U.S. General Services Administration GSA Advantage! Angel Paschall Harmon GSA SmartPay Training Forum July 16-18, 2019
1 AGENDA
GSA as a Source GSA Schedules Overview of GSA eTools GSA Advantage the tool 2
MISSION STATEMENT The mission of GSA is to deliver the best value in real estate, acquisition, and technology services to the government and the American people.
3 Priorities for use of Government supply sources (FAR 8.001) Agencys own inventory Excess from other agencies FPI/UNICOR GSA distributes many of their products
NIB/NISH (AbilityOne/JWOD) GSA considered their primary distributor GSA / VA / DLA GSA Wholesale (a.k.a. Global Supply) = requisitioning GSA/VA Multiple Award Schedules/GWACs = contracting Also FAR Part 2 - GWACs 4
GSA and VA Schedules For up-to-date info www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov and click on View schedule contracts www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov
and click on View schedule contracts 5 Each Schedule has multiple SINs Special Item Numbers = more specific categories
each SIN (category) has multiple contracts 165 205 le! p m
sa a t Jus Multi-Media Office Cabinets, Displays, & Filing
6 GSA eLibrary GSA Schedule/GWAC contractor database Up-to-date contractor information New contractors uploaded nightly
All product/service categories underneath the GSA Schedules & GWAC programs GSA Schedule contract clauses available Link to the GSA Schedule solicitation www.GSAeLibrary.gsa
7 eLibrary 8
Links to eTools 9 Search Criteria battery aircraft
10 Search Matches 11
more specific categories Categories 12 Narrowing Search Results Display:
All Socio-Economic Indicators Small Business Woman Owned Business Veteran Owned Small Business SBA Certified HUBZone Firm 13
Detailed Contractor Information 14 U.S. General Services Administration
Federal Acquisition Service GSA eBuy www.eBuy.gsa.gov (also linked at GSAAdvantage! and eLibrary)
15 What is eBuy? eBuy is an online Request for Quotes (RFQ) tool that allows Federal buyers to obtain quotes and issue orders for products and services offered by sellers on the GSA/VA Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) programs and Governmentwide Acquisition
Contracts (GWACs). 16 Use eBuy for Services High quantity or dollar purchases where you are
seeking a further discount from contract pricing Purchases with complex requirements Determining sources of supply Receiving quotes on Blanket Purchase Agreements (Contact me if youre interested in detailed eBuy training!) 17
U.S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service GSA Advantage! www.gsaadvantage.gov
18 What Is Available? Over 30 million products/services available Wide selection of contractors Compliance with regulation/competition requirements FAR
Ability One Environmental Socioeconomic Compare prices, features, and delivery options 19
Stats
19,472 GSA/VA Schedule Contracts 34,295,093 Products & Services
877,463 Registered Customers 750,000 Searches Every Work Day 2,500 Orders Placed per Day 3 Searching Users for Every Buyer Average Order is $761 8,432,925 Total Orders Placed $6.0 B Total Sales Volume
20 Topics of Discussion
Homepage Functionality Registration/Login Searching Capabilities
Checkout Process Order History & Status 21 Member Registration 22
Member Registration 23 New Design to the Site
24 Search Bar 25 Product Categories
26 Other Links 27
Customer Service 28 Personal Homepage 7/15/2013
29 My Account page 30
My Account Add New Address 31 My Account Add New Address 32
Methods of Payment 33 Apply fo an AAC
34 Robust Search Cababilities Searching Capabilities 35
Browse Categories paper 36
paper Search Results 37 Symbols and Definitions
38 Search Results 39
Filter for Photos 40 Refine by Keyword 41
Refined Search Results 42 Product Details
10 43 Warrnings or Notes hanging folderr
44 Limit the Search 45
Auto Spell Check 46 Alter Search Results file
47 Contractor List 48 Product Name
49 Product Details 50
FSSI BPA 10 51 Checkout
Checkou t 52 Checkout Review
53 Purchase Order 54 Process Order
55 Order Receipt 56
Updated Message Center 05/28/2013 57 Advtester
UPS Tracking 58 Order History & Status
Order History & Stat 59 Order History/Status Page Ice cream
Last 2 Years 60 Past Orders 61
Order History Detail 62 Ask GSA GSA Self-Service and Live Chat
https://gsa-fas.force.com/AskGSA/ 63 Advanced Search 64
Get a Quote 65 Negotiated Price Per Mr. Arthur I. Zation
Instructions: Customers are encouraged to negotiate a lower price with MAS contractors (if the volume warrants). Space is provided below for you to enter the new Unit Price. You are also required to provide the name of the contractor representative, or cite a BPA or other number which gives you authorization to lower the schedule price. This authorization will appear on the purchase order sent to the contractor. Clicking "Submit" will update the Unit Price for this item on the Shopping Cart.
66 Any questions? GSAAdvantage! www.gsaAdvantage.gov
67 Thank you for attending!
[email protected] [email protected] GSA GSACustomer CustomerService ServiceDirector
Director Robins RobinsAFB AFBGA GA 404-387-5728
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