Quality Partnership Council
What we do and who we are
We bring together federal agency customers, industry contractors, and GSA to communicate, educate, and collaborate on continuous improvement of processes, policies, and service. If you are within the Furniture and Furnishings industry, feel free to communicate with the QPC board members who represent you and attend QPC meetings, industry days, and educational webinars. We may establish additional QPC industry boards in fiscal year 2025.
QPC is open to GSA Multiple Award Schedule suppliers in these categories:
- Facilities
- Office Management
- Industrial Products
- Miscellaneous
- Scientific
- Security and Protection
What’s next
Upcoming industry event. We are planning an in-person MAS supplier training and networking event. We have shared registration instructions with all MAS industry RFI respondents in the categories above. Each contractor can register two attendees. Email qpc@gsa.gov to learn more.
Event theme: Fostering collaboration across the nation
Event location: Admittance is by invitation only. Email qpc@gsa.gov for details.
GSA Headquarters
1800 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20405
Day One targeted to Facilities, Furniture and Furnishings, Office Management, and Miscellaneous categories
Tentative agenda for May 1
Day Two targeted to Security and Protection, Industrial Products, and Scientific categories
Tentative agenda for May 2
Resources
QPC events and meetings are free and are held as necessary. Our goal is to have at least two meetings each year that are general, subcategory-specific, or both.
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Video Recording of the QPC Meeting Main Session
- [From 02:00] Opening Remarks, Dena McLaughlin, GSA FAS Regional Commissioner & Government-Wide Category Manager, Office Management
- [From 12:15] Updates from the GSA Integrated Workplace Acquisition Center (IWAC) Leadership on the Packaged Office Furniture Audit, Business Volume, Operations, and more…
- [From 38:00] Workplace 2030, Jane Schuster, Workplace Strategist, GSA Public Buildings Service
- [From 01:12:27] Economic Price Adjustments (EPAs), Meg Sutliff, IWAC MAS Branch Chief
- [From 01:34:36] Air Force Enterprise-wide Furniture Program Update, Mark Voorhis, Contracting Officer, Air Force Installation Contracting Center (AFICC)
- [From 02:00:07] GSA Catalog Management, Catalog Management Office (CMO)
- [From 02:31:19] Small Business Compliance and Goaling, Deborah Eble, GSA Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
- Video recording of Managing Your GSA Contract Training, as discussed in the MAS Contract Administration Break-out Session.
- Download Presentation Slides
- QPC Main Session Speakers Slides [PDF - 4 MB]
- Contract Teaming Arrangements Break-Out Session Slides [PDF - 229 KB]
- Data and Marketing Break-out Session Slides [PDF - 1 MB]
- MAS Consolidation Break-Out Session Slides [PDF - 376 KB]
- MAS Contract Administration Break-Out Session “Managing Your GSA Contract” Training Slides [PDF - 1 MB]
- Q&A Document [PDF - 116 KB] Questions asked by meeting participants during the event are posted and answered in this post-event resource.
- Video Recording of the QPC Meeting Main Session
- [From 03:00] Opening Remarks, Dena McLaughlin, GSA FAS Regional Commissioner & Government-Wide Category Manager, Office Management
- [From 14:50] Updates from the GSA Integrated Workplace Acquisition Center (IWAC) Leadership
- [From 44:58] The Future of the Federal Real Estate Footprint Post-Covid, Seyi Gbadegesin, National Director of Customer Planning, GSA Public Buildings Service
- [From 01:23:30] GSA Catalog Management, Catalog Management Office (CMO)
- [From 01:46:45] Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program Updates, MAS Program Management Office
- Video Recording of Break-Out Session 1
- [From 00:00] Small Business Contracting Assistance Programs, Syretta Dyson, Small Business Specialist
- [From 33:10] Improving the Multiple Award Schedule Solicitation, Jeff Calhoun and Steve Gervasi, MAS Management Office
- Video Recording of Break-Out Session 2
- [From 00:00] Tutorial on FAS Schedule Sales Query Plus (SSQ +), John Vargese and Mike Zenn, Office of Policy and Compliance
- [From 35:38] MAS Packaged Office Maximum Order Threshold (MOT) and Contractor Teaming Agreements, Shaun Kelly, IWAC MAS Branch Chief
- Download Presentation Slides
- Q&A Document [PDF - 161 KB] Questions asked by meeting participants during the event are posted and answered in this post-event resource.
- Video Recording of the QPC Meeting Main Session
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[From 9:56] Integrated Workplace Acquisition Center Updates
[From 41:18] The Future of Work and the Path Forward, Jonathan McIntyre, Director, Center for Workplace Strategy, GSA Public Buildings Service
[From 1:22:05] GSA/SBA 8(a) Partnership Agreement, Steve Sizemore, Deputy Director GSA MAS PMO
[From 1:50:22] Dept. of the Navy - NAVFAC Furniture Updates, Peggy Noland, NAVFAC Lead Interior Designer, Shanna Belyk, NAVFAC Southwest Interior Design Supervisor
[From 2:26:01] Air Force Updates on the Air Force Furniture Program, Gary Clark PM Director, AFICC 773 Enterprise Sourcing Squadron, Dick Rieser, Program Manager,771st Enterprise Sourcing Squadron
[From 3:06:21]USACE Huntsville Furnishings Program Updates for Industry, Sara Cook, Program Manager - Download Presentation Slides