[155209] in Zephyr_Bugs
Do You Really Need a GSA Schedule?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Fedmarket)
Wed Jun 29 16:52:16 2011
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:53:20 -0400
From: "Fedmarket"<noreply@ns4.wrtech.com>
To: bug-zephyr@mit.edu
Reply-To: "Fedmarket"<noreply@ns4.wrtech.com>
Content-type: text/html
Message-Id: <E1Qc0p6-0001V6-Ai@ns4.wrtech.com>
<html>
<head>
<title>Do You Really Need a GSA Schedule?</title>
<style type="text/css">
/* Client-specific Styles */
#outlook a{padding:0;} /* Force Outlook to provide a "view in browser" button. */
body{width:100% !important;} /* Force Hotmail to display emails at full width */
body{-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;} /* Prevent Webkit platforms from changing default text sizes. */
/* Reset Styles */
body{margin:0; padding:0;}
p { margin-bottom: 1em;}
ul { margin-bottom: 1em;}
ol { margin-bottom: 1em;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<table style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #36393D 4px solid" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="700" align="center">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 25px; PADDING-TOP: 5px" width="700">
<br /><span style="font-size: 11px;">Is this email not displaying correctly? <a href="http://www.fedmarket.com/article/free_content/954?cid=1309350765-23307_993981&utm_source=vendoremailtbl&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Generic+eLab Ad&utm_campaign=1309350765-23307_993981&email=bug-zephyr@mit.edu" target="_blank">View it in your browser</a>.</span><br /><br />
<table style="BORDER: #d6d6d6 1px solid;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="center">
<span style="font-size: 11px;"><img src="http://c3042.r42.cf2.rackcdn.com/fmemaillogo.jpg" border="0" alt="Header image being blocked. If you wish to see this image, please allow images to be displayed from noreply@ns4.wrtech.com"/></span><br /><br />
<table style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; COLOR: #343434; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="700" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="500"><p><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 15px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; COLOR: #000000;">Do You Really Need a GSA Schedule?</span></p></td><td align="right" valign="top" width="200">
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/Fedmarket" border="0" title="Visit us on Facebook"><img src="http://c3042.r42.cf2.rackcdn.com/facebook.png" border="0" alt="Facebook"></a> <a href="http://twitter.com/GSA_Tips" border="0" title="Follow us on Twitter"><img src="http://c3042.r42.cf2.rackcdn.com/twitter.png" border="0" alt="Twitter"></a> <a href="http://blog.fedmarket.com/" border="0" title="Fedmarket Blog"><img src="http://c3042.r42.cf2.rackcdn.com/blogger.png" border="0" alt="Fedmarket Blog"></a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"><hr size="1"></td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 20px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" colspan="2">
<table width="650" align="left">
<tr><td style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<P>Does your firm really need a GSA Schedule to do business with the government? No, it doesn't. You can pursue government business through the public bid process or as a sub-contractor, if you have an in with prime contractors. </P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">A public bid</SPAN> will (i) require your company to write an expensive proposal, (ii) expose your business to competition from others interested in the project, and (iii) force you to wait an average of two hundred days or more for an award decision to be made. <BR></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">As a sub-contracto</SPAN>r you are under the thumb of the prime contractor. The prime contractor will try to reduce your profits so it can take a profit on the subcontract. The prime will also try to minimize your exposure to the customer -- the person to whom you sold in the first place -- as you would if you were in the prime's shoes. </P>
<P>Neither of these two options is ideal. A GSA Schedule contract would allow you to close the deal in a matter of weeks, as opposed to months, and competition for the project would be reduced significantly. In short, a GSA Schedule contract is the best multi-vendor contract for a small to medium-sized company. <BR></P>
<P><B>The moral of this story</B> is that your company should work towards getting on Schedule so it has a closing mechanism and it's never too soon to begin the GSA Schedule application and approval process. <BR></P>
<P>What's the best way to complete your application for a GSA Schedule? Fedmarket's <B>GSA Proposal eLabPlus</B>, a proven and successful path to winning government business.</P>
<P><FONT color=#356aa0><B>Upcoming GSA Proposal eLabPlus</B></FONT> </P>
<UL>
<LI>July 12 - 14, 2011 in Bethesda, MD
<LI>July 13 - 15, 2011 in Scottsdale, AZ
<LI>July 26 - 28, 2011 in San Diego, CA
<LI>August 9 - 11, 2011 in Bethesda, MD
<LI>September 13 - 15, 2011 in Bethesda, MD </LI></UL>
<P></P>
<P><B><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(53,106,160)">Questions? Call 888 661 4094, Ext.2.</SPAN><BR></B></P>
<P><B>Read more</B> - <A href="http://www.fedmarket.com/l/gsa_schedules/gsa_proposals/gsa_proposal_elab/?cid=1309350765-23307_993981&utm_source=vendoremailtbl&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Generic+eLab Ad&utm_campaign=1309350765-23307_993981&email=bug-zephyr@mit.edu">http://www.fedmarket.com/l/gsa_schedules/gsa_proposals/gsa_proposal_elab/</A></P>
<P><B>Other ways Fedmarket can help you win your GSA Schedule award:</B> <BR><A style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal" href="http://www.fedmarket.com/l/gsa_schedules/gsa_proposals/gsa_proposal_vlab/?cid=1309350765-23307_993981&utm_source=vendoremailtbl&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Generic+eLab Ad&utm_campaign=1309350765-23307_993981&email=bug-zephyr@mit.edu">Virtual GSA eLab</A> <BR><A style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal" href="http://www.fedmarket.com/l/gsa_schedules/gsa_proposals/gsa_proposal_outsourcing/?cid=1309350765-23307_993981&utm_source=vendoremailtbl&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Generic+eLab Ad&utm_campaign=1309350765-23307_993981&email=bug-zephyr@mit.edu">Full Service GSA Proposal Preparation</A><BR><A style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal" href="http://www.fedmarket.com/l/gsa_schedules/gsa_proposals/gsa_proposal_assistance/?cid=1309350765-23307_993981&utm_source=vendoremailtbl&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Generic+eLab Ad&utm_campaign=1309350765-23307_993981&email=bug-zephyr@mit.edu">GSA Proposal Prepar!
ation
Assistance</A> </P
>
<P align=center><B><A href="http://www.fedmarket.com/?cid=1309350765-23307_993981&utm_source=vendoremailtbl&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Generic+eLab Ad&utm_campaign=1309350765-23307_993981&email=bug-zephyr@mit.edu">Visit Fedmarket</A> <BR>For inquiries, call 301 652 9504. Press 2.</B><BR></P>
<br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/Fedmarket" border="0" title="Visit us on Facebook"><img src="http://c3042.r42.cf2.rackcdn.com/facebook.png" border="0" alt="Facebook"></a> <a href="http://twitter.com/GSA_Tips" border="0" title="Follow us on Twitter"><img src="http://c3042.r42.cf2.rackcdn.com/twitter.png" border="0" alt="Twitter"></a> <a href="http://blog.fedmarket.com/" border="0" title="Fedmarket Blog"><img src="http://c3042.r42.cf2.rackcdn.com/blogger.png" border="0" alt="Fedmarket Blog"></a>
<p align="justify" style="font-size:11px">
<em>
Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a response.<br /><br />
It is our policy never to send unwanted email messages. You were sent this
message because you previously registered at <a href="http://www.fedmarket.com?cid=1309350765-23307_993981&utm_source=vendoremailtbl&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Generic+eLab Ad&utm_campaign=1309350765-23307_993981&email=bug-zephyr@mit.edu">fedmarket.com</a> 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=1309350765-23307_993981&utm_source=vendoremailtbl&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Generic+eLab Ad&utm_campaign=1309350765-23307_993981&email=bug-zephyr@mit.edu">http://www.fedmarket.com/remove/remove.php?remEmail=bug-zephyr@mit.edu</a>
</em>
</p>
</td></tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br><img src="http://dbvisions.net/eml/1309350765-23307_993981/bug-zephyr@mit.edu/" alt="Fedmarket.com">
</body>
</html>
