SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- DRAFT RFP GSA SmartPay 2
- Notice Date
- 5/25/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 522210
— Credit Card Issuing
- Contracting Office
- General Services Administration, Federal Supply Service (FSS), Services Acquisition Center (FCX), Washington, DC, 20406
- ZIP Code
- 20406
- Solicitation Number
- DRAFT-FCXC-G1-060001-N
- Response Due
- 6/23/2006
- Description
- The current GSA SmartPay? contract expires on November 29, 2008. GSA is currently preparing the solicitation for the future program, known as GSA SmartPay? 2 (SP2), and seeks industry and government?s comments on the draft Request for Proposals (RFP). High level improvements to the future program, in areas that our customers indicated as being most important, include: Customer Service ? Improvements intended to build stronger GSA-Agency-Bank relationships; Advocacy and Leadership ? Increased representation on behalf of agencies to the stakeholder community (e.g., oversight agencies, Congress) and banks; Program Education and Support ? Providing guidance and training on key program issues and enabling forums for the sharing of program leading practices among agencies; Use of Data ? Improved access to data and data management tools at the agency and government-wide level to support key initiatives such as strategic sourcing, risk identification, and general program reporting; Program Controls ? Continued emphasis to help prevent and detect card fraud and misuse; Security ? Increased emphasis on security of both employee and procurement data to minimize the risk to individual cardholders and to national security; Program Flexibility ? Providing agencies with flexible options for accessing and customizing program offerings to address their unique operating needs and issues, including international card use; Program Technology ? Increased emphasis on technologies for account management and streamlining billing and payment processes to generate greater cost savings to the government; and Tax Exemption and Reclamation ? Technology and support to avoid payment of taxes at the point of sale and assist in reclaiming paid taxes. Please provide your comments via email to bertha.gelhaus@gsa.gov or via mail to the address listed above. The comment period for this draft RFP closes Friday, June 23, 2006 at 3:00pm.
- Record
- SN01057691-W 20060527/060525221713 (fbodaily.com)
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