KOSEN 한인과학기술자네트워크

이 자료는 보안 문서로 등록이 되어 있습니다. 문서를 열람하시기 원하시는 분은 다음의 사용자 암호를 입력하신 후 사용하시기 바랍니다. 사용자 암호 : www.kosen21.org As of June 2001, GSA had awarded 37 MAA contracts for 20 metropolitan areas. These contracts required transition from existing GSA contracts to the MAA contracts to be completed within 9 months after contractors were authorized to begin implementation. Of the 14 metropolitan areas in which authorization was given 9 months ago or earlier, this time goal was met in 2 areas, but in 2 areas. but in the 12 others it was not. For example, the MAA transitions for New York, Chicago, and San Francisco are not yet complete almost 2 years after the contractors were authorized to begin implementation. GSA and the MAA contractors have faced significant challenges in implementing this program. First, in New York City, has produced unexpected barriers to implementation, which will take time to resolve. In addition, GSA and the MAA contractors have raised numerous other factors that they believe have contributed to implementation delays, including contractor performance, customer budgets, and the process used by GSA to allocate business among contractors in multiple award cities. These delays, in turn, postpone the realization of savings under the MAA program. GSA charges customer agencies two types of fees to recover the costs of their contract management and administration activities. Depending on the specific metropolitan area, these fees (which are assessed as a percentage of the amount charged by the contractor for services), in total, currently range from about 28 to 84 percent. According to GSA, while these percentages appear substantial, the total cost of services, including these fees, is substantially lower than the prices under other GSA contracts for local services. GSA does not separately disclose these fees and instead requires the contractors to embed them in the contract prices. As a result, agencies do not have complete information to help them determine whether using GSA's services is their most economical option. Although GSA has not yet allowed MAA contractors to offer FTS2001 services, it is taking steps to allow crossover between the two programs. In December 2000, GSA permitted FTS2001 contractors and other MAA contractors to offer local services in three of the MAA markets. In addition, GSA has drafted a paper to clarify its position on permitting additional competition in the FT2001 program. This paper states that with the transition to FTS2001 nearing completion, GSA has concluded that it is appropreate to proceed with determining when to allow additional competition for FTS2001 services. As one of the first steps in this process, GSA plans to present this clarification to present this clarification to industry for comment on June 28, 2001.