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As the federal government's purchasing agent, GSA connects federal purchasers with the most cost-effective and high-quality commercial products and services. Find out how to purchase the products and services you need from thousands of commercial vendors, or learn how to sell products to federal agencies and employees.

Learn more about federal acquisition of products and services.

Plan, direct and manage your complex acquisitions needs through the Assisted Acquisition program, which provides access to key GSA resources.

Lease vehicles for federal agencies through GSA's full-service, professional fleet-management organization.

Find discounted airfares, lodging solutions and web-based travel information.

OASIS provides flexible and innovative solutions for complex professional service-based requirements that span these multiple disciplines: program management services, management consulting services, logistics services, engineering services, scientific services, and financial services.

You can use 8(a) on STARS III, OASIS 8(a), HCaTS 8(a), MAS, and BMO small business. You cannot use it on Alliant 2 or VETS 2.

Use the GSA SmartPay® program to effectively purchase goods, travel, and manage fleet operations.

The HCaTS and HCaTS SB contracts provide federal agencies with a reliable, flexible, fast, and efficient way to obtain best value solutions for their human capital and training solution requirements.

GSA's Emergency Acquisition Basic Ordering Agreements offer the Federal Emergency Management Agency, other federal agencies, and all levels of government (state, local, tribal, and territorial) a rapid procurement and delivery mechanism for commercial supplies and services in times of emergency.

Purchase customized IT hardware, software, and services and support for federal, state and local governments.

GSA offers quick access to a broad range of common consumables, like office and industrial supplies, through requisition programs that entail government-to-government transactions and guaranteed compliance with purchasing regulations.

Access more than 12 million commercial supplies and services, meet small business goals and ensure compliance with environmental and socioeconomic laws and regulations by using GSA schedules

Learn how we partner with the U.S. AbilityOne Commission to create more job opportunities and career pathways for individuals with disabilities. Join forces with us to reinforce AbilityOne as a mandatory source requirement.

Strategically sourced products and services that leverage the government's purchasing power to reduce costs and improve overall performance.

The Commercial Platforms program provides a familiar buyer experience designed to meet agency cardholder mission needs. A blend of timesaving features and a modern user experience promotes buyer confidence in meeting micro-purchase rules and agency policies.

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Rates for Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. Territories and Possessions are set by the Department of Defense.

Rates for foreign countries are set by the State Department.

Rates are available between 10/1/2021 and 09/30/2024.

The End Date of your trip can not occur before the Start Date.

Traveler reimbursement is based on the location of the work activities and not the accommodations, unless lodging is not available at the work activity, then the agency may authorize the rate where lodging is obtained.

Unless otherwise specified, the per diem locality is defined as "all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city, including independent entities located within those boundaries."

Per diem localities with county definitions shall include"all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city as well as the boundaries of the listed counties, including independent entities located within the boundaries of the key city and the listed counties (unless otherwise listed separately)."

cordless hair dryer When a military installation or Government - related facility(whether or not specifically named) is located partially within more than one city or county boundary, the applicable per diem rate for the entire installation or facility is the higher of the rates which apply to the cities and / or counties, even though part(s) of such activities may be located outside the defined per diem locality.