U.S. General Services Administration FedMall Overview James Mette 1
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U.S. General Services Administration FedMall Overview James Mette 1
Agenda FedMall Basics FedMall Key Partners & Stakeholders FedMall Updates- Timeline FedMall Completed Updates Commerce Modernization Manual Order Entry System (MOES) Rebuild Business Intelligence (BI) Tool Phase 2 Supplier Portal- Enhancements 2
Agenda, continued Subsistence Total Order and Receipt Electronic System (STORES) Rationalization Why Shop on FedMall? Useful FedMall Features FedMall FAQs Becoming a FedMall Shopper Questions 3
FedMall Basics FedMall provides e-Commerce purchasing for: – Department of Defense (DOD) agencies – Federal, State, and Local governments – DoD contractors under Contractor Logistics Support Agreements FedMall offers over 88 million items for purchase, including National Stock Number (NSN), commercial contract and “Marketplace” commercial items FedMall “Marketplace” supports market-driven competition with dynamic pricing, ability for vendors to upload catalogs and allowance for GPC Purchases under the micro-purchase threshold. FedMall supports 38K active customers – Customer orders valued at 202M were placed in FY22 – US Military customers account for 57% of FedMall sales 4
FedMall Key Partners & Stakeholders Foreign Foreign Military Military Sales Sales DISA DISA NGA NGA Partners OCSP OCSP NIB NIB Suppliers Customers/ Stakeholders Military Military Services Services EDA EDA FPDW FPDW DAAS DAAS EBS EBS Federal, Federal, State State & & Local Local Gov Gov Payment Processing Sponsor Sponsor US Bank 5
FedMall Updates- Timeline AbilityOne Marking/ Search Improvements Section 889 Compliance Indicators FedMall Commerce Modernization – Development for Production Update in October 2023 FedMall Custom Utilities Modernization – MOES, WSSP, MRA Business Intelligence Tool Implementation- Phase 2 FedMall Supplier Portal Improvements STORES Rationalization- Initial Requirements Development MAY 2022 JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN 2023 FEB MA R APR MAY 6
FedMall Completed Updates AbilityOne Marking/Search Improvements – – – Validates vendors/catalog items against the approved AbilityOne-Authorized Distributor and Procurement Lists Prevents non-authorized vendors from marketing items as “AbilityOne” on FedMall Ensures AbilityOne items display in search per the FAR mandatory source guidance NDAA Section 889 Compliance – – Validates vendor cage codes against SAM.gov to confirm the vendor has attested to not using covered telecommunications equipment or services (per FAR 52.20425) as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. Catalog items from vendors who have attested to Section 889 compliance will be marked with a green 889 icon. The icon will be red if the vendor has not attested to Section 889 compliance. Indicates Authorized AbilityOne Product Green 889 Icon validates the vendor complies with NDAA Section 889 7
Commerce Modernization Benefits of Modernization More commercial look and feel Increased flexibility and responsiveness to emerging requirements Responsive web interface Increased capability for banners, promotions & related on-screen content Enhanced order tracking (from order to delivery) Access to shipping information through interfaces with commercial vendor/carrier order tracking systems Estimated completion- Fall 2023 8
Manual Order Entry System (MOES) Rebuild Benefits of Rebuild Required to bring outdated code into cybersecurity compliance User-friendly interface Glossary of terms to assist in completing forms Design/architecture integrated into FedMall vs. existing as a stand-alone function Estimated completion- Summer 2023 Note: All Custom Utilities (MOES, WSSP, MRA, DLA Orders, SASOR, FEDLOG) scheduled for rebuild in the next 2-3 years. 9
Business Intelligence (BI) Tool Phase 2 BI Tool Phase 1 - monthly metrics generated from the tool Enhancements being worked: – Automated data extract – Error checking – Integration with Qlik Sense – Improved metrics Future Enhancements (FY24-25): – Ad-hoc reporting – Artificial intelligence/machine learning to optimize performance – Prescriptive analytics (fraud detection, funnel analytics, upselling) 10
Supplier Portal- Enhancements New user interface introduced June 2022 Further enhancements planned (FY23-24): – Improved order delivery methods – Better search functionality – Consistent naming conventions between the vendor and customer portals – Add additional contract data – Added help features 11
Subsistence Total Order and Receipt Electronic System (STORES) Rationalization Part of DLA’s Digital Business Transformation strategy Capabilities of STORES will be integrated into FedMall Timeline: – Initial requirements gathering/architecture layout to be completed Fall 2023 – System development/ integration targeted for completion early FY26 DBX Customer Benefits 12
Why Shop on FedMall? FedMall allows you to use your GPC for: – FedMall Requisitioning: Acquire Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and General Services Administration (GSA) NSN stock items. These transactions are routed to DLA Enterprise Business System (EBS) or GSA Global Supply for fulfillment. – FedMall Commercial Ordering: Acquire commercial supplies and services by leveraging existing DLA and Service-issued contracts and GSA schedules: FedMall automatically completes mandated Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation (FPDS-NG) reporting for these orders. – FedMall Marketplace: Make open market micro-purchases for commercial supplies directly from suppliers: FedMall allows cardholders to compare items and prices and information about use of mandatory sources of supply and DoD supplier risk scores are readily apparent. This option supports market-driven competition and allows for GPC purchases under the micro-purchase threshold. 13
Useful FedMall Features You can shop and add items to your shopping cart and then send the shopping cart to your authorized cardholder. FedMall suppliers must be registered in SAM.gov - Section 889 compliance is verified and displayed in FedMall. FedMall prioritized search function results return NSN items first for ease of purchase. FedMall interactively works with the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) for customers to provide vendor feedback and vendors to improve customer service based on the results. FedMall items include intuitive visual markings (e.g., mandatory supply sources of supply, green compliant, MILS compliance). 14
FedMall FAQs FedMall is not a mandatory source – however, FedMall is another source for cardholders to use FedMall completes the FPDS-NG reporting for GSA purchases made through FedMall FedMall Marketplace orders considered open market micropurchases FedMall’s FAQs are hosted on a public page, under https://www.dla.mil/info/FedMall/TownHalls - and are located under the most updated “Master FAQs for Buyers” 15
Becoming a FedMall Shopper Items need to Register – A valid authentication credential, such as a Common Access Card (CAC) or Personal Identify Verification (PIV) card, or other electronic certificate that uniquely identifies you (i.e. Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) certificate) – A valid DoD Activity Address Code (DODAAC/FEDAAC) with requisition authority. – If you intend to make purchases, a valid payment method (i.e. MILSTRIP, GPC). For GPC purchasing, you must have a DODAAC with purchasing authority to enter with your GPC payment method. Visit https://piee.eb.mil to register through PIEE, then request the FedMall User Role Need Assistance? Contact the PIEE Helpdesk @ 866-618-5988 16
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