How Much Does a GSA Schedule Cost?

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How Much Does a GSA Schedule Cost?

Getting on the GSA Schedule is free in government fees, your real costs are time and help. Doing it yourself commonly takes 100+ hours. Consultants charge $9,700 to $21,000 and up, almost never publish prices, and post-award maintenance services run $15,000-$30,000 a year. Lobbyit charges a flat, published $5,995 for full preparation and submission, with a free readiness screen first. Here’s the complete cost picture, including the parts nobody itemizes.

The Real Cost Breakdown

Path	Cost	What It Really Takes
Do it yourself	$0 in fees	Commonly 100+ hours; most first offers bounce
Typical consultant	$9,700-$21,000+	Price revealed only after the sales call
Lobbyit	$5,995 flat, published	Free readiness screen first; full prep, submission & clarification support

Why Prices Vary So Much

Complexity drives cost: how many categories you’re offering under, how clean your financials and past performance are, and how your pricing holds up against what the government already pays. Firms that quote high are often pricing in their own overhead; firms that quote suspiciously low usually push the work back onto you midway. Flat and published means neither game gets played.

The Costs After Award

Honesty about the part most pages skip: award isn’t the finish line. Schedule holders report sales and remit a small industrial funding fee on Schedule sales, keep their catalog current, process modifications as offerings change, and GSA expects minimum sales activity to keep the contract. Maintenance services run $15,000-$30,000 a year on the open market. Budget for the ongoing reality, not just the application.

The Cost Nobody Mentions

A GSA Schedule with no demand generation behind it earns exactly $0. The Schedule is a license to sell, not a stream of customers, the winners pair it with agency relationships, opportunity monitoring, and a presence in the funding conversations. That’s our Sell & Advocate service: $2,995 a month, the layer no Schedule-prep shop offers. See how the whole system fits together.

Take the Next Step

Now you know the market’s numbers and ours. Start with the free readiness screen, if a Schedule isn’t right for you, we’ll say so, and it costs nothing to hear it.

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