Perfect Commerce wins GSA supply management software contract.Perfect Commerce was awarded a contract to provide supply management and reverse auction solutions targeted at the $220 billion in non-defense spending, supporting government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACs), multi-agency contracts for information technology and Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) program operated by the General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) was established by section 101 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.A. § 751). The GSA sets policy for and manages government property and records. . Perfect's suite of software provides best-practices to the federal procurement community, including scorecarding, which was specifically called out by the White House Office of Management and Budget The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), formerly the Bureau of the Budget, is an agency of the federal government that evaluates, formulates, and coordinates management procedures and program objectives within and among departments and agencies of the Executive Branch. (OMB) Circular No. A-76 as a "must have" practice by all agencies and departments. Angela B. Styles, OMB Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy testifying before the Senate Committee on Governmental affairs stated, "As of June 2000, there were 825,000 people in the federal government performing jobs that are commercial in nature--jobs that people also perform in the private sector. Virtually none of these people have been exposed to the rigors of competition. Competitive sourcing is a means to an end, with the means being competition and the end being better management of our government and better service for our citizens." Perfect Commerce's GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. contract supports all departments and agencies involved in federal procurement consistent with the "Services Acquisition Reform Act" (SARA Sara or Sarah, in the Bible, wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. With Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah, she was one of the four Hebrew matriarchs. Her name was originally Sarai [Heb.,=princess]. ). Perfect supports SARA Part 12, including performance-based service contracting (PBSC). Perfect's suite of software and services are also consistent with the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) and the Clinger-Cohen Act. Perfect's supply management solutions are equally applicable to defense procurement. Between 1995 and 2001 DoD conducted 781 major sourcing events with estimated savings from competitive sourcing of over $11 billion. "With rising deficits, increased defense and Homeland Security emergency expenditures, saving money is an act of patriotism. Perfect Commerce solutions can immediately help reduce cost in the $220 billion in goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. the federal government buys each year in non-defense procurement," said Kevin Surace, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Perfect Commerce. "Perfect has a solid, documented track record of providing high ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). procurement solutions and reverse auction solutions to Fortune 500 global contracting organizations, and we are proud to offer the same world class processes to US Government agencies." |
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