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Schedule 70 step by step

Who runs Schedule 70?
The GSA Federal Acquisition Service.

Program manager:
Pat Brooks, pat.brooks@gsa.gov

How many vendors does it have?
Large: 5,113
Small: 578
8(a) (small, disadvantaged): 927
Women-owned: 998
HUBZone: 69
Veteran-owned: 771
Service-disabled veteran owned : 219


What products/services are available?
General-purpose, commercial information technology equipment, software and professional services.

When was Schedule 70 established?
Early to mid 1970s.

How many vendors did it have in the beginning, and what were sales?
Though Schedule 70 was established in the mid 1970s, data collection did not begin until 1995. In 1995, it had approximately 539 vendors and total sales of $1.8 billion.

How many years are vendors on Schedule 70?
There is a base period of five years with the possibility of up to three five-year options, for a possible total of 20 years.

How many years until Schedule 70 expires?
The Schedule 70 solicitation is an open solicitation that is updated and refreshed as needed. There is no closing date.

What are the fees? Who must pay?
Quarterly, contractors remit a check for the Industrial Funding Fee, 0.75 percent of sales realized as a result of delivery and task orders awarded by government customers. The fee is included in the price billed to government customers.

How do you order?
For orders of supplies and/or services at, or below, the micropurchase threshold: Place the order with any schedule contractor that can meet the agency’s needs. There is no requirement to solicit from a specific number of schedule contractors, but purchasers should attempt to distribute orders among contractors (FAR 8.405). For orders exceeding the micropurchase threshold, but not exceeding the maximum order threshold:
  • For supplies, and services not requiring a statement of work: Survey at least three schedule contractors through the GSA Advantage online shopping service, or review the catalogs or price lists of at least three schedule contractors and seek additional price reductions where appropriate; evaluate; and make a best-value selection.
  • For services requiring an SOW: Prepare a request for quotation that includes the statement of work and the evaluation criteria; transmit the request to at least three schedule contractors; evaluate responses; and make a best-value selection.
Note: Each schedule contractor has a maximum order threshold, which will vary by special-item number. The maximum order threshold represents the point where, given the dollar value of the potential order, the ordering activity shall seek a price reduction.

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