Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration Computers for Learning – A School Perspective Roman Marciniak Project Manager Office of Personal Property Management General Services Administration May 06, 2010

Course Objectives – You will…  Learn about Computers for Learning  Executive Order and its basis in statute  How to distinguish between the Program and the web site  Terminology  Who is eligible  How the web site works How to register How to search for excess computers How to place selected items in a virtual shopping cart

Educational Technology: Ensuring Opportunity for All Children in the Next Century EO  Authorities  15 USC 3710(i) Stevenson- Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, as amended  Title 40 USC 549 Recodification of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended

Two Different Programs  15 USC 3710 (i)  Authorizes direct transfers Computers for Learning Program (CFL)  Title 40 USC 549 Authorizes transfers approved by GSA to a State Agency for Surplus Property (SASP) for subsequent donation to a school  Federal Surplus Personal Property Donation Program [Donation Program]

Authorities  Stevenson- Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, as amended (15 U.S.C. 3701)  (i) Research equipment The Director of a laboratory, or the head of any Federal agency or department, may loan, lease, or give research equipment that is excess to the needs of the laboratory, agency, or department to an educational institution or nonprofit organization for the conduct of technical and scientific education and research activities. Title of ownership shall transfer with a gift under this section.

Stevenson-Wydler Authority 15 U.S.C  An agency authority  Each agency determines how to interpret and implement that authority What is research equipment? What is an educational institution? What is a non-profit organization? What constitutes “technical and scientific education and research activities”?  GSA cannot dictate how other agencies are to implement the SWA authority

What is it?  Computers for Learning (CFL)  A program whereby educationally useful Federal equipment excessed by Federal agencies is transferred directly to schools and community-based educational organizations [educational non- profit organizations]  A website developed by GSA to facilitate the CFL program. Agency participation is voluntary Agencies can elect to transfer their educationally useful equipment to schools on their own without going through the CFL website

Definitions EO12999  “Schools" means individual public or private education institutions encompassing prekindergarten through twelfth grade, as well as public school districts.  "Community-based educational organizations" means nonprofit entities that are engaged in collaborative projects with schools or that have education as their primary focus.

Definitions EO12999  “Educationally useful Federal equipment" means computers and related peripheral tools (e.g., printers, modems, routers, and servers), including telecommunications and research equipment, that are appropriate for use in prekindergarten, elementary, middle, or secondary school education.

Who Is Eligible?  Schools  Public, Private, Parochial School, Home Schools Grades Prekindergarten through 12  Home Schools Must meet state requirements  Located in: One of the 50 states District of Columbia U.S. Virgin Islands American Samoa Guam Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands

Who Is Eligible?  Community-based educational organizations  Nonprofit  Engaged in collaborative projects with schools or education as their primary focus  Meet the criteria of an educational organization as defined by the Donation Program

Home Page URL: computersforlearning.gov

Sign In

Registration NCES Number

Registration NCES No. Public Schools

Registration NCES No. Private Schools

Registration Rejects  CFL website will not accept:  IPEDS No. Acronym for: Integrated Postsecondary Education System Identifies: colleges and universities  Why: CFL is for schools prekindergarten through 12 th grade

Registration Edits  Will accept:  Public Schools:12 digits  Private Schools: 8 digits  Will not accept:  IPEDS Nos: 6 digits [all positions are numeric]  Libraries: 6 digits [Positions 1 and 2 are the Postal abbreviation of the State]  School Districts: 7digits

Registration User ID

Registration Enter Prefilled

Registration

CFL Module Commodity Page/Search

CFL Module Search by Equipment Type

CFL Module Search by Number of Items

CFL Module Agency and POC Information

CFL Module Select/Add to Cart

CFL Module Process through Checkout

CFL Module Checkout Confirmation

CFL Module Checkout Confirmation of Last Item

CFL Module Notification

CFL Module Transfer Order

Sanitized Computers without an Operating System

Fresh Start Discontinued

Community Microsoft Authorized Refurbishers

When you no longer need your CFL computer

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Who can help me if I have questions?  Contact the GSA Area Property Officer in your area.  gsa.gov/apo