DOT Savings - use telework instead SAVINGS: STRATEGIC SOURCING
Department of Transportation
Since 2006, the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Acquisition Management System has mandated
the use of cost-saving General Service Administration (GSA) blanket purchase agreements for Dell equipment, as well FAA's own Strategic Sourcing for the Acquisition of Various Equipment and Supplies (SAVES) hardware and software contracts. In 2012, FAA has awarded five new SAVES information technology (IT) hardware contracts to replace the expired contracts and the blanket purchase agreement. This is expected to lower FAA's costs by $7.3 million from the 2010 baseline.
Justification
The SAVES IT contracts have provided FAA considerable cost savings, including an average of 34 percent in 2010 and 33 percent in 2011 over the cost of buying these items prior to the contracts. FAA has used these strategic sourcing contracts for the purchasing of personal computing devices (laptops, tablets, workstations).
In detailed cost analysis, FAA documented savings of 32 percent in 2010 and 25 percent in 2011 against prices previously paid for the same items. In 2012, FAA has awarded five new SAVES IT hardware contracts to replace the expired contracts and the blanket purchase agreement. This effort will reduce procurement costs and provide better insight into the IT commodities that are being purchased.
Strategic sourcing is a component of FAA's overall plan for reducing the combined costs of activities covered by Section 4, Employee Information Technology Devices, of the November 9, 2011 Executive Order.
The overall plan will establish controls to ensure that FAA is not paying for unused or underutilized IT equipment, installed software, or services. Steps will be taken to limit the number of IT devices (e.g., mobile phones, smart phones, desktop and laptop computers), and tablet personal computers issued to employees, consider telework, and other initiatives designed to enhance efficiency through the effective implementation of technology.
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