U.S. General Services U.S. General Services AdministrationAdministration

“Multiple Award Schedule”

Facilities Maintenance and ManagementFacilities Maintenance and Management

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Beverly ColeyBeverly Coley

MultipleMultiple Award SchedulesAward Schedules

GSA Schedules, also known as Multiple Award GSA Schedules, also known as Multiple Award Schedules (MAS), establishes long-term Schedules (MAS), establishes long-term government-wide contracts with commercial government-wide contracts with commercial vendors to provide government agencies access vendors to provide government agencies access to over 10 million commercial supplies and to over 10 million commercial supplies and services worth more than $40 billion dollars in services worth more than $40 billion dollars in sales annually.sales annually.

Multiple Awards Schedule ContractsMultiple Awards Schedule Contracts

MAS contracts are:MAS contracts are:

Five year contracts, with three five-yearFive year contracts, with three five-yearoptions for approved vendors to provide options for approved vendors to provide products/services to any federal agencyproducts/services to any federal agency

Chosen as the “preferred source of Chosen as the “preferred source of supply”supply”by most civilian agenciesby most civilian agencies

Multiple Award Schedules (MAS)Multiple Award Schedules (MAS)

““License to hunt” for opportunities License to hunt” for opportunities in the federal governmentin the federal government

Synonymous with a “GSA number” Synonymous with a “GSA number” or “getting on GSA list”or “getting on GSA list”

Over 80% of Schedule contract Over 80% of Schedule contract holders are small business ownersholders are small business owners

Standard ProcessStandard Process

Registrations & CertificationsRegistrations & Certifications• Central Contractor Registration (CCR)Central Contractor Registration (CCR)

www.ccr.govwww.ccr.gov• Open Ratings, Inc. ($175.00 fee)Open Ratings, Inc. ($175.00 fee)

www.openratings.comwww.openratings.com• Online Representations and Certifications Application Online Representations and Certifications Application

www.orca.bpn.govwww.orca.bpn.gov

Minimum Qualifying SalesMinimum Qualifying Sales• $25,000 in sales per year$25,000 in sales per year

TimeTime• 120 Days120 Days

Benefits for the Federal Benefits for the Federal ContractorContractor

Simplified access to thousands of federal buyersSimplified access to thousands of federal buyers Contract stability (e.g. 5-year contract period and Contract stability (e.g. 5-year contract period and

three 5-year government options to extend the three 5-year government options to extend the contract)contract)

Ability to win orders based on best value Ability to win orders based on best value solutions to federal buyer requirementssolutions to federal buyer requirements

Acquisition streamlining and reduced lead timeAcquisition streamlining and reduced lead time Federal buyer credit card ordering and paymentsFederal buyer credit card ordering and payments Online ordering through GSA AdvantageOnline ordering through GSA Advantage

4-Step Checklist to a GSA 4-Step Checklist to a GSA ScheduleSchedule

1.1. Complete Online Registrations and start PastComplete Online Registrations and start Past Performance ReviewPerformance Review

2.2. Obtain and Complete the SolicitationObtain and Complete the Solicitation

3.3. Submit Completed Offer and Negotiate ContractSubmit Completed Offer and Negotiate Contract

4.4. Load information to GSA Advantage and Market Load information to GSA Advantage and Market your new GSA Contractyour new GSA Contract

Energy Management Support ServicesEnergy Management Support Services

• Energy Management Program SupportEnergy Management Program Support• Energy Audit ServicesEnergy Audit Services• Energy Management Planning and StrategiesEnergy Management Planning and Strategies• Training on Energy ManagementTraining on Energy Management• Metering ServicesMetering Services• Energy Program Support ServicesEnergy Program Support Services• Building Commissioning ServicesBuilding Commissioning Services• Resource Efficiency ManagementResource Efficiency Management• Innovations in EnergyInnovations in Energy

Marketing GSA’s Customer Marketing GSA’s Customer AgenciesAgencies

Obtain from GSA contracting officer or point of Obtain from GSA contracting officer or point of contact a listing of current customer agencies contact a listing of current customer agencies or those who expressed an interest in the or those who expressed an interest in the scheduleschedule

Monitor fedbizopps websiteMonitor fedbizopps website

Obtain information/guidance from Small Obtain information/guidance from Small Business Offices in the agencies you wish to Business Offices in the agencies you wish to marketmarket

Review Forecast of Contracting OpportunitiesReview Forecast of Contracting Opportunities

Marketing GSA’s Customer AgenciesMarketing GSA’s Customer Agencies(cont’d)(cont’d)

Subscribe to trade magazines and Subscribe to trade magazines and professional journalsprofessional journals

Attend Procurement Networking Sessions, Attend Procurement Networking Sessions, vendor outreach events, small business vendor outreach events, small business conferences, workshops, seminars, etc.conferences, workshops, seminars, etc.

Obtain information through the Freedom of Obtain information through the Freedom of Information ActInformation Act

Obtain a standard or a special procurement Obtain a standard or a special procurement report from the Federal Procurement Data report from the Federal Procurement Data CenterCenter

Helpful WebsitesHelpful Websites

www.gsa.gov/r5smallbusinesswww.gsa.gov/r5smallbusiness

www.fbo.govwww.fbo.gov

www.sba.govwww.sba.gov

www.gsa.gov/scheduleswww.gsa.gov/schedules

www.census.gov/eos/www/naicswww.census.gov/eos/www/naics

www.gsa.gov/elibrarywww.gsa.gov/elibrary

www.gsa.gov/smbusforecastwww.gsa.gov/smbusforecast

www.gsa.gov/subdirectorywww.gsa.gov/subdirectory

GSA’s Small Business CenterRegion 5

General Services AdministrationOffice of Business & Congressional

Services230 S. Dearborn Room 3718

Chicago, IL 606041-888-353-5383