About GSA Contracts

To start selling to the government, you first need to become an approved GSA vendor. A number of forms need to be filled out, before you can compete for a GSA Schedule Contract. So, what forms are required? Let’s see.

Let’s suppose you won a GSA Schedule award. Now, what are your opportunities to sell as a GSA Schedule holder? Who can you sell to through your GSA Schedule? In fact, there are plenty of options, because literally hundreds of federal agencies publish solicitations via GSA Advantage.

FedMall is a federal e-commerce platform, much like other GSA shopping catalogs, where thousands of federal, state and local agencies can purchase goods and services. Selling on FedMall is very similar in an essence as selling on eBuy or GSA Advantage. But there are also some peculiarities you need to be aware of.

Surely, you’ve heard this before: getting a GSA contract is a lengthy and time-consuming process. But can you expedite your GSA contract? Is there a way to speed up the GSA registration process or to accelerate GSA proposal review? In this article, we provide an overview of possible ways to get your GSA contract faster.

Your GSA contract will normally last for a minimum of 5 years. Nevertheless, it is possible to lose your GSA Schedule and nullify all the hard work that was done to obtain it. There are instances where the government decides to terminate it. You must be well prepared to prevent GSA contract termination. In this article, we will explain what some of the reasons for termination are, and how they can be avoided.

Did you know that you should regularly update your SAM.gov registration in order to be able to sell to the government? And do you know how to renew SAM registration correctly?

Success of a company on the market is a sum of multiple factors. One of the most important factors among them is how well you know and understand your customers. This is equally true for the federal market. Knowing how federal buyers think can decently help you greatly with getting GSA Schedules awards, negotiating better prices, and overall simplifying your responsibilities as a government contractor.

Answer These Questions Honestly Before Pursuing a GSA Contract

While attempting to penetrate the federal market may look absolutely “a must”, you should think about your strategy BEFORE you start doing anything in that regard. And the very first questions any prospective contractor must ask himself are:

What you need to know to effectively scan the government market

This article reviews available ways and tools you can use to research the GSA market and eventually end up with a profitable government contract. With such tools as GSA Schedule eLibrary, CALC, FPDS you can gather a plethora of useful data. Ideally, you should always do your home work and research competition, demand and prices before you jump into these dark waters. Read along to learn how.

GSA Contracts are very different from your typical commercial contracts where a deal is a deal. The Government is absolutely different in this way, so knowing how it interprets GSA Contracts is crucial for long-term success with GSA. In this article we present some GSA facts you hardly knew.