1st presentation from Sustainability Council

1. “We can help get people back to work.”
~Tony Costa, Acting Commissioner
Building the Recovery
August 2009
U. S. G E N E R A L S E R V I C E S A D M I N I S T R A T I O N

2. US General Services Administration
• An Overview
• Today’s Panel
Public Buildings Service (PBS)
• Kendra Turner, Director of Industry Relations
• Janise Nichols, Industry Relations Manager for Design
and Construction
• Raheem Cash, Director, Environment Division
Federal Acquisition Service (FAS)
• Stephanie L. Price, National Account Manager

3. G S A ’ S P U B L I C B U I L D I N G S S E R V I C E (P B S)
Landlord for civilian Federal government
• Portfolio of 354 million square feet of space
• House over 1,000,000 tenants from 400 federal agencies,
bureaus and commissions
• 8,603 owned and leased assets (480 historic properties)
• 30 LEED certified properties
• FY ’08 revenue—$8.23 B
• $881.2 M in project starts in FY ‘08

4. THE AMERICAN RECOVERY & REINVESTMENT ACT
OF 2009 (ARRA)
 Creating and saving jobs
 Reviving the renewable energy industry and increasing
domestic renewable energy capacity
 Investing in infrastructure with long-term economic benefits
 Stabilizing state and local government budgets
 Assisting those most impacted by the recession
 Providing unprecedented levels of transparency, oversight
and accountability

5. GSA’s Role in the Recovery
Federal Acquisition Service:
• $300 million for fuel efficient vehicles
Public Buildings Service:
• $5.55 billion for building projects

6. PBS’ $5.5 BILLION RECOVERY ACT SPEND PLAN

7. Other Provisions of the Act
• $5 billion shall be obligated by September 30, 2010.
• Give preference to activities that can be started and completed
expeditiously. (Goal of 50% of funds obligated within 120 days)
• Provide the maximum number of practicable opportunities for
small businesses.
“…because everybody has to be possessed with a sense of urgency about
putting people back to work.”
~President Barack Obama

8. Project Selection Criteria
Two Overarching Criteria
Ability of the project to put people Transforming Federal buildings
back to work quickly into high-performance green
buildings.
Security of the People, 1942 Construction, 1938
Seymour Fogel Chaim Gross

9. GSA’s Project Plan (released March 27, 2009)
Hundreds of projects funded in four categories:
 New Construction (Federal Buildings, Courthouses and Land
Ports of Entry)
High Performance Green Buildings
 Full and partial building modernizations
 Limited scope projects
 Small projects

10. Janise Nichols
Industry Relations Manager for Design and Construction

11. New Construction of Federal Buildings, Courthouses, and
Land Port of Entry’s (LPOEs)
• Six courthouses
• Seven border stations
• One office building
• DHS consolidation (site, infrastructure, and development of
St. Elizabeth’s campus)

12. High Performance Green Buildings
Expenditures That Meet the HPGB Requirement
• Reduces energy, water, and material resource use
• Improves indoor environmental quality
• Reduces negative impacts on the environment throughout the life- cycle
of the building
• Increases the use of environmentally preferable products
• Increases reuse and recycling opportunities
• Integrates systems in the building
• Reduces the environmental/energy impacts of transportation
• Considers indoor and outdoor effects of the building on human health and
the environment

13. High Performance Green Buildings (HPGB)

14. HPGB Full and Partial Building Modernizations
Full Modernization
Involves the replacement of multiple building systems (e.g. HVAC,
electrical, plumbing, elevators, roof, windows), and often requires
demolition down to the building shell and relocation of tenants.
Partial Modernization
Involves the replacement of a one or more major systems, but the building
remains mostly intact, and may or may not require the relocation of
tenants.

15. New Construction and Modernization Projects
Projects Already Underway
Construction Phase
 Project is already awarded
Design Phase
Design is already awarded
Depending on project delivery method, construction may already be
awarded (e.g. design/build)
New Projects
Full and Open Competition
GSA will determine delivery method. Most likely methods are:
Design/Build
Construction Manager as Constructor (CMc)

16. Limited-Scope, HPGB Projects
Scope Examples
• Re-commissioning
• Replacing flat roofs with integrated photo-voltaic panels bonded to the
membrane or planted “green” roofs.
• Installing intelligent lighting systems that provide daylight and provide
controls for occupants to adjust for ambient light versus task light.
• Installing more efficient motors to reduce energy and extend the life of
the mechanical equipment;
• Converting parking structure lighting to LED (light-emitting diode)
• Retrofitting or replacing less efficient windows
Almost 200 HPGB limited-scope projects are on the list

17. Limited-Scope, HPGB Projects
Potential Procurement Methods
Procurement methodology determined by scope of individual project
1. Full and Open Competition
• New or existing Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)
contracts
• Multiple Award Schedules
• New or existing Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs)
• New single award
2. Full and open competition after exclusion of sources
• Small business set asides

18. How Suppliers Can Get Involved
Understand How and What Agencies Buy
• Each Government agency has a unique mission, and acquires goods
and services in a way that fits their requirements (ie: GSA’s P-100)
• Follow the money - use available (free) government websites to
understand agency buying habits and to find current or interested
service providers (FPDS.gov, FedBizOpps.gov)
• Utilize Industry/Vendor Outreach Divisions and agency websites
• Each agency has an Office of Small Business Utilization that helps
both small and large businesses
GSA Schedules
• Schedule 56 - Buildings and Building Materials/ Industrial
Services and Supplies
• Other Schedules – www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov
• Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 51

19. Recovery Update (as of August 6, 2009)
GSA has obligated $1,127,042,517 of Recovery Funds,
exceeding our August 1st commitment of $1 billion in
Recovery Act obligations.
Less than ten weeks after submitting our spending plan to
Congress, we awarded over 120 projects in all 11 regions
with work underway in 42 states, the District of Columbia,
and Puerto Rico.

20. Where To Go For More Information
IndustryRelations@gsa.gov
www.gsa.gov
www.gsa.gov/recovery
1-866-PBSVEND (coming soon)

21. Raheem Cash
Director, PBS Environment Division