AGENCY: GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ACTION: Notice of public meeting. SUMMARY: General Services Administrator Stephen A. Perry testified on March 16, 2005, before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform regarding the agency's efforts to improve performance by reorganizing and consolidating the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Technology Service (FTS) and Federal Supply Service (FSS) into the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS). In his testimony, Administrator Perry stated: We believe that it is important for organizations that desire to achieve high performance and continuous improvement to periodically review their operations and organizational structures in order to make improvements where possible. He also emphasized that this initiative is designed to: strengthen GSA's ability to meet increasing customer requirements for excellence in the acquisition of information and other products and services; make it easier for industry contractors to understand and use our acquisition process; and enhance the efficiency of GSA’s administrative support functions by consolidating certain activities that are now performed in separate units. Visit gsa.gov (http://www.gsa.gov//Portal/gsa/ep/contentView.do?pageTypeId=8199&channelId=-13338&P=S&contentId=18335&contentType=GSA_BASIC) to view a copy of Administrator Perry's prepared testimony. On April 21, 2005, GSA conducted an industry day meeting to obtain viewpoints from participants concerning the proposed reorganization. GSA continues to be committed to obtaining industry input and is seeking additional input on the draft reorganization plan. (Copy of the draft plan is available at http://www.gsa.gov/gsa/cm_attachments/GSA_BASIC/FTS-FSS-REORG-DRAFT_Plan_R2-w-p9-m_0Z5RDZ-i34K-pR.doc). This second public meeting, based on the draft plan, is again intended to obtain viewpoints from participants. This second meeting is being conducted to ensure an open dialogue between the Government and interested parties on GSA’s efforts to improve performance by reorganizing and consolidating the GSA’s Federal Technology Service (FTS) and Federal Supply Service (FSS) into the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS). It is not intended to seek consensus, advice or recommendations from the group as a whole. It is not a solicitation or request for proposals by the government for any goods or services. Additional outreach continues to solicit viewpoints from GSA associates and customers. DATE, TIME, and LOCATION: The public meeting will be conducted on Monday, June 13, 2005, from 9:00 A.M. to 12 NOON, Eastern Daylight Savings Time, at the General Services Administration (GSA), Headquarters Auditorium, First Floor, 1800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405. The closest Metro rail stations are Farragut North Metro Station (Red Line) or Farragut West Metro Station (Blue Line and Orange Line.) If you wish to attend the meeting and/or make presentations on the reorganization of GSA’s Federal Technology Service and Federal Supply Service, please contact and submit a copy of your presentation by June 8, 2005, to--General Services Administration, Office of the Chief Acquisition Officer, 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, ATTN: Kimberly Marshall, Washington, DC 20405, Telephone: (202) 219-0986. An electronic copy of the materials should be submitted via the Internet to --
[email protected]. Please submit presentations and contact information only and cite meeting.FAS in all correspondence related to this public meeting. The submitted presentations will be the only record of the public meeting. The presentations will be posted on the Internet on the first or second business day after the meeting. While the format of the meeting will be determined based on response to this notice, participants should plan on limiting their oral presentations to 5 minutes. The number of presentations may be limited due to time constraints, in which case presenters will be selected based on the order in which the presentations are received and the relevance of those presentations to the reorganization. GSA contact for attendance only is requested for planning purposes and not required for admission. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The FAR Secretariat, Room 4035, GS Building, Washington, DC, 20405, at (202) 501-4755 for information pertaining to status. Contact Kimberly Marshall, Procurement Analyst, at (202) 219-0986 for clarification of content. Please cite meeting.FAS. Contact Ms. LaRhonda Erby at (202) 501-0692 for information pertaining to time and location of the public meeting. SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS: The public meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Request for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to the General Services Administration, Office of the Chief Acquisition Officer, Regulatory Secretariat and Federal Assistance Division (VIR), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, ATTN: LaRhonda Erby, Washington DC 20405, Telephone (202) 501-0692, Email
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