simple, and intuitive, designed to eliminate the confusion inherent in solicitation documents. Users enter required information in clearly defined fields with accompanying help guidelines. Documents and instructions for meeting all federal red tape requirements, such as federal contractor registration and corporate experience evaluation, are also included in the software.
The Fedmarket GSA Wizard used during the collaborative process is tailored to your company's target GSA Schedule. It includes detailed and easy-to-read instructions that offer assistance in responding to each section of the RFP. Specific knowledge of the GSA solicitation documents and GSA pricing policies and evaluation procedures is not required because of the intuitive approach the Fedmarket GSA Proposal Wizard uses to have you create and assemble the GSA proposal.
The
Fedmarket GSA Wizard contains a dashboard file that allows you to cycle
through all sections you need to address to respond to the GSA RFP. The
instructions embedded in each section assist you in preparing each
volume of the proposal and in completing the requisite forms. The
Fedmarket GSA Wizard includes formatted tables, examples, completed
forms, and standard language that you can modify to reflect your
specific circumstances.
| GSA Proposal Virtual eLab | $5,200 |
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