At The Best Value

The President, the Vice President and the National Performance Review recommend the use of GSA schedules to "select goods and services that are 'best value' instead of lowest price." But GSA usually delivers the lowest price as well as the best value. We get great deals for the Government by leveraging vendor-competitiveness and the size of the Federal market to contract for top-quality products and services at a discount. Because of GSA, for example:

• Airfares for Federal travelers in FY 1998 will be 70% less than normal unrestricted coach fares.
  
• Overnight package delivery is priced 44% lower than comparable corporate rates, with a money-back guarantee for late delivery.
  
• Charge cards that make it easier for Federal employees to purchase what they need to have to do their work saved the Government over $616 million this year in administrative costs.
  
• E-mail and Internet access cost 33% less than comparable commercial services.
  
• Vehicle fleet services are the most cost-effective anywhere, with a 4-door compact sedan leased at a low $146 per month, plus a mileage charge for fuel and maintenance.
  
• The costs of space alterations under the new Can't Beat GSA Space Alterations program are discounted 5% if the work is not completed on time.
  
• Sales of surplus Federal real estate brought in prices 8% higher on average than the property's previously determined fair market value.
  
• Long-distance telecommunications service costs our customers as little as 2 cents a minute for calls within the FTS network.
  
• Prices for FTS cellular telephone services and equipment are highly competitive with equivalent commercial rates.

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