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Network Services 2020 (NS2020)Current Status:?The NS2020 Program is entails a strategy for a portfolio of contract vehicles and potential acquisitions. The program as a whole is considered to be in the Strategy Development Phase: however, some of the components of the Program (see timeline below) and we are beginning to enter the Strategy Adoption Phase for the Transport and Data Center Services portion of the portfolio are in later phases of execution. 3860809339BackgroundGSA’s Network Services Program (NSP) Office is looking ahead with its Network Services 2020 (NS2020) strategy to refine plans for the telecommunications and IT infrastructure portfolio of the future. GSA envisions a future strategic sourcing center for government telecommunications and IT blended effectively and efficiently, aligning government needs and industry capability. The NS2020 strategy will entail a recommendation for the future Newtok Services portfolio, including evolution beyondeffort includes supplementing and eventually replacing the Networx and other current contracts. vehicle. GSA’s aim is to improve Network Services Program’s (NSP’s) acquisition environments, strategies and contracts, provide improved system tools, simplify the transition process and support cost savings via highly competitive pricing. Agencies will be able to work with GSA for assistance in transforming their business practices, promoting new business efficiencies, and realizing best value.Goals/BenefitsPortfolioTransport and Data Center ServicesCollaboration OpportunitiesDocumentsRelated Policy MemosNS2020 Program ContactsGoals/BenefitsProvide customer Agencies better solutions and services to transform their business practices while reducing their administrative overhead Establish an NS2020 operational environment that adapts to widely varying Agency buying patterns, supplier selling patterns, future market trends, technology service sets, and operating principles while continuing to offer traditional offerings to select AgenciesFrame NS2020 acquisitions in a way that reflects the fast-paced technology marketEnable agencies to move to a fully outsourced managed services or cloud model as well as to maintain a self-managed infrastructure model Provide agility and flexibility by accommodating a comprehensive range of government purchasing patterns from enterprise-wide procurements to quick turnaround buysLower overall costs to the government through reduced acquisition costs and increased savings through aggregated volume buying and small business participationPortfolio (Subject to Revision)Transport and Data Center ServicesSatellite Program AreaMobility/Wireless Program AreaHYPERLINK ""Managed Mobility ProgramHYPERLINK ""Wireless Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative Advisory ServicesEmerging Technologies and ServicesGovernment Shared Services (Communications Services)Transport and Data Center ServicesThe first NS2020 acquisition will cover the Transport and Data Center Services area which includes the following services (subject to modification): Voice ServicesData ServicesCablingManaged Transport ServicesData Center ServicesEmergency ServicesCall Center ServicesTelecommunications Consulting Services (Labor Services)Network and Security EquipmentCollaboration OpportunitiesThe success of NS2020 depends on the full collaboration of Federal Agencies and Industry. Our primary channels to facilitate this collaboration include:Interagency Advisory Panel (IAP) which consists of numerous Federal Agency senior representatives who meet regularly to provide guidance to the program on portfolio and acquisition strategyAmerican Council for Technology (ACT)/Industry Advisory Council (IAC) (ACT/IAC) Networks and Telecommunications Shared Interest Group (SIG) established a Network Services 2020 Working Group which provides valuable industry insight for the development of the NS2020 ProgramTechAmerica also provides valuable industry insight to the NS2020 program to ensure valuable industry feedback is incorporated into the strategyDocumentsTBDRelated Policy MemosHYPERLINK ""OMB Memo M-13-02HYPERLINK ""Digital Government StrategyTBDNS2020 Program ContactsProgram Manager:?Kevin Gallo?(703) 306-6616?kevin.gallo@???Portfolio Strategy Lead:?Frederick Haines(703) 306-6291HYPERLINK "mailto:fred.haines@"fred.haines@ ................
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