GSA Schedule Practice Questions: 20 Exam-Style Scenarios

GSA Schedule Practice Questions: 20 Exam-Style Scenarios

The best way to test your GSA contracting knowledge is to work through realistic scenarios that mirror the situations you will encounter in application review, compliance management, and task order competition. These 20 questions cover the core GSA contracting concepts — IFF calculation, Price Reduction Clause triggers, TAA compliance, fair opportunity rules, and FAC-C certification requirements.

Questions 1-10: Application and Pricing

Q1: Your Schedule sales for Q2 (January–March) total $450,000. What is your IFF payment and when is it due? Answer: $3,375 (0.75% × $450,000), due April 30. Q2: Your CSP discloses that your most favored commercial customer receives a 20% discount off list price. GSA's CO proposes a 22% discount. What should you do? Answer: Negotiate with documentation — if your commercial pricing doesn't support 22%, present commercial invoices and explain your pricing structure. A 20% Schedule discount matches your MFC. Q3: Which countries are TAA-designated for GSA product purchases? Answer: US, Canada, Mexico, EU countries, Israel, Australia, South Korea, Japan, and other WTO GPA and FTA signatories. China, India, Russia, Malaysia are not designated. Q4: When must you notify your CO about a commercial price reduction that affects your basis of award customer? Answer: Within 15 calendar days of the price reduction taking effect.

Q5: What is the minimum order value above which an agency must provide fair opportunity to all SIN holders? Answer: $25,000. Q6: You submit an eOffer but your SAM.gov registration expired yesterday. What happens? Answer: Your offer cannot be accepted. You must renew SAM.gov registration and resubmit after it is active. Q7: What is the maximum contract period for a GSA Schedule contract? Answer: 20 years (5-year base + three 5-year option periods). Q8: An agency issues an RFQ that is set aside for SDVOSB vendors. Your company is an SDVOSB but your teaming partner is not. Can you submit as a CTA? Answer: Yes, if you are the team leader and perform the portion of work meeting the limitations on subcontracting. Q9: What is the IFF on a $2,000,000 Schedule order? Answer: $15,000 (2,000,000 × 0.0075). Q10: FAC-C Level II renewal requires how many CLPs and over what period? Answer: 80 CLPs within the 2-year renewal period.

Questions 11-20: Compliance and Operations

Q11: What is TDR and how does it modify a contractor's reporting obligations? Answer: Transactional Data Reporting — requires monthly transaction-level reporting instead of quarterly aggregate reporting; modifies CSP and PRC requirements. Q12: At what contract value does a large business need a subcontracting plan? Answer: $750,000 for most contracts ($1.5M for construction). Q13: What type of order is used to purchase services under a GSA Schedule? Answer: Task order. Q14: For a product assembled in Malaysia from U.S.-made components, what country of origin applies for TAA? Answer: Malaysia (substantial transformation occurred there); Malaysia is not TAA-designated, so the product cannot be listed on the Schedule without qualification. Q15: What portal would you use to add a new labor category to your Schedule contract? Answer: eMod (eoffer.gsa.gov).

Q16: How many CLPs are required total for FAC-C Level I? Answer: 24 CLPs. Q17: What is the threshold above which a Schedule task order can be protested at GAO? Answer: $10 million. Q18: What maximum percentage of a task order value can OLMs (Order-Level Materials) represent? Answer: 33.33% of the task order value. Q19: A federal agency places an order of $15,000 against your Schedule. Is fair opportunity competition required? Answer: No — fair opportunity is required only for orders over $25,000. Q20: If your GSA Schedule contract is cancelled due to non-compliance, can you reinstate it? Answer: No — you must submit a new offer to re-enter the Schedule program.

Facts in this article verified against GSA.gov and FAI.gov as of March 2026. GSA program requirements are updated periodically — always confirm details directly with GSA or your contracting officer.