GSA - Ordering From Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs)

When ordering from Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) established under GSA Schedule contracts, ordering activities shall follow the applicable procedures indicated below:

Single BPA

Authorized users may place the order directly under the established GSA Schedule BPA when the need for the supply or service arises. Since a best value selection is made when the single BPA is established, authorized users do not need to make a separate best value selection for each order under the BPA.

Multiple BPAs

For orders exceeding the micro-purchase threshold, the ordering activity shall:

Forward the requirement, or Statement of Work (SOW) and the evaluation criteria, to an appropriate number of GSA Schedule BPA holders, as established in the BPA ordering procedures; and

Evaluate the responses received, make a best value determination, and place the order with the GSA Schedule BPA holder that represents the best value.

BPAs for Hourly Rate Services—Single BPA or Multiple BPAs

The ordering activity shall develop an SOW for requirements covered by the BPA and, if necessary, perform an order level price reasonableness determination as required by FAR 8.405-2(d). All orders under the BPA shall specify a price for the performance of the tasks identified in the SOW.

Price Reductions

In addition to seeking price reductions in conjunction with the annual BPA review, ordering activities are encouraged and empowered to seek further price reductions when circumstances warrant. Schedule contractors are not required to pass on to all Schedule users a price reduction extended only to an individual ordering activity for a specific order (FAR 8.405-4).