
General Services Administration (GSA) schedules are the largest and most widely used acquisition vehicles in Government. Experience shows many companies do not make the most of their schedules for many reasons. Therefore, this article offers five practical tips a schedule-holder can take to optimize their investment in 10 minutes per day or less. Review Requests for Quotes (RFQs) Daily to Identify Potential Bids – Quickly scan the headlines on the front page of eBUY (GSA’s web portal) to determine if an opportunity meets your bid/no bid criteria. Schedule holders will see an average of 15 new bids weekly on Schedule 70 alone and a greater number in the fourth quarter of the Government’s fiscal year. Use Requests for Information (RFI) and Sources Sought Notices (SSN) to Grow Your Pipeline – While approximately 50% of RFIs become Request for Quotes (RFQs), the odds are favorable an RFI or SSN will become … Continue reading Five Tips to Make the Most of the Your GSA Schedules