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Regional Logistics, Finance & Information Management Services DivisionNATCA represents 565 employees in eight different regions in the FAA Regional Logistics, Finance and Information Services Divisions. The members in this bargaining unit provide many different services that everyone in the agency needs at one time or another. NATCA won the election with 78 percent of the vote and the Federal Labor Relations Authority issued certification on April 26, 2000. Within NATCA, this division is further combined with the engineers and architects to create what is essentially one "region" of about 2,508 total bargaining unit members represented by Region X Vice President Mike MacDonald on the National Executive Board. What Do These Members Do? Logistics Division is a support division reporting directly to the regional administrator. The responsibilities of the division are a myriad, varied and comprised of the following: Acquisition Management Acquisition is responsible for assisting other divisions in complete acquisition services, from small purchases, supplies and service to major contracting of equipment, services and construction. Under the Acquisition Management System (AMS) the contracting officer is to obtain high quality products, services and construction in a timely, cost-effective manner, at prices that are fair and reasonable. The contracting officer works primarily, but not exclusively with ATO offices in planning and preparing small or major projects, competing and finally awarding to a contractor. Acquisition Management initiates and develops acquisition training programs and materials for the regional and field offices. Programs residing in Acquisition include: TSSC Work Orders, Reimbursable Agreements, Procurement Request Information System (PRISM), Major Procurement Program Goals Report (MPPGR), Small Business Program, etc. Those in the Real Estate Division are responsible for acquiring, managing and disposing of land and space for FAA facilities and organizations. Employees research cost effective options and evaluate whether to acquire by lease, purchase or condemnation from private or public sources. The real estate contracting officers obtain current data by market survey or appraisal, conduct negotiations and finalize terms and conditions. They administer and enforce lease contracts, space management including layout design and alterations, and contracting with utility suppliers for services required. Excess real property is processed by termination of lease contract, cancellation of utility contract or disposal of government owned land. The Real Estate Division personnel are also responsible for appraisals, building management, rent free space on airports, real property reporting and space management and utility contracts. Materiel Management Materiel Management employees work with FAA employees to ensure the property they are using is properly identified, recorded and accounted for in AITS. They conduct inventories, write up Report of Surveys and responses for the Survey Board, balance monthly, quarterly and annually all agency amounts in regards to the books, provide training for all agency management/personnel for property accountability/disposal/etc. Specialists track the entire life cycle of the FAA's personal property and assets, consisting of administrative claim items for the National Airspace System equipment and systems and process purchased assets in Mass Additions. They capitalize real property assets involved in accounting and are responsible for all date input, maintaining automated database programs and arranging physical inventories to validate assets. Other services include:
Administrative Services Administrative Services or Building Services Branches perform the following functions: building access cards, space and office reconfiguration, regional motor vehicle management, parking decals, liaison with the owners of the building for property maintenance and management of the Regional Office, warehouse operations, emergency evacuation plans, mal service, distribution of forms and orders/regulations, print shop, supply room, all division purchases, CCTVs signage for the building, internal key control and badges, employee and tort claims, security control point, copier maintenance for the division, personal property inventory for the division, and pick and sale of excess property. Building Services is responsible for: maintenance of the regional office buildings, copy centers that produce large volumes of copies that need binding, supply rooms that handle the distribution of supplies for employees in regional offices, space planning and furniture relocations, distribution of forms and orders/regulations, mail services that include incoming and outgoing mail. Contact Person Carmela Newberry |