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Dated: January 25, 2012.
Steven Kempf,
Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service,
U.S. General Services Administration.
January 25, 2012
General Services Administration
Washington, DC 22202
E-GOV TRAVEL SERVICE
GSA Bulletin ETS 12–01
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
[Notice–FAS–2012–01; Docket No: 2012–
0002; Sequence 4]
TO: Heads of Federal Agencies
SUBJECT: GSA E-Gov Travel Service
(ETS) Transition to ETS2
1. What is the purpose of this bulletin?
Federal Travel Regulation; GSA E-Gov
Travel Service (ETS) Transition to EGov Travel Service 2 (ETS2)
Federal Acquisition Service
(FAS), General Services Administration
(GSA).
ACTION: Notice of a bulletin.
AGENCY:
The attached bulletin
announces GSA ETS Transition to
ETS2.
DATES: Effective Date: This bulletin is
effective the date of publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Mr. Frank Robinson, ETS
Program Manager Center for Travel
Management (QMCD), Office of Travel
and Transportation Services (QMC), at
frank.robinson@gsa.gov or (703) 605–
2151.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) Part
301–73 requires all agencies to deploy
and implement an ETS. This
requirement extends to ETS2. Agencies
should begin making plans to transition
from ETS to ETS2 during FY12, and
must execute a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) for full
deployment of ETS2 with the GSA no
later than March 30, 2012.
SUMMARY:
The Federal Travel Regulation (FTR)
Part 301–73 requires all agencies to
deploy and implement an E-Gov Travel
Service (ETS). ETS is a
Governmentwide, web-based, end-toend travel management service
administered by General Services
Administration (GSA), Federal
Acquisition Service (FAS). This
requirement extends to E-Gov Travel
Service 2 (ETS2) when it becomes
available in Fiscal Year 2012 (FY12).
The Department of Defense (DoD) is not
subject to this FTR requirement but may
choose to participate in ETS2.
2. What is the background of this
bulletin?
The ETS Master Contracts expire on
November 11, 2013, and GSA plans to
award the next generation ETS2 to build
on the investment and benefits achieved
with ETS. ETS2 will focus on the
Administration’s principles of strategic
sourcing, data-driven transparency,
standardization, consolidation,
sustainability, and cost reduction. ETS2
is a 15-year Master Contract (3-year base
period and three 4-year option periods),
with Task Orders at the agency level.
Key transition dates are included below:
Date
Event
Agency impact
April 2012 .............................
November 2013 ...................
Anticipated ETS2 award .................................................
ETS Master Contracts end; anticipated ETS contract
extensions are available in the event transition to
ETS2 is not complete.
Anticipated ETS Extension Base Period ends ...............
Anticipated ETS Extension Option Period ends .............
Begin Task Order process.
Under anticipated ETS extensions, transaction fees increase as transaction volumes decrease.
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November 2014 ...................
November 2015 ...................
It is important for agencies to begin now
to prepare for transition from ETS to
ETS2.
3. How should agencies prepare?
Agencies should begin making plans
to transition from ETS to ETS2 during
FY12, and must execute a Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU) for full
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Transaction fees increase.
ETS is no longer available.
deployment of ETS2 with the GSA no
later than March 30, 2012. The MOU
will identify key points of contact,
including the agency’s senior level
official responsible for developing and
implementing policies and controls to
ensure efficient spending on travel, the
ETS2 transition manager and transition
team members. The MOU will also
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outline the agency’s ETS2 transition
plan that provides resources to achieve
the following milestone dates:
A. Task Order awarded, negotiated
and executed.
B. ETS2 Configuration, Data Loading
and Systems Integration completed.
C. Initial Launch/Roll-out begins.
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D. ETS2 is fully deployed; ETS task
order closed.
An MOU template will be available
within 15 business days of the date of
this Bulletin.
Agencies are urged to aggressively
pursue transition to ETS2, as
anticipated contract extensions will
have significantly higher transaction
fees for agencies that use them. The
GSA Center for Travel Management will
assist agencies as they transition to
ETS2.
4. Whom should I call for further
information?
For further information, please
contact Mr. Frank Robinson, ETS
Program Manager Center for Travel
Management (QMCD), Office of Travel
and Transportation Services (QMC),
Federal Acquisition Service, U. S.
General Services Administration at
frank.robinson@gsa.gov or (703) 605–
2151.
Steven Kempf,
Commissioner, Federal Acquisition
Service, U.S. General Services
Administration.
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Public Availability of General Services
Administration FY 2011 Service
Contract Inventory
Office of Acquisition Policy
(MV); General Services Administration
(GSA).
ACTION: Notice of public availability of
FY 2011 Service Contract Inventories.
AGENCY:
GSA is announcing the
availability of the FY 2011 Service
Contract Inventory.
DATES: Effective date: February 2, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions regarding the service contract
inventory should be directed to Mr. Paul
F. Boyle in the Office of Acquisition
Policy at (202) 501–0324 or via email to
paul.boyle@gsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with Section 743 of Division
C of Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Consolidated
Appropriations Act Public Law 111–
117, GSA is publishing this notice to
advise the public of the availability of
the FY 2011 Service Contract Inventory.
This inventory provides information on
service contract actions over $25,000
that were made in FY 2011. The
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Dated: January 27, 2012.
Joseph A. Neurauter,
Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer, Senior
Procurement Executive, Office of Acquisition
Policy.
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[Document Identifier: OS–0990–New; 60-day
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Agency Information Collection
Request. 60-Day Public Comment
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Office of the Secretary, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement
of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of the Secretary (OS), Department
of Health and Human Services, is
publishing the following summary of a
proposed information collection request
for public comment. Interested persons
are invited to send comments regarding
this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information,
including any of the following subjects:
(1) The necessity and utility of the
proposed information collection for the
proper performance of the agency’s
functions; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology to minimize the information
collection burden.
To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed paperwork collections
referenced above, email your request,
including your address, phone number,
OMB number, and OS document
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the Reports Clearance Office on (202)
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information collections must be directed
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information is organized by function to
show how contracted resources are
distributed throughout the agency. The
inventory has been developed in
accordance with guidance issued on
December 19, 2011 by the Office of
Management and Budget’s Office of
Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP).
OFPP’s guidance is available on the
https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/. The
GSA has posted its inventory and
summaries of the inventory on the GSA
Web site at the following link: https://
www.gsa.gov/gsasci.
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to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer
at the above email address within 60days.
Proposed Project: The Children’s
Health Insurance Program
Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) Express
Lane Eligibility (ELE) Evaluation—OMB
No. 0990–NEW—Assistant Secretary
Planning and Evaluation (ASPE).
Abstract: The Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
(ASPE) is requesting the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval on a new collection to evaluate
the implementation of a new policy
known as Express Lane Eligibility (ELE).
With ELE, a state’s Medicaid and/or
Children’s Health Insurance Program
(CHIP) can rely on another agency’s
eligibility findings to qualify children
for health coverage, despite their
different methods of assessing income
or otherwise determining eligibility.
CHIPRA authorized an extensive,
rigorous evaluation of ELE, creating an
exceptional opportunity to document
ELE implementation across states and to
assess the changes to coverage or
administrative costs that may have
resulted. The evaluation also provides
an opportunity to understand other
methods of simplified enrollment that
states have been pursuing and to assess
the benefits and potential costs of these
methods compared to those of ELE. To
answer key research questions, ASPE
will draw on 5 primary data collections
including (1) collecting administrative
cost data from ELE and non-ELE states,
(2) collecting enrollment data from ELE
and non-ELE states, (3) conducting case
studies in ELE and non-ELE states,
including key informant interviews and
focus groups, (4) conducting a 51-state
(50 states and the District of Columbia)
survey, and (5) holding quarterly
monitoring calls with 30 states. This
request seeks clearance on all data
collections except the collection of
administrative cost and enrollment data
for ELE states. The administrative cost
data, enrollment data, case studies, and
51-state survey will take place only once
over the course of the two year
evaluation. The quarterly monitoring
calls will take place take place 5 times
over the course of the 13 months and
will include an initial call of up to an
hour in length and 4 shorter follow-up
calls of about 15 minutes in length each.
The administrative cost and enrollment
data collection includes contact with
key informants and state-level computer
programmers and will be collected
using Microsoft document templates.
The qualitative case studies will include
site visit interviews with state and locallevel key informants in 8 ELE states and
6 non-ELE states, plus focus groups with
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
[Notice-FAS-2012-01; Docket No: 2012-0002; Sequence 4]
Federal Travel Regulation; GSA E-Gov Travel Service (ETS)
Transition to E-Gov Travel Service 2 (ETS2)
AGENCY: Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), General Services
Administration (GSA).
ACTION: Notice of a bulletin.
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SUMMARY: The attached bulletin announces GSA ETS Transition to ETS2.
DATES: Effective Date: This bulletin is effective the date of
publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Mr. Frank Robinson, ETS
Program Manager Center for Travel Management (QMCD), Office of Travel
and Transportation Services (QMC), at frank.robinson@gsa.gov or (703)
605-2151.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) Part
301-73 requires all agencies to deploy and implement an ETS. This
requirement extends to ETS2. Agencies should begin making plans to
transition from ETS to ETS2 during FY12, and must execute a Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU) for full deployment of ETS2 with the GSA no
later than March 30, 2012.
Dated: January 25, 2012.
Steven Kempf,
Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service, U.S. General Services
Administration.
January 25, 2012
General Services Administration
Washington, DC 22202
E-GOV TRAVEL SERVICE
GSA Bulletin ETS 12-01
TO: Heads of Federal Agencies
SUBJECT: GSA E-Gov Travel Service (ETS) Transition to ETS2
1. What is the purpose of this bulletin?
The Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) Part 301-73 requires all
agencies to deploy and implement an E-Gov Travel Service (ETS). ETS is
a Governmentwide, web-based, end-to-end travel management service
administered by General Services Administration (GSA), Federal
Acquisition Service (FAS). This requirement extends to E-Gov Travel
Service 2 (ETS2) when it becomes available in Fiscal Year 2012 (FY12).
The Department of Defense (DoD) is not subject to this FTR requirement
but may choose to participate in ETS2.
2. What is the background of this bulletin?
The ETS Master Contracts expire on November 11, 2013, and GSA plans
to award the next generation ETS2 to build on the investment and
benefits achieved with ETS. ETS2 will focus on the Administration's
principles of strategic sourcing, data-driven transparency,
standardization, consolidation, sustainability, and cost reduction.
ETS2 is a 15-year Master Contract (3-year base period and three 4-year
option periods), with Task Orders at the agency level. Key transition
dates are included below:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date Event Agency impact
------------------------------------------------------------------------
April 2012.................. Anticipated ETS2 Begin Task Order
award. process.
November 2013............... ETS Master Contracts Under anticipated
end; anticipated ETS extensions,
ETS contract transaction fees
extensions are increase as
available in the transaction volumes
event transition to decrease.
ETS2 is not
complete.
November 2014............... Anticipated ETS Transaction fees
Extension Base increase.
Period ends.
November 2015............... Anticipated ETS ETS is no longer
Extension Option available.
Period ends.
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It is important for agencies to begin now to prepare for transition
from ETS to ETS2.
3. How should agencies prepare?
Agencies should begin making plans to transition from ETS to ETS2
during FY12, and must execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for
full deployment of ETS2 with the GSA no later than March 30, 2012. The
MOU will identify key points of contact, including the agency's senior
level official responsible for developing and implementing policies and
controls to ensure efficient spending on travel, the ETS2 transition
manager and transition team members. The MOU will also outline the
agency's ETS2 transition plan that provides resources to achieve the
following milestone dates:
A. Task Order awarded, negotiated and executed.
B. ETS2 Configuration, Data Loading and Systems Integration
completed.
C. Initial Launch/Roll-out begins.
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D. ETS2 is fully deployed; ETS task order closed.
An MOU template will be available within 15 business days of the
date of this Bulletin.
Agencies are urged to aggressively pursue transition to ETS2, as
anticipated contract extensions will have significantly higher
transaction fees for agencies that use them. The GSA Center for Travel
Management will assist agencies as they transition to ETS2.
4. Whom should I call for further information?
For further information, please contact Mr. Frank Robinson, ETS
Program Manager Center for Travel Management (QMCD), Office of Travel
and Transportation Services (QMC), Federal Acquisition Service, U. S.
General Services Administration at frank.robinson@gsa.gov or (703) 605-
2151.
Steven Kempf,
Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service, U.S. General Services
Administration.
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