MARCH 6, 2009 — It is on the horizon, very soon federal agencies
will have access to a single ordering schedule for geospatial software.
Released on Friday March 6, 2009, under a broad initiative supported by
the Department of the Interior (DOI), many Federal agencies will be
able improve their efficiency and save taxpayers money by consolidating
their purchases of geospatial technology under the government-wide
Geospatial Line of Business (LoB).
Partnering with General Services Administration, a new SmartBuy
Agreement will be available for the first time to state, tribal and
local governments. Qualified GSA Schedule 70 holders will find the new
RFQ on the GSA Advantage website (www.gsaadvantage.gov).
The Geospatial (LoB) Common Services Work Group, composed of
representatives from across the Federal community, worked with the
General Services Administration (GSA) SmartBUY Team to implement a
multi-vendor Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) - that will provide
small, medium, and large government users a common portfolio of
geospatial technology options. Types of software within the scope
of the RFQ include computer aided design, web-based visualization,
imagery analysis, geo-coding, national and international road networks,
and geospatial analytics and modeling.
For vendors and agencies alike the new Geospatial SmartBUY Agreement
will help reduce costs and streamline administration, while improving
access to high quality commercial geospatial software, packaged data,
and other support products. This SmartBUY will make geospatial
technology more accessible while bringing transparency to the
purchasing process.
Please contact Stephen Bell (703-306-7595) if you cannot locate
the RFQ at stephen.bell@gsa.gov.
For more information on this program, please contact Lew Sanford Jr.:
lsanford@fgdc.gov or
703-648-4152. For further information on Geospatial Line of Business
activities: www.fgdc.gov/geospatial-lob.
