Give Me 5: Guide to the Essentials of GSA Multiple Award Schedule Contracting

Give Me 5: Special Unit – Guide to the Essentials of GSA Multiple Award Schedule Contracting: Increasing Your GSA Schedule Sales

The GSA Multiple Award Schedule Program provides a fast, flexible, cost-effective procurement solution for both contractor and agencies that allows participants to meet acquisition challenges while achieving their missions. The wide variety and large number of Schedule contractors allow ordering activities to access an extensive range of supplies and services to satisfy their requirements. Currently, more than 17,000 Schedule contractors offer more than 25 million supplies and services. Navigating this world can be an overwhelming experience for even the most experience federal contractor. This series will help you better understand the world of the GSA Multiple Award Schedule Program and how to avoid the pitfalls on your way to becoming a successful GSA contractor. In this session you will learn where and how to find the people who use the GSA Schedule to buy your services and products, how to plan a proactive year-round marketing strategy so that your business will be well-known to the decision-makers before the RFQ is advertised, and how to create GSA Schedule opportunities outside of eBuy.