1. FY2016 Exhibit Guidelines
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2. Exhibit 54: PURPOSE
Tool used for assisting agencies in completing their Space Budget Justifications
Basis for Annual Rent Payments
PY : Current GSA Rent Bill + Anticipated
Inventory Changes after 3/15/14.
CY & BY : GSA Base Rent Estimate Anticipated Inventory Changes
BY+1 : Automatically calculated using
BY Budget Request x OMB CPI +
Anticipated Inventory Changes

3. OMB Fiscal Year Naming Convention [template color coding descriptions]
PY = Fiscal year CY = Fiscal year BY = Fiscal year
BY+ 1 = Fiscal year

4. Statement of Use
NOTE: The GSA Rent Estimate calculations, the GSA Anticipated Inventory Changes file and the modified Exhibit 54 template are provided to assist you in completing your Space Budget Justification report.
However, the user of this information is ultimately responsible for accuracy of their Agency Budget Request.
We strongly recommend that you thoroughly review all of the data in these files and to make all necessary adjustments for any errors or omissions on our part that may have occurred in the compilation of this data.

5. Accessing Exhibit 54
From the Internet Explorer, open the Exhibit 54 by going to the following website:
When prompted, save to your hard drive

6. Circular A-11: Rental of Payments for Space & Land

7. PREPARATION, SUBMISSION, AND EXECUTION OF THE BUDGET
Detailed OMB requirements for Exhibit 54 submission can be found on page 151, Section 54.1 – 54.5/Rental Payments for Space and Land; Circular A-11

8. Accessing Exhibit 54
From the “Rent Library” click on the 2nd document named “Shell Exhibit 54”

9. Required Files to Complete Exhibit 54
Open the GSA Base Rent Estimate file
Open the Anticipated Space Changes File
These files are based on the March 2014 GSA rent bills
After opening files, filter to your agency bureau code

10. How to Access ROW
How do I request access to ROW (for me/my employees) to review our rent bills?
Log onto this web site:
Click on “Register an Account” button
Complete the form on-line
Print out the form (print button must display on printout)
Obtain the appropriate signatures
Fax the form to:

11. Gathering Required Files: ROW
Pull your March 2014 GSA rent bill
(snapshot used for the base rent estimate) from Rent On the
Web
Enter your four digit agency bureau code

12. New Template
A simplified template was created, which will automatically populate all tabs.
Annotate any necessary IC changes, if needed

13. New Template: GSA IC Worksheet/Tab #1
On Tab #1/GSA IC Worksheet do the following:
1. Click “Enable Macros” (at security prompt) 2. Click “Run Import Macro” button 3. Enter information at prompts (Agency A/B Code, Agency Name, Bureau Name, 2015, 2016)

14. New Template (Cont): GSA IC Worksheet/Tab #1
4. At prompt, enter your CY Budget Year (2015)
5. Enter your BY Budget Year (2016)
6. Click on your saved BRE & Anticipated Space Change files; saved to your desktop or My documents.
7. All data is now populated and template complete!

15. Step 2: Entering Inventory Changes
Continue this methodology
Summary (bottom section) of the GSA IC Worksheet section will populate. No entries required
Worksheet is complete!

16. SUM Tab
This worksheet summarizes the information entered from the previous worksheets and provides opportunity for entry of additional information regarding sources of funds for rental payments to GSA and rental payments to others, which should be included in your budget request.
Only the yellow shaded areas require entries. The remaining cells will be calculated automatically. Control Differences should be $0

17. Exhibit 54 Summary Remember:
GSA IC Worksheet (This is done automatically when macro key pressed) - Include color coded data from Anticipated Space Changes & BRE files for PY/2014, CY/2015, BY/2016, BY + 1/2017
- Highlight & incorporate data where instructed
- Remember totals will populate. No entry required in bottom portion
PY Corrections Tab
- Only include incorrect billings captured in March billing run /Charge-backs only, not missed billings.
PY, BY, BY + 1
- Enter discrepancies or omissions found in the provided BRE and Anticipated Space Change files
Summary Tab
- Populates/Summarizes data from previous tabs
- Opportunity to incorporate funding to GSA from other sources

18. Exhibit 54: Points of Contact
Lisa Switzer (202)
Phil Lombardo
(202)