April 3, 2006—The US General Services Administration (GSA) has announced that it delivered to Congress on February 27 its plan for the proposed Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), a merger of the Federal Supply Service and the Federal Technology Service.
This reorganization of the new main customer centers of the new FAS will include:
- Customer Accounts and Research (CAR): CAR will play a vital role helping FAS better understand customer requirements and become a strategic partner in helping agencies meet their requirements.
- cquisition Management: The FAS emphasis on acquisition management will ensure that the service’s activities are fully compliant with laws, regulations, and policies, and that operating practices are consistent across business lines.
- Integrated Technology Services: This portfolio combines the existing information technology, some professional services, and telecommunications business lines.
- General Supplies and Services: This portfolio acquires a broad range of commercial products as well as some professional services, and GSA specialized logistics-based activities.
- Travel, Motor, Vehicle, and Card Services: This portfolio operates with respective supplier industries but shares commonalities for customers that provide opportunities for synergy and scale.
“The new FAS will improve support of agencies’ internal management processes so they can concentrate on their core missions,” said Acting FAS Commissioner G. Martin Wagner. “We will continue to offer programmatic expertise, acquisition excellence and the confidence that solutions are consistent with national policy. In addition, we will focus on helping agency management to be more effective by offering timely and effective solutions at excellent prices that are also easier to manage.”
