Telecommunications Expense Management Services (TEMS)
TEMS helps government reduce wireless costs without changing your service plans. TEMS helps you optimize rate plans, identify inventory and billing errors, eliminate unused lines, improve security controls and monitor spending.
- Features
- How to order
- How federal agencies have used TEMS
- Other important TEMS information and sources
TEMS features
Type of contract: Multiple award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ)
Period of performance: Two-year base, three one-year options. Expires January 10, 2013. Task orders may extend nine months beyond this expiration date. See other TEMS sources below for more ordering options.
Ceiling: $93 million
Type of task order: Fixed price
How to order
You place the order
Place an order directly with our industry partners after conducting fair opportunity:
- iSYS, LLC (contract GS07T08BGD0001) (small business)
- Avalon Global Solutions (contract GS07T08BGD0002) (small business)
- Booz Allen Hamilton (contract GS07T08BGD0003)
Use the FSSI TEMS Customer User Guide (Word, 2,285k, 08/20/2012) for detailed ordering instructions.
Part of the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI)
TEMS is part of the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI).
How federal agencies have used TEMS
Agencies save an average of 26 percent.
Agencies have saved an average of 26 percent on total wireless spending. One agency eliminated over 900 redundant accounts, saving $200 million annually.
The Department of Homeland Security achieved a 245 percent return on investment (ROI)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded a small business industry partner on TEMS a project to consolidate buying and management for 16,000 wireless lines. The industry partner currently manages over 21,000 wireless lines for CBP.
After 36 months, the TEMS provider has produced more than $6.9M in savings and reduced the monthly average cost per unit for service plans from approximately $70 to $48.
Other important TEMS information and sources
Future TEMS plans
No follow on TEMS contract is planned. Government - including state and local government - can order from these TEMS providers under IT Schedule 70:
- Schedule 70 SIN 132 53: iSys LLC, ProfitLine Inc (Booz-Allen Partner)
- Schedule 70 SIN 132 52: ProfitLine Inc
- Schedule 70 SIN 132 51: Avalon Global
Additional TEMS sources
Additional TEMS providers are available via the Connections Program - such as small business partners A&T, American Systems, and NetCom.
The shortcut to this page is www.gsa.gov/tems.
