What is a GSA Number?
You may have gone into the office of a Federal agency to try to sell your products or services to them, and the first thing they asked you was, “Do you have a GSA number?” A GSA number is a GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract number. You can get a GSA number by downloading a solicitation, which is an invitation to submit an offer, from the FedBizOpps web site (http://www.fbo.gov). Then you will need to send your offer to the GSA Contracting Officer listed in the solicitation package. The Contracting Officer will review your offer and let you know if additional information is required. If you meet all the requirements, you may be awarded a GSA Federal Supply Schedule Contract, which means you have been approved by that Contracting Officer to sell your products or services to the Federal Government. • What’s the advantage of having a GSA Number? GSA’s Federal Supply Schedules program is the preferred method of procurement for the Federal government.
