Meeting — April 19, 2023

The GSA Acquisition Policy Federal Advisory Industry Partnerships Subcommittee convened for a public meeting at 3:00 PM on April 19, 2023, virtually via Zoom, with Kristin Seaver, Chair, and Farad Ali, Co-Chair, presiding.

In accordance with FACA, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App 2, the meeting was open to the public from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST.

Meeting agenda

Committee Members Present:

Kristin Seaver, Chairperson — General Dynamics Information Technology
Farad Ali, Co Chairperson — Asociar LLC
Nicole Darnall — Arizona State Unitversity
Stacy Smedley — Building Transparency
Dr. David Wagger — Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries
Keith Tillage — Tillage Construction, LLC

Absent: Denise Bailey, Gail Bassette, Susan Lorenz-Fisher, Mamie Mallory, Deryl Mckissack, Nigel Stephens, Dr. Kimberly Wise White

Guest Speakers & Presenters: 

N/A

GSA Staff Present:

Boris Arratia — Designated Federal Officer
Stephanie Hardison — Deputy Designated Federal Officer
David Cochennic — GAP FAC Support
Skylar Holloway — GAP FAC Support
Anne Armstrong — Closed Captioner
Gavin Gobble Baker — ASL Interpreter
Julie Peters — ASL Interpreter

Call to order

Boris Arratia, Designated Federal Officer, opened the public meeting by welcoming the group before reminding the public that there would be time for comments and statements at the end of the meeting. Any written comments can be submitted through regulations.gov. Roll call was performed before the meeting was turned over to Chairperson Kristin Seaver.

Welcome and opening remarks

Chairperson Kristin Seaver thanked everyone for attending today before reviewing the agenda.

Subcommittee business

Chairperson Seaver went around to receive feedback and engage members regarding the project report. The group will create a recommendation briefing sheet and discuss focus items around meeting minutes, speakers, and other recommendations.

The group felt the current recommendations for the May 4th meeting were strong. They thought it would be a good idea to add a next steps section to forecast what is to come and to receive discussion about if the next priorities would be received well. The group also agreed to think of ways that the recommendations can fit within a broader
framework across the three subcommittees. It’s important to think about the sequence of what needs to be done first, and this is where a change model could potentially come in handy.

The group shifted to walk through the report template to showcase how the subcommittee would best like to present their recommendation to the full committee. They will finalize the report Friday, April 28.

Kristin attended a climate summit meeting and listened to speakers who dealt with the state and local levels. She felt it would be interesting for the group to hear their perspective on handling items coming down from the Federal government. This led to the group re-ramping their focus on speakers for the next set of recommendations, and the current recommendations presented in the May 4th meeting. They will actively begin outreach to hear from more speakers.

The group decided to divide the group and work on different recommendations based on which one they resonated with most. This will allow them to cover more ground, working on multiple recommendations simultaneously.

Public Comments

The subcommittee opened the floor up for public comments. There were none during the segment.

Closing remarks

Chairperson Seaver concluded the discussion for the public meeting and mentioned that there is a little more work to do before the May 4th public meeting.

Adjournment

Boris Arratia adjourned the meeting at 5:00 P.M. ET.

I hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the foregoing minutes are accurate and complete.

Digitally signed by Kristin Seaver 1/30/2024
Kristin Seaver
Chairperson
GAP FAC Industry Partnerships Subcommittee

Digitally signed by Farad Ali 1/30/2024
Farad Ali
Co-Chairperson
GAP FAC Industry Partnerships Subcommittee