GSA Supply Schedule Instructions

These instructions below help users find solar photovoltaic contractors specializing in maintenance of renewable energy systems. These instructions are part of the Federal Energy Management Program's Decision Tree for Optimizing Solar Photovoltaic Systems. 

  • Navigate to GSA Advantage
  • Login or register for a GSA Advantage account to gain full functionality in searching, including access to eTOOLS

A. Search for a Listing of Facilities Maintenance and Repair Contractors Specializing in Maintenance of Renewable Energy Systems:

  1. In the upper right-hand menu of the GSA Advantage home page, click on "eTOOLS," then on "eLibrary Online Market Research"
  2. In the eLibrary home page, under the "Category Guide" Section, click on "Facilities," then "Facilities Maintenance and Repair," which will take you to the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) landing page for this category (561210FAC).
  3. Click "Maintenance of Renewable Energy Systems," which will take you to the MAS landing page for this category and a listing of potential contractors.
  4. Select individual contractor's information to see their related information.

B. Customized Search Facilities Maintenance Contractors Specializing in Maintenance of Renewable Energy Systems:

This type of search is highly customizable but also can be highly variable in result depending on keywords and search modifiers used. Iterative searches may be needed to narrow to the desired, appropriate, and specific information.

  1. On the GSA Advantage home page, at the "Search" function at the top of the page, select the appropriate category (e.g, Services, Products, BPA, etc.) then enter the search criteria for the need (e.g., "Facilities Maintenance," "561210FAC," etc.)  Modifiers to the basic search can also narrow the results (e.g., "Facility Maintenance Solar," "Solar Panel Mounting Brackets," "Solar Panel Engineering," etc.).
  2. The "Search Results" panel below the "Search" bar allows a more detailed search within a general search (e.g., "Facilities Maintenance" (general search); "Solar" (Search within the results).
  3. "Advanced Search" provides even more detailed search functionality 
  4. Select "View Contractor Information" to see details about the contractor/service.
  5. If a contractor name is known, it can be searched directly in the "Contractor Directory" (button in the left margin of the search results page)