How to Use this Alternate Contract Source

  • Pricing Approach – GSA awards contracts to vendors based upon a quantity of one (1) item. Agencies shall only utilize those Schedule 70 vendors with GSA contracts modified for cooperative purchasing as designated by the iconon theGSA Advantageand Schedules E-Librarywebsites. Agencies are encouraged to request lower or better pricing from contractors, but are reminded that contractors are not required to comply.

Reference FAR 8.405-4 Price reductions: In addition to seeking price reductions before placing an order exceeding the maximum order threshold (see 8.405-1(d)), or in conjunction with the annual blanket purchase agreement (BPA) review, there may be other reasons to request a price reduction. For example, ordering activities should seek a price reduction when the supply or service is available elsewhere at a lower price, or when establishing a BPA to fill recurring requirements. The potential volume of orders under BPA, regardless of the size of individual orders, offers the opportunity to secure greater discounts. Schedule contractors are not required to pass on to all schedule users a price reduction extended only to an individual ordering activity for a specific order.

  • Who to Contact to Order – Contact any GSA vendor that displays the cooperative purchasing icon under Schedule 70.
  • How to Place an Order – Florida state agencies must ensure that the items desired are not already on an existing state term contract (STC). If they are not, the eligible user may search the GSA Schedule 70 options to find the product desired, obtain quotes from other GSA vendors, compare pricing and best value, and place the order per with the appropriate vendor per the Form Agreement for GSA Schedule 70 Purchases posted on the STC website here. All GSA Schedule contract terms and conditions, except those stated below as exceptions, apply to contracts between the GSA Schedule contractors and State and local government entities.

While most of the terms and conditions of the Schedule contract are incorporated by reference into the Cooperative Purchasing order (see Cooperative Purchasing FAQs, question16and 17, for exceptions), the federal government is not liable for the contractor's performance or non-performance. Additional terms and conditions (i.e. Florida Statute 287or State of Florida PUR1000, General Contract Conditions and Stateof Florida PUR1001, General Instructions to Respondents requirement) may be added and must be included as a part of the Statement of Work (SOW) and must not conflict with the terms and conditions of the GSA Schedule contract.

  • Additional Costs – Additional costs will be noted by the vendor on the GSA website.
  • Special Conditions of the Award – Vendors must be awarded a GSA Schedule 70 contract and have the cooperative purchasing symbol next to the product.
  • PCard (Purchasing Card) Acceptance – Yes.
  • MyFloridaMarketPlace Customers - To access MyFloridaMarketPlace, log in to MFMP Buyer using the username and password provided by your agency system administrator.

To create purchase orders from this contract, you may use the ‘Explore Catalogs’ selection on your home screen. Conduct a search for the contract number, SKU number or specific item name/description and add the contract item to your requisition. Alternatively, you may create a requisition and on the ‘Add Items’ page conduct a search to add the contract item(s).

If the contract has ordering instructions (lines with a $0 amount), contact the vendor for a quote and then complete a non-catalog requisition. To add non-catalog items, use the ‘Create Non-Catalog Item’ button. Remember to select the appropriate ‘State Contract ID’ from the drop down box when ordering contract items.

For more information please refer to the MFMP Buyer Manual located on at