The GSA 1122 has been around for a long time and was once the only exception that allowed some of the current 44 GSA programs to sell to state & local government before the advent of optional mods Disaster Recovery www.gsa.gov/disasterrecovery American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
https://vsc.gsa.gov/arra/ARRA.cfm.
Don't expect too many calls from the expanded pilot program but be aware of it (read below).
In response to language set forth in the Duncan Hunter National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, GSA has been working with
the Department of the Army and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
to coordinate a limited expansion of the 1122 Program. The purpose of
this message is to provide you with a brief explanation of the 1122
Pilot Program and the appropriate websites to obtain additional
information. Participation in the 1122 Pilot Program is voluntary, and
requires no
modification to your GSA Schedule contract.
Background Information
Section 1122 of the fiscal year 1994 National Defense
Authorization Act established the authority for states and units of local
government to purchase law enforcement equipment through Federal procurement
channels, provided that the equipment is used in the performance of
counter-drug
activities. Each state participating in the 1122 Program
designates a State Point of Contact (SPOC) to administer the state's
activities under the program, by validating the counter-drug mission of each
procurement request, and ensuring the availability of funds.
GSA
publishes the 1122 Program "Law Enforcement Equipment and Supplies Catalog,"
which delineates those items available from the Army, DLA, and GSA. Under
the current program, states and units of local government are authorized to
purchase certain products under specific Schedules and
Special Item Numbers
(SINs) in support of their counter-drug missions.
The 1122 Catalog, the SPOC list, and general program information is available on the 1122 Program website at www.gsa.gov/1122program.
As a result of Schedule mergers, the movement of SINs between Schedules, and changes in SIN descriptions, the Schedules authorized for use under the 1122 Program have not only changed, but also contain items that are not authorized under the program. As a result, the 1122 Catalog now specifies the items authorized for use under the program by Schedule, SIN, and item description, since in some cases, only a "part" of a SIN is authorized.
Program Expansion-1122 Pilot Program
The Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2009 amended 10 U.S.C. 381, to expand the procurement
authority under the 1122 Program beyond counter-drug activities, to include
equipment for homeland security and emergency response activities. As a
result of this legislation, the Army, DLA, and GSA have created a pilot
program to implement expansion of the 1122 Program. Additional items have
been made available for the pilot program, while expanding the application
of
the majority of existing 1122 Program items for homeland security
and emergency response.
The following six states have agreed to participate in the 1122 Pilot Program:
o North Carolina.
o California.
o Nevada.
o Georgia.
o
Florida.
o Arizona.
The Vendor Support Center (VSC) contains
additional information regarding the 1122 Pilot Program, including the list
of GSA items authorized for use. Access the VSC website at https://vsc.gsa.gov and
locate the link for
the 1122 Pilot Program to view the document, "1122 Pilot Program: What You
Can Get From the General Services Administration."
GSA's participation in the 1122 Pilot Program begins August 1, 2009.
1122 Pilot Program Ordering Procedures
Under the 1122 Pilot Program, only the six "pilot states"
may purchase authorized equipment for counter-drug, homeland security, or
emergency response activities. All other states participating in the 1122
Program are limited to purchasing items from the original 1122 Program
Catalog
(www.gsa.gov/1122program), and only in
support of their counter-drug missions.
For purposes of the pilot program, all orders will be placed directly by one of the six participating SPOCs. The following language should be included on all 1122 Pilot Program delivery orders placed by SPOCs against GSA Schedule contracts:
This order is placed pursuant to the 1122 Program, in support of counter-drug, homeland security, or emergency response activities, under the authority of ______________________, the State Point of Contact (SPOC) for the State of ____________________.
As a GSA Schedule contractor, you have the option to accept or reject a Schedule contract order from a SPOC, since your participation in the 1122 Program is voluntary. Upon acceptance of a Schedule contract order, the items should be delivered directly to the state or unit of local government.
When your company is contacted by a state or local government activity requesting information regarding items you furnish under your GSA Schedule contract, we encourage you to accommodate the request. Your willingness to participate in the 1122 Program, and, in particular, the 1122 Pilot Program, by accepting orders from the SPOC, will enable state and local governments to maximize their use of taxpayer dollars in support of their important missions.
