When acquiring commercial supplies/services covered by GSA Schedule contracts, is it really easier to purchase from GSA Schedule contracts, as opposed to procuring on the open market?
Purchasing from GSA Schedule contracts offers the following advantages over procuring on the open market: • GSA has determined prices under Schedule contracts to be fair and reasonable. • Synopses are not required for Schedule purchases. • Schedule contracts have been awarded in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. • Administrative time is reduced. • Schedule contracts offer a wide selection of state-of-the-art commercial supplies and services. • How are the procedures for ordering supplies under GSA Schedule contracts different from the procedures for ordering services? Although the Ordering Procedures for Supplies, and Services Not Requiring a Statement of Work (SOW) (FAR 8.405-1) differ from the Ordering Procedures for Services Requiring a Statement of Work (SOW) (FAR 8.405-2), both sets of procedures are designed to simplify the acquisition process. • For orders of supplies and/or services at, or below, the micro-purchase threshold: Place the order with any Schedule
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