U.S. General Services Administration General Services Administration Disaster Support: Helping People When They Need it Most Presented By: Tony Stevens, OERR Vince Diluzzio, PBS Bruce Spainhour,
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U.S. General Services Administration General Services Administration Disaster Support: Helping People When They Need it Most Presented By: Tony Stevens, OERR Vince Diluzzio, PBS Bruce Spainhour, FAS Agenda • GSA Mission and Organization • Office of Emergency Response and Recovery (OERR) • Disaster Support Mission – Public Building Services – Federal Acquisition Service • Emergency Acquisition • Telecommunications • Transportation and Emergency Lodging • Questions General Services Administration 2 GSA Vision and Mission Vision: Excellence in the business of government Mission: GSA leverages the buying power of the federal government to acquire best value for taxpayers and our federal customers. We exercise responsible asset management. We deliver superior workplaces, quality acquisition services, and expert business solutions. We develop innovative and effective management policies. General Services Administration 3 U. S. General Services Administration DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR NATIONAL SERVICES FEDERAL FEDERAL ACQUISITION ACQUISITION SERVICE SERVICE (FAS) (FAS) PUBLIC PUBLIC BUILDING BUILDING SERVICE (PBS) SERVICE (PBS) ADMINISTRATOR ADMINISTRATOR NATIONAL STAFF OFFICES CHIEF CHIEFOF OFSTAFF STAFF REGIONAL OFFICES OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ACQUISITION OFFICER OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OFFICE OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RECOVERY MID-ATLANTIC REGION PHILADELPHIA, PA SOUTHEAST SUNBELT REGION ATLANTA, GA OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL GREAT LAKES REGION CHICAGO, IL HEARTLAND REGION KANSAS CITY, MO NEW ENGLAND REGION BOSTON, MA NORTHEAST & CARIBBEAN REGION NEW YORK, NY INDEPENDENT STAFF OFFICES OF OFFICEOFFICE OF INSPECTOR INSPECTOR GENERAL GENERAL CIVILIAN BOARD OFOF CIVILIAN BOARD CONTRACT APPEALS CONTRACT APPEALS OFFICE OF THE CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICER OFFICE OF CITIZEN SERVICES AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS General Services Administration OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTWIDE POLICY OFFICE OF PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS UTILIZATION GREATER SOUTHWEST REGION FORT WORTH, TX PACIFIC RIM REGION SAN FRANCISCO, CA ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION DENVER, CO NORTHWEST/ARCTIC REGION AUBURN, WA NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION WASHINGTON, DC 4 Who in GSA provides Resource Support? • GSA has two main service providers: Public Building Service (PBS) and Federal Acquisition Service (FAS). GSA services are offered throughout the USA through its 11 regional organizations. GSA has several Staff Offices that support both PBS and FAS, and the regional organizations. • One of GSA’s staff offices is the Office of emergency Response and Recovery (OERR). The Chief of OERR is GSA’s Emergency Coordinator (EC), who is responsible for overseeing, coordinating and developing GSA’s disaster support picture. • Staff from OERR deploy to the National Resource Coordination Center (NRCC) to coordinate National operations and to other locations as needed. • The GSA Regional Emergency Coordinators (REC) are responsible for overseeing, coordinating and developing the GSA Regional disaster support picture and will deploy to Regional Resource Coordination Center (RRCC) and/or Joint Field Offices (JFO) when required. PBS and FAS Regional disaster support personnel can also deploy to other locations as needed. General Services Administration 5 GSA Across Geographically Dispersed Offices Each GSA Region has a Regional Emergency Response Coordinator (REC) OERR Staffs a REC Coordinator AK Great Lakes Region 05 Rocky Mountain Region 08 Northwest/Ar ctic Region 10 Pacific Rim Region 09 W A ND MT OR WY ID UT CO NV New England Region 01 ME MN VT NH CT MARI WI SD MI IA NE The Heartland Region 06 KS IL IN OH PA MD MO WV VA CA KY A Z OK NM AR TN MS AL TX HI Greater Southwest Region 07 General Services Administration Northeast & NY Caribbean Region 02 N SC C GA LA NJ DE Mid-Atlantic Region 03 National Capital Region 11 FL Southeast Region 04 6 Disaster Resource Support Operations • GSA’s basic mission does not change during disaster support operations: – During emergency conditions the Agency mission is to provide, rapidly and efficiently resources, real-estate, transportation services, acquisition support and telecommunications support to FEMA as outlined in the National Response Framework (NRF) • Operational success will be accomplish through: – Highly trained and fully staffed ESF-7/ESF-2 response personnel – Fully developed and tested procedures for Crisis Acquisition/Logistics, Transportation and Realty Services General Services Administration 7 Public Building Service (PBS) Emergency Support Function -7 Real-Estate Management General Services Administration 8 Real-Estate Management GSA’s Public Building Service (PBS) is the largest public real estate organization in the country, managing more than 354 million square feet of workspace in 2,100 American communities. PBS currently has approximately: • 500 Real Estate Leasing Specialists Nationwide (spread throughout all 50 states, PR and VI) • 252 of which are “1170” Warranted Leasing Contracting Officers having Signatory Authority to sign lease contracts • GSA draws from this pool of Warranted Leasing Contracting Officers to deploy at JFO’s, once an emergency is declared. General Services Administration 9 Real-Estate Management Top 10 Lease Customers GSA Lease Inventory Stats as of 12/30/08 • 8,592 leases • Justice • DHS (including: FEMA) • SSA • Treasury • HHS • • • • • Defense Judiciary Interior Commerce Agriculture General Services Administration • In 7,080 buildings • 178.1 M rentable square feet • $4.4 B in rent payments to lessors in FY08 • A total of 271 emergency leases were acquired for FEMA in 2008 10 Real-Estate Management FEMA – Related Leased Space: * Disaster Field Office (JFO) * Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) * National Logistic Staging Area (NLSA) * Warehouses * Land General Services Administration 11 Real-Estate Management Decision to Lease: Decision to Lease (Emergency Situations): REAL-ESTATE MANAGEMENT (Non- Emergency Situations): • Is there available vacant space? -Owned -Leased • Enough contiguous square footage? • A means of delivering a critical resource quickly • A streamlined federal government contract • Is it in the customer’s delineated area? • Does it meet their special requirements? • A joint effort involving federal, state, local government and commercial interests • If not, then lease new space. General Services Administration 12 Real-Estate Management Leasing Process (with emergency Leasing procedures highlighted in Red) • Requirements • Evaluation of Offers • Draft Occupancy Agreement • Award Lease • Acquisition Plan • Design/Build Out • Advertisement • Inspection/Acceptance • Market Survey • Agency Move-in • Solicitation for Offers • Final Occupancy Agreement • Initial Offers • Start Rent • Lease Administration • • Negotiations Request for Final Proposals General Services Administration 13 Real-Estate Management GSA’s Responsibility for Emergency Leases: • Provide a knowledgeable Realty Contracting Officer • Compliance with regulations and policy • Negotiate the best possible • Determine cost reasonableness • Provide a knowledgeable Property Manager • Modify lease contract and/or enforce performance of lease as necessary • Close out lease at end of mission General Services Administration 14 Real-Estate Management FEMA’s Responsibility for Emergency Leases: • Fund all reasonable costs (specifically w/ a 40-1 before lease award) • Understand the limitations of a short-term lease • Refrain from negotiating or discussing price (let us do that for you!!) • Engage State and Local Emergency Response officials in locating sources of supply (they often know the local decision-makers) • Determine technical acceptability of all locations (including Environmental, Fire & Life Safety and Security) • Communicate mission completion General Services Administration 15 Federal Acquisition Service Emergency Support Functions 2 and 7 • Program Management Office for Emergency Management • Acquisition and Procurement Support Services – – Emergency Contracting Global Supply • Excess Personal Property • Emergency Telecommunications • Transportation Services • Lodging and Rental Services General Services Administration 16 FAS Emergency Management PMO Coordinate with FEMA, PBS, OERR and FAS – Support and assist our partners and customers before, during and after a disaster or national emergency • West Coast Fires • Midwest Flood • Recent Hurricanes General Services Administration 17 FAS Emergency Contracting and Supplies Primary Source • Cots • Generators • Joint Field Office (JFO) Kit • JFO Administrative Kits • Emergency Tarps • Hygiene Kits General Services Administration 18 Secondary Source • • • • • • Blankets Warehouse and Material Handling Equipment Rentals Portable Toilets & Servicing Dumpster Service Waste Management Services Personal Care including Mobile kitchens, shower units with service, hand-washing units, kitchen sinks, gray and fresh water tanks • Adult and Baby Diapers • Janitorial Service • Mobile GPS Receiver/GPS Unit General Services Administration 19 FAS Emergency Sourcing Tertiary Source • Water General Services Administration Rare Source • Federally Operated Staging Area Cache (FOSAC) Equipment Including: • Light Towers • Weight Dist. Kit – Trailer Hitch • Cargo/Flat Trailers • High Speed Floor Model Copiers and Service • 80 Gal fuel Storage tank (w/toolbox and pump) • Mobile GPS Receiver/GPS Unit 20 FAS Disaster Support FY 2008 Highlights: GSA FAS procured approximately $36 million worth of supplies in support of disaster relief General Services Administration 21 FAS Disaster Support • FAS procured supplies and services including: – 310,000 cots – 160,000 blankets – 743 truckloads of water (with 18,000 liters of water a truckload) that equates to approximately 27 million liters of water – 130,000 hygiene kits • In addition to the items above, FAS also procured over $ 2 million worth of rental equipment such as generators to restore power, pallet jacks for moving supplies, and light towers to provide lighting. General Services Administration 22 Personal Property Disposal • Utilization and Donation Program • Utilization Program – Promotes and process transfers of excess property amongst federal agencies • Federal Surplus Personal Property Donation Program – Property is donated through a State Agency for Surplus Property (SASP) – Established in each State, territory, and the District of Columbia • Sales Program – GSA sells property on behalf of other federal activities General Services Administration 23 Emergency Telecommunications ESF 2 Coordinates Federal actions to assist industry in restoring the public communications infrastructure and to assist State, tribal, and local governments with emergency communications and restoration of public safety communications systems and first responder networks. General Services Administration 24 Emergency Telecommunications ESF 2 • Supports Federal departments and agencies in procuring and coordinating National Security and Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP) communications services. • Provides communications support to the JFO and any JFO field teams. • ESF #2 also addresses cyber security issues that result from or occur in conjunction with incidents. General Services Administration 25 Transportation Support GSA FAS procured approximately 1200 transportation requests for FEMA in FY 2008. Anything, Anywhere, Anytime! General Services Administration 26 ESF-7 Transportation Roles and Responsibilities GSA Transportation FEMA • • Role: National Logistics Integrator Specific Transportation Responsibilities: – – – – – – – – – – – Requirements Definition TSO Development Movement Coordination Prioritization of Requests Support at JFO's Support at NLSA Supply Chain and Distribution Management Transportation Contracts for Evacuation (Rail, Bus, Air) Driver Management Fuel Ordering and Management Container/Trailer Leasing General Services Administration • • Role: Facilitator for Transportation Support Specific Transportation Responsibilities: – – 24/7 Transportation Support Products Identified and Defined as: • Less than truck Load (LTL) • Truck Load (TL) • Mobile Homes and Travel Trailer Movement • Expedited Shipping (all modes) • Shuttle Trucks with Drivers • Material Handling Equipment (MHE) as an integrated accessorial of transportation support • Maritime Movements • Multiple Awards Schedule available for FEMA to acquire the following products: • Air Charter • Bus Carriers • Rental Car Support • Emergency Lodging 28 24-7 GSA has procured for FEMA a seamless transportation ordering support that entails: • Ordering assistance beyond normal 8am-8pm EST, Monday thru Friday model • Provides GSA with the ability to surge with FEMA • Operates under one process regardless of time of day or day of the week • Single contact number 1-877-972-9472 • Utilizes GSA/FEMA approved Carriers General Services Administration 32 Transportation POCs John Blanchard • Phone: (703) 605-2887 • Email: [email protected] John Wheeler • Phone (703) 605-9190 (DC) Jim Stroup • Phone (816) 823-3648 (Kansas City) Sharon Eckroth • Phone (415) 522-2845 (San Francisco) General Services Administration 34 Additional Services • GSA Fleet Short Term Rental - BPA • Emergency Lodging Program • Bus and Shuttle Services General Services Administration 35 Short Term Rentals GSA’s Short Term Rental (STR) Program provides rental vehicles to augment Federal Fleets and in times of surge or special needs General Services Administration 36 Short Term Rentals • GSA Fleet – Short Term Rentals – Toll Free Number: 1-866-886-1232 – Via e-mail: [email protected] – Hours of Operation • Monday through Friday 7 AM to 5 PM CST • Expert Staff • Qualified Vendors • Timely Service General Services Administration 37 Emergency Lodging • Program began in 2005 as a result of hurricane Katrina • 22 Million room nights have been used to date to support disasters • $150 Million has been saved supporting Katrina victims alone General Services Administration 38 Emergency Lodging • Provides temporary or emergency lodging in support of emergencies and/or disasters • Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) was awarded to Corporate Lodging Consultants, Inc. (CLC) • CLC has supported emergency lodging for the Red Cross and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for 29 years • The BPA may be utilized for any emergency response nationwide • Users can be added to the BPA at no additional cost • Average of 28% savings per room night General Services Administration 39 Emergency Lodging • Continuity of Operations (COOP) lodging – Identify quality lodging prior to a COOP event – Book Coop personnel in blocked rooms during a COOP event – Consolidate and audit billing after a COOP event • Benefits – Dedicated company to ensure that specified activities are completed to your satisfaction – Clearly defined role definitions for support as it relates to the mission or emergency – One central focal point to meet needs and requirements – An on staff “expert” as an advocate for your needs General Services Administration 40 Bus and Shuttle Services • SIN 411-1 - Van, Motor Coach (Bus), or Limousine – Single or multiple transportation routes between: • Buildings, Driver Services, Airport transport, and VIP transport within or between cities. • Shuttle Transportation between housing locations and medical facilities or grocers. • Transportation for COOP and Emergency Evacuation needs General Services Administration 41 Fleet & Lodging POC Jerry Bristow Program Manager Office of Travel and Transportation Services Crystal Plaza 4 2200 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 20406 Telephone (703) 605-2925 [email protected] General Services Administration 42 Points of Contact • Tony Stevens, OERR: 520-290-1416 [email protected] • Vince Diluzzio, PBS: 202-219-3375 [email protected] • Bruce Spainhour, FAS: 703-605-2823 [email protected] • John Blanchard, FAS: 703-605-2887 [email protected] General Services Administration 43