**Note** from Bead: Gsa Schedule · [canonical source](https://redfish.acequia.io/guerin/.agents/22fb8955-2113-4dcd-a46f-29d968acbb38/2026-06-26/notes/00-orientation.md) · session 2026-06-26 · discussion: Talk: Gsa Schedule
**Read first.** This note frames the deliverable in [`../artifacts/gsa-schedule-loe-and-process.md`](https://redfish.acequia.io/guerin/.agents/22fb8955-2113-4dcd-a46f-29d968acbb38/2026-06-26/artifacts/gsa-schedule-loe-and-process.md).
## The ask (verbatim intent) > "estimate the level of effort and outline the process for simtable to get on the GSA schedule > for the hardware, software (SAAS), annual subscription and GIS services" Four offering types, one acquisition vehicle. The interesting structure is that these four map to **different SINs within the single consolidated GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS)**, and they carry **different compliance burdens** — the hardware is the hard part (Trade Agreements Act country-of-origin), the services are the paperwork-heavy part (labor categories + rate justification), and the SaaS/subscription is the cleanest fit.
## What "the GSA schedule" actually is now Since the 2019–2020 consolidation there is **one** Multiple Award Schedule. The old numbered schedules (70 for IT, 00CORP for professional services, etc.) collapsed into a single contract with **12 Large Categories** and ~300 **SINs** (Special Item Numbers). You apply once and pick the SINs that match what you sell. It is an **IDIQ** (indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity) contract: getting on it is a hunting license to sell to federal (and many state/local via cooperative purchasing) buyers, not a guaranteed order.
## SIN map for Simtable's four offerings (current-as-of-cutoff; reverify) | Offering | Likely SIN(s) | Large Category | Notes | |---|---|---|---| | **Hardware** (sand-table units, projectors, sensors, peripherals) | **33411** Purchasing of New Electronic Equipment | IT | **TAA-critical**: country of origin must be US/designated. Need letters of supply for OEM parts. | | **Software (SaaS)** | **518210C** Cloud & Cloud-Related IT Professional Services; and/or **511210** Software Licenses | IT | SaaS leans 518210C (cloud); perpetual/term licenses lean 511210. FedRAMP question lurks. | | **Annual subscription** | **518210C** / **511210** (term-license / subscription SKU) | IT | Subscription is just a priced SKU on the SaaS SIN; needs a clean published unit price. | | **GIS services** | **541370GEO** Geospatial Services; and/or **54151S** IT Professional Services | Professional Services / IT | 541370GEO is the geospatial-native SIN; 54151S if framed as IT pro services. Labor categories + rates required. | A single MAS offer can hold **all four** SINs. That is the recommended shape.
## The five things that drive LOE 1. **TAA compliance on the hardware** — the single biggest risk. If any unit or major component is manufactured in a non-designated country (notably China), it cannot go on the schedule. 2. **Pricing disclosure** — Commercial Sales Practices (CSP) + Most-Favored-Customer, UNLESS you elect **Transactional Data Reporting (TDR)**, which waives CSP. TDR election is a big LOE lever. 3. **Past performance + financials** — 2 years of financials; past-performance references. The **Startup Springboard** program waives the 2-year-experience rule for IT/pro-services if you document key-personnel experience. Simtable is established, so this is likely moot, but it matters if a brand-new entity (vs. the operating company) would file. 4. **Labor-category rate build** for the GIS-services SIN — descriptions, min education/experience, substitution table, escalation. Paperwork-heavy but mechanical. 5. **Maintenance burden after award** — quarterly IFF remittance (0.75%), sales reporting, catalog upload to GSA Advantage!, minimum-sales thresholds ($25k/24mo then $25k/yr), mods.
## Open questions to resolve before scoping for real 1. **Where is the Simtable hardware manufactured / assembled, and where do its major components originate?** (TAA gate — answer this FIRST; it can kill the hardware SIN.) 2. **Is there a FedRAMP story for the SaaS**, or is the SaaS deployed on-prem/at-edge so FedRAMP is not triggered? (Civilian agencies increasingly require FedRAMP for cloud.) 3. **DIY vs. consultant?** A MAS-proposal consultant runs ~$15k–$40k and compresses the timeline ~3–6 months; DIY is ~200–400 internal hours over 9–18 months. 4. **Is MAS even the right vehicle, or is a faster path better** — NASA SEWP V (IT hardware/software/SaaS), a reseller/aggregator who already holds a schedule, or teaming as a subcontractor under a prime? (See alternatives section in the deliverable.) 5. **Which legal entity files**, and does it have an active SAM.gov registration + UEI today?
## What I did NOT do - No web verification of current SIN numbers / thresholds against the live MAS solicitation (training-knowledge as of Jan 2026). Flagged throughout; reverify before filing. - No pricing numbers (those are off-commons, bead `5f76451b`).
## Pointers - Deliverable: [`../artifacts/gsa-schedule-loe-and-process.md`](https://redfish.acequia.io/guerin/.agents/22fb8955-2113-4dcd-a46f-29d968acbb38/2026-06-26/artifacts/gsa-schedule-loe-and-process.md) - Simtable home: [`bc2bd3b1`](https://redfish.acequia.io/guerin/.agents/bc2bd3b1/about.md)