# Presentation: 193742

## GSA Advantage, Schedules e-Library and E-Buy

**GSA Advantage, Schedules ****e-Library and E-Buy**

***CLP-***
***certified!***

**Notes:**
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Welcome!  I’m KB, CSD. GSA/FAS...

CLP:  Please fill out your “Certificate Card” and provide to me at the end of the class.

## Three GSA eTools to assist you... 

**Three GSA eTools to assist you... **

**Notes:**
For “self-service”, to reach GSA’s Global Supply & Schedule items, GSA developed 3 very user-friendly systems to assist you.

Use separately, or intertwined.

Advantage! – typical product requirements, but can also help with some services

e-Buy works best for Services and high quantity/$ “more complex” product requirements

Schedules e-Library – great research tool for both typical & complex requirements

## (also linked at eLibrary and eBuy)

**(also linked at eLibrary***** *****and eBuy*****)***

**Notes:**
Who has used Advantage! – by show of hands?

## (Total Sales to date - $2.9 Billion for 4.4 million orders)

## Stats

**15,583 FAS Vendors, 18,572 Contracts**
**17,237,987 Products & Services**
**881 VA Schedule Vendors**
**320,397 VA Products**
**594,071 Registered Customers**
**750,000 Searches Every Work Day**
**3,500 orders placed each day**
**300 new federal customers registering everyday**
**5 “Searching” Users for Every Buyer**
**Average order $662**

## One-stop shopping for over 11 million products/services
Wide selection of contractors
Compliance with regulation/competition requirements
FAR
AbilityOne/JWOD
Environmental
Socioeconomic
Compare prices, features, and delivery options
Online ordering!

- One-stop shopping for over 11 million products/services
- Wide selection of contractors
- Compliance with regulation/competition requirements
- FAR
- AbilityOne/JWOD
- Environmental
- Socioeconomic
- Compare prices, features, and delivery options
- Online ordering!

##  A typical product search

** ****A typical product search**

**Notes:**
Browse/login

Note that there is a tutorial available online.  

## 5

**Icons indicate program support (NIB/NISH, recycled, 508 info, etc.)**

**“****ceiling” prices**

**Easy to order!**

**Excellent ****refine**** & ****advanced search**** features!!**

**5**

**Hyperlink to the vendor’s website where additional information about the product can be found.  **

**Pictures!!**

**Notes:**
Example of a typical product search result

10,000+ results, slightly overwhelming, to efficiently/easily narrow down, note the “Refine using related terms”, “Search within results”, and “Advanced Search” features

Wealth of cataloging info (pictures!!)

Link to vendor’s website for more details.

Clicking on NSN/Mfr part # gives more description and comparison of sources (pricing/delivery options)

Procurement preference programs support

Ceiling prices – further discounts can be requested

Very easy to order!  Let’s take 5 boxes if this 8 1⁄2 x 11 paper, which will come from GSA’s Global Supply (distribution center).

## So easy!!

**Print this *****Order Confirmation***** if you like...**
***an e-mail confirmation will also be sent!***

***So easy!!***

**Notes:**
Concise Order Confirmation – print.

e-mail confirmation will also be sent.

View/Print PO if you like.

See the programs you supported!!

## Order History/Status

**Check the **
**STATUS**
**of your order **
**at any time**

**Order History/Status**

**Also a great**
**REORDER **
**feature!!**

**Report a**
**REQUISITION**
**problem**

**Notes:**
Check the status of your order at any time.
Also a great “Reordering” feature!! 
Note, all systems tied together... e-Buy and e-Library links here too!

## www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov

**(also linked at GSA*****Advantage! *****and eBuy*****)***

**Notes:**
Now let’s discuss our second e-tool available to you.

Who has used Schedules e-Library – by show of hands?

## GSA Schedule/GWAC contractor database
Up-to-date contractor information
New contractors uploaded nightly
Search by keyword, category, or Schedule #
Contact information
GSA Schedule contract clauses available
Link to the GSA Schedule solicitation

- Up-to-date contractor information
- New contractors uploaded nightly
- Search by keyword, category, or Schedule #
- Contact information
- GSA Schedule contract clauses available
- Link to the GSA Schedule solicitation

**Notes:**
GSA GWAC contract vehicles have been added to Schedules e-Library. REMINDER: GWACs have competition requirements that differ from MAS contracts and a delegation of authority is required prior to use.
The Schedules e-Library download function enables download of files in Excel format.  You can download a specific category – SIN or functional area (GWACs) by clicking on the link “Download all contractors for this Category (Excel)
If a contractor has a text file available on GSAAdvantage!, e-Library will provide a quick link to the Advantage text file on the Schedules details page. The text file is supplied by the contractor and usually contains contract terms and conditions, price lists, information about the company, etc.

## tool rental

**tool rental**

**Notes:**
Can search by a variety of keywords, descriptive noun, contract number, vendor name, etc.

Let’s do a search on “aircraft” to see what’s available regarding your major mission!

## ... more specific

**... ****more specific**
**“****Categories”/SINs**

**Notes:**
Matches will come back that contain “aircraft” in the descriptions.
Scrolling down shows the matches in Contractors’ name.

Let’s look at contractors available for aircraft painting...

**Notes:**
We now know there are 10 contractors that provide aircraft painting.  

You can narrow down by socio-economic status.

You can see their contract numbers, phone/etc.

View the Contract Clauses that GSA has inserted into this contract.
Clicking on the Schedule level lets you see the solicitation on FedBizOpps – this is useful for customers as well as vendors – it allows them to see more of the contract details including applicable Clauses. The solicitation is very helpful if you wish to view the terms and conditions in this contract.  

You can also click on the Advantage! link for more detailed product offering & pricing/delivery information.
By clicking on the e-Buy link, you can add these contractors right to the e-Buy contractor selection stage referred to earlier.
As I mentioned earlier, all 3 e-tools are intertwined!

By clicking on the contractor’s name, you’ll get more detailed POC info for their contract.

## Slide 16

**Notes:**
1. You will see contractor information such as e-mail address and website.  
2. It lists 801-002 plus all the other/various categories available through this contractor.
3.  The all-important contract-end date is shown here.
The GSA Contracting Officer that awarded the contract is also listed. They can be contacted with contract-specific questions.
 Here’s the “intertwinded” links to e-Buy & Advantage!  Next, let’s look at e-Buy.

## Slide 17

**Notes:**
Listing of all GSA Schedule Contract Holders
View solicitation to see all clauses, terms and conditions of contracts

## GSA eBuy

- www.eBuy.gsa.gov

**(also linked at GSA*****Advantage! *****and eLibrary*****)***

## (Total Sales to date - $2.3 Billion for 3.6 million orders)

## Great for...

- Services
- High quantity or dollar purchases -- to seek a further discount from contract pricing
- Purchases with complex requirements
- Determining sources of supply
- BPA quotes

***(Detailed eBuy training available!)***

**eBuy**** -- an online Request for Quote tool**

##    Any questions?

***   ******Any questions?***

**Notes:**
Hope you found this info helpful!

Any questions!

If not...

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- _[www.gsa.gov/cmls](http://www.gsa.gov/cmls)_
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