[116486] in Zephyr_Bugs
The GSA Schedule Program Reduces the Need to Openly Compete Every Purchase
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Fedmarket)
Thu Jun 26 19:57:44 2008
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:43:23 -0400
From: "Fedmarket" <noreply@fedmarket.com>
To: bug-zephyr@mit.edu
Reply-To: "Fedmarket" <noreply@fedmarket.com>
Content-type: text/html
Message-Id: <20080626235711.0F9BD119CEAC@mit.edu>
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<title>GSA Schedules</title>
</head>
<body>
<p><img src="http://www.fedmarket.com/images/logofinal.gif">
<br>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><font color = "#0000a0"><b>Being awarded a GSA Schedule contract is the quickest way to drastically reduce your competition in federal sales.
<p>The GSA Schedule program is designed to reduce the need to openly compete every purchase. It provides the Government a restricted pool of vendors with pre-approved prices, where a simple review of the prices offered is sufficient to fulfill all purchasing regulations.</font></b>
<p><b>General consensus is; a small business needs a GSA Schedule to be competitive. </b>
<p>Receiving an award of a GSA Schedule contract is like receiving a stamp of approval. It means your company has been deemed worthy of federal business, your prices have been determined to be fair, and your competency in your field is demonstrated. Government buyers can make purchases from you directly through GSA Advantage; the government's online shopping mall. A GSA Schedule contract is attractive to both the federal buyer and seller; it's a win - win situation.
<p><b>The Logistics:</b> To become a GSA Schedule contractor, a vendor must first submit an offer in response to the applicable GSA Schedule solicitation. The GSA proposal document you must submit for approval is a lengthy and complicated document; you can see for yourself by visiting the <a href = "http://www.gsa.gov"><b>GSA.gov</a></b> site and downloading the schedule that fits your business.
<p>Many companies spend months trying to complete the proposal on their own; the end result is typically frustration, followed by shelving the proposal indefinitely. In the meantime their <a href = "http://www.fedmarket.com/seminars/testimonials_eLab.shtml?cid=1214487801-62135"><b>competitors</b></a> are coming to Fedmarket.com's <a href = "http://www.fedmarket.com/seminars/gsa-proposal-elab.shtml?cid=1214487801-62135"><b>3-Day GSA Proposal Preparation eLab</b></a> and completing their proposal in 3-days or fewer. <b>(Scroll down to learn how the GSA eLab works.)</b>
<p><b>Sign-up for the <a href = "http://www.fedmarket.com/seminars/gsa-proposal-elab.shtml?cid=1214487801-62135">GSA Proposal Preparation eLab</a> today. </b>
<p><b>GSA eLab Dates and Locations:</b><ul>
<li>July 8 - 10, 2008 in <a href="http://www.fedmarket.com/seminars/academy-index.shtml?cid=1214487801-62135"><b>Bethesda, MD</b></a>
<li>July 22 - 24, 2008 in <a href="http://www.fedmarket.com/seminars/gsa_vegas.shtml?cid=1214487801-62135"><b>Las Vegas, NV</b></a>
<li>August 5 - 7, 2008 in <a href="http://www.fedmarket.com/seminars/academy-index.shtml?cid=1214487801-62135"><b>Bethesda, MD</b></a>
<li>September 9 - 11, 2008 in <a href="http://www.fedmarket.com/seminars/academy-index.shtml?cid=1214487801-62135"><b>Bethesda, MD</b></a>
<li>September 23 - 25, 2008 in <a href ="http://www.fedmarket.com/seminars/gsa_chicago.shtml?cid=1214487801-62135"><b>Chicago, IL</b></a>
</ul>
<p><b><font color = "#0000a0">>> Questions about GSA Schedules? </font><a href="http://www.fedmarket.com/contactus.php?ref=email&cid=1214487801-62135">Contact Me</a></b>
<p><b><font color = "#0000a0">Register
Online</b>
- <a href ="http://www.fedmarket.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=28&cid=1214487801-62135"><b>Click
Here</a><br>Register by phone 866-519-4482, EXT. 110</font></a><br></b>
<p><b>The <a href = "http://www.fedmarket.com/seminars/gsa-proposal-elab.shtml?cid=1214487801-62135"><b>GSA eLab</b></a> works as follows: </b>
<ol>
<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Upon completion of your
GSA eLab registration, Fedmarket.com will send each registrant explicit, detailed
guidelines outlining the corporate data each registrant should gather in advance
and bring to the GSA eLab sessions. </font>
<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> In the event that you
have questions concerning the outline or guidelines discussed above, you may
contact Fedmarket's GSA consultants by telephone and we will work closely
with you to address any issues you have. </font>
<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> Upon arriving at the
GSA eLab, each attendee will be directed to his or her own desktop computer.
You will use the same computer for the duration of the three-day event. All
of your corporate data may be stored on that computer and you alone will have
access to that data. At the conclusion of the event, your work product will
be made available to you for transport back to your office. All corporate
data and your corporate offer will thereafter be deleted. </font>
<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> Attendees will be given
detailed instructions on preparing a GSA offer. Among other learning tools,
attendees will be given detailed templates, examples and case studies to assist
in the offer's preparation. </font>
<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> After the instructional
presentations, our instructors will walk attendees through a work session
during which you will actually prepare your corporate GSA offer on our computers.
Computers will be available after business hours for those attendees wishing
to continue working on their proposals. </font>
<Li><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> Telephones will be available
for attendees to call their corporate offices for additional corporate experience
and financial data, as needed. </font>
<LI><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> Our instructors will
review and critique attendee's proposals during the afternoon of third day
of the event. </font>
<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> At the conclusion of
the event, attendees will download their GSA proposal to a key drive for transport
back to their offices.</font>
</ol>
<p><b><font color = "#0000a0">>> Questions about GSA Schedules? </font><a href="http://www.fedmarket.com/contactus.php?ref=email&cid=1214487801-62135">Contact Me</a></b>
<p><b><font color = "#0000a0">Register
Online</b>
- <a href ="http://www.fedmarket.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=28&cid=1214487801-62135"><b>Click
Here</a><br>Register by phone 866-519-4482, EXT. 110</font></a><br></b>
</font><hr><p><font size=1>
Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you
will not receive a response.
It is our policy never to send unwanted email messages. You were sent this
message because you previously registered at fedmarket.com or expressed an
interest in receiving information on public sector business opportunities.
If you wish to be removed from this email list, please send your request
and a copy of the original email to P.O. Box 6639, Ketchum, ID 83340
or for immediate removal follow this link:
<br><a href="http://www.fedmarket.com/remove/remove.php?remEmail=bug-zephyr@mit.edu&cid=1214487801-62135">http://www.fedmarket.com/remove/remove.php?remEmail=bug-zephyr@mit.edu</a></body></html>
