Staffing Solutions

Background

Staffing Solutions allow federal agencies to quickly respond to changing professional and administrative staffing requirements that arise when critical projects temporarily warrant more assistance or when key staff members are unavailable for work due to emergency, accident, illness, family responsibilities, jury service, etc. Positions can be filled for an initial 120 business days with ability to extend for an additional 120 days, not to exceed 240 days. All contractors within this group are small businesses.

Acquiring Staffing Solutions

GSA Multiple Award Schedules allow customers flexibility to mix-and-match Schedules to provide comprehensive integrated financial solutions. Many vendors hold several Schedule contracts, allowing them to provide quotes for complex cross-Schedule procurements. Searching GSA eLibrary by Special Item Numbers (SINs) will return a list of contractors who can provide these solutions.

When there are no single contractor solutions, GSA Schedule Contractor Team Arrangements (CTAs) allow customer agencies to order a solution rather than making separate buys from various contractors. A CTA allows the contractor to meet the government agency’s needs by providing a total solution that combines the supplies and/or services from the team members' separate GSA Schedule contracts. A list of the Schedule contracts relevant to staffing services is identified below.

Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) eliminate contracting and open market costs such as the search for sources, development of technical documents and solicitations, and evaluation of offers. A BPA may further decrease costs, reduce paperwork, and save time by eliminating the need for repetitive, individual purchases from Schedule contracts or Contractor Teams

GSA MAS 736 Temporary and Professional Staffing

GSA acquisition options include Assisted Acquisition Services, an organization within GSA that provides customized expert solutions for financial requirements. Assisted Acquisition Services offers fee-based scalable support that brings technical, contracting and project management resources to bear to provide customizable levels of assistance.