# Presentation: 946595

## Roger Waldron
Director, FSS Acquisition Mgmt Center
General Services Administration

**Director, FSS Acquisition Mgmt Center**
**General Services Administration**

- 		“Get it Right” Initiatives Federal Supply Service

## FSS Initiatives

**Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.4 **
**FSS Center for Acquisition Excellence Campus**
**Customer Compliance Survey**
**Contract Quality Review**
**Contracts On-line**
**E-buy, Virtual Stores**
**eOffers and eMods**

**Notes:**
FAR 8.4
Incorporates GSA’s Special Ordering Procedures for Services Requiring a SOW
Defines conditions for sole source orders under GSA Schedules
Requires consideration of all submitted in response to RFQ
 Task orders must be completed among all BPA holders when multiple BPAs exist
Clarifies types of orders that can be places against GSA Schedules

Training FSS Center for Acquisition Excellence Campus On-line and Classroom
FSS Launched the FSS Center for Acquisition Excellence, a sophisticated user-friendly knowledge center containing courseware for customers, contractors, and FSS internal personnel, on March 25, 2003. The knowledge center is a one-stop online repository of comprehensive up-to-date written policy regarding use of GSA Schedules. In July, 2003 FSS also began offering classroom training at customer request. Customer, internal FSS personnel, contractor, and state and local government courseware is currently available online and through classroom training.

Customer Compliance Survey
Assesses proper use of GSA Schedules by Customers, first survey in 2003
2004 results 805 responses received
Significant Findings:
Over 90% of the respondents use MAS program at least twice a year
MAS users most familiar with Blanket Purchase Agreements (92%), Performance-Based Statements of Work (84%), and e-Buy (75%)
Area of concern – price reductions 

Contract Quality Review
152 contract reviews in FY04; all Acquisition Centers represented in sample
Report and recommendations prepared
Expansion of program in FY05; 400 reviews planned for completion

Contracts On-line
Transparency
Standard terms and conditions
Contract specific terms and conditions
Phased in approach including:
Consultation with customer/contractor stakeholders
Final technical requirements
Initial capability standards/terms and conditions
100% contract specific terms and conditions
Mandatory Mass Mods to update terms
E-Offer
E-buy
GSA’s electronic Request for Quotes System
Developed to promote transparency and competition
Identified in the DFARS, meets requirements of Section 803, 2002 National Defense Authorization Act
13,000 notices published to E-Buy in FY2003
Virtual Stores
Unique version of GSA Advantage customize for customer agencies
Promotes strategic sourcing and leverage buying
Allows for visibility of agency specific schedule BPA awards
Facilitates asset management for IT software
Promotes accountability and competition

eOffers and eMods
E-tool that allows contractors to submit contract offers and contract modification to FSS online

## For More Information

**Contact:**
**Center for Acquisition Excellence **
**Fsstraining.gsa.gov **
**FSS GSA Vender Support Center (VSC)**
**Email:** _[vendor.support@gsa.gov](mailto:vendor.support@gsa.gov)_
**Or at (703) 305-6235**