The GSA Schedules program offers a two-part process towards attaining a government contract. The first part entails getting on Schedule. The second part involves securing the contract.
Part 1 – Getting on Schedule. The first step in this process is to decide which of the Schedule product / service categories provide a good fit for your organization’s value proposition. Follow this link for a complete listing of Schedule parent and subcategories -- Once you decide which categories are a good fit and your application(s) to get on Schedule are accepted, you are then equipped with a “hunting” license to respond to RFPs and otherwise market your products and services.
Part 2 – Securing a Contract. After you are on Schedule, you are then in a position to respond to RFPs circulated by government and military offices seeking private sector assistance. Typically those RFPs are circulated via the e-Buy platform and if you are on Schedule, you will be automatically notified of the RFP’s release. The RFP’s Statement of Work (SOW) articulates the needs -- please refer to this page for additional information on the process as well as several sample SOWs.
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