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Interior Business Center FM FSSP. Joseph M. Ward, Jr. Director, Interior Business Center. IBC History. The Interior Business Center helped pioneer shared services in the federal government Our origins span about 30 years culminating in the 1999 merger of:
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Interior Business Center FM FSSP Joseph M. Ward, Jr. Director, Interior Business Center
IBC History The Interior Business Center helped pioneer shared services in the federal government Our origins span about 30 years culminating in the 1999 merger of: • BOR Denver Administrative Service Center • USGS Washington Administrative Service Center • DOI/OS Interior Service Center Authorized Shared Service Center in Financial Management and Human Resources We have operations in seven states • Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Idaho and Virginia
IBC Federal Customers We serve a customer base of more than 150 government offices and federal agencies DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES • Bureau of Indian Affairs • Bureau of Land Management • Bureau of Ocean Energy Management • Bureau of Reclamation • Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement • National Park Service • Office of the Secretary • Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • U.S. Geological Survey • American Battle Monuments Commission • Department of Education • Department of Homeland Security • Department of Transportation • Federal Labor Relations Authority • Millennium Challenge Corporation • National Aeronautics and Space Administration • National Transportation Safety Board • Social Security Administration • U.S. Trade and Development Agency
IBC Core Capabilities Organized into three lines of business
Cost/Benefit Considerations • Standardized processes • Proven solution • Economies of skill • Economies of scale • Federal expertise • Not for profit • Stable workforce • Continuous monitoring program (NIST standards) • Incentives to partner with small businesses • Acquisition and payroll services • Competed commercial partnerships • Innovative technologies • Best practices • Proven project management and risk mitigation approach
Economies of Scale Government-wide savings grow with each additional participant. Agency costs drop as $3M fixed cost is spread across multiple participants. Actual Example: ERP Hosting Services
IBC and customer are jointly responsible for sustaining the success of the selected solution Governance Future Model IBC Customer Executive Committee Oversight and strategic direction Oversight andstrategic direction Approve, prioritize and schedule upgrades and patches Approve, prioritize and schedule upgrades and patches Configuration Control Board (systems) Customer Support Prioritize and schedule requests; issue resolution Continuous dialogue and interaction Users / Users Groups Performance monitoring Request changes
IBC Offering (FM Perspective) Optional Functionality and Services Typical Functionality Mandatory
IBC OFF Solution Typical implementations of OFF include the following core financials modules: General Ledger, Federal Administrator, Payables, Receivables, Fixed Assets, and Purchasing.
IBC OFF Experience Currently working with Oracle on our ability to move forward with the next supported release OFF clients - Federal Trade Commission, Millennium Challenge Corporation, National Transportation Safety Board, Selective Service System, National Labor Relations Board, among others.
IBC Value Proposition Core set of complementary services • Acquisition • Financial Management • Human Resources Complex and diverse client base Expertise to support two financial systems • FBMS (SAP) • Oracle Federal Financials R12 Strategy Focused Organization
Contractual Services and Products • Our current contracting vehicle is a Small Business Set-Aside. • Our small business partner is i360technologies, Inc. IBC partners with industry to assist in providing support to current and potential client agencies of Oracle Federal Financials (OFF) in the following areas: Participate in client engagement activities and preparation of proposals to implement OFF and other Oracle enterprise applications Develop proposals for implementing new functionality for existing OFF client agencies Serve as the integrator where the IBC is selected as the FSSP for new customer implementation or enhanced functionality as desired by existing client agency Provide support for OFF implementation activities for which the government is specifically responsible Provide support for OFF application operations and maintenance
Contractual Services and Products • Application Software licenses • Accounting Operations Support (small business) • Hosting and IT support • DOI OCIO and its industry partners
Contact Information Interior Business Center Financial Management LoB • www.doi.gov/ibc/services/finance/ • FM_outreach@ibc.doi.gov