Quality Partnership Council Meeting

October 28, 2014 Baltimore

Quality Partnership

Council Meeting

Brian Knapp

Director Integrated Workplace Acquisition Center

Welcoming Remarks

To foster a common understanding between customer, contractor, and GSA through communication and

education while working to continuously improve the processes involved in effectively serving each

other.

QPC Mission

• Provide an open forum for the exchange of ideas and information

• Identify the goals of each member group

• Identify obstacles within processes and develop alternative solutions

• Maintain effective communication between customer, contractor, and GSA

QPC Objectives

Morning

10:30 Welcome

10:35 Category Management

10:50 FIT Program

11:10 GSA Reverse Auction

11:30 Veteran Affairs

11:50 Navy

12:10 Army Corps of Engineers

12:30 IWACenter Updates

Afternoon

12: 35 Lunch 2:00 Furniture FSSI 2:45 Panel Q &A

Agenda

Linda Chero

GSA Region 3 Regional Commissioner

WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT

Video- Federal Acquisition

Acting as One

Category Management

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtRIU_o01xk





John Breen

Contracting Officer Integrated Workplace Acquisition Center

FIT

9 GSA Public Buildings Service

GSA Total Workplace

Furniture and Information Technology (FIT)

What is FIT?

Furniture and Information Technology (FIT)

A national funding initiative that integrates FAS and

PBS resources into a new GSA service offering to

help other federal agencies use their workspace

more efficiently and effectively.

http://gsa.gov/portal/content/178259


The FIT Details

• GSA’s new offering to assist agencies in managing their footprint

• Addresses agency’s furniture and IT requirements via a lease

• Agency agreement incurs no obligation from agency

• Products not services are offered

• Minimizes agency’s initial capital investment, does not create an

obligation need

• Multi-year term agreement with the agency: 3-years for IT or 5-years for

furniture

• Ownership may transfer to customer at end of agreement


The FIT Criteria

What criteria does GSA use?

Preference given to projects meeting the following criteria

• CPP (Customer Portfolio Plan) projects for which there is an

opportunity to reduce space

• Projects resulting in a reduction in annual rent

• Increased efficiency of existing space

• Consolidation of expiring leases into GSA owned buildings

• Co-location of two or more agencies sharing resources or specialized

space

• Links to other consolidation projects will receive preference over stand-

alone projects


What’s not included?

PBS or agency-provided services not included in FIT

• Requirements Development (in-house PBS, consultant or agency)

• Design – furniture plans based on FIT IDIQ typicals & furniture

components(in-house PBS, consultant or agency)

• Building Information - loading dock, security, freight elevator, IGE

based on furniture quantities

• Furniture Delivery Coordination with agency

• Installation and Punch List Coordination

• Move and Move Coordination


Who do you contact?

Central Office POC: Charles Hardy

Chief Workplace Officer

Director, Total Workplace Program Management Office

(312) 886-0205

email: [email protected]

https://insite.gsa.gov/totalworkplace

Contact your Regional Workplace Executives for more information on FIT.


Furniture Contract

Using the FIT IDIQ (indefinite delivery/indefinite

quantity)

• Agencies select from a “shopping list” of typical workstations, private

office configurations and furniture components

• The FIT IDIQ contract is open market and no GSA schedules are used

• Each customer has the opportunity to select various office furniture off

the IDIQ to fit their space and meet their mission needs

• Customers may buy from any or all five Functional Areas (FA)


Workplace Furniture

Functional Area (1) - Workplace Furniture

• Workplace furniture, which includes workstations, private offices, and

benching (this is the only functional area that will be a multiple award)

• FA1 will be awarded to more than one vendor

• Competed for lowest price among all IDIQ vendors at time of

procurement for each project

• Applies to all project sizes, regardless of dollar amount


Workplace Furniture

Functional Area (1) - Continued

• Components includes all work surfaces, storage, support units, and

desk accessories

• Private office finishes include wood veneer options. All other

workstations will be available in solid and wood laminates

• Storage components will be available separately so that workstations

can be customized to meet an agency’s requirement


Functional Area 1

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Workstation- WK-2

72"W x 72"D

Benching Workstation- BCH- 10

54"W X 54"W

GSA Public Buildings Service

Functional Area 1

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Workstation- WK-4

66"W X 78”D

Workstation- WK-3

72"W X 96"D

GSA Public Buildings Service

FA2 - Training & Collaborative Furniture


Café tables Coffee Table w/ power & data

Conference Tables Training/Meeting Tables

FA3 - Filing & Shelving

Functional Area (3) - High Density, Rotary Filing, Industrial Shelving

• Includes stationary, electronic or manual operation


FA4 - Seating

Functional Area (4) - Seating

• Single award

• Small business set aside

• Included seating -- Task, conference, cafe, bar-height stools, and

lounge


FA4 - Seating


Task chair

Sofa/chair group

Bar stool

Functional Area (5) – Demountable Walls

• Includes glass, solid panels with glass or wood doors

• Available with various STC ratings

• White board, magnetic board and frosted glass


Hassan Harris Contracting Officer

GSA Reverse Auction

Federal Acquisition Service

U.S. General Services Administration

GSA Reverse Auction

Effective October 24, 2014


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Overview

On July 1, 2013, the GSA launched ReverseAuctions.gsa.gov for use by federal

agencies

Key Customer benefits

Cost efficient platform designed to drive down the total cost of acquisitions

and increase savings to customers and taxpayers

Facilitates the request and submission of bids through GSA and VA Multiple

Award Schedules (MAS) and Multiple Award Schedule Blanket Purchase

Agreements (BPAs) and Multiple Award Contracts (MACs).

Complies with FAR requirements by leveraging existing vendors that are

available under each contract vehicle, meeting competition requirements and

fair opportunity for all vendors that are listed under the Multiple Award

Schedules (MAS), Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) and Multiple Award

Contracts (MACs).


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Overview Continued

GSA reverse auction addresses concern from industry regarding paying

additional fees for GSA Schedule buys on commercial reverse auction platforms.

There is no fee for the GSA reverse auction platform when using GSA Schedules

or Schedule-based Blanket Purchase Agreements which increases savings back

to agencies compared to fees paid on commercial platforms. The cost is covered

by the GSA Schedules Industrial Funding Fee.

Working with federal agencies to identify and load any Multiple Award Contracts

or Blanket Purchase Agreements into the reverse auction platform.

GSA reverse auction allows for small business set asides, small business have

been awarded average of 90% of total auctions.

Continued collaboration with federal agencies on future enhancements in

reverse auction platform.


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Industry Benefits Same log in as eBuy and GSA Advantage;

Ability to see invited auctions in vendor dashboard;

Ability to see all active auctions and auction amendments;

Ability for vendors to interact with buyers and post questions directly to the

buyers through the platform;

Pricing – Real time pricing is displayed and vendor names withheld for privacy.

Vendors are aware where they stand in the auction;

Flat Bid with no proxy – A flat bid with no proxy can be placed either below or

higher than the apparent low bid or maximum bid allowed.

Flat Bid with proxy – Proxy bid is optional. If a proxy bid is placed, the vendor

must place a flat bid price at the maximum bid allowed and proxy bid is the lowest

price the vendor is willing to sell the product or services .


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Reporting Benefits and Spend Data

Buyer ability to run detailed Level III report on awarded auctions

In development: enhanced reporting dashboard based on agency input.

Current reverse auction spend for FY 14:

Total awarded auctions independent government estimated: $27,438,106

Total awarded price: $20,967,264

Total savings: $6,470,842

Total average savings: 23.58%

Total awarded auctions to small business: 85.21%

Bid abstract reports on auctions


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Agency Input

GSA

Department of Army

Defense Logistics Agency

Department of Navy

Department of Treasury

Dept of Transportation

Center for Disease Control (CDC)

Department of Veterans Affairs

Department of Homeland Security


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Enter User ID and Password –

Same as GSA eBuy


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Points of Contact

Hassan Harris, GSA Senior Contracting Officer

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 404-215-8705

Drand Dixon, GSA Business Development Specialist

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 404-331-1524

Jennifer Andrews Branch Manager

Navy Strategic Sourcing Program

Department of Navy

Navy Furniture BPA Program Spiral II Performance Summary

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Objectives: •Reduce overall costs

•Promote better competition

•Capture detailed/granular spend information

•Control demand

•Ensure socio-economic participation

•Support environmentally friendly practices

•Improve acquisition processes

•Leverage department-wide purchasing power

•Build vendor partnerships

Vision: “To leverage the Department of the Navy’s buying power to capture data and cost savings through a strategic sourcing initiative”

Background Vision & Objectives

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Background Spiral I

The Department of Navy (DoN) has recurring requests for the acquisition of furniture. Although Navy Furniture designs may change over time as new products are developed, the Navy’s need for furniture will continue. Furniture products are essential to support DoN’s employees in the performance of their activities, while carrying out their commands’ mission; therefore, furniture products are routinely procured to replace damaged or obsolete items and often require commodity management policies, procedures and proper supply chain management to ensure availability at optimal prices and delivery terms. In March 2005, the Navy established the Office Furniture Commodity Council (referred to hereafter as the Commodity Council) to capture possible cost savings through strategic sourcing. The overall goals implemented by the Commodity Council were to:

Enhance customer requirement fulfillment Improve acquisition processes Leverage department-wide purchasing power, and Build vendor partnerships.

The Commodity Council’s work lead to the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Norfolk, Norfolk Contracting Department issuing 74 BPAs to 51 GSA Multiple Awards Schedule (MAS) holders, including UNICOR for use by all Navy and Marine Corp Contracting offices. As part of the agreements all BPA holder were required to provide additional volume discounts from their GSA prices.

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The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Norfolk (FISCN), Norfolk Contracting Department, Strategic Souring Division was assigned with the administration of the Spiral I BPAs. In addition the Strategic Sourcing Division was tasked to reevaluate the BPAs and explore Spiral II of the Navy’s Strategic Sourcing Initiative for furniture to further improve how the Navy purchased furniture. A decision to re-compete was determined based on:

• October of 2009 GSA consolidated the FSS furniture categories into one category 71 • Lessons Learned • Opportunities identified from Spiral I

The FISCN Strategic Sourcing Division’s intention was to (1) Identify best practices for procuring furniture, (2) Maintain support for Small Business Programs and UNICOR, and (3) Develop lesson learned from Spiral I. Additional Goals that were identified were:

Reduce overall costs Promote better competition Capture detailed/granular spend information Control demand Ensure socio-economic participation Support environmentally friendly practice

In August 2010 the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Norfolk, Norfolk Strategic Sourcing Team issued 10 RFQ’s (post by Special Item Numbers (SINs) under GSA Schedule 71 were posted in GSA e-Buy. This resulted in issuing 122 BPAs to GSA Multiple Awards Schedule (MAS) holders, including UNICOR. These 122 BPAs were awarded by Special Item Number (SIN) and divided by region (East CONUS, West CONUS, and OCONUS). As part of the agreements all BPA holder were required to provide additional volume discounts from their GSA prices.

Background Spiral II

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Packaged Offices

Dormitory and Quarters Packaged Rooms 71 200

71 1

GSA Special Item Numbers

Dormitory, Quarters and Residential Casegoods and Beds. Mattresses comply with applicable flammability requirements

71 204

Complete Daycare, Preschool and Classroom Solutions 71 301

Industrial & Institutional Furniture: Workbenches, Worktables, Warehouse Storage, and Storage Cabinets, Modular Cabinets

71 310

Furniture Systems and Workstation Clusters 711 1

Worksurfaces, Workstations, Computer Furniture and Accessories

711 2

Filing and Storage Cabinets, Shelves, Mobile Carts, Dollies, Racks & Accessories

711 3

Executive Office Furniture 711 8

Multipurpose Seating 711 18

Background Special Item Numbers for Spiral II

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Department of the Navy Strategic Sourcing Furniture Program Lessons Learned

Lesson Learned: Poor Data Collection/Vendor Reporting Lack of “Buy-in” from Navy users Vendor Complaints The need to further engage NAVFAC

Lesson Learned: Data Collection/Vendor Reporting is

improving, but still needs to be improved. A need for a better means by which to

communicate with BPA holders BPA’s MUST be made easier to use for both

the customer and the vendor A need to establish Furniture Standards Better define “discount” and what that

means to the government and the vendors Reduce the administrative burden of such a

large vendor pool. The need to better track furniture

purchases outside of the BPA’s The need to further engage NAVFAC/GC’s

Spiral I

Spiral II

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Navy Furniture BPA Program Spend/Savings Summary

SPIRAL I BPAs

Reporting Period Spend Savings

FY08 $30,425,755 $608,515

FY09 $32,593,895 $651,878

FY10 $39,554,860 $791,097

FY11 $17,131,842 $342,637

TOTAL $119,706,351 $2,394,127

SPIRAL II BPAs


FY11 (June-Sep 2011) $28,198,555 $1,239,507

FY12 $105,684,131 $4,731,305

FY13 $111,856,486 $4,927,304

FY14 (Through AUG 2014) $99,550,148 $4,289,854

TOTAL $345,289,320 $15,187,970

BPA Program


FY08 $30,425,755 $608,515

FY09 $32,593,895 $651,878

FY10 $39,554,860 $791,097

FY11 $45,330,397 $1,582,144

FY12 $105,684,131 $4,731,305

FY13 $111,856,486 $4,927,304

FY14 (Through AUG 2014) $99,550,148 $4,289,854

TOTAL $464,995,672 $17,582,097

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Data for the period of 1 June 2011 through 31 August 2014

Navy Furniture BPA Program Spiral II Small Business/Socio-Economic Impact

Navy Furniture BPA Program Spiral II Socio Economic Participation

Socio Economic Category Spend # of Calls % of Total Spend % of Total Calls

Large 106,228,920 8,347 31% 71%

Small 224,045,156 3,289 65% 28%

UNICOR 15,175,273 159 4% 1% 8(a) 7,956,564 229 2% 2% SDVOB 17,255,113 234 5% 2% Women Owed 33,029,097 699 10% 6% 8(a) Women Owned Small Business 18,353,797 397 5% 3% Small Disadvantaged Business 9,344,706 305 3% 3% Hub Zone 6,587,321 244 2% 2% Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Business

5,306,522 13 2% 0%

TOTAL 345,449,348 11,795 100% 100%

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Spiral II Spend Analysis By Special Item Number

Source: Vendor Reports Data for the period of 1 June 2011 through 31 August 2014

Spend By SIN

71 1 $125,065,986

71 200 $10,709,125

71 204 $40,278,170

71 301 $1,910,080

71 310 $1,396,582

711 1 $31,573,703

711 2 $11,460,921

711 3 $5,894,489

711 8 $7,094,667

711 18 $17,883,538

711 95 $12,463,066

$125,065,986 47%

$10,709,125 4%

$40,278,170 15%

$1,910,080 1%

$1,396,582 0%

$31,573,703 12%

$11,460,921 4%

$5,894,489 2%

$7,094,667 3%

$17,883,538 7%

$12,463,066 5%

71 1

71 200

71 204

71 301

71 310

711 1

711 2

711 3

711 8

711 18

711 95

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Source: Vendor Reports Data for the period of 1 June 2011 through 31 August 2014

Region Spend

East CONUS $170,370,396

West CONUS $56,623,890

OCONUS $38,736,041

$170,370,396 64%

$56,623,890 21%

$38,736,041 15%

East CONUS

West CONUS

OCONUS

Spiral II Spend Analysis By Region & Type of Order

Type of Order Spend

BPA Call Order $124,242,409

Purchase Card $18,158,811

General Contractor $123,329,106

$124,242,409 47%

$18,158,811 7%

$123,329,106 46%

BPA Call Order

Purchase Card

General Contractor

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Navy Furniture BPA Program Frequently Asked Questions

1. Can ALL DoD buy via the Navy Furniture BPA’s?

2. Is the Navy going to re-compete the Furniture BPA’s and when?

3. What will the next spiral of Navy Furniture BPA’s look like?

4. What Types of furniture are on the BPA’s?

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Navy Furniture Program Points of Contact

Jennifer Andrews, Contracting Officer (757) 443-1319

Douglas Chaler, Program Analyst (757) 443-1956

Elizabeth Pangrac, Contract Specialist (757) 443-1964

New Navy Furniture Program Email Address:

[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

Christine Johnson Program Manager

Interior Design Veterans Health Administration (VHA)

Veteran Affairs

Veterans Health Administration

Christine Johnson

Environmental Programs Service

Program Manager Interior Design

28/October 2014

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

Who am I?

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Christine Johnson

Program Manager, Interior Design

Aubrey Weekes

Director, Environmental Programs Service (10NA7)

Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for

Health for Operations and Management

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DIVIDER PAGE

Veterans Health Administration Goals


VHA GOALS

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Healthcare Furniture Specifications Technical Specifications Fabrics and Finishes

Accurately track spend


VHA GOALS

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Sustainability Materials Energy & Atmosphere Human & Ecosystem Health Social Responsibility


VHA GOALS

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• Local Manufacturers Rapidly Renewable Resources

• Toxin free Water / Energy Efficient

• Low or no VOC products

Purposeful Choices

• Recycled Content

• Recyclable Content

• Indoor Air Quality (no off-gassing) Product Content

• Factories that do not use or produce harmful chemicals

• Factories that consider the footprint they leave

• Shipping distance, methods and protective materials Production

• Indoor Air Quality Reuse

• Life Cycle Costs Modular / configurable components

• Replaceable components Leaving a Legacy


DIVIDER PAGE

How VHA does business


How VHA purchases

153 Medical Centers

21 VISN’s

• Local Requests for Quotes

• Size

• Socio-economic goals

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All purchases are made at the local facility level


What VHA purchases

Types of buys • Services & Commodities

• Non-reoccurring facility needs

• Replacement items

• Construction Activation

Majors

Minors

NRM

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Thank you

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Leslie Yarbrough Program Manager

Christina Bott-Lamb Contract Specialist

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Huntsville Center

US Army Corps of Engineers

BUILDING STRONG®

Centralized Furnishings Program

U.S. Army Engineering

and Support Center,

Huntsville, AL

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FY 14 Actual vs. FY 15 Forecast ($Millions)

FY 14 FY 15

$175M

FY 16 & 17 ~ $180M

$109M

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FY 15 Admin & UH Forecast ($Millions)

FY 15 Admin

FY 15 UH

$96M $79M

BUILDING STRONG®

Program Initiatives

RFI – Admin Specifications

• RFI # 938981

RFI – UH Specifications

• RFI to be released

Industry Teleconferences

• ~ 2-3 times per year

Quality Assurance

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Dan McAneney Director of Business Development

IWACenter Updates

IWACenter Total Schedule Sales

IWACenter Total Schedule Sales

IWACenter Contracts FY14

Number of… Small Business

Contracts

Total Contracts

in Effect

Schedule 36 Office, Imaging & Document Solution 225 278

Schedule 58 I Professional A/V, Telemetry/Tracking,

Recording/Reproducing and Signal Data Solutions 138 153

Schedule 71 Furniture 539 644

Schedule 71 II K Comprehensive Furniture Management Services 94 118

Schedule 72 Furnishings and Floor Coverings 118 125

Schedule 78 Sports, Promotional, Outdoor, Recreational, Trophies

and Signs 446 481

TOTALS 1,560 1,799

2:00 – 2:30 “This Room”

Linda Valdes Furniture FSSI Project Team Lead Dianne Juba Interior Designer & Commodity Team

Coming Up Next - FURNITURE FEDERAL STRATEGIC SOURCING INITIATIVE


Furniture FSSI


Demand Management Strategy

July 2014

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What is Strategic Sourcing?

Strategic sourcing is not always leveraged buying, and it doesn’t even need to be a contract...

Strategic Sourcing is…

A systematic process for analyzing and developing optimal strategies for buying goods and services

A data driven process that relies on fact-based analysis for decision making rather than “hunches”

A holistic process that addresses customer needs, market conditions, organizational goals and objectives, and other environmental factors

Based on market intelligence and takes into account Small Business capabilities

Inclusive of customer requirements

A cross-functional approach that incorporates the perspectives and expertise of acquisition specialists as well as end users

About supporting an organization’s mission through procured goods and services

About developing organization-wide strategies

Strategic sourcing yields sustained benefits going beyond

lower unit pricing

Savings Levers

Smart Contracting Demand Management Performance Management

•Maximize competition

•Consolidate multiple supplier

contracts

•Aggregate (or disaggregate)

requirements

•Migrate to best price/value

relationships

•Manage risk/cost through

contract types

•Renegotiate pricing

•Rationalize specifications or

requirements

•Match requirements or plans to

market capabilities

•Reduce use and waste

•Dispose excess capacity

•Implement best practices

defining behavioral changes

•Manage compliance against

policy

•Audit payments and invoices

•Manage supplier performance

•Manage supply chain costs

•Reduce overhead costs

•Forecast efficiencies from

enhanced business intelligence

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Establishing government-wide configuration standards will set the

stage to guide customer behavior and realize cost savings

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Consolidation

− Establish a rational set of suggested

configurations

− Avoid duplicative design efforts

Streamline

− Streamline configurations to help

avoid unnecessary features

− Reduce “gold-plating” behavior

Establish Standards

− Reduce demand variability

− Improve demand and budget

forecasting

− Improve adherence to mandatory

policies i.e., environmental

Setting Furniture Standard Configurations

(history of the Demand Management concept)

Standard Configuration Objectives

Provide education and guidance on

premium options over base models and

provide standard RFQ templates

The information provided on premium

options will help educate buyers on

tradeoffs between benefits (e.g. durability,

ergonomics, aesthetics, etc.) and costs

Cost savings from this approach are

expected to be derived from a reduction in

gold-plating, acquisition efficiencies, a

reduction in external designer hours, and a

reduction in installation services costs…

…while still providing flexibility to meet

unique agency requirements

Standard Configuration Approach

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Attribute Base Configuration Options Upcharge

Top Size X Small 24” x 48” to 60”

Small (30” x 60") $59

Medium (31" to 36.9" x 61" to 72.9") $98

Large (31" to 36.9" x 73" to 96") $165

Top Shape Rectangular Racetrack $70

Trapezoid $0

Base Style T Legs

C Legs $23

Post Legs $27

Laminate Panel Base $155

Legs Standard Metal** N/A N/A

Top Finish Plastic Laminate N/A N/A

Height Adjustability Fixed Height

Crank Height Adjustment* $362

Pneumatic Height Adjustment* $527

Electric Height Adjustment* $690

Base Mobility Glides Carpet Casters (hard wheel) $17

Hard Surface Casters (soft wheel) $19

Power No Power

Data Ports $10

Grommets (Plastic) $16

Wire Management $32

Electric Ports $79

Electric and Data Ports $104

Cable Base $211

Standard Meeting / Training Tables Standard Configurations

EXAMPLE:

*Required for ADA compliance ** Standard Metal = Aluminum Paint or Powder, Graphite, Titanium

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Attribute Base Configuration Options Upcharge

Top Size / Shape Round 30”

Round 36” $37

Round 42” $58

Round 48” $88

Square 36” $38

Square 42” $63

Base Style X Base Single Column Base $18

Legs Standard Metal (Aluminum Paint or

Powder, Graphite, Titanium) Upgraded Metal (Aluminum Polish, Chrome) $67

Top Finish Plastic Laminate N/A N/A

Height Adjustability Fixed Height N/A N/A

Base Mobility Glides Locking Casters $23

Power No Power

Data Ports $10

Grommets $13

Wire Management $32

Electric Ports $77

Electric and Data Ports $77

Base Function None Flip Top / Nesting Option $203

Multipurpose Tables Standard Configurations

Knoll Autostrada

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An example of cost savings from gold-plating reduction is illustrated

below based on standards developed by the Commodity Team

Bold Red = “gold plated” options that have been eliminated from standard configurations developed for Tables in an office environment

Note: prices based on average cost premiums across at least 3 manufacturers on GSA Schedules

New Standard Base Configuration

Small Meeting Table

Illustrative “Gold Plated”

Small Meeting Table

Specifications:

30”X60”, Rectangular, Plastic Laminate Top, Standard

Grade Aluminum Legs, Fixed Height, Glides

Specifications*:

30”X60”, Oval, Wood Veneer Top, Aluminum

Polish Legs, Fixed Height, Glides

$330 $601

45%

savings!

Illustrative Examples

The Furniture Commodity Team has been involved in developing

standard configurations and savings projections

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Cross-Agency Furniture Commodity Team Participation

Active CT member agencies

− Air Force

− Army

− DOC

− DHS

− DOT

− DON

− State

− VA

Other CT member agencies

− DOD-OSD

− DOE

− DOJ

− HHS

− SBA

− Treasury

Furniture Commodity Team Members

Provided input on overall phased strategic sourcing

approach, starting with a demand management

strategy of establishing standard configurations

through CT meeting discussions

Provided input on the scope of products to consider

within Office Furniture based on their agency buying

practices through online questionnaires, CT meeting

discussions, and data requests

Provided input on standard configurations for Office

Furniture products based on cost benefit tradeoff

considerations and their agency requirements through

data requests and CT meeting discussions

Provided input on demand management savings

levers and assumptions for the standard

configurations business case projections

Attended a virtual Industry Day and participated in

one-on-one vendor meetings

Commodity Team Activities to Date

The CT has been meeting every 2-3 weeks

to develop standard configurations

2:45-3:30 PM

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