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Strategic Objective

Reduce resource use and environmental impact

Strategic Objective

GSA will reduce resource use and enviromental impact.

Lead Office: Public Buildings Service (PBS)

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Energy Natural Resources and Environment General Government Management

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Overview
Progress Update

Overview

GSA will reduce resource usage by installing and implementing energy and water efficiency improvements in its portfolio; procuring more fuel efficient vehicles; reducing waste generation and diverting waste from landfills; offering more sustainable products and services on its schedules; reducing business travel and making remote meeting technologies more available and accessible; and increasing telework and designing workspaces that increase space utilization.

GSA also serves as a test-bed for innovative technologies and management practices that improve environmental

Progress Update

GSA has determined that performance toward this objective is making noteworthy progress. GSA expects to meet its long term goal to reduce energy intensity (usage by square foot) in its building portfolio by 30% from a baseline set in FY2003. GSA is continuing to reduce energy use by implementing new technologies and systems (e.g., advance metering), awarding Energy Savings Performance Contracts, installing onsite renewable energy at federal sites, and working with other agencies to create volume discounts for increased renewable energy purchases. In FY 2015, GSA met the target for a 30 percent reduction in energy intensity in its building portfolio from the baseline set in FY 2003.

GSA is also converging building, monitoring, and control systems infrastructure to enable smarter and more efficient operations.

GSA has achieved its target towards improving the sustainability of the federal supply chain by reporting the sales of green products and service offerings at 8.82 percent of total business volume in FY 2015 from the baseline of 2.4percent in FY 2010. GSA expanded its offerings of green products through its Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative offerings, including the first ever use of the social cost of carbon in evaluating the offers for the Domestic Delivery Services, third generation, Blanket Purchase Agreements. GSA also expanded the functionality of the Green Procurement Compilation -- the one-stop shop for federal agencies to identify green product requirements, options for purchasing those products, options for purchasing green services, and related information. GSA created a focused communications email campaign to educate customers about buying green products through GSA. The agency will continue to identify additional sustainable product and service offerings and use focused communications to educate federal agencies about available green products and services and where they can be purchased.

GSA supported federal customers in purchasing alternative fuel vehicles to reduce the environmental impact of the federal fleet. Nearly 83 percent of the vehicles purchased by GSA this fiscal year were classified as alternative fuel vehicles.

To assist federal agencies, GSA implemented user-friendly applications to manage energy use for fleet and office space. The Federal Automotive Statistical Tool (FAST) provides federal departments agencies with an annual data collection tool that summarizes petroleum usage by their vehicle fleet. The Sustainable Facilities Tool (SFTool) provides an online resource for government or private sector organizations to identify and prioritize cost-effective green building and procurement strategies.

Strategic Objective Next Steps. GSA will take the following actions in support of this strategic objective over the next two years:

At least 80% of all vehicles procured by FAS will be alternative fuel vehicles
Continue to leverage alternative financing for cost saving energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Serve as a test bed for sustainable technology through continued operation of the Green Proving Ground Program
Implement the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to improve efficiency in building operations
Establish and roll out action plans to address buildings in GSA portfolio that have high energy intensity consumption
Work with supplier community to improve compliance and standardization of green product labels
As part of Category Management, implement sustainable products, supplier sustainability reporting, and other sustainability initiatives in each FAS category
Continue to maintain and expand the Green Procurement Compilation, including expanding listings of agency-specific requirements
Improve GSA sustainable acquisition policies and programs, including tracking and measuring sustainable acquisition targets
Issue a final rule on electronic stewardship and identify electronic waste recycling standards for the federal government to prevent potential harmful impacts that could result from electronic waste being disposed of in landfills

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Strategic Goals

Strategic Goal:

Savings

Statement:

We will use our purchasing power and expertise to deliver cost-effective real estate, acquisition and technology solutions to federal departments and agencies.

Strategic Objectives

Deliver contracting solutions to generate customer savings

Statement:

GSA will effectively leverage the government’s buying power to reduce costs.

Description:

GSA will effectively leverage existing, and develop new, federal strategic sourcing initiatives to provide competitively priced solutions to drive savings in technology, real property and other acquisitions throughout the federal government. Through these solutions, GSA will be able to leverage governmentwide business volume for better pricing, and standardize contracting terms and conditions in order to reduce the cost of purchasing across government.

Strategies:

Continue to assess government purchasing and supply markets to develop federal strategic sourcing initiatives that provide our customers with services and equipment, at an excellent value, from suitable suppliers using standard solution pricing menus.
Use standard solutions and pricing with qualified suppliers to make it easier for agencies to meet their acquisition needs with minimal administrative demands, and, in turn, allow agencies to focus their time and resources towards their core mission-critical operations.
Promote the use of strategic sourcing solutions by our customers and work with our federal partners and industry to develop solutions for a broader array of products and services.
Reduce the operating costs for providing supplies to customers, which in turn will lead to customer savings.
Continue to use solutions such as Smartbuy, Networx Services and Reverse Auctions to provide customers with significant savings for information technology and telecommunications services and equipment.
Continue to develop and refine real estate market analysis tools and leasing processes to offer our customers leased workspace, when needed, at an excellent value.

Key Performance Goals:

Generate savings through Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiatives
Reduce the Global Supply blended markup
Procure lease space at below industry market rates
Realize savings through Integrated Technology Service solutions

Contributing Programs:

Assisted Acquisition
Electronic Government
General Supplies and Services
Integrated Acquisition Environment
Integrated Technology Services
Rental of Space
Travel, Motor Vehicle and Card Services

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FY 14-15 Priority Goal: Generate savings through Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative

Statement:

By September 30, 2015, GSA will save $255M through the use of Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI).

Description:

By September 30, 2015, GSA will save $255 million ($111 million during FY 2014 and $144 million during FY 2015) through the use of Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI). Federal agencies purchase over $500B of goods and services annually. A key vehicle used by GSA, and other top purchasing federal government agencies, to promote cost savings, improved management visibility and adoption of best practices, has been the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative. Established in 2005, FSSI is designed to improve government management of commonly purchased goods and services. FSSI provides customers with significant savings, decreases administrative redundancy, and improves business intelligence while meeting or exceeding small business and sustainability goals.

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Improve the federal utilization of space

Statement:

GSA will improve the federal utilization of space.

Description:

GSA is leading efforts to improve asset utilization, reduce agency space requirements, effectively manage real property, and pursue innovative proposals to leverage resources. We are a government-wide leader and expert in real estate solutions. We will assist and educate federal departments and agencies to develop plans that will assist agencies with consolidating their space to reduce their footprint.

GSA is encouraging agencies to reduce space to minimize costs. We use a variety of tools, strategies, and portfolio planning options to determine the optimal housing solutions for agencies. We are also targeting our large, more costly new construction, major repairs and alterations, and leasing prospectus projects. By working with customer agencies, GSA will identify opportunities to optimize federal real estate portfolios by reducing space, improving utilization, disposing of underutilized assets, and leveraging market opportunities to reduce the footprint and investment and operating costs.

GSA supports the Office of Management and Budget’s “Freeze the Footprint” policy – aimed at maintaining government-wide square footage for offices and warehouses – by collecting government-wide data and conducting analysis to assess the performance of each agency towards meeting the national goal.

Strategies:

Use of the Customer Portfolio Plans process to develop and implement space saving opportunities with demonstrated value for both the client and GSA. These plans create value by proposing solutions which align Administration, Client Agency and GSA goals, and help optimize an agency’s existing portfolio while more effectively anticipating, capturing, and advising on future portfolio needs.
Where it is advantageous to the federal government, work to house tenants in federally owned space, rather than leasing from the private sector.
Minimize the amount of vacant space in the inventory and increase the utilization of existing space.

Key Performance Goals:

Reduce the federal footprint
Reduce vacant space in the government-owned and leased inventory

Contributing Programs:

Building Operations
Construction and Acquisition of Facilities
Government-wide Policy
Operating Expense
Real Property Disposal
Real Property Relocation
Rental of Space

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FY 14-15 Priority Goal: Reduce the Federal Footprint

Statement:

By September 30, 2015, GSA will reduce the amount of leased space by 5 percent for replacement leases. GSA will also work with agencies to complete a total of 15 Client Portfolio Plans (three new plans each year) to identify opportunities for agencies to optimize their real estate portfolios.

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Reduce resource use and environmental impact

Statement:

GSA will reduce resource use and enviromental impact.

Description:

Strategies:

Employ new technologies and building management practices that are both cost-effective and environmentally responsible.
Expand the use of alternative fuel vehicles governmentwide and ensure that low-cost, high-efficiency vehicle options are available to customer agencies.
Building on its capability to deliver comprehensive products and services across Government at the best value possible, GSA will continue to expand its offerings of sustainable products. Assist federal agencies in meeting environmental sustainability purchasing requirements by identifying and increasing the availability of green products and services.
Enhance the usefulness of energy efficiency research, strategies, practices, and tools provided to federal agencies by improving existing and deploying new resources that will enable better measurement of the use and impact of the resources provided; and obtaining user feedback, and disseminating research, strategies, practices and tools.

Key Performance Goals: