[116956] in Zephyr_Bugs
Legally Bypass the Cumbersome Public Bid Process
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Fedmarket)
Fri Jul 4 11:36:00 2008
Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:21:33 -0400
From: "Fedmarket" <noreply@thefederalmarketplace.com>
To: bug-zephyr@mit.edu
Reply-To: "Fedmarket" <noreply@thefederalmarketplace.com>
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<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><font color = "#0000a0">A GSA Schedule
contract allows government buyers to acquire a wide array of products
and services directly from commercial suppliers. <br>By obtaining a GSA
Schedule contract, a commercial supplier significantly increases its
probability of winning government business. </b></font>
<p><b>PROS: </b>When a buyer
purchases through GSA, the cumbersome public bid process is legally circumvented.
Federal buyers are increasingly using Schedule contractors when closing
sales because a Schedule contract allows for a quick and efficient
transaction.
<p><b>CONS: </b>In order for a vendor to obtain a GSA Schedule contract, a proposal must be submitted to the General Services Administration (GSA). GSA's
Request for Proposal is lengthy and confusing. Preparing your proposal
is even more so. Hiring a GSA consultant to complete the process can
cost a company thousands of dollars. To date, the cost associated with
hiring consultants prohibited many small businesses from becoming
approved GSA vendors.
<p><b>SOLUTION:</b> Fedmarket.com offers an inexpensive solution designed specifically for small businesses: The <b><a href="http://www.fedmarket.com/seminars/gsa-proposal-elab.shtml?cid=1215122441-436">3-Day GSA Proposal Preparation eLab</a></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=1215122441-436"><b>Bethesda, MD</b></a>
<li>July 22 - 24, 2008 in <a href="http://www.fedmarket.com/seminars/gsa_vegas.shtml?cid=1215122441-436"><b>Las Vegas, NV</b></a>
<li>August 5 - 7, 2008 in <a href="http://www.fedmarket.com/seminars/academy-index.shtml?cid=1215122441-436"><b>Bethesda, MD</b></a>
<li>September 9 - 11, 2008 in <a href="http://www.fedmarket.com/seminars/academy-index.shtml?cid=1215122441-436"><b>Bethesda, MD</b></a>
<li>September 23 - 25, 2008 in <a href ="http://www.fedmarket.com/seminars/gsa_chicago.shtml?cid=1215122441-436"><b>Chicago, IL</b></a>
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<p><b><font color = "#0000a0">>> Questions about GSA Schedules? </font><a href="http://www.fedmarket.com/contactus.php?ref=email&cid=1215122441-436">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=1215122441-436"><b>Click
Here</a><br>Register by phone 866-519-4482, EXT. 110</font></a><br></b>
<p>The <a href="http://www.fedmarket.com/seminars/gsa-proposal-elab.shtml?cid=1215122441-436"><b>3-Day GSA Proposal Preparation eLab</a></b> - Develop your GSA Proposal in 3 days at our eLab. Fedmarket provides
you with a Request for Information (RFI) prior to your arrival at our
eLab. You are instructed to bring the requested corporate data with you
to the course. Attendees should, with the assistance of our GSA staff,
complete their GSA offer prior to the end of the eLab's third day.
Participants also take home a working knowledge of the Schedules
program and, perhaps more importantly, negotiating strategies to use
when dealing with GSA. <a href = "http://www.fedmarket.com/seminars/gsa-proposal-elab.shtml?cid=1215122441-436"><b>Info</a></b>
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<p>The process of preparing a GSA proposal in an eLab is tried
and tested: over 650 organizations have been through it and have
written numerous <a href="http://www.fedmarket.com/seminars/testimonials_eLab.shtml?cid=1215122441-436">testimonials</a> because of their positive experience.
<p>>> <a href="http://www.fedmarket.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=28&cid=1215122441-436"> Register Here</b></a>
<p>The price of the GSA
eLab is $3,900 for the three-day event.
<p><b><font color="#0000a0">For more information
please call 866-519-4482 Ext. 110 or write <a href="mailto:sales@thefederalmarketplace.com">sales@thefederalmarketplace.com</a>.</font></font></b>
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