General Services
Governor's Executive Budget Program Measures
DGS procurement-related savings
DGS began recording procurement
project savings in January 2015. The chart tracks actual savings
achieved through agency and COSTARS spending volume for each fiscal year (FY). The
savings include rollover projects (i.e., projects that began in a prior FY that
are still active), new projects (projects that began in the current FY), and
rebates. The FY 2016-17 increase reflects the capture of rollover projects from
FY 2015-16. After several years of consistent trending, the recent downward trend
reflects more limited project opportunities to realize new savings and limited
new purchase projects due to COVID-19.
Percentage of commonwealth contract spending awarded to small and small diverse businesses
Over the years, the Bureau of Diversity,
Inclusion, and Small Business Opportunities’ (BDISBO’s) efforts to engage
small, diverse, and veteran businesses in commonwealth procurements has resulted
in more dollars going into the hands of small businesses. Even during
FY 2019-20, with the challenges incurred by COVID-19 and a significant
reduction in commonwealth procurements, BDISBO’s efforts enabled the trend in
procurement spending with these businesses to remain steady.
DGS energy use intensity (in BTU per square foot)
DGS manages the Capitol Complex and commonwealth-owned offices around Harrisburg. To honor its mission, the agency
operates these facilities efficiently, effectively, and safely for the
thousands of people that use them daily. To compare building energy use, DGS
uses a normalized method to measure energy use intensity (EUI) in these
facilities in British thermal units (BTU) per square foot per year.
While concentrated end-use equipment and HVAC loads can contribute to higher
EUI, the long-term downward trend in EUI indicates improved energy
performance, which translates into financial savings for the commonwealth.