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U.S. General Services
Administration
“Multiple Award Schedule”
Facilities Maintenance and Management
03FAC
Beverly Coley
Multiple Award Schedules
GSA Schedules, also known as Multiple Award
Schedules (MAS), establishes long-term
government-wide contracts with commercial
vendors to provide government agencies access
to over 10 million commercial supplies and
services worth more than $40 billion dollars in
sales annually.
Multiple Awards Schedule Contracts
MAS contracts are:
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Five year contracts, with three five-year
options for approved vendors to provide
products/services to any federal agency
Chosen as the “preferred source of supply”
by most civilian agencies
Multiple Award Schedules (MAS)
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“License to hunt” for opportunities in
the federal government
Synonymous with a “GSA number” or
“getting on GSA list”
Over 80% of Schedule contract holders
are small business owners
Standard Process
 Registrations & Certifications
• Central Contractor Registration (CCR)
www.ccr.gov
• Open Ratings, Inc. ($175.00 fee)
www.openratings.com
• Online Representations and Certifications Application
www.orca.bpn.gov
 Minimum Qualifying Sales
• $25,000 in sales per year
 Time
• 120 Days
Benefits for the Federal Contractor
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Simplified access to thousands of federal buyers
Contract stability (e.g. 5-year contract period and
three 5-year government options to extend the
contract)
Ability to win orders based on best value solutions to
federal buyer requirements
Acquisition streamlining and reduced lead time
Federal buyer credit card ordering and payments
Online ordering through GSA Advantage
4-Step Checklist to a GSA Schedule
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Complete Online Registrations and start Past
Performance Review
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Obtain and Complete the Solicitation
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Submit Completed Offer and Negotiate Contract
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Load information to GSA Advantage and Market your
new GSA Contract
Energy Management Support Services
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Energy Management Program Support
Energy Audit Services
Energy Management Planning and Strategies
Training on Energy Management
Metering Services
Energy Program Support Services
Building Commissioning Services
Resource Efficiency Management
Innovations in Energy
Marketing GSA’s Customer Agencies
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Obtain from GSA contracting officer or point of
contact a listing of current customer agencies
or those who expressed an interest in the
schedule
Monitor fedbizopps website
Obtain information/guidance from Small
Business Offices in the agencies you wish to
market
Review Forecast of Contracting Opportunities
Marketing GSA’s Customer Agencies
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Subscribe to trade magazines and professional
journals
Attend Procurement Networking Sessions, vendor
outreach events, small business conferences,
workshops, seminars, etc.
Obtain information through the Freedom of
Information Act
Obtain a standard or a special procurement report
from the Federal Procurement Data Center
Helpful Websites
www.gsa.gov/r5smallbusiness
www.fbo.gov
www.sba.gov
www.gsa.gov/schedules
www.census.gov/eos/www/naics
www.gsa.gov/elibrary
www.gsa.gov/smbusforecast
www.gsa.gov/subdirectory
GSA’s Small Business Center
Region 5
General Services Administration
Office of Business & Congressional Services
230 S. Dearborn Room 3718
Chicago, IL 60604
1-888-353-5383