Federal strategic sourcing programs

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The Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative FSSI is a government-wide coalition of agencies dedicated to improving federal acquisitions and increasing participation in government-wide strategic sourcing. FSSI encourages cross-government collaboration and adoption of industry best practices, and allows the government to aggregate requirements, streamline processes and leverage its buying power.

The limited use of the FSSI vehicles truly diminished the savings potential of the federal government. Unfortunately, agencies did not develop transition plans to move away from existing vehicles to FSSI solutions, and they also did not live up to commitments of spend that were promised to go through FSSI solutions. Additionally, FSSI failed to actively manage transition plans, focused on low-risk, low return efforts, and did not maintain an active pipeline of new solutions. Their specific lessons learned included an emphasis on strong data and ensuring that leadership from the top plays a significant role in all initiatives.

Considering the current CM structure and objectives, there are several lessons learned that can be applied:. While the intent of leveraging government-wide spend and reducing the number of contract vehicles is good, FSSI struggled to implement contracts that were widely utilized and adopted. Some of the challenges were due to limitations with the FSSI contract structure or accessibility, but the other main challenge is that agencies like to maintain ownership of contract requirements.

Even though FSSI solutions are developed collaboratively through government-wide working groups, agencies prefer to own contract award schedules, negotiations, and terms and conditions. As a result, most agencies award duplicative vehicles to the FSSI solutions. The Wireless solution nearly achieved its annual savings target in FY as well.

The difference between the FY target and actual is partially attributed to the residual effects of the OS3 protest, which grounded the solution until late in the first quarter. During FY , the Domestic Delivery Services DDS solution experienced a lower savings rates due to a dual award environment of the solution and a period of performance that was reduced from 5 to 3 years. Domestic Delivery Services Third Generation DDS3 continued with its successful efforts to alter agency buying behavior to increase ground shipments whenever possible.

Other success stories from FY include the Print Management and Wireless solutions, both of which nearly tripled their savings projections. FSSI solutions will continue to be an important tool in FY and beyond to strategically source goods and services generating savings for the Government.

FSSI solutions are complementary to the Category Management effort and will potentially help frame sourcing strategies moving forward. Strategic sourcing is the collaborative and structured process of analyzing an organization's spend information to make business decisions about acquiring commodities and services more effectively and efficiently.

Statement : We will use our purchasing power and expertise to deliver cost-effective real estate, acquisition and technology solutions to federal departments and agencies. Description: GSA will effectively leverage existing, and develop new, federal strategic sourcing initiatives to provide competitively priced solutions to drive savings in technology, real property and other acquisitions throughout the federal government.

Through these solutions, GSA will be able to leverage governmentwide business volume for better pricing, and standardize contracting terms and conditions in order to reduce the cost of purchasing across government. Learn More. Statement: GSA will improve the federal utilization of space. Description: GSA is leading efforts to improve asset utilization, reduce agency space requirements, effectively manage real property, and pursue innovative proposals to leverage resources.

We are a government-wide leader and expert in real estate solutions. We will assist and educate federal departments and agencies to develop plans that will assist agencies with consolidating their space to reduce their footprint.

GSA is encouraging agencies to reduce space to minimize costs. We use a variety of tools, strategies, and portfolio planning options to determine the optimal housing solutions for agencies. We are also targeting our large, more costly new construction, major repairs and alterations, and leasing prospectus projects.

By working with customer agencies, GSA will identify opportunities to optimize federal real estate portfolios by reducing space, improving utilization, disposing of underutilized assets, and leveraging market opportunities to reduce the footprint and investment and operating costs.

Statement: GSA will reduce resource use and enviromental impact. Description: GSA will reduce resource usage by installing and implementing energy and water efficiency improvements in its portfolio; procuring more fuel efficient vehicles; reducing waste generation and diverting waste from landfills; offering more sustainable products and services on its schedules; reducing business travel and making remote meeting technologies more available and accessible; and increasing telework and designing workspaces that increase space utilization.

GSA also serves as a test-bed for innovative technologies and management practices that improve environmental performance while reducing costs. This will be accomplished by testing and, where proven effective, deploying Green Proving Ground building technologies and by making innovative products and services available and affordable to customer agencies.

Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. The primary goals of FSSI are to:. The Building Maintenance and Operations BMO strategic sourcing solution helps agencies reduce costs of services to maintain and operate federal buildings and assets.

Currently, BMO services cover nearly half the nation with both unrestricted and small business vehicles. Wireless FSSI. Easily select the best customized solution when you consolidate multiple wireless services, plans, and devices. Maintenance Repair Facility Supplies. The Maintenance Repair Facility Supplies MRFS Purchasing Channel is a strategic sourcing and category management solution created to streamline the process of purchasing maintenance, repair, janitorial, and sanitation products governmentwide.