WASHINGTON, Citing the success of the U. It also plays a key role in developing and implementing
government-wide policies.

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gov which provides citizens with faster and easier public access to
information and the Networx program, GSA's forthcoming government-wide
telecommunications acquisition. The Networx program consists of two
simultaneous acquisitions: Networx Universal and Networx Enterprise.S.
SATCOM-II will replace the existing GSA Satellite Services program.

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It
will provide agencies with a full range of end-to-end satellite solutions,
including:

* Fixed and mobile satellite transport services;

* Application solutions;

* Engineering and operational maintenance support; and

* Satellite professional support services, which will be set aside for
small businesses.

* A flexible modification process that enables new technologies to be
added as they become commercially available.

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GSA is a centralized, federal procurement, property management and policy
agency , created by Congress to improve government efficiency and help federal
agencies better serve the public.
communities. General Services
Administration (GSA) today announced it has released a solicitation for
proposals to provide commercial worldwide satellite communications solutions.S.

GSA is a centralized federal procurement, property management, and policy
agency, created by Congress to improve government efficiency and help federal
agencies better serve the public.

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Referencing
ongoing agency efforts to improve agency performance for customers and the
American people, Perry discussed the reorganization of two of its three
Services. He also noted, "This initiative to reorganize and
consolidate FTS and FSS is designed to strengthen GSA's capability to meet
increasing federal agency requirements for excellence in the acquisition of
information technology, telecommunications , and other products and services;
will make it easier for federal agencies and industry contractors to use GSA
acquisition processes; and will enhance the efficiency of GSA's administrative
support functions by consolidating certain accounting and operational systems
activities that are now performed separately in both FTS and FSS. "Excellence
in acquisition and getting best value for federal agencies and the American
taxpayer are GSA's top priorities," said Administrator Perry. Seeks Satellite Communications Services

WASHINGTON, The U.

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The Networx program will provide comprehensive, telecommunications and
network services and solutions to all federal agency customers.

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GSA's 13,000 associates provide services and
solutions for the office operations of more than one million federal workers
in more than 8,000 buildings the government owns and leases in 2,000 U.

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"Organizations like GSA that desire to achieve high performance and
continuous improvement should periodically review their operations and their
organizational structures in order to identify and implement improvements
where possible," said Perry. A
steering team and several task force teams of GSA managers and subject matter
experts have begun their fact-based analysis to identify areas of opportunity
and develop proposed changes and solutions.

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GSA is in the process of developing a detailed action plan to accomplish
operational and structural changes necessary to combine FTS and FSS. These initiatives range from acquisition initiatives such as the
agency's "Get It Right" plan, which ensures proper use of GSA's contracting
vehicles, to citizen-oriented electronic government initiatives like
FirstGov.
"We appreciate the opportunity offered by the Government Reform Committee
at this hearing today to provide information about the development of the
Networx acquisition strategy and to receive additional input from our
stakeholders as we finalize the request for proposal (RFP) for this
significant telecommunications acquisition," said Administrator Perry.

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* Direct order-direct bill relationships among agencies and providers .

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WASHINGTON, Today U. GSA's 13,000 associates provide
services and solutions for the office operations of more than one million
federal workers in more than 8,000 buildings the government owns and leases in
2,000 U.S.
communities.

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GSA Administrator Testifies on Reorganization of FTS and FSS Before House Committee on Government Reform

House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform about the strategy for
GSA's government-wide telecommunications acquisition, Networx.

Businesses whose focus is exclusively on government contracting, and websites offering Business-to-Government information .

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Perry said the agency's plan to
reorganize GSA's Federal Technology Service (FTS) and its Federal Supply
Service (FSS) and combine the two Services' operating funds will further
improve performance . Perry testified before the U. Networx
Universal service providers will provide service to all government locations
currently served under existing programs, as well as all commercial locations
served by the offeror. GSA acquires, on behalf of federal
agencies, office space, equipment, telecommunications , information technology,
supplies and services.

SATCOM-II will continue to successfully provide civilian and DoD agencies
with satellite communications to meet expanding requirements for emergency
response, Continuity of Operations (COOP), broadcast services, distance
learning and mobile user requirements.

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General Services Administration's (GSA) "Get It Right" plan during testimony
today before the U.

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implementing government-wide policies.

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The "Get It Right" plan was initiated in July 2004 to ensure the integrity
of GSA's contracting system and it has improved the federal acquisition
process, thereby allowing agencies to obtain best value when acquiring
products and services needed to accomplish their missions. GSA acquires, on behalf of federal agencies,
office space, equipment, telecommunications, information technology, supplies
and services. It also plays a key role in developing and implementing
government-wide policies .

GSA Administrator Testifies on Networx Before House Committee on Government Reform

GSA Issues SATCOM -II Request for Proposals

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Proposals are due March 14, 2006.

SATCOM-II, a multiple award , Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity
(IDIQ) Fixed Price contract, will provide Federal government civilian agencies
and the U.

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The program will serve as the primary replacement for expiring government-
wide telecommunications contracts. GSA's 13,000 associates provide services and
solutions for the office operations of more than 1 million federal workers
located in more than 8,000 government -owned and leased buildings in 2,000 U.

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House of Representatives' Committee on Government
Reform, GSA Administrator Stephen A.

GSA is a centralized, federal procurement, property management and policy
agency, created by Congress to improve government efficiency and help federal
agencies better serve the public.

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While the reorganization and consolidation of FTS and FSS takes place ,
momentum will not be allowed to slow on several other important GSA
initiatives. It acquires , on behalf of federal agencies,
office space, equipment, telecommunications, information technology , supplies
and services.

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S. Networx Enterprise offerors will bid a core set of
Internet Protocol or wireless services to a specified geographic profile.

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S. He further
added, "GSA's Networx acquisition will accomplish these goals in the
telecommunications arena, enabling agencies to focus on their mission-critical
tasks and be confident that the telecommunications systems acquired on the
Networx contracts will meet their needs for traditional services and emerging
technologies. communities.

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GSA will engage industry and
agency customers as part of this process. The final reorganization and
consolidation implementation plan will be completed by July 2005. Department of Defense (DoD) with:

* Commercial, end-to-end solutions.