Although not the only contracting vehicle available, the GSA Schedule is the most effective method of federal procurement. Most GSA contractors—about 80% of them—are small companies.
The participation of small businesses in the GSA Schedule Program is highly encouraged by the GSA and the Small Business Administration (SBA). SBA policy permits agencies to integrate the dollar amount of orders anticipated to be placed against GSA Schedule contracts in their procurement base and goals in order to boost small business participation.
With the Schedule Program, GSA expands small businesses' access to government contracting opportunities and helps buyers in achieving or exceeding their socioeconomic goals through the Schedule Program. Orders placed under a Schedule contract may be applied to small business objectives.
Below is a chart and graph of sales generated for the past three years of small businesses with GSA Schedule contract.
Notwithstanding the difficulty in recent years, these small businesses made a wonderful decision by choosing to join in the program and benefit from its’ following advantages:
It is the most popular procurement vehicle utilized by government agencies.
Your pricing has already been found to be reasonable and competitive.
Government agencies' ordering processes are simplified.
If you are a small business owner who wants to grow through government contracting, I always recommend contacting the knowledgeable GSA experts at Advance GSA so you can discuss whether the GSA Schedule is right for your company. They do not charge for an initial consultation.
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