21 Companies Selected for Federal Office Supplies Contract

According to Federal News Radio, the US General Services Administration (GSA) finally awarded its latest Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI) for office supplies after a series of protests delayed momentum of the program.

21 companies are selected in FSSI for Office Supplies Third Generation (OS3), 20 of which are small businesses, including small disadvantaged veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB). OS3 covers four main areas including general office supplies, office paper, toner and ink, and “on-the go” products.

General Office Supplies Full Catalog (13 vendors)

• Capitol Supply, Inc. (SB)
• Crimson Imaging Supplies LLC (SB)
• Noble Supply & Logistics (SB)
• TSRC, Inc. (SB)
• Document Imaging Dimensions, Inc.(SB)
• BahFed Corp (SB)
• MyOfficeProducts (SB)
• Premier & Companies, Inc. (SB)
• Shoplet  (SB)
• EZ Print Supplies  (SB)
• Jacobs Gardner Supply Company, Inc. (SB)
• Capstone Office Products LLC (SB)
• MJL Enterprises, LLC (SB), (SDVOSB)

Office Paper (2 vendors)

• Metro Office Products LLC (SB) –
• Rita’s Tape Media LLC DBA CompuPro Global (SB)

Toner/Ink (5 vendors)

• Access Products, Inc. (SB), (SDVOSB)
• New Century Imaging, Inc. (SB)
• ABM Federal Sales Inc. (SB)
• ASE Direct, Inc. (SB), (SDVOSB)
• Alliance Micro (SB), (SDVOSB)

GSA On-the-Go (1 vendor)

• Office Depot, Inc. (OTSB)

GSA said OS3 is expected to increase the volume of spend going to small businesses, while also delivering government savings. It’s estimated that more than $9 out of every $10 spent on OS3 purchasing will go to small business. GSA suggests the new supplies contract is expected to provide more than $90 million in annual savings captured through lower prices.

According to GSA, OS3 lowers administrative costs by streamlining the purchasing process between companies and agencies. It also ensures companies follow contract regulations such as the AbilityOne Program, green purchasing requirements and the Trade Agreement Act, according to the release. GSA also said agencies will be able to better manage spending and measure cost-savings because of the simplified data collection of OS3.

The new contracts simplify buying processes for agencies by standardizing product descriptions for easier comparison as well as using automatic FSSI discounts for purchase card users.

“GSA is leveraging the government’s buying power while helping customer agencies make good use of purchasing data, procurement dollars and good business sense in meeting their missions. Programs such as these will help save taxpayer dollars and drive necessary spending on these types of products to our small business partners, making a real positive impact on agency budgets and improving the bottom line for selected small businesses,” said Tom Sharpe, commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service, in the release.