Everyone knows that the federal market is huge. Problem GSA is Facing in Small Business IT market Over the past three years the number of small businesses offering IT services to the federal government has significantly decreased in the GSA portfolio. The number of businesses in this sector has shrunk by an alarming 24% between 2018 and 2021. The main …
GSA’s Startup Springboard A Great Opportunity for Small Business
The GSA Startup Springboard opens up the GSA Schedule MAS program to firms with less than the two-year professional experience normally required for a company to get approved on a GSA MAS Schedule category. In general, the Startup Springboard potential GSA partner can use their executive professional backgrounds, key personnel’s project experience to complete their application. The Startup Springboard program …
Federal Marketing Checklist …..Opens Doors
Below are the Administrative – Tactical – Strategic Checklist you should run through to make sure you are preparing your business for federal contracting success. Administrative 1. Determine a perceived need for a product or service (could be a new product, invention etc) you have the capability to offer to the federal government at a reasonable price with at a …
Confused on how to Navigate the GSA’s Newly Consolidated Contracts
The Multiple Award Schedule blends 24 Schedules into one expected to be completed during fiscal 2020. The long-awaited consolidation of General Services Administration schedules is underway, a process that will take most of the current fiscal year. GSA schedules are potential 20 year contracts that give agencies access to more than 11 million products and services at a discount, thanks to volume …
GOVERNMENT WIDE ACQUISITION CONTRACTS (GWAC)
If you are seeking to be a prime contractor in federal contracting your firm will more than likely need to be on a GWAC such as GSA Schedule MAC contract which can provide you with contract opportunities for at least 20 years. What are the key differences between a Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) contracts and federal government Multi-agency contracts …
Federal Supply Schedule Termination
IS YOUR FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE CONTRACT IN TERMINATION MODE? Many Federal Supply Schedule contractors receive a sales termination letter informing them that their Federal Supply Schedule contract is about to be cancelled due to lack of Schedule sales. The dreaded termination letter reads something like this “The purpose of this letter is to advise you that, due to failure to meet I-FSS-639 …