AGENCY: GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ACTION: Notice of public meeting. SUMMARY: General Services Administrator Stephen A. Perry testified on March 16, 2005, before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform on the agency's efforts to improve performance by reorganizing and consolidating the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Technology Service (FTS) and GSA’s Federal Supply Service (FSS). In his testimony, Administrator Perry stated that "We believe that it is important for organizations that desire to achieve high performance and continuous improvement to periodically review their operations and organizational structures in order to make improvements where possible." He also emphasized that this initiative is designed to: • Strengthen GSA's capability to meet increasing customer requirements for excellence in the acquisition of information and other products and services; • Make it easier for industry contractors to understand and use our acquisition process; and • Enhance the efficiency of GSA's administrative support functions by consolidating certain activities that are now performed in separate units. A copy of Administrator Perry's prepared testimony can be found at www.gsa.gov, under GSA Reference, Congressional Testimony, or http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/contentView.do?pageTypeId=8199&channelId=-13338&P=S&contentId=18335&contentType=GSA_BASIC. Administrator Perry has delegated the responsibility for obtaining industry input on the proposed reorganization to Donna Bennett, Commissioner, Federal Supply Service, and Barbara Shelton, Acting Commissioner, Federal Technology Service, the co-chairs of the Acquisition Services Task Force, a subgroup of the FTS/FSS Reorganization Steering Team. This meeting is intended to result in a free and open exchange of ideas and information to obtain viewpoints from all participants. It is not intended to seek consensus, advice or recommendations from the group as a whole. It is not a solicitation or request for proposals by the government for any goods or services. Additional outreach is underway to solicit viewpoints from GSA associates and customers. DATE: The meeting will be held on Thursday, April 21, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., local time. ADDRESS: A public meeting will be conducted at the General Services Administration (GSA), Headquarters Auditorium, First Floor, 1800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405, starting at 9:00 am to 3:00 p.m., local time, on Friday, April 21, 2005, to ensure an open dialogue between the Government and interested parties on GSA’s efforts to improve performance by reorganizing and consolidating the GSA’s Federal Technology Service (FTS) and GSA’s Federal Supply Service (FSS). The closest Metro rail stations are Farragut North Metro Station (Red Line) or Farragut West Metro Station(Blue Line and Orange Line.) If you wish to attend the meeting and/or make presentations on the GSA reorganization, please contact and submit a copy of your presentation by April 18,2005, to--General Services Administration, Office of the Chief Acquisition Officer, 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, ATTN: Linda Nelson, Washington, DC 20405, Telephone: (202) 501-1900. An electronic copy of the materials should be submitted via the Internet to --
[email protected]. Please submit presentations and contact information only and cite meeting.ftsfss in all correspondence related to this public meeting. The submitted presentations will be the only record of the public meeting. The presentations will be posted on the internet on the first or second business day after the meeting. While the format of the meeting will be determined based on response to this notice, participants should plan on limiting their oral presentations to 5 minutes. The number of presentations may be limited due to time constraints, in which case presenters will be selected based on the order in which the presentations were received and the relevance of those presentations to the reorganization. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The FAR Secretariat, Room 4035, GS Building, Washington, DC, 20405, at (202) 501-4755 for information pertaining to status. Contact Linda Nelson, Procurement Analyst, at (202) 501-1900 for clarification of content. Please cite meeting.ftsfss. Contact Ms. LaRhonda Erby at (202) 501-0692 for information pertaining to time and location of the public meeting. SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS: The public meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Request for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to – General Services Administration, Office of the Chief Acquisition Office, Regulatory Secretariat and Federal Assistance Division (VIR), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, ATTN: LaRhonda Erby, Washington DC 20405, Telephone 202 501 0692, Email
[email protected], at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.