SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- Commodity Strategic Sourcing
- Notice Date
- 3/1/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, ATO-AJA-481 FAA Headquarters (ASU)
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- DTFAWA-06-R-00100
- Response Due
- 3/31/2006
- Archive Date
- 4/30/2006
- Description
- PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT This public announcement is being issued in accordance with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Acquisition Management System Section 3.2.1.3.12. This is not a solicitation announcement. This announcement is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Since this is an informational announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents at this time. The FAA at its nine Regional Offices, two Centers, as well as at headquarters and at other locations, employs a variety of purchasing processes to acquire equipment, services and supplies used in the furtherance of agency missions and goals. Purchasing Processes are defined as the purchase of supplies and services through various means, including purchase cards, interagency agreements, GSA schedules, as well as through direct single source and competitive procurements. These purchasing processes are generally not closely coordinated across purchasing domains within the agency. The FAA's Chief Financial Officer has determined that coordination and restructuring of these purchasing processes will lead to reduced costs and increased efficiencies. One of the major objectives in the FAA Flight Plan is to control costs while delivering quality customer service. To help achieve the Flight Plan of controlling costs, the FAA has embarked on an important agency-wide strategic sourcing initiative. This initiative is called Strategic Sourcing for the Acquisition of Various Equipment and Supplies (SAVES) Program. The Program will include all FAA Lines of Business, Staff Offices, Regions, and Centers. The objective of the SAVES Program is to enable the FAA to purchase selected commodities for less while maintaining or improving quality of purchases and our suppliers' service levels. Initially, these commodities include: 1) non-National Airspace Systems IT hardware (enterprise servers, peripherals, printers) and software;2) Accounting (ABA) related IT services; 3) general office supplies; 4) office equipment (including leased and purchased copiers); 5) overnight mail; 6) printing; and 7) guard services. An evaluation of how and from whom the FAA currently purchases these commodities has been conducted. Based on this evaluation, we will be implementing new procurement vehicles such as Basic Purchasing Agreements, Purchase Orders and Contracts. We are striving to have as few procurement vehicles as is practicable contingent on the commodity area. For example, we may have only one for office supplies, one for office equipment, one for overnight mail, and possibly several for Guard Services. With the support of the FAA's Chief Financial Officer, usage of these vehicles will be strongly encouraged agency wide and monitored for compliance so we may realize savings and control costs. All awards will be based on a best value analysis. We will be releasing Screening Information Requests (SIRs) for each commodity area and will most likely commence with office supplies and equipment SIRs in the March/April time frame with the remaining commodity area SIRs to closely follow. In addition we plan on utilizing the latest electronic processes for online bidding & proposal receipt for the commodity SIRs as appropriate. Additional information and instructions specific to each commodity will be included in those individual commodity area SIRs. Interested companies can register for future announcements related to this and any procurement by Going to the FAA Website address: "http://www.asu.faa.gov/faaco/index.cfm, which is the "Contract Opportunities" site. Should you want the e-mail automatic notification of FAA opportunities you may look under the column "Main Menu" and click on e-Mail Auto-Notify System. The FAA is not liable for costs associated with a response to this informational announcement. This is not a request for competitive proposals and will not result in a contract award. No collect calls or telephone inquiries will be accepted. This is an informational announcement. No solicitation exists; therefore do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is issued, it will be synopsized on the FAA's contract opportunities web page. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any solicitation. Federal Aviation Administration ATTN: Steven M. Bobby, ATO-A, AJA-481 800 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20591 Steven.Bobby@faa.gov ATTACHMENT IS SAME AS ABSTRACT ABOVE
- Web Link
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FAA Contract Opportunities
(http://www.asu.faa.gov/faaco/index.cfm?ref=4642)
- Record
- SN00996847-W 20060303/060301212057 (fbodaily.com)
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