Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration GSA Wildland Fire Program Michael Kraynak Merchandising Specialist GSA Global Supply June 9, 2009

Federal Acquisition Service 2 Value to the Customer  Value: Obtain the right wildland firefighting equipment quickly and easily.  Example: Products offered meet US Forest Service specifications and have already been procured in compliance with federal acquisition regulations.  Value: Benefit from the federal government’s purchasing power.  Example: GSA has purchased these items based on nationwide demand.

Federal Acquisition Service 3 Agenda  GSA Global Supply  GSA Wildland Fire Program  Purchase Eligibility & Authority  Procedures for Participation  Ordering Methods  Wildland Fire Vehicles  Obtaining More Information

Federal Acquisition Service 4 GSA Global Supply - Mission  Procure items on behalf of other agencies  Ensure full compliance with FAR, JWOD (Ability One) and other federal procurement requirements  Offer requisitions instead of procurements

Federal Acquisition Service 5 GSA Global Supply - Customers  Supporting strategic customers with varying missions:  Warfighter  Firefighter  Homeland Security  Emergency Preparedness  Domestic and global reach

Federal Acquisition Service 6 GSA Global Supply - Products  Commercial items to federal specifications  Categories include:  Computer Products  Office Supplies  Housewares & Cleaning  Industrial Supplies  Tools & Hardware  Wildland Fire Equipment

Federal Acquisition Service 7 GSA Wildland Fire Program  Inter-agency agreements  USDA, Forest Service  DOI, Bureau of Land Management  Products determined by National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG)  Meet National Fire Equipment System (NFES) specifications

Federal Acquisition Service 8 GSA Wildland Fire Program  GSA procures, stocks, and delivers  Government-wide purchasing power  Meet federal acquisition and product standards  Program annually reviewed among participating agencies

Federal Acquisition Service 9 GSA Wildland Fire Program - Products  Hand tools  Hoses and gaskets  Water-handling accessories  Pumps and accessories

Federal Acquisition Service 10 GSA Wildland Fire Program - Products  Personal Protection  Food-handling equipment  Weather gear  Aviation equipment

Federal Acquisition Service 11 GSA Sales of Fire Equipment ’98-08’ Millions

Federal Acquisition Service 12 Purchasing Eligibility  Federal agencies – any federal agency can utilize the GSA Wildland Fire program  State and Local activities – must obtain sponsorship

Federal Acquisition Service 13 Purchasing Authority  View the inter-agency agreement:   Under “Important Program Information”  Authorization granted through cooperative agreement with the US Forest Service  USFS informs GSA of agreement  GSA issues an Activity Address Code (AAC)  AAC acts as GSA account

Federal Acquisition Service 14 Procedures for Participation  Contact your state FEPP coordinator:   under “Important Program Information”

Federal Acquisition Service 15 Procedures for Participation  Three typical approaches:  State Forestry Agency does purchasing  Local fire department does purchasing  State Forestry Agency purchases for its own use

Federal Acquisition Service 16 Scenario 1: State Forestry Does Purchasing Agreement Orders Products

Federal Acquisition Service 17 Scenario 2: Local Fire Dept. Does Purchasing Agreement Orders Products

Federal Acquisition Service 18 Scenario 3: State Forestry’s Own Use Agreement Orders Products

Federal Acquisition Service 19 Procedures for Participation  Supplies are for wildland firefighting activities  State/local activity is responsible for all purchases  GSA bills twice monthly via mail  Payment via check or credit card  Bills can be accessed via Webbill 

Federal Acquisition Service 20 Ordering methods – Phone/Fax  Routine orders:  Toll-free , option 3 –Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. (Central Time)  Fax (817) ,  Emergency orders:  Phone same as above during normal hours  Outside normal hours, call the following numbers, in order shown: –(209) –(209) –(209)  Complete details can be found at under Important Program Information

Federal Acquisition Service 21 Ordering methods – Web  Wildland Fire Items

Federal Acquisition Service 22 Ordering methods – Web 

Federal Acquisition Service 23 Ordering methods – Web 

Federal Acquisition Service 24 Ordering methods – Web   Must register as federal user to view/order Global Supply items, including Wildland Fire items  Registered as federal user still provides visibility to Cooperative Purchasing and Disaster Recovery Program items

Federal Acquisition Service 25 Cooperative Purchasing  Authorized by:  Section 211 of E-Government Act of 2002, and;  Public Law , Local Preparedness Acquisition Act  Encompasses:  Schedule 70 (IT Products & Services)  Schedule 84 (Law Enforcement, Security, Facilities Management, Fire Rescue, Clothing, Marine Craft and Emergency/Disaster Response)  Different than Wildland Fire Program  All items may not meet NFES  Varying delivery times  Higher priced on average  Good source for items not found in Global Supply

Federal Acquisition Service 26 Wildland Fire Equipment Catalog  Distributed annually in early spring  Contains all wildland fire products and important program information  Register for mailings at or call (817)  PDF viewable online:

Federal Acquisition Service 27 Wildland Fire Vehicles  Available to state/local activities  Must follow procedures outlined in inter-agency agreement  Specific pre-approved vehicles available for purchase without further coordination  All others require review and approval by NWCG  Contact: John McDonald (703)

Federal Acquisition Service 28 For More Information   GSA Fire, Disaster & Mandatory Source Coordinator:  Bill Hicks  (817) 