U.S. General Services Administration

GSA & the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

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Funding Available to GSA

• 4.5 billion: Federal building conversion to high-performance green spaces

• $750 million: Federal building and courthouse renovations

• $300 million: Fuel-efficient vehicles • $300 million: Land ports of entry renovation and

construction

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5 Major Categories of Projects

• Lighting Replacement Projects • Renewable Energy Generation (Photovoltaics/Wind) • Roof Replacement Projects • Building Tune-ups • Building HVAC Systems

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How Will GSA Prioritize Projects?

• Projects are being reviewed and prioritized based on a number of criteria, including:

– Readiness (shovels in the ground)– Greatest impact on sustainability– Energy reduction.

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When Will The Projects Be Awarded?

• Because GSA’s priority with the ARRA funding is to create and maintain jobs, an emphasis will be placed on projects that could be awarded in the shortest amount of time.

• We are reviewing all possible projects where construction could be awarded by the end of Fiscal Year 2010.

• We will fund projects all across the country, providing the maximum benefit for local and state economies.

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How Will GSA Get the Resources?

• To determine how many, we will rely, in part, on workload models we have developed over the last five years, based on historical data and performance metrics.

• We will have a mixture of permanent, temporary and contracted staff as appropriate to support the temporary workload increase related to the ARRA.

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How Will GSA Ensure Transparency?

• We will report to House and Senate Committees on what we are planning and what we are accomplishing.

• GSA manages Recovery.gov – the official website of the federal government that will report progress on ARRA mandates.

• We are modifying our financial systems so we can track information at the level required to meet Recovery.gov requirements and to ensure we can measure the impact of each dollar spent.

• Contract notifications will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website (FedBizOpps.gov).

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How GSA Supports Small Business

• Selected projects are set aside for small businesses where GSA anticipates competition and competitive pricing can be achieved.

• We will continue to aggressively negotiate small business subcontracting goals with large contractors.

• To encourage small business participation, GSA also holds or participates in business fairs and industry days, as well as other outreach, to put small and large businesses in touch with each other.

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Small Business Opportunities

• Last year GSA spent $3 billion on project work. Of the $3 billion, $2.4B was considered eligible for small business award.

• Of that $2.4B, $1.2B was actually awarded to small business (50%).

• For projects that were awarded to large businesses, a substantial portion of the work went to small business subcontractors as well.

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How GSA Selects Energy Projects

• We look at every possibility and use our years of experience with life-cycle cost analysis to target the best opportunities.

• We also strive to ensure that the renewable energy generation and water conservation goals are met along with other sustainability goals.

• We consult with several of the National Laboratories to confirm and share our own data.

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Where To Get More Information

• GSA business opportunities valued at $25,000 or more are published on the Federal Business Opportunities website – www.fedbizopss,giv – as well as those for other agencies.

• GSA’s Forecast of Contract Opportunities includes projections of contract actions above the simplified acquisition threshold of $100,000.

• The Forecast contains information about the timing and range of estimated costs for GSA’s planned actions.

• The Forecast of Contract Opportunities can be found at www.gsa.gov/smbusforecast.

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GSA ARRA-Related Communication

• GSA will be using a wide range of means of communicating about our ARRA-related activities.

• Weekly reports on the status of the program will be posted on www.recovery.gov.

• You may also sign up to receive new releases by e-mail, subscribe to automatic updates from GSA, get photos and videos as well as find weekly reports on GSA’s webpage, www.gsa.gov.

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GSA Weekly Progress Reports

• A requirement for agencies participating in the program is that they submit weekly progress reports.

• You may access web pages with these reports and other information for GSA and other agencies participating in the program at www.recovery.gov/?q=content/agencies.

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Impact of GSA’s ARRA Work

• GSA’s portion of the Recovery Act program has the potential to help put construction workers, electricians, plumbers, carpenters, architects and engineers back to work.

• For green building educators and sustainability consultants, contractors and green building materials providers, the ARRA represents an enormous opportunity to increase business.

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Opportunities Without GSA Schedules

• Companies that do not already hold a GSA contract can explore subcontracting opportunities with companies that are under contract.

• Subcontracting opportunities will likely exist within the Blanket Purchase Agreements covering GSA’s own Recovery Act spending.

• Information about those awards is available in the Recovery Act section of the GSA FAS Vendor Support Center website: vschttp://vsc.gsa.gov/_.gsa.gov .

• Visit GSA’s eLibrary website : gsaelibrary.gsa.gov to identify all Multiple Award Schedule contractors.