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Strategic Sourcing Initiative and the Impact on Small Businesses Anthony Briggs Small Business Program Manager. Background NRC’s Approach Small Business Opportunities How Small Businesses Can Adapt. Agenda. 2. What is Strategic Sourcing?

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  1. Strategic Sourcing Initiative and the Impact on Small Businesses Anthony Briggs Small Business Program Manager

  2. Background NRC’s Approach Small Business Opportunities How Small Businesses Can Adapt Agenda 2

  3. What is Strategic Sourcing? Strategic sourcing is the collaborative and structured process of critically analyzing an organization’s spending and using this information to make better business decisions about acquiring commodities. Background 3

  4. 2005 OMB memo requesting agencies implement strategic sourcing in spending 2007 OMB memo on strategic sourcing progress and encouraging more participation 2009 OMB memo on new avenues for strategic sourcing (reverse auctions and aggressive renegotiations) 2009 OMB report on saving money and improving the Government through improved contracting 2012 OMB memo promoting efficient spending and creating Strategic Sourcing Leadership Council Background 4

  5. GAO report found most selected agencies have not adopted a strategic sourcing approach and recommended that more agency resources be dedicated to strategic sourcing efforts and that use of Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative vehicles increase. Background 5

  6. Potential Strategic Sourcing Impact on Small Businesses Bundling, resulting from the consolidation of requirements to such a degree that it makes the contract unsuitable for an award to a small business due to the dollar value, specialized nature of requirements, or geographical dispersion. Background 6

  7. NRC Approach Conducted spending analysis Selected products/services for strategic sourcing Devoted resources to strategic sourcing efforts Plan and execute strategic sourcing vehicles Measure benefits on ongoing strategic sourcing efforts 7

  8. NRC ApproachSpending Analysis FY11-FY12 8

  9. NRC ApproachResults, Spending Analysis FY11-FY12Revealed that the agency uses numerous vendors for the same/similar products or services. In some cases, NRC offices were buying the same/similar products or services concurrently from different vendors. 9

  10. NRC ApproachDecision, Spending Analysis FY11-FY12Plan and execute enterprisewide contracts that consolidate the agency’s needs and service the entire agency as opposed to one particular office, achieving volume discounts. 10

  11. NRC Approach Selected Products/Services for Strategic Sourcing Information Technology Technical Assistance/Research Facilities Corporate Support/Administrative Services Education/Training Consulting Meetings/Conferences 11

  12. NRC Approach Devoted agency senior acquisition officials to strategic sourcing efforts Contracting Officers Office of the General Counsel Technical Experts Contracting Officer Representatives Small Business Program Manager Senior Executive Service Member Sponsor 12

  13. NRC Approach Plan and execute strategic sourcing vehicles FOIA Support Services (SDVOSB set-aside) IBM Software and Support Services (WOSB BPA) Multimedia Support Services (8(a) competitive) Clerical Support Services (8(a) contract) 13

  14. NRC Approach Plan and execute strategic sourcing vehicles Cyber Security Support Services (Alliant Small Business GWAC set-aside) Maintenance, Operations and Modernization Support (partial small business set-aside) Meetings and conference space (BPA’s with 4 small businesses (SBs) and 2 large companies, must compete among SBs first) 14

  15. NRC Approach Measure benefits on an ongoing basis Benefits are in the process of being measured and reported to NRC senior management. Indications are that the agency will benefit from strategic sourcing and save money over time through volume discounts and reduction of the administrative burden associated with multiple contracts. 15

  16. NRC Approach NRC Small business opportunities Document Scanning Support Services (SDVOSB set-aside) GSA FSSI Print Management Solutions (small business set-aside) Commercial Cloud Computing Support Services (TBD) Reactor Program Support Services (partial small business set-aside) 16

  17. NRC Approach Federal-wide Small business opportunities The General Services Administration, in partnership with the Department of Treasury, launched the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI) in 2005 and has executed contract vehicles offering support under multiple commodity areas with over 20 active Federal agency participants. 17

  18. NRC Approach Federal-wide Small business opportunities GSA FSSI commodity areas of support: Print management solutions Office supplies Professional services Delivery services Wireless telecommunication services. 18

  19. How Small Businesses May Adapt Become familiar with agency buying trends for commodity areas of support (www.usaspending.gov) Market streamlined acquisition vehicles (GSA FSSI contract holder) http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/112561 Create partnerships and plan strategic teams based on new rule for limitation on subcontracting (awaiting FAR amendments and guidance) 19

  20. Contact Information: NRC Small Business Program 301- 415-7381 (800) 903-SBCR(7227) TTD: (301) 415-6285 smallbusiness@nrc.gov 20

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