Using GSA Schedules for Professional Services

Join us for this unique seminar conducted in your area by a seasoned and expert Contracting Officer from the GSA Management Services Center.

Using GSA Schedules for Professional Services covers the contracting issues encountered by ordering agency Contracting Officers in procuring complex technical and professional services using established GSA Schedule indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts.

e-Buy is a robust market research and acquisition tool that connects government buyers with GSA Schedule and Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) contractors. Learn how to use this powerful system to issue Requests for Information (RFIs) and Requests for Quote (RFQs) to literally hundreds of vendors within minutes.

This advanced training assumes basic familiarity with GSA Schedules and makes frequent references to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). It dives into deep discussion on complex requirements and task orders, including:

• Best value evaluation
• Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs)
• Contractor Team Arrangements (CTAs)
• Different types of task orders
• Minimizing task order protest risk
• Mixing open market items with GSA Schedule items
• Options
• Other Direct Costs (ODCs)
• Period of performance
• Schedule contract pricing issues
• Service contract clauses
• Socioeconomic preferences
• Using e-Buy to obtain quotes or proposals for services, large purchases, big ticket items, and complex requirements

Attendees will earn five Continuous Learning Points (CLPs). Seating is limited to 60. First come, first served. Register now!