U.S. General Services Administration

State and Local Disaster Purchasing Program

GSA plays a critical role in providing disaster-related products and services to federal agencies. Now, state and local governments can also benefit from the speed and savings of GSA.

Under the Disaster Purchasing Program, authorized by statute, state and local governments may purchase products and services from Federal Supply Schedule contracts to facilitate recovery from major Presidentially-declared disasters under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; facilitate disaster preparedness or response; and facilitate recovery from terrorism, or nuclear, biological, chemical or radiological attacks.

Eligible Users:

The term state or local government includes any state, local, regional, or tribal government, or any instrumentality thereof, including any local educational entity or institution of higher education.

Program Features and Benefits:

• Leveraged buying power of federal government • Negotiated fair and reasonable pricing • Direct contractor and customer relationship • Voluntary for both GSA contractor and state and

local customer • Ability to find interoperable products to meet Homeland

Security needs

• Best value – Warranty – Expedited delivery – Commercial terms and conditions • Ability to establish strategic Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) • Free access to GSA eTools with contractor search and

purchasing capabilities – GSAAdvantage!®: GSA’s online shopping and ordering system that provides the government with access to thousands of contractors and a variety of products and services.

– GSA eBuy: the component of GSAAdvantage! designed to facilitate the request for submission of quotations for commercial products and services.

– GSA eLibrary: GSA’s online source for the latest contract-award information.

– GSA ReverseAuctionsSM: an efficient reverse-bidding tool designed to drive down the cost of non-complex commodities and simple services.

Schedule contractors participating in the Disaster Purchasing program will be noted in our GSA eTools with a Disaster Purchasing icon .

To learn more about GSA’s Disaster Purchasing

Program, including ordering guidelines and mandatory order language, visit www.gsa.gov/disasterpurchasing. For questions or to speak with a GSA representative near you visit www.gsa.gov/csd.

To learn more, visit: www.gsa.gov/disasterpurchasing

Examples of Products and Services Available to State and Local Governments under the GSA Disaster Purchasing Program

Products:

Temporary Housing and Home Supplies • Tents • Cots • Bedclothes • Blankets • Sleeping bags • Portable structures

– Portable or stationary restroom or restroom/shower buildings; – Restroom and shower trailers; – Restroom facilities such as

portable toilets and handicap accessible, ADA-compliant restroom facilities; and

– Comfort stations, mobile laundry facilities.

• Prefabricated commercial and industrial structures • Prefabricated emergency-relief

structures • Packing supplies • Dumpsters • Reefer trailers • Dry box trailers • Hand trucks • Duct tape • Hand sanitizer • Non-latex gloves • Antibacterial cleansing wipes • Paper towels • Toilet paper • Bottled water • Non-potable water • Shelf stable meals • Baby food • Diapers (adult and baby) • Pet food

Flood Fight Supplies • Sandbags • Sandbag tools and equipment • Flood pumps • Sewage pumps

Clean-Up and Rebuilding • Absorbents • Adhesives and sealants • Brooms, mops, brushes

and accessories • Cleaning and disinfecting solutions • Cleaning equipment • Cleaning cloths and wipes • Dumpsters • Exterior finishing materials • Hand and power tools • Paints, primers and finishes • Plywood • Tarps and blue roof plastic sheeting • Structural products • Tape • Trash removal • Waste containers and accessories • Water-treatment equipment

and supplies • Forklift pallet jacks

Electronic and Power Equipment • Audio and visual equipment • Batteries, cells and accessories • Compressors • Cooling • Heating • Electrical wire and cords • Humidity control • Personal communication devices • Power generators • Pumps, parts and accessories

Services:

Remediation Services • Excavation, removal and disposal of hazardous waste, site preparation, characterization, field investigation, conservation and closures • Stabilization/solidification, bio-

venting, carbon absorption, reactive walls, containment, monitoring and/or reduction of hazardous-waste sites, and unexploded-ordnance removal • Wetland restoration • Emergency response clean-up (ERC) • Underground storage tank/

above-ground storage tank (UST/AST) removal • Air monitoring • Soil vapor extraction • Remediation-related laboratory

testing (e.g., biological, chemical, physical, pollution and soil testing) • Trash removal services

Food, Hospitality, Vehicle and Guard Services • Emergency food-service support (e.g., emergency water filtration units, portable kitchen units, mess attendants and cooks) • Hospitality services • Rental vehicles • Guard services

Consulting Services • Grants-management consulting • Energy-management planning

and consulting • Building-commissioning services • Professional engineering services • Distribution and transportation

logistics services

And many more!

www.gsa.gov Winter 2014 5-15-00031

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