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services for agencies in multi-tenant federally occupied buildings.

[56 FR 33873, July 24, 1991]

§ 101-5.103 Policy.

To the extent practicable, GSA will provide or arrange for the provision of centralized services whenever such services insure increased efficiency and economy to the Government without hampering program activities or essential internal administration of the agencies to be served.

§ 101-5.104 Economic feasibility of centralized services.

§ 101-5.104-1 General.

GSA is currently providing various centralized services to Federal agencies in such fields as office and storage space, supplies and materials, communications, records management, transportation services, and printing and reprographics. Other centralized

CASU's may be providing supporting services or activities such as health units, use of training devices and facilities, pistol ranges, and central facilities for receipt and dispatch of mail. Consolidation and sharing is frequently feasible with resulting economies in personnel, equipment, and space. Opportunities to effect economies through planned consolidation of such services occur particularly during the design stage of the construction of new Federal buildings, or the renovations to existing buildings. Opportunities may also occur as a result of needs assessments jointly conducted by local agencies.

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§ 101-5.104-2 Basis for determining economic feasibility.

(a) Whenever possible, determination of the economic feasibility of a proposed centralized service shall be based upon standard data on the relationship of the size of the Federal building, the number of occupants, location, and other factors pertinent to the type of centralized service being considered.

(b) In the absence of standard data on which a determination of economic feasibility can be based, or where such data must be supplemented by addi

tional factual information, a formal feasibility study may be made by GSA or a CASU workgroup, in coordination with local agencies to be involved, prior to a final determination to proceed with the furnishing of a centralized service. Generally, a formal feasibility study will be made only if provision of the proposed centralized service would involve the pooling of staff, equipment, and space which occupying agencies otherwise would be required to use in providing the service for themselves. Examples of centralized services which may require formal studies include printing and duplicating plants and similar facilities.

(c) On the basis of experience under the centralized services program, GSA will develop criteria as to cost comparisons, production needs, building population, number of agencies involved, and other appropriate factors for consideration in determining the practicability of establishing various types of centralized services.

[30 FR 4199, Mar. 31, 1965, as amended at 56 FR 33874, July 24, 1991]

§ 101-5.104-3 Data requirements for feasibility studies.

(a) The data requirements for feasibility studies may vary from program to program, but shall be standard within any single program. Such data shall disclose the costs resulting from provisions of the service on a centralized basis as compared to the same service provided separately by each occupying agency, including the costs of personnel assigned to provide the service, comparative space needs, equipment use, and any other pertinent factors.

(b) Wherever feasible and appropriate, data will be secured directly from the prospective occupying agencies, subject to necessary verification procedures. Suitable standard formats and necessary instructions for submission of data will be prescribed in applicable subchapters of chapter 101.

(c) Agencies required to submit data for a feasibility study will be furnished with copies of the prescribed reporting forms and such assistance as may be needed to assure their accurate and timely completion.

[30 FR 4199, Mar. 31, 1965, as amended at 56 FR 33874, July 24, 1991]

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The schedule of feasibility studies will be coordinated by GSA with its construction, space management, and buildings management programs. Before initiating the study, the Administrator of General Services, or his authorized designee, will give at least 30 days' notice to the head of each agency that would be served by the proposed centralized facility. Such notice will contain an indication of the cost elements involved and the general procedures to be followed in the study.

§ 101-5.104-5 Designating agency representatives.

The head of each agency receiving a GSA notice regarding a scheduled feasibility study will be requested to designate one or more officials at the location where the study will be made who may consult with authorized GSA representatives. Such information and assistance as is required or pertinent for an adequate review of the feasibility of the proposed centralized service shall be made available to GSA through the designated agency representatives.

§ 101-5.104-6 Conduct of feasibility studies.

An initial meeting of the representatives of prospective occupying agencies will be held to discuss the objectives and detailed procedures to be followed in the conduct of each feasibility study. Arrangements will be made at this meeting for securing all necessary data in accordance with § 101-5.104–3.

§ 101-5.104-7 Administrator's determination.

(a) The Administrator of General Services will determine, on the basis of the feasibility study, whether provision of a centralized service meets the criteria for increased economy, efficiency, and service, with due regard to the program and internal administrative requirements of the agencies to be served. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the head of each agency affected will be advised of the Administrator's determination and of the reasons therefor. Each determination to provide a centralized serv

ice shall include a formal report containing an explanation of the advantages to be gained, a comparison of estimated annual costs between the proposed centralized operation and separate agency operations, and a statement of the date the centralized facility will be fully operational.

(b) While a formal appeals procedure is not prescribed, any agency desiring to explain its inability to participate in the use of a centralized service may do so through a letter to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, with a copy to the Administrator of General Services.

[42 FR 35853, July 12, 1977]

§ 101-5.105 Operation of the centralized facility.

(a) GSA will continually appraise the operation of centralized facilities to insure their continued justification in terms of economy and efficiency. Centralized services provided pursuant to the regulation may be discontinued or curtailed if no actual savings or operating improvements are realized after a minimum operating period of one year. Occupying agencies will be consulted regarding the timing of curtailment or discontinuance of any centralized services and the heads of such agencies notified at least 120 days in advance of each action.

(b) Where mutual agreement is reached, an agency other than GSA may be designated by the Administrator of General Services to administer the centralized service.

(c) Arrangements with regard to financing will conform to the special requirements of each type of centralized service and to existing law. Normally, reimbursement will be made for the use of established services except where the cost is nominal or where reimbursement may not be practicable. [30 FR 4199, Mar. 31, 1965, as amended at 56 FR 33874, July 24, 1991]

§ 101-5.106 Agency committees.

(a) Establishment. An occupying agency committee will be established by GSA if one does not exist, to assist the occupying agency, or such other agency as may be responsible, in the cooperative use of the centralized services,

as defined in 101–5.102(a), provided in a Federal building. Generally, such a committee will be established when the problems of administration and coordination necessitate a formal method of consultation and discussion among occupying agencies.

(b) Membership. Each occupying agency of a Federal building is entitled to membership on an agency committee. The chairperson of each such committee shall be a GSA employee designated by the appropriate GSA Regional Administrator, except when another agency had been designated to administer the centralized service. In this instance, the chairperson shall be an employee of such other agency as designated by competent authority within that agency.

(c) Activities. Agency committees shall be advisory in nature and shall be concerned with the effectiveness of centralized services in the building. Recommendations of an agency committee will be forwarded by the chairman to the appropriate GSA officials for consideration and decision.

(d) Reports. A résumé of the minutes of each meeting of an agency committee shall be furnished to each member of the committee and to the appropriate GSA Regional Administrator.

[30 FR 4199, Mar. 31, 1965, as amended at 56 FR 33874, July 24, 1991]

Subpart 101-5.2-Centralized Field Reproduction Services

§ 101-5.200 Scope of subpart.

This subpart states general guidelines and procedures for the establishment and operation of centralized field printing, duplicating, and photocopying services on a reimbursable basis. These services may be provided in multi-occupant leased and/or government-owned buildings.

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§ 101–5.201 Applicability.

This subpart is applicable to all executive agencies which occupy space in or are prospective occupants of a multioccupant Federal building or complex located in the United States. [41 FR 46296, Oct. 20, 1976]

§ 101-5.202 Types of centralized field reproduction services.

With due regard to the rules and regulations of the Joint Committee on Printing, the types of centralized field duplicating services made available by GSA to occupying agencies in a Federal building or complex will be as follows:

(a) Services will include offset reproduction, electronic publishing, photocopying, distribution, bindery services, and other closely related services as requested or required.

(b) Qualified specialists will be available for advice and guidance on publications management.

[30 FR 4358, Apr. 3, 1965, as amended at 41 FR 46296, Oct. 20, 1976; 56 FR 33874, July 24, 1991]

§ 101-5.203 Economic feasibility of centralized field reproduction services.

§ 101–5.203–1 Scheduling of feasibility studies.

(a) Based on the available data on the proposed size, location, number of agencies scheduled for occupancy, and other factors pertinent to a proposed new or acquired Federal building, GSA may determine whether to provide for a centralized field reproduction facility in the space directive covering the new building. A feasibility study thereafter will be scheduled and coordinated with the Federal building program of the Public Buildings Service, GSA, and the occupying agencies to occur during the period following development of the prospectus and before development of final working drawings for the space directive. The final decision to provide centralized field reproduction services in a new or acquired Federal building will be subject to subsequent determination by the GSA Administrator based upon results of the formal feasibility study. Agencies wishing not to participate may do so by requesting an exception from the appropriate GSA Regional Administrator.

(b) Feasibility studies may be initiated by GSA and coordinated with occupying agencies in existing Federal buildings. Such studies will be conducted in accordance with the rules prescribed in 101-5.203.

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§ 101–5.203–2 Notification of feasibility studies.

The Administrator of General Services, or his authorized designee, will give at least 30 days notice to the head of each executive agency that would be served by a proposed centralized field reproduction facility in accordance with 101-5.104-4, and will request the designation of agency representatives, as provided in 101-5.104-5.

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§ 101–5.203-3 Initiation of feasibility studies.

Each feasibility study will be initiated with a general meeting of designated agency representatives, as provided in § 101-5.104-6.

§ 101-5.203-4 Duplicating Services-Individual Agency Survey.

Each agency covered by a feasibility study will be requested, through its designated local representative, to complete and furnish to the appropriate GSA regional office GSA Form 3300, Duplicating Services Individual Agency Survey. When necessary, representatives of the GSA regional printing and distribution activity will be available to assist in completion of the GSA Form 3300. Copies of GSA Form 3300 will be furnished to the agencies by GSA regional offices at the time the request for completion is made.

[41 FR 46296, Oct. 20, 1976]

§ 101-5.203-5 Uniform space allow

ances.

The space requirements for printing, duplicating, photocopying, and related equipment under individual agency use as compared with use in a centralized facility will be based upon uniform space allowances applied equally under both conditions.

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§ 101-5.203-6 Pooling of equipment and personnel.

(a) In establishing centralized reproduction facilities in Federal buildings or complexes, GSA's regional office will make arrangements with participating agencies for the transfer of duplicating and related equipment for the centralized plant. Equipment for which

there is no foreseeable need in the centralized plant will not be transferred to the plant but will be disposed of or transferred by the owning agency out of the centralized plant. Copy processing machines, as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, as well as reproduction, addressing, and automatic-copy processing equipment used in bona fide systems applications may be retained by mutual agreement with user agencies.

(b) All copy-processing machines having a maximum speed of 25 copies a minute or less are exempted from transfer to the centralized plant, subject to the following conditions:

(1) No automatic document feeders, sorting mechanisms, or similar devices that encourage the use of the copier as a duplicating machine will be permitted, except in certified bona fide systems applications approved in advance by GSA.

(2) All purchase orders for new copying equipment or for continuation of existing equipment shall be submitted to the centralized facility manager for approval prior to release to the vendor.

(3) Exempted copiers, other than in bona fide systems applications provided in this § 101-5.203-6, are to be used for making not more than 20 copies of any one original. Requirements for more than 20 copies shall be submitted to the centralized facility for reproduction.

(4) The centralized facility manager shall periodically inspect agency copiers to ensure compliance with the terms of the exemption provisions. Following such inspections, action shall be taken first at the local level, then, if necessary, at the headquarters level, to promptly remove any unauthorized equipment, attachments, and devices not in consonance with these provisions.

(c) Personnel devoting over 50 percent of time to the duplicating activities of the affected agency will be identified for transfer to the operating agency upon establishment of a centralized plant, in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management regulations relating to the transfer of functions. Agencies will transfer personnel ceiling to the operating agency for employees so transferred. In the event of

later disestablishment of the centralized facility or substantial reduction in operations thereof, personnel ceiling will be returned to the agencies from which originally received.

(d) Exceptions to pooling of equipment to meet the individual agency programmatic need, special physical security needs, confidentiality requirements, and/or certain quality standards will be made available to occupant agencies when use of such equipment is justified. Each agency must provide justification for approval of the GSA regional printing and distribution activity before acquiring space and/or electrical service from the building's manager. Otherwise, as agreed by the user agencies, GSA will not make available space for duplicating equipment, or provide other support services for such equipment in Federal buildings where use of that equipment would duplicate the services provided by the centralized services plant.

[41 FR 46296, Oct. 20, 1976, as amended at 56 FR 33875, July 24, 1991]

§ 101–5.203–7 Determination of feasibility.

The Administrator of General Services will determine the economic feasibility of each proposed centralized field reproduction facility in accordance with 101-5.104-7. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the head of each affected agency will be advised of the Administrator's determination to establish a centralized facility.

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§ 101-5.204 Operation of centralized field reproduction facilities.

§ 101-5.204-1 Continuity of service.

Each new centralized field reproduction facility will be established in sufficient time to assure occupants moving into the building that there will be no interruption of duplicating services in support of their program activities. [56 FR 33875, July 24, 1991]

§ 101-5.204-2 Announcement of centralized services.

The appropriate GSA regional office will announce the availability of a cen

tralized field reproduction facility approximately 90 days in advance of its activation, including:

(a) The date service will be available; (b) The services which will be furnished, including technical assistance on reproduction problems;

(c) A current price schedule;

(d) Procedures for obtaining service; and

(e) Billing procedures.

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§ 101-5.204-3 Appraisal of operations.

(a) The appropriate GSA regional office will appraise continually the operation of each centralized field reproduction facility. Proposals to expand, modify, or discontinue a centralized activity shall be made to the Director, Reproduction Services Division, in the Central Office, and must be supported by all pertinent information.

(b) The Administrator of General Services will give a minimum of 120 days notice to the heads of agencies concerned before any action to curtail or discontinue centralized services is taken.

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§ 101-5.205 Designation of other agencies to operate plants.

§ 101-5.205-1 General.

The Administrator of General Services, in accordance with 101-5.105(b), may designate an agency other than GSA to operate a centralized field reproduction facility. Such designation will be made only by mutual agreement with the agency head concerned. [56 FR 33875, July 24, 1991]

§ 101-5.205-2 Prerequisites to designation of other agencies.

The following conditions are to be met by an agency designated by GSA to operate a centralized field reproduction facility:

(a) Generally, prices changed to Government agencies using the centralized field facility should be no higher than those specified on the currently effective nationwide uniform General Services Administration Reproduction Services Price Schedule. In special circumstances, deviations from the Price

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