JavitsWagnerODay Training for Acquisition Professionals

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Javits-Wagner-ODay Training for Acquisition
Professionals

• Presented by the
• Committee for Purchase From People
• Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled,
• NIB NISH

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Introduction

• Purpose
• Create Jobs for People Who Are Blind or Have
  Other Severe Disabilities
• 14 Million Americans Have Severe Disabilities
• Unemployment Above 70 for This Population
• Method
• Federal Agencies Buy Supplies Services
  Furnished by Nonprofit Agencies Employing Such
  Individuals

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Your JWOD Partners
MBell

• A Public-Private Partnership
• Federal Agency, Program Oversight
• Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind
  or Severely Disabled
• Central Nonprofit Organizations
• National Industries for the Blind (NIB)
• NISH (Serving a Wide Range of Severe
  Disabilities)
• Local Nonprofit Agencies (Example Goodwill,
  Lighthouses, ARC)

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What Can I Buy?

• Products
• Office Supplies
• Cleaning Products
• Paints, Chemicals
• Medical/Surgical
• Textiles
• Agency-specific
• JWOD Products Meet the Recycled Content
  Guidelines of Executive Order 13101

• Services
• Administrative (Temp or Permanent)
• Grounds Maintenance
• Janitorial Service
• Mailroom/Mailing
• Switchboard Ops
• Warehousing/Distrib.
• And Much More!

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Procurement Reform Implications

• Is JWOD Still Mandatory If I Only BuySmall
  Amounts With My Purchase Card?
• YES!
• There Are No Waivers to the Requirement to Buy
  JWOD Program Supplies and Services. This
  Requirement Applies at Any Dollar Amount.
• No Exemptions for Micropurchases, Simplified
  Acquisition Purchases, or Off-the-Shelf
  Purchases.

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How Do I Buy Through Contracts?

• Is the Item on the Procurement List?
• If So, No Need to Issue a Solicitation.
• Available Through Government or Commercial
  Distributors?
• If YES, Buy Through GSA, DLA or Base Supply
  Centers or Vendors on the JWOD Web Site
• If No, Transmit Orders to the Nonprofit Agency
  Producer(s)

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How Do I Review the JWOD Procurement List?

• Via the Internet www.jwod.gov
• Download Procurement List
• Use Search Engine
• Print Catalogs JWOD Distributors
• Specific Information or New Project?
• Call Appropriate NIB/NISH Office
• Contact the Committee Staff

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Process of Addition

• Procurement List Additions Have 4 Phases
• Identification
• Development
• Decision
• Production/Performance

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Process of Addition

• Development Phase
• Contract Information Acquired
• Clearance From FPI
• Impact Analysis

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Process of Addition

• Impact on Commercial Firms
• Would There Be a Severe Adverse Impact on the
  Incumbent Firm?
• Dun Bradstreet Reports Reviewed
• Committee Writes to Incumbent Contractors
• Affected Firms Have the Opportunity to Submit
  Comments
• STOP If Severe Adverse Impact is Shown.

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Process of Addition

• Development Continued
• Feasibility Analysis by NIB/NISH
• Pricing
• Operational Capability
• NEXT STEP Addition Package Sent to the
  Committee

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Process of Addition

• Decision and Production/Performance
• Committee Decision
• Review Proposed Addition
• Plant Facility Inspection (Capability)
• Federal Register Proposed Rule
• Vote Letter
• Federal Register Final Rule
• Production/Performance Phase

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Pricing Overview

• How Are JWOD Prices Determined?
• Recent Change to Negotiation is Preferred Method
  for Determining JWOD Prices
• Products
• Services

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JWOD Funding Fee

• How Are NIB and NISH Funded?
• All JWOD Contracts Include a JWOD Funding Fee
  That Goes to NIB or NISH.
• It Is Not a Fee for Service.
• It Is Not a Negotiable Item.
• It Is Not Profit for the Nonprofit Agency.
• The Committee Reviews and Approves the Level of
  the JWOD Funding Fee Annually.

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JWOD Small Business Issues

• Mitigating Small Business Concerns

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DoD Credit for JWOD Subcontracts

• Can Contractors with Small Business
  Subcontracting Plans Get Credit For Subcontracts
  with JWOD Nonprofit Agencies?
• Yes, If the Prime Contract is with the Dept. of
  Defense.
• No, If the Prime Contract is with a Civilian
  Agency.

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Bundling of Service Contracts

• Is JWOD Still Mandatory When a Procurement List
  Service Is Bundled into a Larger, Non-JWOD
  Contract?
• YES!
• The CFR Require Such Bundled Contracts to Include
  Subcontracts to the Nonprofit Agency Designated
  by the Committee.

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Compliance Program

• Purpose Qualification Credibility
• Basic Areas Reviewed
• Documentation of Disability
• Meet JWOD Direct Labor Ratios
• Comply with Dept. of Labor Regulations
• Including OSHA and OFCCP
• Maintain Ongoing Placement Program

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JWOD Innovations

• New Programs -- New Solutions
• Temporary Admin Services (BOA)
• Base Supply Centers / SERVMARTs
• Distribution Services

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Temporary Admin Services

• Simplified Ordering Process
• Services Available in Just Days
• Wide Range of Services Available
• Part-time, Full-time and Substitutions
• Qualified, Dependable Employees
• JWOD Employees Are Job Ready
• Bring Own Adaptive Equipment, If Needed
• Opens Office Doors for People with Disabilities

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Base Supply Centers / SERVMARTs

• Maintain Convenient Supply Centers on Military or
  Federal Installations
• No Cost to the Government
• Preserves JWOD Manufacturing Jobs
• Creates JWOD Retail Jobs

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Distribution Services

• Solves Storage and Shipping Dilemmas for
  Government Customers
• Cuts Storage Costs Reduces Waste
• Ships Via the Most Advantageous Method -- Meeting
  Delivery and Cost Concerns
• Innovative, Paperless Administration

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Need More Information?

• Acquisition Points of Contact
• Committee Staff Eric Beale, [phone],
  ebeale_at_jwod.gov
• National Industries for the Blind (NIB)Customer
  Service, [phone], cservice_at_nib.org
• NISH (serving a wide range of disabilities)Filmor
  e Tellez, [phone], ftellez_at_nish.org