GSA Schedule Eligible Agencies:
Federal Agencies
- Establishments in the Legislative or Judicial Branch
- Executive Agencies
- Executive Departments
- Wholly Owned Government Corporations
- Independent Establishments in the Executive Branch
The Senate
The House of Representatives
Activities Under the Direction of the Architect of the Capitol
Mixed-Ownership Government Corporations
District of Columbia
Organizations Authorized Under the Authority of 40 U.S.C. 501-502
- Cost-reimbursement contractors (and sub-contractors) as properly authorized
- Cost-reimbursement or fixed price contractors” use of GSA Fleet vehicles and related services
- Fixed-price contractors (and sub-contractors) purchasing security equipment
- Non-Federal firefighting organizations cooperating with the Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
- Tribes and Tribal Organizations
Qualified Nonprofit Agencies for the Blind or Other Severely Handicapped
Qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind or other severely handicapped may make purchases under the GSA Federal Supply Schedule for use in making or providing an approved commodity or service to the government. Qualified nonprofit agencies are those:
- that are organized under the laws of the United States or of any State, operated in the interest of blind individuals/other severely handicapped individuals, and the net income of which does not inure in whole or in part to the benefit of any shareholder or other individual;
- that comply with any applicable occupational health and safety standard prescribed by the Secretary of Labor; and
- which in the production of commodities and in the provision of services (whether or not the commodities or services are procured under this Act) during the fiscal year employs blind individuals/other severely handicapped individuals for not less than 75 percent of the man-hours of direct labor required for the production or provision of the commodities or services.
Other Organizations
- Entities Authorized Under the Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) – for civilian use only
- Military Commissaries & Non-Appropriated Fund Activities – for own use only, not for resale unless otherwise authorized by the individual Federal agency and agreed upon by GSA
- Certain Institutions:
- Howard University
- Gallaudet University
- National Technical Institute for the Deaf
- American Printing House for the Blind
- Governments Authorized Under 48 U.S.C. 1469e which includes the governments of:
- American Samoa
- Guam
- Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- S. Virgin Islands
State and Local Government Use of the GSA Schedules
State and local governments are authorized to make purchases under the GSA Schedules in certain circumstances. While state and local government may eventually be granted unrestricted use of the GSA Schedules, they must currently qualify under one of the following:
Cooperative Purchasing
Cooperative Purchasing allows state and local government to make purchases under the GSA Information Technology (IT) Schedule 70, the GSA Security Schedule 84, and from contracts under the Consolidated Schedule that contain IT special item numbers (SINs). Cooperative Purchasing is unique in that it does not place restrictions on the type of purchase – state and local government may make purchases under Schedule 70, Schedule 84, and IT SINs under the Consolidated Schedule at any time, for any reason.
Disaster Recovery Purchasing
Disaster Recovery Purchasing allows state and local government to make purchases under any GSA Schedule to be used to facilitate recovery from nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attacks; terrorism; or major disasters declared by the President under any GSA Schedule.
1122 Program
1122 Program allows state and local government to purchase specific equipment under select GSA Schedules for use in the performance of counter-drug activities. For a list of available equipment, and more information on the program please click here to visit the GSA website.
Public Health Emergencies
Public Health Emergencies allows state and local government to make purchases under any GSA Schedule when expending Federal grant funds in response to Public Health Emergencies declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
What entities qualify as state and local government? State and local governments are defined by the General Services Administration Acquisition Manual (GSAM) and include the following:
- The 50 United States
- Counties
- Municipalities
- Cities
- Towns and townships
- Tribal governments
- Public authorities (including public or Indian housing agencies under the United States Housing Act of 1937)
- School districts
- Colleges and other institutions of higher education
- Council of governments (incorporated or not)
- Regional or interstate government entities
- Any agency or “instrumentality” of preceding entities (including any local educational agency or institution of high education)
- Legislative and Judicial department
It is worth noting that unlike contractors and grantees of federal agencies, contractors and grantees of state and local governments are not eligible to make purchases under the GSA Schedules.
List of Authorized GSA Schedule Contract Users
Eligible Executive Agencies Include:
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Agency for International Development
Agriculture, Department of
Air Force, Department of
American Battle Monuments Commission
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Army Corp of Engineers
Army, Department of
Bonneville Power Administration
Bureau of Land Management
Central Intelligence Agency
Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation
Commerce, Department of
Commission on Civil Rights
Commission on Fine Arts
Commodity Credit Corporation
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Consumer Products Safety Commission
Corporation for National and Community Service
Defense, Department of
Defense Agencies and Joint Service Schools
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Education, Department of
Energy. Department of
Environmental Protection Agency
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Executive Office of the President
Export-Import Bank of U.S.
Farm Credit Administration
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Election Commission
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal Labor Relations Authority
Federal Maritime Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Forest Service, U.S.
General Services Administration
Government National Mortgage Association
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
Health and Human Services, Department of
Homeland Security, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, Department of
Interagency Council on the Homelessness
Inter-American Foundation
Interior, Department of the
International Boundary and Water Commission, United States Section
Justice, Department of
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Labor, Department of
Madison, James, Memorial Fellowship Foundation
Merit Systems Protection Board
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environment Policy Foundation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Archives and Records Administration
National Credit Union Administration (not individual credit unions)
National Council on the Handicapped
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
National Labor Relations Board
National Science Foundation
National Transportation Safety Board
Navy, Department of
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Office of Personnel Management
Office of Special Counsel
Peace Corps
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Postal Regulatory Commission
Presidio Trust, the
Railroad Retirement Board
St. Elizabeth”s Hospital
Securities and Exchange Commission
Selective Service System
Small Business Administration
Smithsonian Institution
Social Security Administration
State, Department of
Tennessee Valley Authority
Trade and Development Agency
Transportation, Department of
Transportation Security Administration
Treasury, Department of
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
- S. Secret Service
U.S. International Trade Commission
U.S. Navy Medical Research Unit
U.S. Postal Service
Veterans Affairs, Department of
Other Eligible Users
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
American Printing House for the Blind
American Samoa, Government of
Architect of the Capitol
Army/Air Force Exchange Service
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Civil Air Patrol
Coast Guard Auxiliary (through the U.S. Coast Guard)
CoBank, ACB
Committee for Purchase from People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled
Contractors and subcontractors – cost reimbursement (as authorized by the applicable agency”s contracting official)
Contractors and subcontractors – fixed price (security equipment only when so authorized by the applicable agency”s
contracting official)
Courts, District of Columbia
Courts, Federal (not court reporters)
Delaware River Basin Commission
Denali Commission
District of Columbia, Government of
District of Columbia, Public Schools
District of Columbia, Pretrial Services Agency/Public Defenders
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship
Election Assistance Commission
Farm Credit Banks (AgriBank FCB, Farm Credit Bank of Texas, U.S. AgBank FCB, & AgFirst FCB)
Federal Coordinator for the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Project
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
Federal Home Loan Banks
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Firefighters, Non-Federal (as authorized by the Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Gallaudet University
Government Printing Office
Guam, Government of
House of Representatives, U.S.
Howard University (including hospital)
Japan-United States Friendship Commission
Land Grant Institutions (as cost-reimbursement contractors)
Legal Services Corporation (not its grantees)
Library of Congress
Marine Mammal Commission
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Millennium Challenge Corporation
National Capital Planning Commission
National Gallery of Art
National Guard Activities (only through U.S. Property and Fiscal Officers)
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK)
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, Office of
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
Non-appropriated fund activities (not for resale)
Northern Mariana Islands, Government of the Commonwealth of the
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Public Interest Declassification Board
Regional Fishery Management Councils
Senate, U.S.
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
John C. Stennis Center for Public Service
Susquehanna River Basin Commission
United Services Organization Incorporated (USO)
U.S. Artie Research Commission
United States Access Board
U.S. China Economic Security Review Commission
U.S. Institute of Peace
U.S. Tax Court
Vietnam Education Foundation
Virgin Islands, government of (including Virgin Islands Port Authority)
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (METRO)
Eligible International Organizations
NOTE: Organizations included in this list have a limited authorization to access GSA Federal Supply Schedules, namely for civilian purchases that are consistent with and in furtherance of the international development goals of the Foreign Assistance Act.
African Development Fund
American Red Cross
Asian Development Bank
Counterpart Foundation, Inc.
Customs Cooperation Council
European Space Research Organization
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Great Lakes Fishery Commission
Inter-American Defense Board
Inter-American Development Bank
Inter-American Institute of Agriculture Sciences
Inter-American Investment Corporation
Inter-American Statistical Institute
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization
Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration
International Atomic Energy Agency
International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (WORLD BANK)
International Boundary Commission-United States and Canada
International Boundary and Water Commission-United States and Mexico
International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes
International Civil Aviation Organization
International Coffee Organization
International Cotton Advisory Committee
International Development Association
International Fertilizer Development Center
International Finance Corporation
International Hydrographic Bureau
International Institute for Cotion
International Joint Commission-United States and Canada
International Labor Organization
International Maritime Satellite Organization
International Monetary Fund
International Pacific Halibut Commission
International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission-Canada
International Secretariat for Volunteer Services
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
International Telecommunications Union
International Wheat Council
Iraqi Ministry of Housing and Construction
Lake Ontario Claims Tribunal
Multinational Force and Observers
Multinational Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Organization of African Unity
Organization of American States
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Pan American Health Organization
Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics
South Pacific Commission
United International Bureau for the Protection of Intellectual Property
United Nations
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
Universal Postal Union
World Health Organization
World Intellectual Property Organization
World Meteorological Organization
World Tourism Organization