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Federal Acquisition Service
U.S. General Services Administration
Computers for Learning – A School Perspective
Computers for Learning – A School Perspective
Roman MarciniakProject ManagerOffice of Personal Property Management General Services Administration
Roman MarciniakProject ManagerOffice of Personal Property Management General Services Administration
May 06, 2010May 06, 2010
Course Objectives – You will…
Learn about Computers for LearningExecutive Order 12999 and its basis in statuteHow to distinguish between the Program and the web siteTerminologyWho is eligibleHow the web site works
How to registerHow to search for excess computersHow to place selected items in a virtual shopping cart
Educational Technology: Ensuring Opportunity for All Children in the Next Century EO 12999
Authorities
15 USC 3710(i) Stevenson- Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, as amended
Title 40 USC 549 Recodification of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended
Two Different Programs
15 USC 3710 (i)Authorizes direct transfers
Computers for Learning Program (CFL)Title 40 USC 549
Authorizes transfers approved by GSA to a State Agency for Surplus Property (SASP) for subsequent donation to a school
Federal Surplus Personal Property Donation Program [Donation Program]
Authorities
Stevenson- Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, as amended (15 U.S.C. 3701)
(i) Research equipment The Director of a laboratory, or the head of any Federal agency or department, may loan, lease, or give research equipment that is excess to the needs of the laboratory, agency, or department to an educational institution or nonprofit organization for the conduct of technical and scientific education and research activities. Title of ownership shall transfer with a gift under this section.
Stevenson-Wydler Authority 15 U.S.C. 3701
An agency authorityEach agency determines how to interpret and
implement that authorityWhat is research equipment?What is an educational institution?What is a non-profit organization?What constitutes “technical and scientific
education and research activities”?GSA cannot dictate how other agencies are to
implement the SWA authority
What is it?
Computers for Learning (CFL) A program whereby educationally useful Federal
equipment excessed by Federal agencies is transferred directly to schools and community-based educational organizations [educational non- profit organizations]
A website developed by GSA to facilitate the CFL program.Agency participation is voluntaryAgencies can elect to transfer their educationally useful
equipment to schools on their own without going through the CFL website
Definitions EO12999
“Schools" means individual public or private education institutions encompassing prekindergarten through twelfth grade, as well as public school districts.
"Community-based educational organizations" means nonprofit entities that are engaged in collaborative projects with schools or that have education as their primary focus.
Definitions EO12999
“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.
Who Is Eligible?
Schools Public, Private, Parochial School, Home Schools
Grades Prekindergarten through 12Home Schools
Must meet state requirementsLocated in:
One of the 50 states District of Columbia U.S. Virgin Islands American Samoa Guam Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
Who Is Eligible?
Community-based educational organizationsNonprofit Engaged in
collaborative projects with schools oreducation as their primary focus
Meet the criteria of an educational organization as defined by the Donation Program
Home Page URL: computersforlearning.gov
Sign In
Registration NCES Number
Registration NCES No. Public Schools
Registration NCES No. Public Schools
Registration NCES No. Private Schools
Registration Rejects
CFL website will not accept:IPEDS No.
Acronym for: Integrated Postsecondary Education System
Identifies: colleges and universitiesWhy: CFL is for schools prekindergarten through
12th grade
Registration Edits
Will accept:Public Schools: 12 digitsPrivate Schools: 8 digits
Will not accept:IPEDS Nos: 6 digits
[all positions are numeric]Libraries: 6 digits
[Positions 1 and 2 are the Postal abbreviation of the
State]School Districts: 7digits
Registration User ID
Registration
Enter
Prefilled
Registration Email
CFL Module Commodity Page/Search
CFL Module Search by Equipment Type
CFL Module Search by Number of Items
CFL Module Agency and POC Information
CFL Module Select/Add to Cart
CFL Module Process through Checkout
CFL Module Checkout Confirmation
CFL Module Checkout Confirmation of Last Item
CFL Module Email Notification
CFL Module Transfer Order
CFL Module Transfer Order
CFL Module Transfer Order
Sanitized Computers without an Operating System
Fresh Start Discontinued
Community Microsoft Authorized Refurbishers
When you no longer need your CFL computer
When you no longer need your CFL computer
EPAs Plug-In To eCycling Partners
Who can help me if I have questions?
Contact the GSA Area Property Officer in your area.gsa.gov/apo