Year 2021 is going to bring up a range of changes for GSA MAS Contractors. Ongoing GSA Schedule modernization continues and requires you, being a GSA Schedule holder, to take some actions. In this article we cover important GSA initiatives you should definitely pay attention to in 2021-2022.
How to Grow a Small Business Through a GSA Schedule
Growing a small business is never an easy task, let alone in the uncharted territory of the post-pandemic market. If you’re a business owner looking to maximise your opportunities, and have some experience of selling to the U.S. Government, your company could then be eligible for a GSA Schedule and the fantastic benefits that come alongside it.
Should You Pursue Your Own GSA Schedule or Partner with a GSA Contractor?
Once you decide to penetrate the federal market and start selling to the government, there are two major ways to do it. The first one is to get your own Schedule contract. The other one is to partner with another GSA contractor. Which way is better? Let’s take a look at pros and cons.
What to Do After Getting a GSA Schedule
It is done! Finally, your efforts have paid off with spades, and you are now the proud owner of a brand new GSA Schedule contract. Is it time to open a bottle of champagne and get complacent? Or is there anything else you should do after getting a GSA Schedule? You bet! In fact, the work merely begins now.
Is GSA Schedule Consulting Expensive? Not So Fast.
How much does GSA Schedule consulting cost (Spoiler: less than you think)
If you are still in doubt, whether to do the entire GSA Schedule preparation and proposal submission in-house or hire a third-party GSA Schedule consulting agency, this article is for you. We have compiled all the information you need to make a decision. A popular misbelief says that GSA Consulting is way too expensive for a small business. We are going to disprove this. Read along!
How to upload your GSA Catalog to GSA Advantage
GSA Advantage Requirements
Once your company secures either a GSA Schedule or a VA Contract, you are required to upload your approved GSA price list or catalog onto a government e-commerce website called “GSA Advantage”, so that your products and services are made available to federal buyers. As a GSA / VA Contract holder, you are responsible for keeping your GSA Advantage catalog and pricing up to date. Any GSA contract modification such as product or labor category additions, deletions, or price changes, should be uploaded to GSA Advantage in a timely manner. If you are also registered on the DOD FedMall, your catalog will need to be updated on that platform to reflect any changes that have been made on GSA Advantage.
What is the Industrial Funding Fee (IFF)?
- So, what is the IFF?
- How to calculate the IFF?
- Is every product and service a subject to IFF?
- How and when to pay the Industrial Funding Fee?
- Why are reporting sales and paying Industrial Funding Fee important?
The Industrial Funding Fee is a fee the GSA applies to all reported sales, in order to cover its operating costs. In this article we will take a closer look at what the IFF is, how to calculate it, and what permissible ways there are, to pay this fee to the GSA.
FDPS Report Function Transits to Beta.SAM.gov. Are You Ready?
- What is the FPDS reporting function?
- What are FPDS report types?
- How did the change affect contractors?
- How were older FPDS reports converted to beta.SAM.gov reports?
- What should you do upon FPDS-NG report function transition before Jan 31, 2020?
- What if something went wrong?
- How did ad hoc reports change after transition?
FPDS.gov has moved its reports to the new platform, beta.SAM.gov, in 2020. Since the transition finished, all the reporting capabilities of the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) are now available at beta.SAM.gov. The process required you to act by the end of January, 2020. In this article we will explain what you should know about the transition.
What is Priority Purchasing with The AbilityOne® Program?
- What is Priority Purchasing?
- Do I need to be authorized before distributing AbilityOne products?
- How do I become an authorized AbilityOne distributor?
- Is there a cost or fee to become an authorized AbilityOne distributor?
- Once I am authorized, how do I obtain AbilityOne products?
- Can AbilityOne products be sold to commercial entities?
- How will becoming an authorized AbilityOne distributor benefit my firm?
- How can authorized AbilityOne distributors participate in federal electronic commerce?
- How can you join the AbilityOne program?
Blind and significantly disabled people face considerable obstacles when searching for competitive employment, leaving 70% unable to find a job in the U.S. But thanks to the AbilityOne program, over 45,000 people with blindness or serious disabilities, including 3,000 veterans, are now in stable employment. The training, wages and experience provided through AbilityOne allows them to participate fully in their communities, support their families, and gain independence.
Three Crucial GSA Regulations You Need to Know About
- Eligible Ordering Activities
- Why 552.238-113 regulation is important?
- Trade Agreements Act
- Why is the Trade Agreements Act important?
- Industrial Funding Fee and Sales Reporting
- Why is GSAM 552.238-80 important?
Federal acquisitions are governed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) – a scope of rules and requirements, establishing the way GSA agencies procure, and regulating how GSA Schedule contractors should go about providing products and services. Success on the federal market depends largely on how well you understand the FAR. Here, we explain the three important regulations that every GSA Schedule contractor should know about.
