61 - Commercial Sales Practices (CSP) Caveats

The Commercial Sales Practices (CSP) document is filled with standard yes/no answers and prewritten clauses, but did you know you could add in some of your own terms?  Lots of your previous business arrangements can be disclosed here to free you from future headaches during an assessment or audit.  Hop into the episode to find out more.

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58 - MAS Refresh 23

GSA is revising the solicitation and updating information about SINs across industrial categories.  Of interest to all, GSA is revising the SCLS Wage Determinations and the Price Proposal Templates again, so if you're in the middle of working up a modification, go get the latest templates in the show notes.  For all other updates, hop into the episode!

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56 - Register a New GSA Contract

ICongratulations on your new contract!  It's no small feat to navigate the GSA proposal process.  Soon you will be on to responding to solicitations on eBuy and establishing yourself in the federal procurement space, but first things first... Hop into the episode to find out how to register your contract and get started.

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55 - SAM Registration Requirements

If you are currently in the process of pulling together a GSA proposal, you will see that eOffer prompts you to describe your company’s federal marketing plan inside the Corporate Experience section. This may feel daunting at first, but GSA wants to see that you have a plan in place and are thinking about how you intend to secure sales once you are an established GSA vendor. Hop into the episode to hear potential strategies:

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54 - Federal Marketing Plan

If you are currently in the process of pulling together a GSA proposal, you will see that eOffer prompts you to describe your company’s federal marketing plan inside the Corporate Experience section. This may feel daunting at first, but GSA wants to see that you have a plan in place and are thinking about how you intend to secure sales once you are an established GSA vendor. Hop into the episode to hear potential strategies:

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53 - MAS Refresh 22

As you make your way through preparing your GSA proposal, you will see that GSA requires several different documents under the Past Performance category- such as CPARS, or the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System. If you do not have 3 CPARS available, then you will need to fulfill this requirement by providing past performance references, and questionnaires.  Hop into the episode to find out more!

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52 - CPARS Requirements

As you make your way through preparing your GSA proposal, you will see that GSA requires several different documents under the Past Performance category- such as CPARS, or the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System. If you do not have 3 CPARS available, then you will need to fulfill this requirement by providing past performance references, and questionnaires.  Hop into the episode to find out more!

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