U.S. General Services Administration
NIGP – State and Local Programs and
Using GSA e-Buy
GSA/FAS Customer Accounts and Research
Susannah Elizondo
October 10, 2013

Today’s Objectives
 Overview of State and Local Programs
 Overview of special GSA programs available to state and local entities
 How to use GSA e-Buy
 Q and A
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Overview of State and Local Programs
 1122 (Joint Program with Dept. of Army)
 Cooperative Purchasing
 Disaster Purchasing Program
 Wildland Fire Program
 Computers for Learning
 Surplus Personal Property Donation Program
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1122 Program
 Allows state and local governments to purchase equipment suitable for counter-drug, homeland security, and emergency response activities
 Army manages the overall program; ammunition and weapons are through DLA; other general products are available through GSA
 All inquiries and orders must go through the State Point of Contact (SPOC)
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Cooperative Purchasing
 Allows state and local, regional or tribal governments to access GSA’s Schedule
70 Information Technology and Schedule
84 Law Enforcement and Security
 Voluntary participation: state and local governments not required to use GSA; GSA contractors decide whether they want to participate in the program and accept orders from state and local governments
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Disaster Purchasing
 Allows state and local governments to access
GSA’s Schedules to facilitate disaster preparation, response, and recovery
 Disaster can mean a major weather event; act of terrorism; nuclear, biological, chemical or radiological attack
 Voluntary participation for both state and local entities and GSA Schedule contractors
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Wildland Fire Program
 GSA Global Supply works with federal agencies and non-federal cooperators to stock national fire caches in preparation for fire emergencies
 Requests for sponsorship should be forwarded to your state forest service, which coordinates with the U.S. Forest Service for approval
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Computers for Learning
 Transfers educationally useful excess Federal equipment directly to schools and educational non- profit organizations
 Available to public, private and parochial schools with students aged prekindergarten through twelfth grade
 Schools do not pay for equipment, but must pay for shipping and handling direct costs
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Surplus Personal Property Donation
Program
 Enables state and local governments to obtain personal property that the federal government no longer needs
 Cannot acquire surplus property directly, but must go through a State Agency for Surplus
Property (SASP)
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 National Information Technology Commodity
Program (NITCP)
 Wireless FSSI
 Email as a Service (EaaS)
 IT Navigator Tool

 Provide easier ordering and lower prices for IT commodities and ancillary (integral and related) services to customers nationwide
 Consolidate IT commodity purchasing across agencies to drive down costs and improve services
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BPA 1
 Video Tele-
Conferencing (VTC)
Equipment
 Desktop Unit
 Basic, Moderate and Advanced
Systems
BPA 4
 Computers
 Laptops
 Notebooks
 Desktops
BPA 2
 Mobile Products
 VOIP Phones
 Webcams
 Headsets
BPA 5
 Data Storage
 Servers
 Racks
 Routers
BPA 3
 Monitors
 Various Sizes
 LCD
 Wide screen
BPA 6
 Tablets
 Tablets
 Semi-rugged
Tablets
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 Improve the procurement and management of wireless services across government
 Implement cellular service plans and devices more effectively and efficiently through unified acquisition, improved information management, and centers of excellence
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Wireless Devices
 Bundled with the service, including
4th-generation smartphones, cellphones, and broadband data devices
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Service Plans
Voice only
Data added
Data only
Business Portal Interface
 Allows an agency to integrate its management system for improved access to vendor data for ordering, inventory, billing, and reporting
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Infrastructure and
Accessories
Licenses and support for management, security, enterprise messaging, and disposal and disposition reporting
Sharing of Best Practices
 For the efficient adoption of centralized purchasing,
MDM, Telecommunications
Expense Management
Services (TEMS), and similar applications 14

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GSA's Cloud EaaS BPAs provide a broad range of
Email as a Service solutions to speed up your acquisition of email services in the cloud
Streamlines the ordering process, save money with pre-competed pricing, reduces procurement time and simplifies reoccurring acquisition of products and services
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EaaS Procurement Structure
5 Service Offerings
Service Offerings include:
• E-mail as a Service
• Office Automation
• Electronic Records
Management
• Migration Services
• Integration Services
4 Delivery Models
Deployment Models include:
• Government Community
Cloud
• Private Cloud
• Secret Enclave Cloud
• Public Cloud

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How to Use GSA’s e-Buy
 GSA’s online Request for Quote (RFQ) tool
 Access to GSA Schedules, GWACs, and BPAs
 Can also use to find sources and request information
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Member Registration
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Assign Category & Select Vendors
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Assign Category and Select Vendors

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Prepare RFQ – Review
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RFQ Summary
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RFQ Summary
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Send Q&As to Vendors
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RFQ Summary
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RFQ Summary
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Modify RFQ
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RFQ Summary
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RFQ Summary
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Forward RFQ
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September 20
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Buyers
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RFQ Detail
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Award – Notify Vendor
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Quote Award Confirmation
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Award – Notify Vendor
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Additional Notification
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RFQ Detail
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My Activee Quotes
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RFQ Award Information
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GSA eBuy
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My Active RFQs
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RFQ Detail
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Questions?
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Contact Information
Susannah Elizondo
Marketing and Business Support Branch Chief susannah.elizondo@gsa.gov
Ashley Dunklebarger
North Texas Customer Service Director ashley.dunklebarger@gsa.gov
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