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Title: UNDERSTANDING


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UNDERSTANDING
  • GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
  • FEDERAL SUPPLY SERVICE
  • MULTIPLE AWARD SCHEDULES
  • Larry Fountain (CCAS)
  • (404) 894-8832

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CHARACTERISTICS FOR SUCCESS
  • DEDICATION
  • DETERMINATION
  • PERSISTENCE

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U. S. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION GSA
  • Industrys largest customer for commercial goods
    and services
  • Purchases for civilian and military agencies
  • Stocks and distributes common use products
  • Operates two huge distribution centers
  • Over 7,000 high demand items available for
    shipment

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U. S. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION GSA
  • Special order program
  • A buy on demand buying service for ordering
    activities
  • Products purchased have included vehicles,
    appliances and furniture

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U. S. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION GSA
  • Awards Federal Supply Schedule Contracts
  • 17.5 billion in sales
  • Over four million commercial off-the-shelf
    products and services available

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Federal Supply Schedules Program Statistics
  • 56 schedules covering various commodities and
    services
  • 17.5 billion program
  • 7,972 schedule contract holders
  • 6,198 small businesses
  • 637 small woman-owned businesses
  • 707 small disadvantaged businesses
  • 5 years with 3, 5 year renewal periods

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Most Popular Schedules
  • Information Technology (IT) - General purpose
    commercial information technology equipment,
    software and services
  • Management, Organizational and Business
    Improvement Services (MOBIS) -Consulting,
    facilitation, privatization, support services and
    etc.

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IT Schedule Statistics
  • 2,533 IT Schedule contract holders
  • 1,399 small-(546 small disadvantaged,
  • 122 Section 8(a), 237 women-owned)
  • 10 new vendors added each week
  • Figures above as of FY 2000

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IT Schedule Sales(Fiscal Year 1999)
  • Total 6.9 billion 100
  • Small Business 1.4 billion 21
  • SDB 557 million 8
  • Women-owned 278 million .04

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Management, Organizational and Business
Improvement Services (MOBIS) Schedule
  • Website www.northwest.gsa.gov/fss/services/msc.ht
    m
  • Solicitation Number TFTP-MC-000874-1
  • Contracting activity
  • Management Services Center, (253) 931-7083

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Number of MOBIS Contractsin Place (FY 2000)
  • Size Number Dollar Value
  • Large 224 636,055,623
  • Small 292 82,185,874
  • SDB 82 15,588,880

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Corporate Schedules
  • Vendor not required to list all items sold
    outside government on schedule
  • Vendor permitted to place different items under a
    single schedule/contract
  • Umbrella contract
  • Not necessary to be on several schedules

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Other Service Schedules
  • Marketing, Media, and Public Information Services
  • Professional Engineering Services
  • Auditing Financial Management Services
  • Human Resources Management and EEO Services
  • Temporary Support Services
  • Language Services
  • Environmental Services

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GSA Schedules
  • GSA Schedules do not cover every conceivable
    commodity or service

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GSA CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES
  • Primary targets are potential Federal agency
    customers
  • Check existing schedule contract holders to
    ensure they are paying 1 IFF to GSA
  • Not normally trained to assist firms get on
    schedule

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GSA Contracting Officer
  • Provides clarification and interpretation of
    contract terms and conditions
  • Final authority on all contractual issues

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GSA Advantage
  • On-line shopping network Federal agencies access
    to buy products/services from FSS Schedule
    Contract holders
  • Access to over 1 million commercial products and
    services
  • Vendors can browse by entering a zip code to view
    pricing of firms already on Schedule

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  • Complete Schedule listings
  • Basic ordering guidelines
  • Search by contractor name
  • Search by Schedule number
  • www.fss.gsa.gov

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GETTING A GSA NUMBER
  • GSA does not give out numbers
  • It is not the number a vendor receives when they
    are placed on a GSA bidders list

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GETTING A GSA NUMBER (Contd)
  • A GSA number is a contract number
  • Contract numbers are obtained through
  • A definite quantity award (items stocked in
    distribution centers)
  • A GSA, FSS, MAS contract award

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GETTING A GSA NUMBER (Contd)
  • Consultants routinely charge from
  • 8K to 25K to assist or prepare a GSA
  • Schedule offer

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WHY FEDERAL AGENCIES USE GSA SCHEDULES
  • Ease of use
  • Availability of commercial products/services
  • Orders can be placed immediately
  • Wide variety of product/service providers
  • Agencies have a choice
  • Can usually get contractor of their choice

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WHY FEDERAL AGENCIES USE GSA SCHEDULES
  • Prices considered fair and reasonable
  • Low price may not be a factor in agency award of
    order
  • Award to be made to schedule vendor offering best
    value at the lowest overall cost (GAO Decision
    B-290665)
  • Ordering agency to review prices of at least 3
    schedule vendors

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WHY FEDERAL AGENCIES USE GSA SCHEDULES
  • Saves time and effort of creating a solicitation
  • Solicitation process may take months of effort
  • Not required to be advertised in FedBizOpps
  • Agency has no contracting authority or activity
  • Not authorized to contract above certain dollar
    level
  • Use of schedule(s) mandated by higher authority

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Advantages of Using GSA Schedules
  • Millions of high quality, state-of-the-art
    commercial products and services
  • Volume discount pricing
  • Direct delivery
  • Same services afforded to all customers

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Advantages of Using GSA Schedules
  • Convenience and pricing
  • Agency size (large or small) and location do not
    matter
  • Shorter lead times
  • Lower administrative costs
  • Reduced inventories

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WHY SOME FEDERAL AGENCIES DONT USE GSA SCHEDULES
  • Prices not considered the lowest obtainable
  • Low price not essential for GSA Contract award
  • Some buying activities believe non-mandatory
    provision mandates competition

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WHY SOME FEDERAL AGENCIES DONT USE GSA SCHEDULES
  • Use of GSA Schedules may reduce the level of a
    managers responsibility
  • Salary reduced as responsibilities decline
  • Government credit card used for many purchases
    less than 2,500 (micro-purchase)
  • No competition required
  • Purchases can be made locally
  • 13.8 billion in purchases during FY2001

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WHY FIRMS WANT TO BE ON A GSA SCHEDULE
  • Done homework and have a general understanding of
    the schedules program
  • No idea, just heard it was a good thing
  • Dont know
  • Been told by boss to do it

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WHY FIRMS WANT TO BE ON A GSA SCHEDULE
  • Been told by a federal buyer that the only way
    they can do business with them is if they get a
    GSA number (schedule award)
  • Mistaken illusion of millions of dollars in
    government business
  • Firm wants another good marketing tool

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GSA, MAS CONTRACTSPROS AND CONS
  • PROS
  • Schedules cover commercial products and services
  • No specifications-commercial off the shelf
  • Open to any vendor

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GSA, MAS CONTRACTSPROS AND CONS
  • PROS
  • Solicitations open continuously
  • Five year contract award with 3 renewal options
  • Lowest price not factor in GSA contract award
  • GSA wants most favorable customer price

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GSA, MAS CONTRACTSPROS AND CONS
  • PROS
  • Contracts easy for agencies to use
  • Orders placed directly with contractor
  • Payment made to contractor
  • Schedule usage counts toward goal attainment
  • Another good marketing tool
  • Small businesses receive about 80 of all
    contract awards

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GSA, MAS CONTRACTSPROS AND CONS
  • CONS
  • No guarantee of business
  • Contracts are indefinite quantity
  • Contracts not mandatory
  • Contracts cannot be used by state/local
    governments
  • Some place orders if contractor offers GSA
    pricing
  • Cancelled with 30 day notice by either party

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GSA, MAS CONTRACTSPROS AND CONS
  • CONS
  • Contractor responsible for all marketing
  • Must develop and print a FSS pricelist brochure
  • Hard copy and electronic version
  • Must distribute to Federal agencies
  • Responsible for all printing/distribution costs

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GSA, MAS CONTRACTSPROS AND CONS
  • CONS
  • Past performance survey
  • Conducted by Dunn and Bradstreet
  • Costs offeror 125
  • Mandatory for IT and other schedules
  • Additional information required in some schedules

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GSA, MAS CONTRACTSPROS AND CONS
  • CONS
  • Pre-established pricelist/catalog price
  • Used as basis for contract negotiations/award
  • Vendors must show current and past
    customers/sales
  • Many vendors do not have established pricelists
  • Industrial Funding Fee
  • Must rebate to GSA, 1 of all contract sales
  • Fee included in award price
  • Fee actually paid by using agencies

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GSA, MAS CONTRACTSPROS AND CONS
  • CONS
  • Vendors must prepare and submit a Federal Supply
    Schedule Pricelist brochure
  • Usually due after notice of award received
  • Due with Group 70, IT offers
  • Time consuming
  • Expensive

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GSA, MAS CONTRACTSPROS AND CONS
  • CONS
  • Period for acceptance of offers (IT)
  • 180 calendar days from date of offer
  • First contact from GSA may be 150 days
  • Other schedules even longer periods
  • Heavy workload
  • No sense of urgency

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GSA, MAS CONTRACTSPROS AND CONS
  • CONS
  • Contracts difficult to win
  • Paperwork is extensive
  • Process is time consuming
  • Large businesses receive about 70 of all orders

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GSA, MAS Solicitation Process
  • You cant always believe what you are told

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THINGS TO DO BEFORE TAKING THE SCHEDULES PLUNGE
  • Check schedules library to determine if there is
    a schedule for the product or service you want
    to furnish (www.fss.gsa.gov)
  • Some buyers tell vendors to get on the schedule
    when there is no schedule

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THINGS TO DO BEFORE TAKING THE SCHEDULES PLUNGE
  • Explore the possibility of marketing in your area
    for an existing schedule contractor
  • If a dealer/distributor, contact your
    manufacturer(s) to determine if they will allow
    you to sell using their GSA Schedule contract
  • Much easier than obtaining a GSA contract

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THINGS TO DO BEFORE TAKING THE SCHEDULES PLUNGE
  • Consider the pros and cons of GSA schedule
    contracts
  • Be aware that some agencies choose not to use GSA
    Schedules
  • Understand that most schedule solicitations are
    unrestricted (only a few have special item
    numbers that are set-aside for small business)

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FSS Acquisition Centers
  • Office and Scientific Equipment Center
  • Information Technology Acquisition Center
  • Services Acquisition Center
  • The Hardware SuperStore
  • General Products Center
  • Management Services Center
  • National Furniture Center
  • Office Supplies and Paper Products
  • Office of Vehicle Acquisition and Leasing
    Services

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DOWNLOADING A MAS, SOLICITATION
  • FedBizOpps ( www.eps.gov)
  • Click-Search FBO Postings
  • Click-Active, Archived, Synopses or Award
  • Synopses is automatic if you select archived or
    active
  • Select appropriate FSC Class
  • Select agency (GSA)
  • Find block and enter solicitation number

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ABOUT GSA, MAS, SOLICITATIONS
  • Boiler plate/standard clauses comprise 90 of
    solicitation
  • Some poorly written jump from one point to
    something entirely different
  • Confusing terms
  • Federal Supply Schedule Price List (brochure)
  • Commercial catalog/price list (vendors)

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ABOUT GSA, MAS SOLICITATIONS
  • All schedule solicitations require
  • Submission of a discounted catalog, price list
    or other information to verify pricing
  • Submission of Commercial Sales Practice
    information (unless excepted)
  • Preparation distribution of a Federal Supply
    Schedule Pricelist brochure

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ABOUT GSA, MAS, SOLICITATIONS
  • Special Item Numbers (SINs) differentiate
    products or services covered
  • Vendors can offer products/services that fall
    under a specific special item number
  • GSA schedules may have awards for identical items
    at different prices

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ABOUT GSA, MAS SOLICITATIONS
  • Guaranteed Minimum, 2,500
  • Applies to contractors that receive orders less
    than 2,500 during term of contract
  • Government will pay difference between amount
    ordered and 2,500

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ABOUT GSA, MAS SOLICITATIONS
  • Guaranteed Minimum, 2,500
  • Contingent upon timely submission of Contractors
    Report of Sales (GSA Form 72A)
  • Only applies if contract expires or cancellation
    initiated by the Government
  • Not applicable if contract terminated for cause
    by the Government

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ABOUT GSA, MAS SOLICITATIONS
  • No preference for small business in most
    instances
  • Some schedule solicitations
  • Contain a special item number for new items
  • Require submission of technical price proposals

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Technical Proposal
  • Information required
  • Understanding of requirements
  • Professional staff
  • Corporate experience
  • Past performance

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Technical Proposal
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Evaluation Criteria
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Evaluation Criteria (contd)
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Technical Evaluation
  • Past Performance
  • Dunn and Bradstreet (DB) past performance
    evaluation
  • List your best customers
  • Score less than 90 may be detrimental
  • Include completed copy of evaluation forms sent
    to DB with offer

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Technical Evaluation (contd)
  • Past Performance DB for IT
  • Form requests 20 customers for evaluation
  • GSA may accept less
  • Try to provide at least 10
  • DB must have responses from at least 3 for
    evaluation

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Technical Evaluation (contd)
  • Past Performance DB for IT
  • May not have to be corporate customers
  • Previously, customers must have been corporate
    customers
  • GSA recently relaxed requirement

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Technical Evaluation (contd)
  • If no relevant corporate experience
  • Dun and Bradstreet (DB) not required (except IT)

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Technical Evaluation (contd)
  • Offeror may provide at least 10 work related
    references for current or proposed staff
  • References must demonstrate past experience in
    similar types of work to that being offered
  • Must be sufficient to allow GSA to conduct a Past
    Performance Evaluation

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Technical Proposal (contd)
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Price Proposal
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Price Proposal
  • Separate from Tech. Admin. Proposals
  • Contains all info relative to pricing
  • Pricing to be provided using format in Schedule
    of Items in solicitation

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Price Proposal (contd)
  • Contains sufficient info for CO to determine
    items are fair reasonable
  • Pricing furnished in sufficient detail to enable
    CO to perform price analysis

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Price Proposal (contd)
  • Pricing data to include one of the following
    formats
  • Commercial Sales Practices Format
  • Two copies of current published Commercial
    Catalog/Price List
  • OR

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Price Proposal (contd)
  • For pricing for services based on market prices
    where catalog prices are not available, offeror
    must provide either
  • Information related to prices
  • Market prices
  • Internal business memos
  • Quote sheets, etc., documenting sales of similar
    items (commercial or government)
  • OR

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Price Proposal (contd)
  • Information to show how offeror arrived at
    proposed price(s)
  • Hourly rate Overhead GA Fee for each labor
    category

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Price Proposal (contd)
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SPECIAL CLAUSES AND REQUIREMENTS
  • Vets Employment Reporting Program (PL 105-339)
  • Applicable to most procurement actions exceeding
    25,000 including schedules
  • Must obtain company number from Vets-100 staff
    (703-461-2460)
  • Report covers preceding fiscal year-due 9-30
  • Detailed instructions at
    http//nvti.cudenver.edu/vets/instructions.htm

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SPECIAL CLAUSES AND REQUIREMENTS
  • Maximum Order Limitation
  • Specified amount for price reduction" purposes
    only
  • No specific limit
  • Extremely important

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SPECIAL CLAUSES AND REQUIREMENTS
  • Price Reduction Clause
  • May lower price to GSA customers at any time
  • No penalty
  • May not lower price to other customers after GSA
    and contractor agree on price
  • Exception is firm fixed price order with definite
    delivery exceeding MOL

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SPECIAL CLAUSES AND REQUIREMENTS
  • Relationship must be maintained throughout term
    of contract

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SPECIAL CLAUSES AND REQUIREMENTS
  • Price Reduction Clause
  • Locks in prices for term of contract
  • Contractors penalized monetarily for violation(s)
  • Many small businesses hurt in past

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Price Reduction Penalty
  • Federal Acquisition Report, January 2002 Gateway
    Computer Paid back 9 million for failing to
    adhere to the government price reductions under a
    multiple award schedule contract for computers
    and components.

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SPECIAL CLAUSES AND REQUIREMENTS
  • Industrial Funding Fee (1)
  • Contractors rebate to GSA, 1 of all orders
    received under contract (quarterly)
  • Funds used to compensate GSA contracting officials

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SPECIAL CLAUSES AND REQUIREMENTS
  • Contractors Report of Sales (GSA Form 72A)
  • Covers dollar value of contract sales including
    IFF
  • Due quarterly, 30 days following completion of
    reporting period
  • Reported to the Vendor Reports Center (VSC)
  • Must register with VSC at (703) 305-6235
  • Negative reports required

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SPECIAL CLAUSES AND REQUIREMENTS
  • Preparation of FSS Pricelist brochure
  • Paper and electronic versions required
  • Paper version not normally due until after notice
    of award received
  • Due with offer for IT solicitations

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SPECIAL CLAUSES AND REQUIREMENTS
  • Brochure must be approved by contracting officer
  • May be lengthy-30 pages or more
  • Incorrect information may require reprint and
    redistribution
  • Electronic version for GSA Advantage due after
    notification from contracting officer

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SPECIAL CLAUSES AND REQUIREMENTS
  • Format for FSS Price List Brochure
  • Cover page
  • FSC group
  • FSC class(es)
  • Special Item Numbers (SINs) awarded
  • Contract number
  • Contract period
  • Contractors contact information

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SPECIAL CLAUSES AND REQUIREMENTS
  • Format for FSS Price List Brochure
  • Contract price or discount(s)
  • Maximum order
  • Geographic coverage
  • Commercial delivery terms
  • Expedited delivery
  • Point(s) of production
  • Prompt payment terms

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SPECIAL CLAUSES AND REQUIREMENTS
  • Format for FSS Price List Brochure
  • Foreign items
  • F.O.B. points
  • Ordering and payment addresses
  • Warranty provisions
  • Export packing charges
  • Terms and conditions applicable to certain SINs

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SPECIAL CLAUSES AND REQUIREMENTS
  • Format for FSS Price List Brochure
  • List of service and distribution points
  • List of participating dealers (if applicable)
  • Applicable terms of rental, training, PM, etc.
  • Identification of environmentally preferred,
    energy efficient products and etc.

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SPECIAL CLAUSES AND REQUIREMENTS
  • Format for FSS Price List Brochure
  • Sample FSS Price List Brochures available on
    internet by using web browser and searching GSA
    Schedules

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SPECIAL CLAUSES AND REQUIREMENTS
  • Address list for distribution of FSS Price List
    brochure
  • May use your own list of customers
  • May request list from GSA-labels/diskette
  • List may automatically be provided by GSA
  • May contain 3000 or more addressees
  • May substitute returnable, self-addressed postage
    paid envelope or post card requesting brochure

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SPECIAL CLAUSES AND REQUIREMENTS
  • Commercial Sales Practices Format
  • One of the most important parts of the
    solicitation
  • Used by CO to verify pricing and demonstrate
    commerciality
  • Versions may differ
  • Submission not required in some solicitations
  • Alternative information allowed to verify pricing

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SPECIAL CLAUSES AND REQUIREMENTS
  • Commercial Sales Practices Format
  • Show dollar value of sales to general public
    during past 12 months
  • Show projected sales for contract term (more than
    25k)

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Commercial Sales Practices Format
  • Projected annual sales
  • Must be at least 25,000 annually
  • Be conservative
  • Offeror may be deemed non-responsible if firm
    does not have financial capacity to handle
    contract
  • Referred to SBA for a COC

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SPECIAL CLAUSES AND REQUIREMENTS
  • Commercial Sales Practices Format (contd)
  • Indicate if offer is equal to or better than best
    price to any customer acquiring same items
    (Yes__No__)
  • Show discounts/FOB terms/concessions provided to
    your best customers
  • Demonstrates commerciality

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SPECIAL CLAUSES AND REQUIREMENTS
  • Commercial Sales Practices Format (contd)
  • Offeror must state whether discounts/ concessions
    are equal to or better than best price to any
    customer acquiring same items regardless of
    quantity
  • If YES, offeror must complete chart showing
    customer(s) receiving offerors best discount

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SPECIAL CLAUSES AND REQUIREMENTS
  • Commercial Sales Practices Format (contd)
  • If NO, offeror completes chart for all customers
    receiving a price (discount and concessions)
    equal to or better than price offered to
    government

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SPECIAL CLAUSES AND REQUIREMENTS
  • Commercial Sales Practices Format (contd)
  • Offeror must also disclose (yes or no) whether
    there are ever deviations from disclosed
    discounting practices which result in better
    discounts/concessions or lower prices

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SPECIAL CLAUSES AND REQUIREMENTS
  • Commercial Sales Practices Format (contd)
  • If yes, offeror to include explanation of
    situations that lead to deviations from its
    standard pricing practice and
  • Indicate how often they occur
  • Provide explanation of controls employed by
    offeror to ensure the integrity of its pricing
  • Offeror must establish that prices are reasonable

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SPECIAL CLAUSES AND REQUIREMENTS
  • Commercial catalog/price list-current
  • Must provide two copies with offer
  • Specially prepared catalog/price list acceptable
  • Must be verbatim extract from catalog /price list
    (contractor verification required)

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SPECIAL CLAUSES AND REQUIREMENTS
  • Commercial catalog/price list (contd)
  • Indicate SIN next to each item in price list
  • Must line out or initial items not offered
  • Why GSA does it this way
  • Dont have the answer

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Price Lists
  • Acceptable forms of price lists
  • Published
  • Printed
  • Computer generated
  • Internal
  • Dealers must submit a copy of their
    manufacturers pricelist(s)

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SPECIAL CLAUSES AND REQUIREMENTS
  • Economic Price Adjustment
  • Contractors may submit price decreases at any
    time
  • Contractors may request price increases on or
    after first 12 months of contract period
  • May be result of price list modification
  • No more than 3 increases each 12 months

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AT A MINIMUM, A VENDOR MUST PROVIDE
  • A completed copy of the entire solicitation
    package including SF 1449

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AT A MINIMUM, A VENDOR MUST PROVIDE
  • The catalog or pre-established price list from
    which discounts are to be offered (2 copies)
  • Their Federal Supply Schedule Pricelist
    brochure
  • Due after award notification except IT

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AT A MINIMUM, A VENDOR MUST PROVIDE
  • A completed Commercial Sales Practices Format to
    demonstrate commerciality
  • Documents that previous sales were based on
    discounts from a pre-established price list or
    catalog
  • As noted earlier, some schedule solicitations for
    services provide alternatives to submitting a
    Commercial Sales Practices Format

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IF REQUIRED, A VENDOR MUST PROVIDE
  • Technical and Price Proposals
  • Primarily for solicitations covering services
  • Letter(s) of supply support from manufacturer(s)
  • Evidence that offeror will have an uninterrupted
    source of supply
  • Documentation supporting difference between
    discount offered to Government and the best
    discount available

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IF REQUIRED, A VENDOR MUST PROVIDE
  • Dunn and Bradstreet past performance survey
  • A completed solicitation checklist for IT
  • Subcontracting plan if large business

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FOR IT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, A VENDOR MUST
  • Document IT performance over past 3 years
  • Describe 3 projects similar to effort being
    offered
  • Project/contract name/description
  • Dollar amount of contract/duration
  • Point(s) of contact and telephone number(s)
  • Two must have been completed within past 2 years
  • All 3 must have been completed within past 3
    years
  • Required by Clause F-5

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FOR IT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, A VENDOR MUST
(contd)
  • Complete an IT Services Best Rates, Price and
    Skill/Experience Matrix
  • Show labor categories and lowest rates charged
    under IT service contracts performed during past
    3 years

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FOR IT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, A VENDOR MUST
(contd)
  • Matrix (contd)
  • Offerors matrix must support each labor category
    proposed in GSA offer
  • Unsupported proposed labor categories will not be
    considered for award
  • May require copies of invoices

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FOR IT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, A VENDOR MUST
(contd)
  • Matrix (contd)
  • Show commercial rates (if applicable)
  • Show proposed GSA Schedule rates
  • Without 1 Industrial Funding Fee
  • With 1 Industrial Funding Fee
  • Required by Clause F.5 in IT solicitation

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FOR IT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, A VENDOR MUST
PROVIDE
  • Organizational structure (management)
  • History and overview of the organization
  • Organizational elements within the company
    participating in providing IT services
  • Include a chart
  • Financial statement/Annual report

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Contract Award
  • Contracting officer will provide
  • A copy of the contract
  • Copy of FSS Price List brochure accepted by
    government
  • List of addresses that want to receive price list
    brochure (optional)
  • Instructions for submitting electronic price list
    brochure

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Contract Modification
  • Types of modifications
  • Additional items/additional SINs
  • Deletions-contractor must explain
  • Price reductions

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Next Steps
  • Where do I go from here?
  • How do I get business?

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Georgia Tech Procurement Assistance Center
  • www.edi.gatech.edu/gtpac

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  • QUESTIONS

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