This document provides information about doing business with the General Services Administration's (GSA) Public Buildings Service (PBS) Great Lakes Region. It discusses GSA's regional structure, PBS priorities like meeting small business goals, the types of services and construction projects PBS procures, current budget and challenges, and strategies to address challenges like reducing energy costs. Contact information is provided for the PBS Great Lakes Region Small Business Office and Acquisition Management Division for any questions.

1. GSA Great Lakes Region | 230 South Dearborn St., Chicago, IL, 60604 | www.gsa.gov/greatlakesregion
Doing Business with GSA Public Buildings Service
Minnesota/Wisconsin Contracting Team
Presenter: Ron Sieben

2. General Services Administration
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Federal Acquisition
Service (FAS)
Public Buildings
Service (PBS)

3. GSA Regions
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AK
Northwest/Arctic
Region 10
Rocky Mountain
Region 8
Great Lakes
Region 5
35.3M RSF
Heartland
Region 6
Greater Southwest
Region 7
Southeast
Region 4
Mid-Atlantic
Region 3
Pacific Rim
Region 9
Northeast &
Caribbean
Region 2
HI
GU
VI
PR
DC
WA
OR
UT
MT
ND
WY
SD
CO
ID
CA
NV
AZ
NM
OK
TX
LA
AR
NE IA
KS MO
MI
WI
IL IN
MI
OH
KY
TN
MS
AL
GA
FL
SC
NC
WV
MD
VA
PA
NY
NJ
VT
NH
ME
MA
CT
RI
National Capital
Region 11

4. GSA Priorities
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5. Small Business Goal Priority
• FY 2013 PBS Great Lakes Region met and exceeded all small
business categories.
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0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Total
Small
Business
SDB WOSB HUBZone SDVOSB
Actual
Goal

6. Great Lakes Region – R5 Contracting Office
Consolidation
Acquisition Management Division:
1. Northern Contracting Branch
2. Southern Contracting Branch
3. Chicagoland and Customer Projects
Branch
4. Energy and Specialized Building Services
Branch
5. Acquisition Programs and Quality
Assurance Branch
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7. What PBS Great Lakes Region Buys
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• Construction / Repair &
Alteration
• Architect-Engineering
Services
• Mechanical Maintenance and
Repair
• Janitorial Services
• Elevator Inspection,
Maintenance and Repair
• Fire Alarm, Fire Safety
Services
• Environmental Services
• Landscaping / Snow Removal
Services
• Construction Management
Services
• Space Planning
• Moving Services
• Cafeteria Services
• Recycling Services / Trash
Removal
• Appraisal Services
• FEMA Assistance
• Planner/Estimator Services
• Furniture

8. What PBS Great Lakes Region Does Not Buy
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• Building and Construction Materials or
Products
• Information Technologies (procured on
enterprise-wide basis by GSA National Office)
• Computer Equipment
• Broker Services (procured via National Broker
Contract by GSA National Office – orders are placed
by the regions though)

9. Current PBS Challenges
• Forecast of reduced discretionary and
customer budgets
• Increased energy costs and energy reduction
mandates
• Increased security requirements in our
buildings and at our borders
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10. PBS National Construction & Repairs and
Alterations Budget
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• FY 2014
– $506,178,000 for New construction and
acquisition (including funds for sites and expenses,
and associated design and construction services)
– $1,076,823,000 for Repairs and Alterations, which
includes associated design and construction
services; of which:
• $593,288,000 is for Major Repairs and Alterations;
• $378,535,000 is for Basic Repairs and Alterations;
• and $105,000,000 is for Special Emphasis
Programs

11. PBS Great Lakes Region Budget
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• No capital funding in FY 11, FY 12 and FY 13
• GSA Regions have not received FY 14
allocations so R5’s funding level is still
undetermined.
Historical Funding Range for
Minor Repair & Alterations
FY 2014 Funding for Repair and
Alterations
$25 M - $50 M Currently $32,610,862

12. Current PBS Strategies
• Increasing utilization through shared workspace,
mobile work options
• Investing in high performance green building
technology, managing energy consumption
• National strategy - dispose of underutilized assets,
redirecting capital investment into core assets
• New project delivery methods – ESPCs
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13. Questions
• GSA Great Lakes Region Small Business Office
(888) 353-5383
• PBS Great Lakes Region Acquisition Management Division
Susan Dobrosavljevic
susan.dobro@gsa.gov
312-886-0539
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