Geospatial Line of Business 

Goal: 

One of the goals of the Geospatial Line of Business (Geo LoB) is to ensure that every Federal government 

agency has equal access to a complete portfolio of the best geospatial tools, data, software, and services. 

Developed by the Common Services Workgroup, this portfolio will be delivered through well-negotiated 

contracts and common interagency agreements maximizing cost savings and minimizing the 

administrative burden for participating government entities.

Objectives 

• Promote the use of geospatial products and 

services in accomplishing agency missions and 

improving operations. 

• Support the development of a common federal 

geospatial technology, data, and services 

architecture through the establishment of a 

portfolio of geospatial products and services, and 

the use of existing agency tools, services, and 

data. Provide opportunities for smaller agencies to 

procure the same geospatial products and 

services at the same price and conditions as 

those procured by larger agencies. 

• Identify opportunities, maximize the value of 

geospatial acquisition activities, and leverage the 

buying power of the federal government, thereby 

reducing administrative burden, enhancing the 

quality of acquisitions, and creating a level the 

playing field for individual agencies. 

Key Milestones: 

Conduct Industry Day Oct 2008 

Issue draft RFQ Dec 2009 

Evaluate proposals May/Jun 2009 

(Currently in evaluation phase) 

Establish new Geo-SmartBuy Jul/Aug 2009 

Using a SmartBuy contract vehicle to consolidate

purchase of geospatial technology will help reduce 

costs and greatly improve the government’s access to 

high quality commercial geospatial software, 

packaged data and related products. 

Who is expected to use the Geospatial SmartBuy? 

• Agencies participating in the Geo LoB 

• Federal civilian & defense agencies 

• State, tribal & local governments 

Why is a new SmartBuy needed? 

Federal agencies currently use many of the same 

commercial products to perform geospatial 

operations, such as producing maps and conducting 

geographic analysis. However, they use very different 

contractual vehicles in procuring geospatial software 

and services. This practice minimizes agency savings 

and requires commercial vendors to invest 

disproportionately in coordinating dozens, if not 

hundreds, of separate accounts within an agency or 

department. As a consequence, many agencies do 

not have access to products with services the 

commercial sector might provide, such as software 

and installation support. 

Interested in setting our Agenda? 

Common Services Work Group welcomes new 

agency members. We are currently finalizing a ‘rollout 

kit’ for SmartBuy, developing next target acquisition 

for inter-agency geo-needs. Contact Lew Sanford Jr. 

or Michelle Torreano to express your interest. 

POCs 

• Geospatial SmartBuy RFQ – Released March 6 

2009 on GSA Advantage, RFQ 348667 for 

Schedule 70 holders. Available from Michael 

Hargrove, GSA Contract Officer, 703-306-7701 or 

michael.hargrove@gsa.gov . Procurement phase 

is completed. Evaluation phase - in progress. 

• Geo LoB: Lew Sanford Jr., FGDC, 703-648-4152. 

Geospatial SmartBUY 

New Contract for Geospatial Products – June 2009

For more information: http://www.fgdc.gov/geospatial-lob

Common Services Work Group Chair: Michelle Torreano

torreano.michelle@epa.gov

Geospatial LoB Program Manager: Lew Sanford Jr.

Email: lsanford@usgs.gov

703­648­4152

Managing Partner: Ivan DeLoatch

Acting Chair, FGDC: Karen Siderelis