Not every federal laundry purchase runs as an open bid. Agencies often buy commercial products off the GSA Multiple Award Schedule, the federal catalog, and a dealer holding a Schedule reaches that demand without a fresh solicitation each time.
What the Schedule is
The GSA Multiple Award Schedule is the federal catalog through which agencies buy commercial products and services at preestablished terms. A dealer with laundry equipment on Schedule is positioned for agency orders and for the requests for quote agencies issue to Schedule holders.
Why it changes the path to the order
When an agency buys off the Schedule, the competition is among Schedule holders rather than the open market, and the path to the order is the quote rather than a full bid. The agent flags when laundry demand runs through the Schedule and tracks the Schedule level requests for quote.
How the agent handles it
Our agent tracks the GSA Schedule path alongside open SAM.gov bids by the laundry codes, surfaces the Schedule requests for quote, and scores the fit against your lines and your federal vehicles so the catalog demand is not missed.
The agent watches the GSA Schedule catalog demand, not just the open federal bids. See the federal and military laundry bid agent in the interactive demo.