Two Arguments your Company Needs a GSA Contract

Now, more than any time, you should be considering a GSA Contract for your company. A GSA schedule is a pre-negotiated contract between the government and a company which gives the company an advantaged business relationship with the government. Multiple companies can have a GSA Contract within the same schedule, but they are a much smaller group than those without.

Why get a GSA Contract?

There are two reasons acquiring your GSA Contract can benefit your company. First, with the economy in a slump, it is important now more than ever to find alternative forms of revenue that you haven’t tapped into before. This may be for the survival of your company, or just to keep you afloat until the economy recovers. With a GSA Contract, your company will be competing for the billions of federal dollars appropriated to different GSA Schedules ranging from plumbing to publishing to security.

The second reason it makes sense to get on schedule with a GSA Contract is because the federal government is projected to spend their way out of this economic crisis. The Obama administration and congress is growing the government, and as a result government spending will increase. This could be good or bad for your industry, however getting a GSA Contract and contracting your products or services to the government can only be helpful. Over the past decade, federal spending has nearly doubled, and this is very likely going to continue. With a GSA Contract your business will have nearly exclusive access to these federal dollars appropriated to your field.

The Small Business Rule

American commerce is competitive, and small businesses need every advantage they can get. The GSA accounts for this by using small business set asides, where only small businesses can bid on certain projects, and you can request that a project become a set aside for small business with a GSA Contract. You can stack the deck in your favor, by establishing your company as a viable solution, and request that the project become a small business set-aside. Also, if you have a GSA Contract, then the contracting officer must find a very good reason to not award your company the project.

However, this all may sound a little too good to be true, and you are right. You will probably not be the only company in your field with a GSA Contract. Others have been doing it for longer and have established relationships with the right people. So you will have to hit the ground running because the projects won’t find you when you get your GSA Contract. Once you have your GSA Contract in hand, you must apply the same elbow grease as a government contractor that you applied to growing your business.

For most companies, acquiring a GSA Contract provides some initial growth, but a GSA Contract should be seen as an investment in the future of your company. But it is not easy, you are starting on the ground floor, and it is very helpful to partner with a person or company with experience in federal contracting, because they can accelerate the revenue stream and speed the growth process for your company. GSA Contract Services are available, and with a GSA Services company you can speed your learning curve dramatically. There is a reason you came across this article, and even if you are not completely convinced that a GSA Contract is for you, it still would help to explore a little further. For more information call GSA Schedule Services at (760) 550-9320.
GSA Schedule Services has over 5 years of experience in acquiring GSA Contract Services and federal proposal writing. Any business with a GSA Contract has a great advantage when bidding on a federal project. GSA Contract Services can acquire a GSA Contract for a company in less than 3 months.

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