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- GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
- Washington, DC 20405
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- FIRMR BULLETIN C-9
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- TO: Heads of Federal agencies
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- SUBJECT: Nonmandatory General Services Administration (GSA)
- services and assistance programs.
-
- 1. Purpose. This bulletin describes nonmandatory GSA services and
- assistance programs available for use by Federal agencies.
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- 2. Expiration date. This bulletin contains information of a
- continuing nature and will remain in effect until canceled.
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- 3. Contents.
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- Topic Paragraph
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- Related material..........................................4
- Information and assistance................................5
- Acronyms..................................................6
- Discussion................................................7
- Office of Technical Assistance..........................7a
- Agency Liaison Officer Program..........................7b
- GSA nonmandatory schedule contracts for FIP
- resources.............................................7c
- Regional service contracts..............................7d
- Clearinghouse on Computer Accommodation.................7e
- Contracting guidance and assistance.....................7f
- Tariff interpretation, representation, and negotiation..7g
- Technical Assistance Programs...........................7h
- Cancellation..............................................8
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- 4. Related material.
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- a. FIRMR Part 201-24--GSA Services and Assistance.
- b. FIRMR Part 201-39--Acquisition of Federal Information
- Processing Resources by Contracting.
- c. FIRMR Bulletin C-8 - Information Accessibility for
- Employees with Disabilities.
- d. FIRMR Bulletin C-17 - Information Resources Service Center
- (IRSC).
- e. FIRMR Bulletin C-25 - Bid Analysis and Reporting System -
- Personal Computers (BARS-PC).
- f. GSA publication "IRMS Directory of Assistance."
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- TC 90-1
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- FEDERAL INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT REGULATION
- APPENDIX B
- FIRMR Bulletin C-9
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- 5. Information and assistance. GSA publishes the "IRMS Directory
- of Assistance" semiannually. Copies of the directory may be
- obtained by contacting:
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- General Services Administration
- Policy Branch (KMPP)
- 18th and F Streets, NW
- Washington, DC 20405
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- Telephone: (202) 501-2462 or FTS 241-2462
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- 6. Acronyms.
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- ALO Agency Liaison Officer.
- BARS Bid Analysis and Reporting System.
- COCA Clearinghouse on Computer Accommodation.
- FIP Federal Information Processing.
- IRMS Information Resources Management Service.
- OTA Office of Technical Assistance.
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- 7. Discussion. GSA offers many nonmandatory service and
- assistance programs and contracts to help agencies meet their
- information resources management (IRM) requirements. Agencies
- should consider these GSA offerings for meeting agency requirements
- for FIP resources and use them when the agency determines that
- doing so would be the most advantageous alternative. In addition,
- agencies should inform GSA officials of their needs for new or
- revised GSA services and assistance programs. GSA will continue to
- develop and manage programs to satisfy requirements common to many
- agencies. A brief description of the nonmandatory programs and
- contracts that are currently available to agencies follows:
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- a. Office of Technical Assistance - OTA provides technical
- assistance and acquisition support to help Federal agencies improve
- the use of FIP resources. On a cost-reimbursement basis, OTA
- provides acquisition support, office automation support, and
- technical assistance in such areas as IRM planning;
- telecommunications; facility management; software conversion,
- improvement, engineering, development and maintenance; planning,
- designing, and testing of new systems; and system security
- assistance. OTA offers contractual services including information
- technology studies, software development and maintenance,
- facilities management, computer operations and data entry, risk
- analyses, and security evaluations. For additional information
- about OTA programs, contact the OTA Technical Services Staff at:
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- General Services Administration (KRT)
- 5203 Leesburg Pike, Suite 400
- Falls Church, Virginia 22041
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- Telephone: (703) or FTS 756-4227
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- b. Agency Liaison Officer Program - Under the ALO program, GSA
- assigns a senior IRM specialist to an agency to help identify and
- resolve critical IRM issues involving GSA and the agency. ALO's
- operate under an agreement signed by GSA and the participating
- agency. For information on this program, contact:
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- General Services Administration
- Agency Liaison Officer Program Division (KML)
- 18th and F Streets, NW
- Washington, DC 20405
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- Telephone: (202) 501-0819 or FTS 241-0819
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- c. GSA nonmandatory schedule contracts for FIP resources - A
- variety of FIP resources can be obtained through GSA nonmandatory
- ADP and telecommunications schedule contracts. FIRMR Part 201-39
- provides policies and procedures regarding the use of these
- schedule contracts. FIRMR Bulletin C-17 provides information on
- how to obtain additional information about schedules through a GSA
- electronic bulletin board.
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- d. Regional service contracts - GSA has developed a number of
- regional FIP support services contracts to meet agency
- requirements. Agencies should contact their GSA regional office to
- determine the scope, availability, and terms of these contracts.
- Regional support service contracts are mandatory for GSA use and
- optional for use by other Federal agencies. Agencies planning to
- use these contracts need to develop, jointly with GSA regional
- personnel, a statement of work and a description of deliverables.
- GSA regional personnel serve as contract administrators and
- technical consultants for these contracts.
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- e. Clearinghouse on Computer Accommodation - COCA is a
- demonstration and technical resource center that assists Federal
- employees with disabilities to become more productive through the
- use of office automation applications and technology. COCA
- responds to computer accommodation requests, provides technical
- assistance concerning the planning, acquisition, and installation
- phases of accommodation technology, and conducts courses on
- computer accommodation procedures. FIRMR Bulletin C-8 provides
- additional information about COCA.
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- f. Contracting guidance and assistance - To assist Federal
- agencies in preparing solicitations for FIP resources, GSA makes
- the following materials available:
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- (1) Standard solicitation package - This package includes
- a solicitation with clauses and provisions applicable to the
- acquisition of FIP resources (systems, equipment, software or
- maintenance) and a guidance document to assist in the use of the
- solicitation. The standard solicitation is also available in
- machine-readable form. For information, contact:
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- General Services Administration
- Regulations Branch (KMPR)
- 18th and F Streets, NW
- Washington, DC 20405
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- Telephone: (202) 501-3194 or FTS 241-3194
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- (2) Sample solicitation for local telecommunications
- systems - This is a copy of a solicitation, including the
- specifications, used by GSA, for acquiring digital voice and data
- local telecommunications service or equipment. For information,
- contact:
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- General Services Administration
- Economic Analysis Branch (KETE)
- 18th and F Streets, NW
- Washington, DC 20405
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- Telephone: (202) 501-1098 or FTS 241-1098
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- (3) Bid Analysis and Reporting System - To help Federal
- agencies evaluate vendor offers made in response to solicitations
- for FIP resources, GSA makes BARS available. BARS is a
- computerized evaluation tool that agencies may use to conduct a
- cost/price analysis. FIRMR Bulletin C-25 provides additional
- information about BARS for use on personal computers. For
- information, contact:
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- General Services Administration
- Economic Analysis Branch (KETE)
- 18th and F Sts., NW
- Washington, DC 20405
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- Telephone: (202) 501-1098 or FTS 241-1098
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- g. Tariff interpretation, representation and negotiation -
- GSA, on behalf of executive agencies, will conduct negotiations
- with regulated telecommunications carriers, and where circumstances
- warrant, will institute action before Federal and state regulatory
- bodies to contest the level, structure, or applicability of rates
- or service terms. GSA will provide information on tariff rates for
- telecommunications services including tariff interpretation and
- application. For information contact:
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- General Services Administration
- Economic Analysis Branch (KETE)
- 18th and F Streets, NW
- Washington, DC 20405
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- Telephone: (202) 501-1098 or FTS 241-1098
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- h. Technical Assistance Programs (TAP) - TAP provides
- contractual vehicles for customer premise equipment (CPE) and
- related services; and technical consultation and assistance to
- Federal agencies through the use of various GSA contract services
- and resources. The TAP includes the Telecommunications Technical
- Services Contract (TTSC) program and the Direct Assistance Program
- (DAP). A brief description of these programs follows:
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- (1) Telecommunications Technical Services Contract (TTSC)
- - TTSC provides telecommunications expertise to agencies through a
- contractor. A surcharge is assessed to agencies for use of the
- TTSC.
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- (2) Direct Assistance Program (DAP) - Under the DAP, GSA
- Information Resources Management Service personnel provide
- telecommunications technical support services to agencies. An
- hourly rate charge is assessed to agencies for use of the DAP.
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- (3) Additional information and assistance - Agencies
- should contact the appropriate GSA office, as listed below, for
- additional information about TAP programs:
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- (i) Eastern Zone - Connecticut, Delaware, Maine,
- Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
- Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Virgin
- Islands, West Virginia.
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- 9th and Market Streets
- Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- Telephone: FTS or (215) 597-1095
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- (ii) Capital Zone - Washington, DC metropolitan area.
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- 7th and D Streets, S.W.
- Washington, DC 20407
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- Telephone: (202) 708-7700 or FTS 458-7700
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- (iii) Central Zone - Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
- Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Minnesota,
- North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Wisconsin.
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- 75 Spring Street, SW
- Atlanta, GA 30303
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- Telephone: FTS 841-5106 or (404) 331-5106
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- (iv) Western Zone - Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas,
- Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota,
- Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming.
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- 819 Taylor Street
- Fort Worth, TX 76102
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- Telephone: FTS or (817) 334-3882
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- (v) Pacific Zone - Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona,
- California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington.
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- 525 Market Street
- San Francisco, CA 94105
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- Telephone: FTS 484-8250 or (415) 744-8250
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- 8. Cancellation. FIRMR Bulletin 57 is canceled.
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- Thomas J. Buckholtz
- Commissioner
- Information Resources
- Management Services
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