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The GSA is the centralized US Government procurement agency created by Congress to improve government efficiency and help Federal agencies better serve the public.  GSA Schedule contracts allow a company to establish a “catalog” price list with the federal government. Once a company is listed on a GSA schedule, they are approved to sell their product/service to US federal agencies without having to go through the lengthy proposal/negotiation process.  US Government officials from all federal agencies (as well as some state and local agencies) buy everything from paperclips to complex satellite communications systems from these schedules. 

The GSA acts as a catalyst for nearly $66 billion in federal spending—more than 25% of the US Government's total procurement. The agency also influences the management of federal assets valued at nearly $500 billion. GSA acquires, on behalf of US Federal agencies, office space, equipment, telecommunications, information technology, supplies and services. More than 13,000 US and international companies provide the GSA with services and solutions. GSA is responsible for the office operations of more than one million federal workers in over 8,300 buildings located in 2,000 U.S. communities and in every country around the world.  Total sales under the GSA Schedules program have exploded over the past seven years.  In 1997, GSA schedule sales amounted to $5.6 billion. They have since grown at a rate of 32% totaling $29 billion in 2003, decreasing the previously lengthy government contract award process by an average of 40 percent.

 

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