Breakout Session

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Innovations and Best Practices on GSA
Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts
Breakout Session 2109 Jim Ghiloni Director,
Office of GWAC Programs April 16, 2008 1050
1150 AM
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Agenda

• Challenges
• Solutions
• Contract Design
• Customer Support
• Industry Partners
• Customer Tools
• Reference

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Challenges in GWAC Contracting

• Subject Matter Complexity
• Constantly Changing Environment
• Increasing Need for Information
• Socio-Economic Requirements
• Cost Effectiveness
• Oversight

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Contract Design Phase

• Building in flexibility and comprehensiveness
• Choices for customers
• On-Ramps/Off-Ramps
• Modeled scope description
• Information Sharing
• Web site providing acquisition status
• Webinars, video conferences, etc.

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Customer Support Activities

• Perform risk mitigation and contractor oversight
• Quality assurance plan
• Order scope reviews conducted
• Competition under Fair Opportunity monitored
• Small Business (SB) Subcontracting Goals
  monitored
• Annual Contractor performance evaluations
  performed

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Customer Support Activities

• Client Support
• Issue Delegations of Procurement Authority (DPA)
• Provide training on the proper use of GWACs
• Provide expert guidance in Basic Contract terms
  and conditions and assistance though Order
  lifecycle
• Provide website tools Ordering Guides, Basic
  Contract, Sample Guidance
• Train client on customized reports

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Customer Support Activities

• Scope Review Process
• Pre-Award upon request
• Multi-tiered review process
• Opportunity to share best practices
• Swift turnaround
• Post-Award in order to ensure proper use

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Industry Partnership

• Kickoff
• Quarterly Program Management Reviews
• Consistent Messaging
• Customer Interaction
• Community Building

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Customer Tools

• On the web
• Ordering Guide
• Conformed Contract
• Pricing
• RFP to All
• GSA E-Buy
• Web-based training
• Reports in GWAC Management Module
• On site
• Classroom Training

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Client Reports

• Spend Data
• Analysis of Labor Category usage across the
  entire contract will be published on an annual
  basis to help customers evaluate pricing on
  future orders.
• Reports will be available for customers specific
  orders that will allow them to compare their
  rates to the overall averages.
• Management Reports
• Obtain reports that provide a snapshot summary of
  order activity
• Custom and Ad-Hoc Reports via Business Objects

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Spend Data- Example
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Management Reports
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Custom and Ad-hoc Reports
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Active GSA GWACs

• Enterprise GWACS
• Alliant
• ANSWER
• Millennia
• Millennia Lite

• Socio-Economic GWACs
• 8(a) STARS
• Alliant SB
• VETS

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Thank you!Are there any questions?www.gsa.go
v/gwacs