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U.S. General Services Administration

U.S. General Services Administration. “Multiple Award Schedule” Facilities Maintenance and Management 03FAC Beverly Coley. Multiple Award Schedules.

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U.S. General Services Administration

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  1. U.S. General Services Administration “Multiple Award Schedule” Facilities Maintenance and Management 03FAC Beverly Coley

  2. MultipleAward Schedules GSA Schedules, also known as Multiple Award Schedules (MAS), establishes long-term government-wide contracts with commercial vendors to provide government agencies access to over 10 million commercial supplies and services worth more than $40 billion dollars in sales annually.

  3. Multiple Awards Schedule Contracts MAS contracts are: • Five year contracts, with three five-yearoptions for approved vendors to provide products/services to any federal agency • Chosen as the “preferred source of supply”by most civilian agencies

  4. Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) • “License to hunt” for opportunities in the federal government • Synonymous with a “GSA number” or “getting on GSA list” • Over 80% of Schedule contract holders are small business owners

  5. Standard Process • Registrations & Certifications • Central Contractor Registration (CCR) www.ccr.gov • Open Ratings, Inc. ($175.00 fee) www.openratings.com • Online Representations and Certifications Application www.orca.bpn.gov • Minimum Qualifying Sales • $25,000 in sales per year • Time • 120 Days

  6. Benefits for the Federal Contractor • Simplified access to thousands of federal buyers • Contract stability (e.g. 5-year contract period and three 5-year government options to extend the contract) • Ability to win orders based on best value solutions to federal buyer requirements • Acquisition streamlining and reduced lead time • Federal buyer credit card ordering and payments • Online ordering through GSA Advantage

  7. 4-Step Checklist to a GSA Schedule • Complete Online Registrations and start PastPerformance Review • Obtain and Complete the Solicitation • Submit Completed Offer and Negotiate Contract • Load information to GSA Advantage and Market your new GSA Contract

  8. Energy Management Support Services • Energy Management Program Support • Energy Audit Services • Energy Management Planning and Strategies • Training on Energy Management • Metering Services • Energy Program Support Services • Building Commissioning Services • Resource Efficiency Management • Innovations in Energy

  9. Marketing GSA’s Customer Agencies • Obtain from GSA contracting officer or point of contact a listing of current customer agencies or those who expressed an interest in the schedule • Monitor fedbizopps website • Obtain information/guidance from Small Business Offices in the agencies you wish to market • Review Forecast of Contracting Opportunities

  10. Marketing GSA’s Customer Agencies(cont’d) • Subscribe to trade magazines and professional journals • Attend Procurement Networking Sessions, vendor outreach events, small business conferences, workshops, seminars, etc. • Obtain information through the Freedom of Information Act • Obtain a standard or a special procurement report from the Federal Procurement Data Center

  11. Helpful Websites www.gsa.gov/r5smallbusiness www.fbo.gov www.sba.gov www.gsa.gov/schedules www.census.gov/eos/www/naics www.gsa.gov/elibrary www.gsa.gov/smbusforecast www.gsa.gov/subdirectory

  12. GSA’s Small Business Center Region 5 General Services Administration Office of Business & Congressional Services 230 S. Dearborn Room 3718 Chicago, IL 60604 1-888-353-5383

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