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The General Services Administration and the Department of Homeland Security sign a Strategic Sourcing Partnership Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)GSA # 10242 May 17, 2006 GSA Contact: Katharine Uhre 202-501-9139 DHS Contact: Larry Orluskie, 202- 282-8783 WASHINGTON – The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today the signing of a The pilot program between GSA and DHS is a collaborative effort to provide a clear demonstration of the value of strategic sourcing in rapidly establishing BPAs, based “With the success of this initiative, the DHS customer will reap the benefits of leveraged prices developed from what they are currently purchasing from GSA Schedules,” states Al Sligh, DHS Director, Strategic Sourcing and Acquisition Systems. “In the future, the ease and convenience of ordering through a GSA furnished portal will have the look and feel of a commercial website.” “GSA is excited about working with DHS,” states Marty Wagner, Acting Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service (FAS). “Not only can we support DHS in achieving their strategic sourcing goals, but we continue to work to provide best value for every dollar spent.” Utilizing the approach described above, DHS expects to maximize the value of each dollar spent through the GSA DHS strategic sourcing pilot program to the fullest extent possible. It is expected the process will help both agencies optimize performance, minimize cost, increase achievement of socio-economic acquisition goals, evaluate total life cycle management costs, and improve vendor access to business opportunities. The pilot program is also entirely consistent with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requirements and goals outlined in the OMB memorandum of May 20, 2005, on strategic sourcing. A successful GSA-DHS partnership is the beginning of cooperative investment that is designed to maximize performance and minimize cost thereby creating a best value initiative.
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