GSA IT Schedule 70 is one of the largest and most common means by which the federal government procures information technology based goods and services.
GSA Schedule 70 is the top schedule of all schedules in terms of sales. In 2012, sales totaled $15,387,289,093.
Schedule |
FY-07 |
FY-08 |
FY-09 |
FY-10 |
FY-11 |
70 |
$16,819,609,573 |
$16,094,679,036 |
$15,932,954,854 |
$16,101,213,834 |
$15,723,563,644 |
There are a wide array of GSA IT Solutions and communications related products and services that may be sold under this schedule including:
In addition to all the federal agencies that can buy GSA IT Solutions, GSA's cooperative purchasing program allows state and local governments to buy off GSA IT Schedule 70, making this an essential government contract vehicle.
In FY2011, approximate $600 million worth of products and services were purchased off of Schedule 70- by state and local governments. GSA expects this to rise in the coming years, reaching $1.5 billion in FY 2016. Local governments and public K-12 schools seem to be actively using this schedule.
This will be the contract of choice for many S&L governments, accounting for nearly 3% of their purchases.