2019 Fall Training Conference Commercial Acquisition Disrupters: e- Commerce, Consolidation, and Cyber
Keynote: Dr. Michael Wooten, Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy
Schedules Potpourri • Judith Zawatsky, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Systems Management, GSA • Tiffany Hixson, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Professional Services and Human Capital Categories, GSA • Crystal Philcox, Assistant Commissioner, Enterprise Strategy Management, GSA @thecgporg #CGPFall19
U.S. General Services Administration Schedules Potpourri The Coalition for Government Procurement (CGP) 2019 Fall Training Conference November 21, 2019 Easy. Efficient. Modern.
Title Presentation Crystal Philcox Assistant Commissioner Office of Enterprise Strategy Management Federal Acquisition Service, GSA 2
GSA’s Federal Marketplace Strategy is improving the experience of interacting with GSA ... GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) is creating a seamless, people-centric buying and selling experience that enables better mission-driven acquisitions across government. Make it easier for customers to find GSA is using human-centered and acquire products, services, and design. solutions that meet their mission needs An iterative, user-centric approach Reduce barriers to doing business with to problem solving that places the government, and improve access to people at the center of the opportunities for qualified suppliers process Empower the FAS workforce to spend more time performing highest value activities Easy. Efficient. Modern. 6
… with more than 20 connected projects to design a comprehensive, seamless, people-centric procurement experience. Easy. Efficient. Modern. 7
The FMP Strategy connects the four Cornerstone Initiatives. Catalog Commercial Management Platforms Led by Laura Stanton, Led by Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Dena McLaughlin, Integrated Technology Category Regional Commissioner, Region 3 CALMS MAS Contract Writing Consolidation System Led by Becky Koses, Director, Led by Office of Acquisition Operations, Stephanie Shutt, Office of Travel, Transportation Director, MAS PMO & Logistics Easy. Efficient. Modern. 8
FY19 Highlights 2 Releases MAS Consolidation 25 Improvements ○ New Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) Solicitation ○ Industry Webinars & FAQs ○ Large Category, Sub Category SIN RFIs ○ Solicitation Format RFI Commercial Platforms ○ Solicitation for proof of concept Other highlights ○ Removal of requirement for Best Interest Determination ○ Easier Wage Determinations in beta.sam.gov ○ Expanded Use of Order Level Materials (OLMs) ○ Expanded Use of SBIR Pilot ○ Launch of new GSA Cloud Information Center ○ Streamlined Process for FAS Sales Reporting ○ Automated Process for IT Schedule 70 FASt Lane ○ More Post-award Info through eBuy Open - GSA First Pilot 9
What’s coming in FY20 ● Opportunities on beta.SAM.gov - done! ● Transition current contracts to single Schedule vehicle ● Commercial Platforms proof of concept ● Launch contract writing system (CALM) ● GSA Advantage! improvements ● Launch new “digital experience” Easy. Efficient. Modern. 10
Join us! Learn more and get involved: gsa.gov/federalmarketplace Provide feedback and share ideas: federalmarketplace@gsa.gov
Title Presentation Tiffany Hixson Assistant Commissioner Office of Professional & Human Capital Services Federal Acquisition Service, GSA 2
What’s changed so far? One solicitation process for the entire program, aka consolidated SCP-FSS-001 (Offer) Provision ● The new SCP-FSS-001 streamlines, simplifies and improves acquisition performance by: ○ Consolidating basic offeror instructions applicable to products, services, new offerors, successful contractors and TDR participants ○ Eliminating several offeror submission requirements ○ Clarifying existing offeror instructions ○ Prescribing a single simplified evaluation provision 14
MAS Before & After: Offer Process 24 Schedules Consolidated Schedule Utilizes 2 provisions to communicate offeror instructions. Utilize 14 provisions to communicate offeror instructions for products, services, solutions offered by new, Category and SIN specific instructions are outlined in successful and TDR offerors category attachments Additional instructions in SIN descriptions and various solicitation attachments Information on eligibility to submit streamlined offers and Information on eligibility to submit streamlined offers and to to participate in the TDR Pilot provided in solicitation or participate in the TDR Pilot provided in introductory offer solicitation attachments section Applicability is communicated in introductory section of Includes advisories highlighting whether a requirement applies to the offeror, for example: the solicitation or as a note at the end of an offer ● “Applicable to both product and services offers” provision ● *The requirement to provide financial statements does not apply to contractors that have an active FSS program contract under this Schedule and meet the criteria for submitting a streamlined offer, see (e) 1-3. ● **The requirement to provide MFC information on the Price Proposal Template does not apply to Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) participants. 15
MAS Before & After: Offer Process There’s more! 24 Schedules Consolidated Schedule Outlines evaluation criteria and evaluation factors for Utilize five (5) CI-FSS-151 provisions to award in introductory section communicate evaluation criteria and additional evaluation factors for award Consolidated SCP-FSS-001 links to an Offer Documents Provision identifies solicitation requirements that are Submission Checklist posted on the gsa.gov/masroadmap completed and/or submitted directly through the site which can be updated as necessary eOffer application and what documents must be uploaded by the offeror Standard requirement for Service offers is one (1) project Standard requirement for Service offers is two (2) experience per SIN project experiences per SIN All offerors must submit a Past Performance Three (3) possible methods for submitting Past Performance Information based on level of experience Evaluation from Open Ratings ● CPARS performance assessments ● Open Ratings Evaluation ● Past Performance Narrative 16
What’s Next • January 2020 – Awards under the new MAS program begin – Existing contractors • Migrated to the consolidated Schedule • Can begin adding and modifying contracts to add new products and services • July 2020 – Begin consolidating contracts where contractors hold more than one schedule contract
Title Presentation Judith Zawatsky Assistant Commissioner Office of Systems Management Federal Acquisition Service, GSA 2
MAS Consolidated Solicitation beta.SAM.gov
System Impacts Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 ● New Offerors Current Schedule contract Current Schedule contract ● Follow on contract holders holders with more than 1 offers active contract. Systems Systems Systems ● ● ● eOffer Mass Mod eBuy ● ● eMod eLibrary ● eBuy ● eLibrary ● GSA Advantage 20
New MAS Offers in October Offer Status Oct 1 - Nov 5 Started Offer Process 397 Submit 60 Started evaluation 26 21
CIO Modernization and Enterprise Transformation (COMET) • Big step forward in simplifying the systems FAS uses to serve GSA’s customers in the acquisition of $50 billion in goods and services annually from more than 20,000 industry partners • Collaboration between industry, GSA IT, and Office of Systems Management • 12 blanket purchase agreement awardees -- 4 small and 8 large businesses 22
Contract Acquisition Life-cycle Management (CALM) ● Enable GSA contracting officials to have easy, efficient, and modern contracting tools ● Enable industry partners to go to market more rapidly through streamlined processes and tools ● Enable federal customers to find and meet mission requirements across a broad spectrum of contract vehicles ● Enable cross training and knowledge transfer between contracting offices and capabilities • Released draft RFQ and requirements to industry twice • Addressed more than 140 Q&A from vendors • Award CALM Task Order spring 2020 23
SAM.gov: Where we started ... 24
… and where we are now. Authoritative source for ● Assistance Listings ● Wage Determinations ● Contract Opportunities beta.SAM.gov 25
Successful Transition: FBO to beta.SAM.gov • Successfully moved 5.6 million opportunities from FBO.gov to beta.SAM.gov • Consolidated and migrated 38,828 federal user roles • Data integrity maintained • Opportunities being posted, reviewed and downloaded • More than 25,000 new accounts created since launch • Almost 2,000 new notices posted 26
Keep Providing Feedback Get involved: newsamtesting@gsa.gov 27
SAM.gov Modernization This is what SUCCESS looks like. 28
SAM.gov Modernization 29
Title Presentation Thank you to The Coalition! We look forward to your questions and ideas ... 2
Break and Networking @thecgporg #CGPFall19
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