1. Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration Mark Groat State and Local Government Disaster Recovery Purchasing GSA Federal Acquisition Service September 2008

2. Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 2 The Basics  What is a Schedule?  How is a Schedule awarded?  How does it become a “competitive vehicle”?

3. Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 3 GSA Schedule Contracts  5 year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts  Negotiated based on Most Favored Customer rates  Commercial Products and Services  Ordering is quick and convenient  Used by all Federal agencies and others authorized by statute e.g. state & local governments

4. Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 4 Multiple Award Schedules... An excellent “acquisition value”  No “separate” price determination needed - Prices already determined fair and reasonable FAR 16.505(b)  100% commercial products and services  New technology and products continually added  “Evergreen” contracts ensure constant contract coverage  Worldwide Coverage  Volume Discount Pricing  No Order Limitation

5. Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 5 Multiple Award Schedules... An excellent “acquisition value”  All applicable laws and regulations have been applied  Synopsis is not required FAR 6.102(d)(3)  Schedule orders and BPA’s are considered competitive. (Don’t seek competition outside the Schedules.)  Competition requirements have been met. Simply compare 3 schedule sources, if over $3,000, and make best value determination

6. Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 6 GSA State and local programs  Schedules Programs  Disaster Recovery Purchasing Program  1122 CounterDrug Program  Information Technology Cooperative Purchasing  Non-Schedules Programs  Wildfire Programs  Computers for Learning  Personal Property

7. Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 7  “ State and local government entities,” means;  the states of the United States,  counties, municipalities, cities, towns, townships,  tribal governments, public authorities (including public or Indian housing agencies under the United States Housing Act of 1937),  school districts, colleges and other institutions of higher education, council of governments (incorporated or not),  regional or interstate government entities,  or any agency or instrumentality of the preceding entities (including any local educational agency or institution of higher education), and including legislative and judicial departments.  The term does not include contractors of, or grantees of, State or local governments. Eligibility

8. Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 8 Disaster Recovery Purchasing Legislation  State and Local Authority provided under Section 833 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007(Public Law 109-364).  Final rule passed February 2, 2007

9. Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 9 833 Disaster Recovery  Section 833 FY07 Defense Authorization Act authorizes GSA to allow State and Local governments access to the GSA Multiple Award Schedules due to a Presidential declared disaster.  Purchase products and services to be used to facilitate recovery from a major disaster, terrorism or nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack.  Advanced Purchasing is allowed to Pre-Position for recovery of a disaster.  www.gsa.gov/disasterrecovery

10. Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 10 Scope and Purpose  All GSA Federal Supply Schedule contracts are open to state and local government agencies for the specific purpose of disaster recovery only.  Advance Purchasing  Schedules e-Library contains a list of all approved vendors

11. Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 11 Number of Declarations Per Calendar Year

12. Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 12 Disaster Declarations January-March 2008 NumberDateStateTitle 175126-MarArkansasSevere Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding 175020-MarGeorgiaSevere Storms and Tornadoes 174919-MarMissouriSevere Storms and Flooding 174812-MarMissouriSevere Winter Storms and Flooding 17477-MarIllinoisSevere Storms and Flooding 174621-FebKentuckySevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding 17457-FebTennesseeSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding 17447-FebArkansasSevere Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17436-FebHawaiiSevere Storms, High Surf, Flooding, and Mudslides 17425-FebMissouriSevere Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17411-FebKansasSevere Winter Storms 174030-JanIndianaSevere Storms and Flooding 173911-JanNebraskaSevere Winter Storm 17388-JanNevadaSevere Winter Storms and Flooding 17374-JanIowaSevere Winter Storm

13. Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 13 Why Should State and Local Governments use GSA  Standardization and interoperability  Reduces contract redundancies for the same items needed at different levels  Pre-negotiated terms and conditions  Best Value  Warranty  Expedited Delivery  Experienced vendors

14. Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 14 How is purchasing patrolled?  State or local government will be responsible for ensuring that purchased products or services are to be used to facilitate recovery.

15. Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 15 GSA Disaster Recovery website

16. Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 16 GSA E-library: www.gsa.gov/elibrary

17. Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 17 GSA Advantage: www.gsaadvantage.gov

18. Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration You’re Invited to Join Us Next Year… June 9 – 11, 2009 San Antonio, Texas Benefits of Attending Expo 2009: Earn Continuing Learning Points (CLPs) toward your annual training requirement Network with hundreds of GSA and other agency experts Meet with GSA vendors providing specific technical expertise FREE for all federal, state, and local government employees to attend FOR MORE INFORMATION: expo.gsa.gov

19. Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 19 For more information  GSA Disaster Recovery Website: www.gsa.gov/disasterrecovery www.gsa.gov/disasterrecovery  FEMA Disaster Website:  http://www.fema.gov/news/disaster_totals_annual.fema http://www.fema.gov/news/disaster_totals_annual.fema  OR  Contact  Mark Groat, mark.groat@gsa.gov 253-931-7793

20. Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 20 Questions?

21. Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 21 Thank you! Customer Service Director Mark Groat Mark.groat@gsa.gov 253-931-7793 Auburn, WA