Wireless Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI)
Current Status: The FSSI Wireless team is preparing to award the Blanket Purchase Agreements in early May 2013. If your agency is ready to take advantage of the BPAs, contact the Project Manager for guidance on how to get started immediately.
The Wireless FSSI program will improve the procurement and management of wireless services across government. Agencies will be able to implement cellular service plans and devices more effectively and efficiently through the following:
- unified acquisition – consolidates the number and variety of disperse wireless contracts to reduce life-cycle management costs and drive better volume discounts.
- improved information management – simplifies service plan management and enables centralized access to standardized usage data to easily identify opportunities for cost savings.
- center of excellence – leverages best practices and collaboration across agencies and the entire community of stakeholders to optimize performance and increase value.
Wireless FSSI is part of the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI).
Benefits
- Save time by consolidating multiple wireless services, plans, and devices across the enterprise into a streamlined program.
- Easily select the contractor with the best quality, price, and service coverage.
- Save 15-20% by taking advantage of volume-pricing and price-maintenance controls.
- Gain control by electronically collecting and analyzing inventory and account data.
- Conveniently order through the flexible Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA), with online aids and GSA support.
- Quickly replace devices and comply with federal legislation and security regulations.
Features
- Federal agencies and state and local governments may use the Wireless FSSI BPA.
- BPA based on GSA IT Schedule 70, SIN 132-53, with a five-year period of performance.
- Agencies order directly from the contractor selected in accordance with FAR 8.405-3.
- 1.5% total fee (including Schedule 70 fee) is included in contractors’ prices.
- Allows devices purchased outside the program to use BPA’s plans and services.
- Includes selection of no-charge devices, with device refresh after 20 months.
- Adheres to federal policies and administrative priorities.
Offerings
Variety of wireless devices, bundled with the service, including 4th-generation smartphones, cellphones, and broadband data devices.
Standardized wireless and cellular domestic service plans across all BPA vendors
| Voice Only | Data Add-on | Data Only |
|---|---|---|
| Metered | Metered | Metered |
| Pooled 100, 400, 900 minutes |
Add On 50MB, 500MB, 5GB |
Pooled 50MB, 500MB, 5GB |
| Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Infrastructure/subsystems and accessories
- Licenses and support for management, security, enterprise messaging, and disposal and disposition reporting
- Network connectivity and other coverage enhancements
Business portal interface that allows an agency to integrate its management system for improved access to vendor data for ordering, inventory, billing, and reporting.
Sharing of best-practices for the efficient adoption of centralized purchasing, MDM, Telecommunications Expense Management Services (TEMS), and similar applications.
Documents
| Name | Format | Size | Publish date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wireless FSSI Program Review February 2012 | PowerPoint | 2,090 KB | 02/13/2012 |
| Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative Government-Wide Wireless Program Industry Day II, December 5, 2011 | PowerPoint | 1718 KB | 02/13/2012 |
Related Policy Memos
- OMB memo, dated May 20, 2005--Implementing Strategic Sourcing
- Executive Order 13576--Delivering an Efficient, Effective and Accountable Government.
- 25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal IT Management (PDF, 586 KB), December 9, 2010, specifically, “collaboration with industry in the pre-request for proposal (RFP) stage”
- Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication 140-2 (PDF, 1.40 MB)
