[191478] in Zephyr_Bugs
GSA Schedules: The Good, Bad, and Ugly
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Fedmarket)
Wed Aug 6 14:16:34 2014
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<p>Newcomers to the federal market usually have no idea of the advantages and disadvantages of holding a GSA Schedule contract. For newcomers schedules are essential to success in federal contracting.
</p><p><b>The Good
</b></p><ol><li> Schedules are always open for a company to submit a proposal, unlike other multiple award contracts.
</li><li> Schedules are available for almost all commercial products and services.
</li><li> Schedules reduce competition to almost nothing if used correctly with a federal sales program.
</li><li> Schedules can be used by any federal agency to place orders.</li></ol><b>
</b><p><b>The Bad
</b></p><ol><li> You have to invest dollars in submitting a proposal.
</li><li> You have to invest dollars in a federal sales program and use schedules to close a deal.
</li><li> You have to comply with a number of red tape requirements to keep your schedule in compliance with the contract.</li></ol><b>
</b><p><b>The Ugly
</b></p><ol><li> Preparing a proposal for a schedule is nearly impossible without schedule experience.
</li><li> GSA requires a rats nest of red tape and pricing information (100 pages or more) to prove to federal auditors and the public that you are worthy of a schedule award.
</li><li> GSA is becoming pickier by the day about who they award to because they already have many thousands of companies holding schedule.</li></ol>
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