The GSA issued a rule Sept 19 to allow state and local governments to now use the General Services Administration’s schedules program to purchase homeland security and public safety equipment and services.  The rule implements a provision in the 2007 DOD authorization act. The GSA schedule generally provides federal agencies a simplified process for acquiring commonly used commercial supplies and services at prices associated with volume buying where the GSA negotiates and awards indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity contracts and customer agencies issue task and delivery orders under those contracts to make buys from the schedule vendors.  Now state and local government may order available items under Schedule 84 that covers alarm and signal systems, facility management systems, firefighting and rescue equipment, law enforcement and security equipment, marine craft and related equipment, special purpose clothing and related services (Fed. Reg. 54334)

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