Establishing Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) under GSA Schedule Contracts

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amilfordjr

Let me thank for the recent response about GSA I got a new question as a SDVOB that has  supplies and new to the game(01-2011) Can I just sell my products on Gov. Purchase card to streamline not being on GSA Adv.I am having a hard time getting the right assistance?

Posted 02/28/2011 9:06 PM

MAS Blogger

Hi 'amilfordjr':  You definitely want to take advantage of all the resources and training at the <a href="https://vsc.gsa.gov/" jquery1298989921061="256">Vendor Support Center</a>. Also, your GSA contracting officer is a good resource for specific questions.

Posted 03/01/2011 9:36 AM

evanforce

How do I effectively market my products that are available on GSA Advantage!?  It oftens seems that either the ordering parties are unaware of the offerings or are unaware of GSA Advantage.

Posted 02/24/2011 8:08 AM

MAS Blogger

Hi 'evanforce': A great resource for GSA Contractors that want to effectively market to the government is located at the <a href="https://vsc.gsa.gov">Vendor Support Center</a>--GSA's "Steps To Success." <a href="https://vsc.gsa.gov/stepstosuccess.pdf">https://vsc.gsa.gov/stepstosuccess.pdf</a>. It contains a whole section on marketing.

Posted 02/25/2011 9:11 AM

NavyContractingSD

But What’s the Connection with CTAs?<o:p> </o:p>It says: "Additional features of the Schedules program, including Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) and Contractor Team Arrangements (CTAs), greatly enhance the flexibility of the program. These features offer:...[list of things that seem to apply only to BPAs, not CTAs] In the blog post asking for BPA experiences you made an odd non-sequitur about contractor team arrangements. My understanding is that BPAs and CTAs are completely independent. You can have a BPA with and without contractor teaming. And you can have a CTA with and without a BPA. Is that right? Why do you seem to be implying a connection in your blog post between CTAs and BPAs that doesn’t exist? ("These features [refering to both BPAs and CTAs] offer...") That sentence on CTAs seems completely irrelevant to a discussion on BPAs. What am I missing about this implied interrelationship? Thanks for this blog.

Posted 02/07/2011 1:12 PM

dorcutt

Hi NavyContracting: I completely agree, the reference to CTA was not needed and confusing so I amended the discussion question. Thanks for taking the time to read this blog. Just curious, do you ever use BPAs in your work?Regards, David Orcutt.

Posted 02/07/2011 3:11 PM

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