What is the Federal Supply Service (FSS)?
The Federal Supply Service (FSS) is one of three divisions managed by the GSA and charged with managing and operating the Federal Supply Schedule program. The primary responsibility of the FSS is to negotiate indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, no-guarantee-of-sale contracts with commercial business to provide goods and services at fixed prices for specific periods of time. These contracts are called GSA contracts, GSA Schedules, Federal Supply Schedule contracts, or multiple award schedules. Currently, FSS negotiates schedule contracts for more than 50 different product groups, ranging from hardware to power tools, to office supplies and furniture, to information technology equipment and services, to environmental consulting services, to professional engineering services. FSS awards these contracts under negotiated procurement procedures, which permit offerors the opportunity to revise offers before the contract is awarded.
