| Collaborate online with Fedmarket.com to finally get your proposal for a GSA Schedule contract written
Been putting off writing that proposal that will open the contracting dollars spigot for your small business? Fedmarket.com offers two low-cost options for GSA proposal preparation services:
- Online collaboration at your office using GSA schedule software and professional consultation, or
- Participation in our 3-day computer workshops, which are held across the country
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GSA eLab: More than 1,500 companies have participated in our 3-Day GSA eLab. We sequester your lead proposal writer for 3 days in a computer lab. Sounds gruesome, but at the end of the third day, you will have a completed GSA schedule proposal. The total immersion technique shelters the proposal writer from day to day distractions and focuses attention on proposal preparation. No more postponements!
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Virtual GSA eLab: The Virtual GSA eLab uses the same software and basic processes as our 3-Day eLab, but the entire process takes place at your office. Our GSA specialist and your pricing and sales people work together using collaborative technology to write your GSA schedule proposal. We purposely limit the collaboration phases to two weeks to ensure that your proposal is completed quickly; one week to prepare your GSA price list and the second week of more intense collaboration to prepare the proposal. During the second week, sessions are held daily, on a set schedule to avoid postponement of the proposal writing process.
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Professional Consultation
One of our GSA contracting specialists will first conduct an online or teleconference “getting started” meeting with your proposal writing team. The meeting covers how the collaborative process works and identifies the corporate information required for your proposal. The proposal writing team and our GSA specialist will also start looking at the core data needed to define and document your company's pricing and discounting disclosures.
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. Fedmarket.com has prepared an in-depth webinar on GSA Schedule fundamentals, GSA requirements for disclosing discounting practices, and GSA pricing policies. Once your proposal writing team has participated in the webinar and gathered the necessary data, our GSA specialist will draft discounting and pricing policies. 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. Online consultations require about 5 - 8 hours a week for two weeks. This schedule allows your staff to perform their day-to-day job responsibly.
Complete Solution for GSA Schedule Holders
The eLab now offers a complete solution for companies holding GSA schedule contracts. The following two software packages are provided to attendees to take to their offices implement a GSA Contract Management System and a Federal Sales Plan.
Contract Management Component: A contract management presentation has been added to the second day of the workshop. The instructor presents our GSA Contract Management Wizard software and walks attendees through each aspect of contract management and contract compliance. You don't just learn how to manage a GSA schedule contract; you are provided with step-by-step electronic procedures for managing the contract. You take the software wizard back to you office for implementation.
GSA Schedule Sales Component: A GSA sales presentation has been added to the third day of the workshop. The instructor presents our Federal Sales Plan Development Wizard software and walks attendees through the procedures required to develop a GSA schedule sales opportunity database. You don't just learn how to find sales opportunities; you are provided with step-by-step electronic procedures for developing a sales opportunity database. You take the software wizard back to you office for implementation. Attendees finishing their proposals and desiring to not return for the third day are provided with the software Wizard.
The two wizard software packages provided to registrants are priced at $2,500 each if purchased separately.
Benefits of Virtual eLab
The GSA schedule application 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 obtain a GSA Schedule contract. Our cradle-to-grave 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 development to contract award phase to within about 60 days – all while never leaving the office.
Similar services typically range from $15,000 to $30,000. Using Internet technology and collaborative software, Fedmarket.com is able to price its proposal preparation services at $5,200. The virtual GSA eLab provides the training and hands-on experience necessary to acquire a GSA Schedule contract, manage the contract, and eliminate audit risks.
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