Better Government Through Collaboration Torre Jessup, Regional - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

better government through collaboration
SMART_READER_LITE
LIVE PREVIEW

Better Government Through Collaboration Torre Jessup, Regional - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Better Government Through Collaboration Torre Jessup, Regional Administrator, GSA Southeast Sunbelt Region (4) Our Mission The mission of GSA is to deliver the best value in real estate, acquisition, and technology services to government and


slide-1
SLIDE 1

Better Government Through Collaboration

Torre Jessup, Regional Administrator, GSA Southeast Sunbelt Region (4)

slide-2
SLIDE 2

Our Mission

The mission of GSA is to deliver the best value in real estate, acquisition, and technology services to government and the American people.

slide-3
SLIDE 3

GSA Business Lines

GSA is comprised of both the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) and Public Buildings Service (PBS) PBS: 1) Manages construction, architecture, real estate and interior design, and 2) Develops procurement programs for construction, architecture, real estate and interior design. FAS: 1) Oversees the commercial acquisition part of GSA, and 2) Develops procurement programs for products, services, fleet and technology.

3

slide-4
SLIDE 4

210,000 vehicles 1/3 Billion square feet of

  • ffice space

$60 Billion in acquisitions 40,000 vehicles 44 Million square feet of

  • ffice space

$10 Billion in acquisitions

GSA GSA GSA R4 R4 R4

slide-5
SLIDE 5
slide-6
SLIDE 6

Small Business Advocacy

Help Small Businesses

– Identify agency opportunities – Monitor Large Businesses Subcontracting Goals – Evaluate New Procurements for Small Business Opportunities – Evaluate Policy for Small Business Protection – Provide training and resources for business development

6

slide-7
SLIDE 7

Goal Category Goal % Actual % Total Spend Small Business 57% 70.48% $94.3M Small Disadvantaged 7% 41.18% $55.1M Woman-Owned 5% 18.08% $24.2M HUBZone 4.44% 7.15% $9.6M Service-Disabled Veteran Owned 4.44% 10.35% $13.8M

GSA GSA | R | Region gion 4 4 FY14 Small Business Dashboard

slide-8
SLIDE 8

GSA Resources

  • PBS Industry Relations

866-727-8363 IndustryRelations@gsa. gowww.gsa.gov/pbs

  • Construction, Real

Estate, Architecture, Interior Design

Public Building Service

  • National Customer

Service (800) 488-3111 NCSCcustomer.service @gsa.gov www.gsa.gov/fas

  • Commercial Products

and Services

Federal Acquisition Service

  • Office of Small

Business Utilization 855-OSBUGSA www.gsa.gov/askosbu

  • gsa.gov/smallbizsuppo

rt

  • Small Business Liaison

Office of Small Business Utilization

8

FY15 Agency Forecast: www.gsa.gov/smallbizforecast

slide-9
SLIDE 9

R4SmallBiz@gsa.gov (404) 331-5103 www.gsa.gov/osbu  www.twitter.com/gsaosbu  www.facebook.com/gsa

slide-10
SLIDE 10

U.S. General Services Administration

Angel Paschall-Harmon Personal Property Management (PPM) General Services Administration

Computers for Learning

June 2015

slide-11
SLIDE 11

Computers For Learning (CFL)

Executive Order 12999: Educational Technology: Ensuring Opportunity for All Children in the Next Century

slide-12
SLIDE 12

Computers for Learning Executive Order 12999

  • Promotes the reuse of federal excess computes and peripheral

devices among schools and educational non profit

  • rganizations
  • Reduces the landfill disposal of toxic wastes
  • Maximizes the taxpayer’s investment in computer equipment
slide-13
SLIDE 13

Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act

15 USC 3710(i) Research equipment … the head of any Federal agency or

department, may loan, lease, or give research equipment that is excess to the needs of the laboratory, agency, or department to an educational institution or nonprofit organization for the conduct of technical and scientific education and research activities. Title of ownership shall transfer with a gift under this section.

slide-14
SLIDE 14

Public, Private Schools and Day Care Centers

  • A school is eligible to receive donations through the

Computers for Learning program if it is public, private, or parochial, serving pre-kindergarten through grade 12 students. Day care centers must provide a state-approved preschool curriculum

14

slide-15
SLIDE 15

Educational Nonprofit

  • An educational nonprofit is eligible if it is classified as tax-exempt under section

501(c) of the United States tax code and serves pre-kindergarten through grade 12 students. In addition, education nonprofit organization must meet ALL of the following criteria to participate in the CFL program: – Be tax exempt under section 501(C) of the U.S. tax code – Serve some portion of the pre-kindergarten through grade 12 population – Operate primarily for the purpose of education

15

slide-16
SLIDE 16

Educational Non-Profits

  • By completing the registration form, the
  • rganization is attesting that their educational

nonprofit organization meets ALL of the eligibility

  • requirements. Any federal agency that selects the

educational nonprofit organization for donation will also ask to provide proof of eligibility. (Agencies determine what this should be, so it may vary.)

16

slide-17
SLIDE 17

Option 2: Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act

15 USC 3710 (i) Research equipment

The authority allows the head of any agency to loan, lease, or transfer research equipment to educational institutions or certain nonprofit organizations. Title of ownership shall transfer with a gift under this section.

slide-18
SLIDE 18

Contact: Angel Paschall-Harmon Email: Angel.paschall@gsa.gov

18