Gsa Wants You

GSA Wants You

BUS 330 – Contract Administration and Management

August 11, 2013

Imagine you are a service-disabled veteran and made your hobby of building model airplanes into a small business that produces very small remote control aircrafts capable of long sustained flights. You are ready to reply to a U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Schedules solicitation.

Brown Airplane Models, Inc. has been in business since 2007. I am a service-disabled veteran who began building model airplanes when I was a kid; I loved it so much that I wanted to share my love of model airplanes with everyone. Brown Airplane Models, Inc. is a rare business that produces very small remote control aircrafts capable of long sustained flights. Model airplanes are not just for kids anymore as we have remote control aircrafts for everyone. I am now ready to reply to a U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Schedules solicitation. GSA Schedules (also called Federal Supply Schedules) are long-term government-wide contracts that establish volume discount prices and terms for supplies and services. Established contracts can save the government time and money so preference is often given to vendors on a GSA Schedule. GSA Schedules are a means of going after federal contracts.

Describe the electronic submission process and the security measures present in this approach. Analyze the advantages over classic paper solicitations.

Getting on a GSA schedule can take months to complete. A business must go through an application process to become an approved supplier. First, go on the Internet to www.gsa.gov/gettingontheschedule to review what is needed to get on a GSA schedule. On this webpage, it lists the steps that are needed prior to submitting a proposal. The list includes “determine eligibility, required registrations, past performance, identify the appropriate GSA schedule, download the corresponding solicitation, prepare a proposal, proposal review, GSA contract negotiation,...