GSA Global Supply™ Overview
NEW: GSA Global Supply has published a catalog featuring Janitorial and Sanitation (JanSan) products, along with Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) supplies. This JanSan/MRO catalog features 1,400 National Stock Numbers (NSN) available through our strategic sourcing initiative. These items may be ordered through any mechanism (MILSTRIP, phone, fax or online). Visit our publications site to view an electronic version of the catalog or order a print copy.
The equivalent Office Supplies catalog contains approximately 800 NSNs. Visit our publications site to view the online flipbook edition or request a printed copy.
2016 Catalog Still Available: GSA Global Supply's 2016 Catalog is still available. Users can view it online or request a printed copy to be mailed. Given the specialty catalogs noted above, GSA did not publish a Supply Catalog in calendar year 2016.
GSA Global Supply provides federal users, military or civilian, worldwide access to common-use items like office products, tools and cleaning supplies. Users can requisition items and pay with a government purchase card or through direct billing via an Activity Address Code (AAC/DoDAAC). Multiple ordering methods are available to maximize customer options. In response to changes in customer demand and the commercial marketplace, GSA Global Supply is modernizing its business model as described below.
Alert!: As of August 8, 2016, GSA's ordering sites (GSA Advantage and GSA Global Supply) now require customers using a purchase card to buy GSA Global Supply products validate their orders by entering their Activity Address Code (AAC) or Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC). The AAC/DoDAAC is a six character, alphanumeric identifier that is unique to each federal agency and location. With customer feedback, we’ve determined that this new AAC/DoDAAC requirement exceeds what is needed. These changes are already coded in the system that was launched on Monday, August 8, so they will remain in place for a short while. As an interim solution, we’ve created a set of general-use, temporary AACs by agency for civilian customers to use until this requirement is removed from the system. The list of Interim Civilian Agency AACs [PDF - 67 KB] provides access to this information. DoD customers should reference their Central Service Point POC listing [PDF - 136 KB] for assistance confirming your DoDAAC. Customers may still use the purchase card to pay for the pending transaction, but it will not be processed without a valid AAC. The AAC will be saved in the user profile so this is a "one-time" task. See our AAC Mandate FAQ [PDF - 66 KB] for additional information.
GSA Global Supply's New Business Model
GSA Blog Post: Former Acting Assistant Commissioner Bill Sisk posted a message on June 30, 2015, that touches on the evolution of the GSA Global Supply business model, and the modernization of the traditional concept of a "requisition." The blog post was prompted by the recent award of National Stock Number contracts under the FSSI Office Supplies Third Generation (OS3) Requisition channel, for use by GSA Global Supply customers starting in late 2015.
Features of the new model include:
- Direct delivery of products from our vendor partners for greater speed and lower cost;
- Lower prices through incorporation of Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative partners for Office supplies, Maintenance, Repair & Operating (MRO) items and Janitorial/Sanitation (JanSan) products;
- Enhanced IT platforms to improve customer visibility regarding order status; and
- Streamlined product offering following reassignment of FSG 80 (paint, sealant, etc.) and wildland fire items to DLA;
What does not change:
- Requisition-based ordering means customers do not have to comparison shop or document three (3) sources;
- Guaranteed compliance with FAR and other federal purchasing regulations;
- Easy customer service at 800-488-3111 or email at NCSCcustomer.Service@gsa.gov; and
- Ordering options are plentiful:
- FEDSTRIP/MILSTRIP
- Phone: 800-525-8027
- Fax: 800-756-8057
- Online: GSA Global Supply or GSA Advantage! or via DoD EMALL
The tables below contain a variety of reference documents that may assist customers with these transitions. The first contains general items related to the changing business model. The second is focused on the items that transitioned to DLA.
Table 1 – Reference Documents in GSA’s Evolving Business Model
| File | Date | Format | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAQs Document - updated as needed. | 10/3/2014 | 114 KB | |
| AAC Contacts - civilian agency POCs to confirm an AAC (rev. 8/20/14) | 6/9/2014 | 438 KB | |
| DODAAC Contacts - military POCs to confirm a DODAAC | 6/9/2014 | 73 KB | |
| GSA Announcement - FSG 80 items and more | 5/21/2014 | 2.7 MB | |
| Distribution Center Announcement | 2/18/2014 | 109 KB |
Table 2 - Reference Documents regarding Items Transitioned to DLA
| File | Date | Format | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor Update on DLA Management of FSG 80 - Learn how DLA purchases FSG 80 and other items | 6/19/2014 | 8 KB | |
| June 1 NSNs Transferring GSA to DLA - almost entirely FSG 80 items | 5/5/2014 | 1 MB | |
| May 1 NSNs Transferring GSA to DLA - Includes Wildland Fire and other items | 5/1/2014 | 155 KB | |
| DoD EMALL registration instructions | 5/2/2014 | 2.2 MB | |
| MOA re FSG 80 Products | 4/1/2014 | 111 KB |
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