VISA GOVERNMENT FORUM: LEADING THROUGH CHANGE

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What is e-Buy?

• e-Buy is an online Request for Quotes (RFQ)
  tool which allows Federal buyers to obtain quotes
  and issue orders for products and services
  offered by sellers on the GSA Multiple Award
  Schedules program.

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What e-Buy is not

• A reverse auction
• A substitute for FedBizOpps

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How to access e-Buy?

• Access e-Buy through GSA Advantage at
  www.gsaadvantage.gov
• If you are already registered, login to GSA
  Advantage! with your existing User ID and
  Password
• Select the e-Buy link at the top of the page

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Use e-Buy for

• Services
• Large quantity or high dollar purchases where you
  are seeking a discount from contract pricing
• Purchases with complex requirements
• Determining sources of supply
• Receiving quotes on Blanket Purchase Agreements

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How Does e-Buy Work?

• Find the category of the product/service you wish
  to purchase
• Choose the sellers whom you would like to quote
  on the RFQ
• Enter your RFQ requirements
• Specify the time frame the RFQ will remain open
• Review quotes and notify sellers
• Make a purchasing decision based on Best Value
  criteria
• Create a purchase order

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Who may submit a quote through e-Buy?

• MAS sellers selected by the Buyer
• MAS sellers who have contracts under the same
  category

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Process Improvements

• Replaces manual paper process for RFQs, quotes
  and orders
• Paperless environment
• Sends RFQs directly to seller specified emails
• Simplifies market research with an electronic
  sources sought

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e-Buy Facilitates Greater Competition

• Send RFQs directly to multiple sellers
• RFQs are transparent to all sellers in category
  through GSAs Vendor Support Center website
• All sellers in category may submit a quote
• Section 803 Compliance (DoD only)
• Access to over 8,800 contracts on GSA Advantage!

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Enhanced Accountability

• Buyers have history of RFQs, offers and awards
• Buyers can view socio-economic status of sellers

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Issuing RFQ for Services

• Develop a statement of work and attach to the RFQ
  which includes
• Location of work, period of performance,
  deliverables, applicable standards, and
  acceptable criteria, and special requirements
• Send RFQ to at least three sellers (over 2,500)

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e-Buy Marketplace

• 9.5B was spent on services in the schedules
  program in FY01 (Source Vendor Reported 72A
  Sales)
• 13.7B was spent on 60,672 transactions greater
  than 25,000 in the schedules program in FY01
  (Source FPDS)
• Buyers using e-Buy sent the RFQ to an average of
  10 sellers (Source GSA Advantage!)

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System Options
e-Library

• Research Vendors

Buyer
GSA Advantage!
e-Buy

• Research Vendors
• Research Pricing
• Place orders

• Issue RFQ
• Obtain quotes

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Contact GSA

• GSA Advantage Help desk at [phone],
  select option 5
• Via e-mail at gsa.advantage_at_gsa.gov