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GSA's Federal Supply Schedule: Programs for
State and Local Governments
April 6, 2020
Under certain circumstances, state and local governments may use the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS),
established and maintained by the General Services Administration (GSA), to purchase goods or services.
One such circumstance is the declaration of a public health emergency by the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, which occurred on January 31, 2020, regarding COVID-19. The four supply-schedule-
related purchasing programs available to state and local governments are the Cooperative Purchasing
Program, the Disaster Purchasing Program, the Public Health Emergencies Program, and the 1122
Program.
What Is the Federal Supply Schedule?
The supply schedule is an online catalog available through GSA Advantage. Thousands of vendors
(contractors) who have been awarded contracts by GSA sell a variety of goods and services to executive
branch agencies and other authorized users through GSA Advantage. Categories of goods include
furniture and furnishings, office equipment, scientific and medical equipment, and janitorial and
sanitation supplies. The list of categories of services includes environmental, technology, security, law
enforcement, and energy. G SA states that its schedule provides access to more than 11 million
commercial supplies (products) and services at volume discount pricing and can save [federal agencies
and other authorized users] time and money. When ordering from the supply schedule, authorized users
are required to comply with applicable ordering procedures, which can vary by type of authorized user
and purchasing program.
GSA is in the process of transitioning from 24 supply schedules to a single schedule. Some GSA
webpages continue to refer to these legacy schedules (e.g., Schedule 70, Schedule 57) or use the word
schedules in lieu of schedule.
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