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MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/C4//
SUBJ/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) PERIPHERALS ACQUISITION POLICY//
REF/A/MSGID:SECNAVINST 5400.15C/20070913/-//
REF/B/MSGID:ASN RDA MEMO/20060412/-//
REF/C/MSGID:CMC WASHINGTON DC/C4 10191506Z OCT /-//
REF/D/MSGID:CMC WASHINGTON DC/C4 140025Z DEC 05/-//
REF/E/MSGID:DOD MEMORANDUM/20060418/-//
REF/F/-/-/-/-/-/-/-//
AMPN/GOVERNMENT-WIDE COMMERCIAL PURCHASE CARD POLICY (GCPC) CONTRACT
MANAGEMENT PROCESS GUIDE//
POC/DAVID W. BERRY/CIV/UNIT:MCSC/-/TEL: COMM 703.784.0704
/EMAIL: DAVID.W.BERRY2@USMC.MIL//
POC/JAMIE MARKOL/CIV/UNIT:MCSC/-/TEL: COMM 703.432.3070
/EMAIL: JONATHAN.MARKOL@USMC.MIL//
POC/SHARON PFEIFFER/LTCOL/UNIT:HQMC C4/NAME:TEL 703-693-9970
/EMAIL:-SHARON.PFEFFER@USMC.MIL//
NARR/REF A ADDRESSES IT ACQUISITION RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN THE DON.
REF B IS AN ASN RDA MEMO THAT ESTABLISHED DON POLICY ON ACQUISITION
OF OFFICE SUPPLIES. REF C IS MARADMIN 486/06 ON IT PROCUREMENT
FUNDING, APPROVAL AND PROCUREMENT. REF D IS MARADMIN 590/05 UPDATE
TO REMOVABLE SECONDARY STORAGE MEDIA DEVICE POLICY. REF E IS DOD
MEMORANDUM ON PROTECTIONS OF SENSITIVE DOD DATA AT REST ON PORTABLE
COMPUTING DEVICES. REF F IS A CONTRACTING GUIDE THAT HELPS
IMPLEMENT DON GCPC POLICY AND IT CAN BE FOUND AT
HTTP:/WWW.HQMC.USMC.MIL/CMPG/.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/
1. THIS IS A HQMC C4 AND SYSCOM COORDINATED MARADMIN.
2. PURPOSE. THIS MARADMIN ADDRESSES REDUCING THE COST OF ACQUIRING
IT PERIPHERALS AND BETTER MANAGING IT PERIPHERALS AS REQUIRED BY REF
A.
3. BACKGROUND. FACILITATED BY THE MARINE CORPS BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
OFFICE, MARCORSYSCOM LED A STRATEGIC SOURCING PROJECT TEAM TASKED TO
FIND THE BEST WAY TO PROCURE IT PERIPHERALS. THIS TEAM RECOMMENDED
THE USE OF DOD EMALL, DIRECT SUPPLY STOCK CENTER (DSSC) STORES, AND
DSSC VIRTUAL STOREFRONT WWW.USMCSERVMART.GSA.GOV FOR ALL IT
PERIPHERAL ACQUISITIONS BELOW GCPC FUNDING LEVEL ($2500). USING
THESE SOURCES TO ACQUIRE IT PERIPHERALS WILL FACILITATE
IMPLEMENTATION OF REF A AND WILL COMPLEMENT THE OFFICE SUPPLY
SAVINGS ALREADY BEING ACHIEVED VIA DOD EMALL UNDER REF B. THE IT
PROCUREMENT REQUEST REVIEW/APPROVAL SYSTEM (ITPRAS) PROMULGATED IN
REF C REMAINS IN EFFECT.
4. OBJECTIVES. THIS POLICY ON IT PERIPHERALS ADDRESSES THREE
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES IAW REF A:
A. GENERATE IMMEDIATE SAVINGS
B. FACILITATE THE COLLECTION OF SPEND DATA
C. ACHIEVE SMALL AND MINORITY OWNED BUSINESS GOALS
5. PER THIS MARADMIN, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE TO BE CONSIDERED
OFFICE SUPPLIES UNDER REF B AND THUS ARE MANDATED TO BE BOUGHT
THROUGH DOD EMALL, DSSC STORES, AND DSSC VIRTUAL STOREFRONT
WWW.USMCSERVMART.GSA.GOV.
A. INK AND TONER CARTRIDGES
B. TAPES/DVDS/CDS
6. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO BE IT PERIPHERALS
AND SHOULD ALSO BE ACQUIRED THROUGH DOD EMALL, DSSC STORES, AND DSSC
VIRTUAL STOREFRONT WWW.USMCSERVMART.GSA.GOV IN A MANNER SIMILAR TO
OFFICE SUPPLIES. NOTE THAT THE INSTALLATION OF ANY INTERNAL NON-OEM
COMPONENTS MAY VOID THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY.
A. USB HUBS
B. USB FLASH DRIVES (NO U3 OR SNOOP) USB FLASH DRIVES ARE ALSO
KNOWN AS THUMB DRIVES, PEN DRIVES, JUMP DRIVES, KEY DRIVES AND
MEMORY STICKS
C. MICE (FOR REPLACEMENT)
D. KEYBOARDS (FOR REPLACEMENT)
E. INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL HARD DRIVES (ADDITIONAL OR REPLACEMENT)
F. INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CD ROMS (ADDITIONAL OR REPLACEMENT)
G. INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DVD DRIVES (ADDITIONAL OR REPLACEMENT)
H. UPS POWER SUPPLIES (SINGLE WORK-STATION UPS)
I. RAM (ADDITIONAL OR REPLACEMENT).
J. USB CABLES (AND OTHER TYPES OF PRINTER CABLES)
7. ALL ITEMS MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH 6 WILL CONTINUE TO COMPLY WITH
REF C. IAW PARA 5 OF REF C, ALL IT PROCUREMENT REQUESTS MUST HAVE
AN APPROVAL THROUGH ITPRAS LOCATED AT
HTTPS:/ITPROCUREMENT.HQI.USMC.MIL BEFORE PURCHASING.
8. THE PERIPHERAL ITEMS IN PARA 6 ABOVE WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE
DEPARTMENT OF NAVY GCPC POLICY AS REVIEWED IN REF F. ALL DEVICES
LISTED IN PARA 6B ARE REQUIRED TO ADHERE TO REFS D AND E, ENSURING
DISCRETIONARY ACCESS CONTROLS (DAC) CAN BE APPLIED. DEVICES THAT DO
NOT AFFORD THE ABILITY TO APPLY ADEQUATE DAC ARE NOT AUTHORIZED FOR
USE ON ANY DOD EQUIPMENT AND ARE NOT AUTHORIZED FOR PURCHASE.
9. EXCLUDED FROM THIS PURCHASING POLICY ARE ITEMS BOUGHT AS A
COMPONENT OF AN INITIAL SYSTEM BUY OR ENHANCEMENT OF A SYSTEM OVER
THE EXPENSE/INVESTMENT THRESHOLD (CURRENTLY $250,000), AND ITEMS
PROVIDED BY A CENTRAL MANAGER. MCO 7100.XX WILL BE FORTHCOMING AND
WILL PROVIDE SPECIFIC DETAILS ON FUNDING OF CENTRALLY MANAGED
EQUIPMENT.
10. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, USMC PURCHASES OF IT PERIPHERALS
ADDRESSED HEREIN USING APPROPRIATED FUND ACTIVITIES WILL BE LIMITED
TO THE CONTRACTING VEHICLES AVAILABLE ON DOD EMALL OR THROUGH DSSCS
TO INCLUDE THE DSSC VIRTUAL STOREFRONT. ITEMS THAT CAN BE
CLASSIFIED AS IT PERIPHERALS THAT ARE NOT ADDRESSED IN THIS MARADMIN
(E.G. PRINTERS, SCANNERS, VTCS AND MONITORS) WILL BE ADDRESSED IN
FUTURE GUIDANCE.
11. ALL PURCHASE CARD HOLDERS NOT ALREADY REGISTERED WITH DOD EMALL
WILL NEED TO REGISTER WITH DOD EMALL. THE DOD EMALL CAN BE ACCESSED
VIA HTTPS:/EMALL6.PROD.DODONLINE.NET/MAIN/. REF F CAN BE ACCESSED
VIA HTTP:/WWW.HQMC.USMC.MIL/CMPG/.//
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