GSA offers a variety of purchasing programs to support your mission. From the broad range of products available through GSA Global Supply™ to the flexibility and ease of the Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) program, GSA can help support your agency in meeting its mission goals.
Explore this issue of FedMark for more information on GSA’s solutions. For a comprehensive list of programs, visit https://www.gsa.gov/acquisition/purchasing-programs.
GSA Multiple Award Schedules Satisfy Mission Requirements!
Through our Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) program, we provide customers with access to the solutions needed to complete their missions. GSA Schedules – a.k.a. Federal Supply Schedules (FSS) – are fast, easy, effective contracting vehicles for customers and vendors. GSA establishes long-term governmentwide contracts with commercial companies to provide access to millions of commercial products and services at volume-discount pricing. This allows customers to contract with pre-approved vendors and benefit from pre-negotiated fair and reasonable pricing. Customers can also meet small-business goals using Schedules.
Customers who order from GSA Schedules get:
- Savings
- Flexibility and choices
- Shorter lead times
- Transparency
- Control of the procurements
- Lower administrative costs
- Reduced inventories
- Compliance with environmental and socioeconomic regulations
View our comprehensive “GSA Schedules Benefits” Web page. You can also learn more at www.gsa.gov/schedules.
GSA Global Supply: Your Reliable Government Source
GSA Global Supply™ is the trusted, reliable source that provides a vast selection of supplies for government customers at home and abroad.
Orders placed with GSA Global Supply are simple requisitions between agencies. GSA has already completed the competitive procurement process for each item. This provides customers with reduced acquisition workload and risk because GSA has already satisfied all FAR requirements, trade agreement policies, socioeconomic goals, AbilityOne mandates, and executive orders.
Ordering from GSA Global Supply is simple, and we offer a number of ordering options. Order via MILSTRIP/FEDSTRIP, online at www.GSAglobalsupply.gsa.gov or www.gsaadvantage.gov, or by phone. (The Web options are aligned, so the same user name and password will work on both sites. Both sites display the same information for GSA Global Supply products.)
Payment options include Activity Address Code (AAC or DoDAAC) and government purchase card.
If you have questions or want to order by phone, please contact our National Customer Service Center at (800) 488-3111. Operating hours are Sundays at 9 p.m. through Fridays at 9:30 p.m. (ET).
Learn more at www.GSAglobalsupply.gsa.gov.
GSA’s Assisted Acquisition Services Offer a Spectrum of Support!
GSA’s Assisted Acquisition Services (AAS) provide customized acquisition-, project-, and financial-management support services to federal agencies. We help you acquire the services you need to advance your mission, aiding you through every stage of the acquisition process. AAS will guide you through the procurement and acquisition processes and also help you make the best decisions for your agency’s needs. We support the full spectrum of the acquisition life cycle so you can focus more on your agency’s core mission activities.
AAS develops comprehensive and scalable approaches that reduce risk on even the most complex projects. This collaborative approach helps us craft innovative, streamlined, compliant solutions that meet changing market conditions – on time and within your budget.
Visit https://aas.gsa.gov to learn more about how GSA’s Assisted Acquisition Program can benefit your agency.
Lease and Buy Vehicles through GSA!
GSA provides safe, reliable, low-cost vehicle solutions to help federal agencies effectively and efficiently meet their missions and federal mandates. There are two primary service-delivery functions within the program: Vehicle Purchasing and Vehicle Leasing. GSA also offers ancillary vehicle services that provide a complete fleet-management solution for federal agencies.
GSA’s Vehicle Purchasing is the mandatory source for the purchase of federal-agency vehicles and offers a large selection of vehicles. By leveraging the government’s large procurement volume, GSA is able to procure more than 60,000 vehicles annually at substantial savings to the government.
GSA’s Vehicle Leasing is a full-service, professional, fleet-management organization that provides quality vehicles to federal customers. GSA Fleet’s comprehensive leasing program provides customers with vehicle-management support for the life cycle of the vehicle. GSA Fleet is dedicated to bringing customers innovative products and services, as well as developing online tools to support your vehicle needs and fleet-management requirements.
Learn more about acquiring vehicles from GSA.
Introducing GSA’s New Sit-to-Stand Bundled Solution!
Our Integrated Workplace Acquisition Center (IWAC) has added sit-to-stand workstations and accessories to our offerings. These solutions bundle desks, chairs, and necessary accessories to create complete workstations. Desks and chairs are offered in various heights and styles. Desks are available in two laminate wood finishes, and chairs are offered in black, blue, and metal gray. For more information and ordering options, visit www.gsa.gov. If you want help, email us at furniture@gsa.gov.
Get Energy-Management Services through GSA MAS 03FAC!
Demands for energy efficiency and sustainability are on the rise. That’s why we’ve partnered with proven contractors to offer federal agencies an array of innovative energy-management solutions through GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) 03FAC. Whether you need help at the front end – with an energy audit, commissioning a new building, or energy planning – or a comprehensive, full-service energy solution, we have everything you need to manage and conserve energy, including renewable-energy options.
GSA MAS 03FAC offers:
- Energy planning and strategies
- Energy program support services
- Billing management and oversight
- Assistance with preparing Statements of Work
- Energy choice analysis
- Training on energy management
- Metering services
- Energy audit services
- Building commissioning
- Water management and conservation
- Resource-efficiency management
- Carbon management and sustainability solutions
- Smart-building integration
- Energy consulting services
- Building control, cybersecurity
We’re Helping Standardize U.S. Navy Shipboard Cleaners!
Along with the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and the Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP), GSA is participating in the implementation of a new strategy to standardize cleaning products aboard surface ships throughout the fleet.
To remedy challenges of managing a large number of diverse cleaning products and hazardous materials aboard surface ships, NAVSEA developed 22 Commercial Item Descriptions (CIDs) in conjunction with NAVSUP and GSA. The CIDs standardize the salient characteristics of cleaning products such as chemical and physical properties, as well as environmental attributes within a specific category of cleaners. NAVSEA will determine the salient characteristics of the cleaners, and GSA will create National Stock Numbers (NSNs), as needed, and serve as the manager for these commodities. GSA will issue solicitations, review products, and select sources. Currently, GSA is providing 36 NSNs in support of 15 CIDs from the initial evaluation of products (group 1). At least two additional groups of products will be evaluated for the remaining CIDs.
This is an excellent opportunity for GSA to collaborate with our Navy customers on an important project supporting our sailors and marines aboard ships.
For more information, please contact John Kielty at (817) 850-8441 or john.kielty@gsa.gov.
Recordings of Gateway U’s Winter Session are Online!
Be sure to check out the recordings from the winter session of Acquisition Gateway University (a.k.a. Gateway U). Did you miss a session? Want easy reference to what your peers had to say about the Acquisition Gateway’s various tools and resources? Take a listen today to hear best practices from across government.
New Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE) Tool is on the Acquisition Gateway!
The Acquisition Gateway includes a new IGCE tool that can help you build IGCEs for use within your acquisition process. This tool pulls cost data from relevant sources to create a document that’s easily referenced. Want to learn more about this tool and see a demonstration? Check out this session from the winter classes of Acquisition Gateway University.
Take Advantage of GSA Training Opportunities!
GSA offers a wide variety of training to help achieve your agency’s mission goals. Visit the GSA Events page to learn dates and locations of GSA-sponsored training, seminars, workshops, meetings, and other events.
For other training opportunities, visit the GSA Training Programs page for descriptions, by topic, of webinars and other online training offered to federal employees and vendors.
For More Information and Customer Service
If you have questions or want to learn more about any of GSA’s solutions or programs, please contact the National Customer Service Center (NCSC) at (800) 488-3111 or NCSCcustomer.service@gsa.gov.
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