GSA Business News

How to Choose a GSA Service Provider/GSA Vendor

GSA consultants can simplify the process of GSA certification of your business significantly, help you prepare an offer and obtain a GSA contract. But among the trustworthy GSA service providers, there are also those firms that aren’t safe to work with. You’ll simply lose time and money if you cooperate with such agents. In this article, we explain how to choose a GSA service provider, what features on part of the provider you should pay attention to, and what differentiates a good GSA consultant from the so called “predators”.

State and Local Government Program Opportunities for GSA Contractors

The GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) creates wide-ranging and lucrative opportunities between businesses and the U.S. Government. Yet GSA sales are not restricted to a customer base of federal and executive agencies only. Through certain purchasing programs, state and local governments and educational institutions can take advantage of the federal government’s purchasing power and access the GSA marketplace. For GSA MAS contractors, selling to state and local governments greatly expands the range of business opportunities available to them.

How to Get On A GSA Schedule

If you own a business, it is important to maximize your access to as many market sectors as possible. One huge market sector is United State is the Federal Government. This is a 1.1 trillion dollar sector of the U.S. economy that offers lucrative potential for companies that can provide goods and services to the government. Whether it is the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Homeland Defense or the Army, Navy, Air Force or Marines, opportunities await vendors who can assist the United States government in its service to its citizens.