# Presentation: 668172

## Roger Waldron, Director

**Roger Waldron, Director**
**FSS Acquisition **
**Management Center**

**Federal Supply Service**

## The 50 United States

**State and Local Governments Defined**

**The 50 United States**
**Counties, municipalities, cities, towns & townships**
**Tribal governments**
**Public authorities (public or Indian housing agencies**

## IT Schedule 70 has over 4,200 Contracts

**IT Schedule 70 has over 4,200 Contracts**
**Small Business holds 70% - 75% of IT contracts**
**1,450 have signed the modification**
**1,200 who have signed are small business**
**Under cooperative purchasing        programs, sales to date have              reached $38M **

## GSA Schedule 70 – Information Technology Products and Services

**Professional Information Technology Services**
**Leasing of IT equipment**
**Purchase of equipment**
**Computers**
**Software**
**Classroom training**
**Electronic commerce services**
**Mobile and wireless services**
**Information assurance**
**And MORE!**

## State/Local:

**Advantages of Cooperative Purchasing**

_**State/Local:**_
**Wide variety of commercial firms**
**Monetary savings**
**No impact on Government Preference Programs**
_**GSA Schedule Contractors:**_
**Increased sales volume**
**Increased participation of small business concerns**

## Federal Supply Schedule 70, Information Technology

**The Corporate Federal Supply Schedule, Schedule 70, Special Item Numbers (SINS)**

**Limitations of Cooperative Purchasing**

## Voluntary use by state/local entities

**Voluntary participation by Schedule contractors**

**Use of Cooperative Purchasing**

## FAR 8.4, Federal Supply Schedules

**Ordering Procedures**

**FAR 8.4, Federal Supply Schedules**
**Task order = new contract**
**IBR Schedule terms/conditions**
**Additional requirements are permitted, but it must not conflict with Schedule terms and conditions**

## Prompt payment

**Prompt payment**
**Disputes**
**Patent Indemnity Clause**
**Commercial item contract terms & conditions**

**Contract Requirement Exceptions**

## The price of supplies and services available to state/local entities includes the IFF to cover the administrative costs incurred to operate the GSA Schedules Program.

## State and local preference programs are not waived or otherwise affected by Cooperative Purchasing.

**State/Local Preference Programs**

## Contractors may accept all state and local government issued credit cards for orders placed under the Schedule.

**Contractors may accept all state and local government issued credit cards for orders placed under the Schedule.**

## GSA Advantage!®

**GSA *****Advantage!******®***
**E-Buy**
**Schedules e-Library**

## New icon was created to identify Cooperative Purchasing contractors in GSA’s Schedules 
  e-Library
Search capability added to Schedules 
  e-Library to allow State and Local buyers to view only those contractors who offer products and services to their marketplace

**  ****e-Library**
**Search capability added to Schedules **
**  ****e-Library to allow State and Local buyers to view only those contractors who offer products and services to their marketplace**

## Customers can sort by business size and business location 

Schedules e-Library is located at: www.gsa.gov/elibrary

**Schedules e-Library is located at: www.gsa.gov/elibrary**

## Schedule contractors enroll electronically at the Vendor Support Center Web site, vsc.gsa.gov
Authorized schedule contractors may begin selling after contract modifications are complete and accepted by GSA 

**Authorized schedule contractors may begin selling after contract modifications are complete and accepted by GSA **

## FSS Center for Acquisition Excellence fsstraining.gsa.gov

**State/Local Training**

**FSS Center for Acquisition Excellence fsstraining.gsa.gov**
**FSS training video**
**Training conference**
**MAS Owner’s Manual**
**Online Cooperative Purchasing course**

## National Customer Service Center (NCSC)1-800-488-3111

**Questions**

**The rule can be viewed and downloaded at:**
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