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Go for It: Write Your GSA Schedule Proposal Yourself
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Fedmarket)
Wed Jun 15 22:09:40 2011
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:40:57 -0400
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<p>You don't need us. </p>
<p>You can write you GSA Schedule proposal on your own, and it's free. All GSA Schedules are readily available for download at FedBizOps. </p>
<p>All you have to do is:<br style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></p>
<p><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">1. Determine which Schedule contract best matches what you offer. </span> <br>Selecting the right Schedule for your company is crucial. If GSA rejects your proposal (because you have made the wrong selection) and you have to start over ... Let's just say that re-writing and re-submitting a new proposal is no fun.</p>
<p><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">2. Download the solicitation you must complete and submit to GSA. </span> Have a ream a paper ready, this is one lengthy document. Most solicitations exceed 150 pages in length.</p>
<p><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">3. Read and make sure you understand the solicitation.</span> The terms and conditions the solicitation contains are the rules for contract performance and contract administration that you will have to follow if you receive a GSA Schedule contract.<br></p>
<p><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">4. Be fluent in "Schedule-Speak." It's a new foreign language.</span><br>GSA Schedule solicitations are definitely not reader-friendly. Businesses new to federal contracting almost always find the language in GSA Schedules mystifying, baffling and indecipherable. </p>
<p><strong>5.</strong> <strong>Prepare the proposal. </strong>Enough said. Where does one start? </p>
<p><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">6. Have your digital certificate handy. </span> With the exception of one Schedule, you cannot submit your proposal to GSA without a digital certificate. </p>
<p><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">7. Sharpen your negotiating skills. </span> You will need them when you go head-to-head with GSA to negotiate and agree upon your pricing. </p>
<p>Good luck and keep Fedmarket in mind if you falter. We are standing by to help you complete and submit an expertly prepared GSA Schedue proposal. <br></p>
<p>We speak fluent "Schedule-Speak." Call us at 888 661 4094, Ext. 2. We'll talk to you soon. </p>
<p><b>We have a solution for every time frame and budget.</b></p>
<p><b><a href="http://www.fedmarket.com/l/gsa_schedules/gsa_proposals/gsa_proposal_elab/?cid=1308146502-91627_950087&utm_source=vendoremailtbl&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Generic+eLab Ad&utm_campaign=1308146502-91627_950087&email=bug-zephyr@mit.edu">GSA Proposal eLabPlus</a></b> <br>Fedmarket's GSA eLabPlus allows you to complete your GSA Schedule proposal in 3 days or fewer with the help of Fedmarket's GSA specialists. Not only will you walk out with a completed proposal in hand, you will leave with tools and techniques to assist you in administering your contract and selling using your contract as leverage. <br><b><a href="http://www.fedmarket.com/l/gsa_schedules/gsa_proposals/gsa_proposal_elab/?cid=1308146502-91627_950087&utm_source=vendoremailtbl&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Generic+eLab Ad&utm_campaign=1308146502-91627_950087&email=bug-zephyr@mit.edu">More details</a>...</b> </p>
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<p><b><a href="http://www.fedmarket.com/l/gsa_schedules/gsa_proposals/gsa_proposal_vlab/?cid=1308146502-91627_950087&utm_source=vendoremailtbl&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Generic+eLab Ad&utm_campaign=1308146502-91627_950087&email=bug-zephyr@mit.edu">Virtual GSA eLab</a></b> <br>You select the dates and write your GSA proposal from the comfort of your own office and with the assistance of our GSA specialists. We can start the Virtual GSA eLab today and have your proposal written in as few as two weeks. The primary benefits of the Virtual eLab are that 1) your GSA Schedule proposal is off your "to do" list and completed at the end of the process, and 2) your company avoids the costs associated with sending a staff member to our facility. <br><b><a href="http://www.fedmarket.com/l/gsa_schedules/gsa_proposals/gsa_proposal_vlab/?cid=1308146502-91627_950087&utm_source=vendoremailtbl&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Generic+eLab Ad&utm_campaign=
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