Federal Acquisition Service

U.S. General Services Administration

Computers for Learning: For SchoolsComputers for Learning: For Schools

Jaime HernandezArea Property OfficerGreater Southwest / Rocky Mountain RegionOffice of Personal Property ManagementGeneral Services Administration

Executive Order 12999 Title:

Educational Technology: Ensuring Opportunity for All Children in the Next Century -- 1996

Purpose:“to ensure that American children have the skills they need

to succeed in the information- intensive 21st century” Guidance to Federal agencies:

“To the extent permitted by law, all agencies shall give highest preference to schools and nonprofit organizations… in the transfer, through gift or donation, of educationally useful Federal equipment.”

Authorities

Executive Order 12999 – Educational Technology: Ensuring Opportunity for All Children in the Next Century -- 199615 USC 3710 (i)

Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980

Title 40 USC 549Recodification of the Federal Property and

Administrative Services Act of 1949

Two Different Programs

15 USC 3710 (i)Authorizes direct transfers

Computers for Learning ProgramTitle 40 USC 549

Authorizes transfers approved by GSA to a State Agency for Surplus Property (SASP) for subsequent donation to a school

Donation Program

What is it?

Computers for Learning A program whereby educationally useful Federal

equipment excessed by Federal agencies are transferred directly to schools and educational non- profit organizations

A website developed by GSA to facilitate the CFL program.

Definitions EO12999

“Schools" means individual public or private education institutions encompassing prekindergarten through twelfth grade, as well as public school districts.

"Educationally useful Federal equipment" means computers and related peripheral tools (e.g., printers, modems, routers, and servers), including telecommunications and research equipment, that are appropriate for use in prekindergarten, elementary, middle, or secondary school education.

Web Site Eligibility

Schools Public, Private, Parochial School

Grades Prekindergarten through 12Home Schools

Must meet state requirementsLocated in:

One of the 50 states U.S. Virgin Islands American Samoa Guam Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands

National Center for Education Statistics Number

The Process School

registers on computersforlearning.gov website screens computers in GSAXcess® selects computers desired for transfer using a virtual shopping cart and

proceeds through checkout System notifies the agency of school selections Agency

allocates the computer to a school System

Sends emails transfer order to allocated school School

signs transfer order faxes transfer order to holding agency

Agency signs transfer order faxes transfer order back to school

School Presents signed order to agency at time of pickup up by school or the

school’s transportation agent

Home Page: computersforlearning.gov

NCES Number

Public School Search for NCES No.

Preliminary Search Results

Search Results

Registration

Choose School

NCES Number

Prefilled Data

Additional Questions

Completed Registration

Email Notice

Sign In

Sign In with Temporary Password

Create Permanent Password

Category Page

Category Breakdown

Search Results

Searching in Search Results

Property Data Sheet

Add to Cart

Checkout

Successful Checkout

Email to Approving Official w/Attachment

Attachment: Notice to Approving Official

Attachment: Transfer Order

Cost and Ownership

Schooldoes not pay for computers and other

equipmentmust pay for packing, handling, and

transportation feestakes ownership upon receipt

Help Resources

Help screens available on line

GSA Area Property Officers throughout the U.S.Web site “http://gsa.gov/apoCFL Helpdesk 1-866-472-9161

Greater Southwest / Rocky Mountain Region Personal Property

Management Division Management Contacts

Alberta (Genni) BrownRegional Director Ft Worth817.574.2353

H Jan FaulknerRegional Deputy Director Denver303.236.7700

Enedina Gonzales, U&DBranch Chief, Ft Worth817.574.2354Erick Grim, Sales Branch Chief Ft Worth817.574.2361Debbie Rojas-CookSales Branch Chief, Denver303.236.7698

Area Property Officers

Enedina (Nina) Gonzales – 210.574.2354North/Central Texas including Dallas, Ft Worth and Vicinity

Jaime Hernandez – 210.509.3407Louisiana, South/Central Texas (Waco to Brownsville / El Paso to Beaumont)

Patricia (Pat) Honley – 303.236.7707Colorado, South Dakota, Wyoming

Francine Mortensen – 801.774.9878Montana, North Dakota, Utah

Edward (Eddie) Panko – 405.231.5801Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Northwest Texas (panhandle)

Questions