Procrastination and GSA Schedules

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Installment [ 7 ] Procrastination and GSA Schedules By Richard White

Writing a GSA Schedule proposal is an excruciating process for companies. Most people do not like to write and the problem is compounded by indecipherable Requests for Proposals provided by GSA. This is particularly true for people working in small businesses who are inexperienced in federal contracting. Many of our customers say they have been struggling with their GSA proposals for over a year.

Our solution to the problem is the GSA Proposal Preparation eLab ("GSA eLab"). The eLab is a three-day event held monthly in Bethesda, Maryland. Our instructors walk attendees through the offer preparation process and assist them in leaving the eLab with a completed GSA proposal.

For more details visit: http://new.fedmarket.com/seminars/gsa-proposal-elab.shtml

eLab attendees say the proposal preparation templates and hands on consulting assistance simplifies the process. But they invariably add that the key to eLab success is that it ends their procrastination. A typical quote is: "You locked us up for 3 days and the proposal is finally completed. I suddenly feel lighter."

Attendee Testimonial:

After many months of worry about when we'd complete our GSA FSS bid you and your capable staff made it all happen. I submitted the three section bid package last week and I'm looking forward to being able to respond decisively to the question I've heard so many times before from government contractors: "we like your qualifications and work, but how am I going to contract you?"

It had been almost a year since I submitted my firm's Past Performance Evaluation, received very positive results from clients, but couldn't get past the seemingly onerous requirements of GSA's Environmental Services Solicitation. With your insights and the "Wizard" the process was simplified so that the work was done in two days- perhaps the two most productive days of business development I've had in the past several months. My concerns about how to present the financials and labor rates for my three-year old/two employees small business were transformed from complications to opportunities to provide cost effectiveness to the federal government.

Thank you for saving my business considerable time and money.

Scott Neese, PhD 3D EnviroLogics, LLC Charlottesville, VA 434-975-0687