General Services Administration - Federal Acquisition Service

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Approved for Public Release.

1July 24, 2019

Strategic Overview

Navy Gold Coast -

Small Business Procurement

& Outreach Event

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Introduction

Welcome and introductions:• Tom Scott, Regional Administrator of GSA’s Pacific Rim Region

Presenters:• Office of Small Business Utilization:

✓ Charles Manger - GSA Associate Administrator for the Office of SmallBusiness Utilization (OSBU)

✓ Amy Lineberry - Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Small BusinessUtilization (OSBU)

• GSA Pacific Rim Region Overview – Casey Kelley, Regional Commissioner ofRegion 9 Federal Acquisition Service

• GSA Federal Acquisition Category Updates – What’s new:

✓ Rob Coen - OASIS Program Director, Professional Services Category

✓ Kimberly Sant - IT Account Manager, Customer Engagement Division Officeof Information Technology Category (ITC)

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GSA Organization

Federal Acquisition

ServicePublic Buildings Service

* Government-wide Policy

* Chief Financial Officer

* Chief Information Officer

* Human Resource Mgmt

* Office of General Council

* Customer Experience

* Strategic Communication

* Small Business Utilization

* Civil Rights

* Mission Assurance

* Congressional Affairs

* Administrative Service

GSA Staff Offices:

Regional Offices 1 - 11

Charles Manger, GSA Associate Administrator

Amy Lineberry, Deputy Associate Administrator

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Office of Small Business Utilization (OSBU)

Mission: The GSA OSBU has nationwide

responsibility for GSA’s small business programs,

and is the chief advocate for small and

disadvantaged businesses. We promote increased

access to GSA’s nationwide procurement

opportunities, and engage in activities that make it

possible for the small business community to meet

key contracting experts and to receive counseling on

the federal procurement process.

GSA OSBU Overview

In accordance with the Small Business Act as amended by Public Law 95-

507, the Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization was

established to:

– Advocate, within each Federal Executive Agency, for the maximum

practicable use of all designated small business categories within the

Federal Acquisition process.

– Ensure inclusion of small businesses as sources for goods and

services in federal acquisitions as prime contractors and

subcontractors.

– Manage the small business utilization programs for our respective

organization.

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GSA OSBU OVERVIEW

Region 1: Boston, MARegion 2: New York, NYRegion 3: Philadelphia, PARegion 4: Atlanta, GARegion 5: Chicago, ILRegion 6: Kansas City, MORegion 7: Fort Worth, TXRegion 8: Denver, CO Region 9: San Francisco, CARegion 10: Auburn, WARegion 11: Washington, DC

GSA’S Regional Offices

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Forecast of Contracting Opportunities

• Launched in March 2016

• Focuses on acquisition planning and increases awareness of potential prime and subcontracting opportunities.

• The goal is to help both GSA buyers and vendors easily communicate around potential contracting opportunities.

• The Tool includes information for GSA and the Departments of Interior and Labor.

• The goal is to have all federal agencies use the tool.

For more details visit: https://hallways.cap.gsa.gov

How to Access the Forecast Tool: Background:

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Multiple Award Schedule Roadmap

For more details visit: https://www.gsa.gov/masroadmap

• Designed to make it easier for

businesses of all sizes to get started

doing business with the federal

government through the Multiple

Award Schedules Program.

• A key goal of the MAS roadmap was

to make the process for becoming a

GSA Schedule holder easier to

understand.

• We have Small Business Specialist

available to provide 1:1 training on

the process.

Background : How to Access the Roadmap:

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Subcontracting Opportunities

For more details visit: https://www.gsa.gov/subcontracting

• Subcontracting provides additional

opportunities to obtain experience

as a Federal contractor.

• Other than small businesses are

required to submit a subcontracting

plan when:

❖ The total value of the award is

expected to exceed $700,000 (or

$1.5 million for construction)

❖ Subcontracting opportunities exist

❖ Plans must demonstrate “Maximum

Practicable Opportunities” for small

businesses to participate

Subcontracting Criteria: GSA’s Subcontracting Directory:

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Casey Kelley, GSA Regional Commissioner

GSA Federal Acquisition Services - Pacific Rim Region

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Overview: Serving citizens and consumers, businesses, and government

customers in Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada, as well as overseas in

the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam and the Commonwealth of the

Northern Mariana Islands, Diego Garcia, mainland Japan and Okinawa, the

Republic of Korea, and Singapore.

Our territory encompasses some of the largest populations of military

personnel outside the Washington, DC metropolitan area, and this region is

the proud landlord of the Western Hemisphere's busiest land port of entry at

San Ysidro between San Diego and Tijuana.

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Region 9 – Pacific Rim Region

GSA Marketplace and Strategic Initiatives and Priorities.

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Region 9 – Pacific Rim Region

FAS uses innovative techniques and leverages government-wide

buying power, acquisition expertise, and electronic tools to

successfully deliver new and existing services, products and

solutions.

GSA Federal Acquisition Service Priorities:

• Federal Marketplace

• IT Modernization

• Fleet Consolidation

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Region 9 – Pacific Rim Region

FAS Regional Portfolios &

Integrator Offices

• Assisted Acquisition Services (AAS)

• Contracting

• Customer Accounts and

Stakeholder Engagement (CASE)

• Personal Property Management

(PPM) (Zone)

Other Operations Within R9:

• Enterprise GWAC (Alliant 2)

• Travel, Transportations and

Logistics

• Office of the Chief Financial Officer

• Technology

11 Time Zones, 99 Military

Bases

400+ Contracting Offices

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Region 9 – Pacific Rim RegionCustomer Spend Data for Government–Wide Categories.

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Rob Coen, GSA OASIS Program Director

GSA Federal Acquisition Services - Professional Services

GSA Professional Services Contract

One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services

(OASIS)

OASIS Value Proposition: GSA’s OASIS contracts

make buying complex professional services easy and

efficient with innovative streamlined solutions. By

using OASIS, federal agencies can focus on their

expertise and mission while GSA delivers program

management and contract administration at the

master level.

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• OASIS Small Business: (through 2018)✓ 159 Contractors performing on 255 master contracts✓ 1,159 Task order awards made✓ Estimated total value of awards: $ 5.7 Billion Obligated / $16 Billion

Estimated✓ Contract Type: 45% Cost Reimbursable, 40% FFP,15% T&M/FPLOE✓ Average order size: $11.9 Million

• OASIS Unrestricted: (through 2018)✓ 78 Contractors performing on 236 master contracts✓ 492 Task order awards made✓ Estimated total value of awards: $6.7 Billion Obligated / $22 Billion

Estimated✓ Contract Type: 75% Cost Reimbursable, 16% FFP, 9% T&M/FPLOE✓ Average order size: $40.7 Million

• Over 2,000 contracting officers approved Delegation of Procurement Authority to use OASIS

OASIS Customers$75+Billion in addressable market for professional services.

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Spend Under Management InitiativeOASIS - Tier 3 (Best-In-Class)

OASIS – Tier 3 (Best-in-Class)

Tier 0

Spend not aligned

to CM Principals

Contract dollars

not fitting into any

other Tier. OMB

encourages

Agencies to shift to

higher tier

solutions

OMB M-19-22.

Example: Open

market on FedBizOps

Tier 1

Agency-Wide

Mandatory Solutions

Agency-wide

contract dollars with

mandatory use or

mandatory

consideration

policies & data

sharing standards.

Example:

Air Force NETCENTS-

2 or Seaport NexGen

Tier 2

Multi-Agency

Solutions

Obligated dollars

on agency-wide

contracts satisfying

rigorous standards

for strategy, data,

tools & metrics.

Example:

GSA Multiple Award

Schedules

Tier 3

Government-wide

Best-in-Class (BIC)

Solutions

Designated by OMB

as a preferred

government-wide

solution. Contract

dollars obligated on

Best-In-Class

contracts.

Example:

OASIS, ALLIANT2, 8(a)

STARS, VETS 2

March 2019: Office of Management and Budget issues memo to agencies for spendunder management goals.

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• A Suite of 14 Multiple Award, Multi-Agency (MAC) IDIQ Contracts

• 7 UR Pools and 7 SB Pools (same scope)

• Single solution for complex requirements

• Multiple technical areas/mission spaces

• Maximum Flexibility for Ancillary Support

• Labor, Materials, & Other Direct Costs (ODCs)

• Supports commercial and non-commercial items

• Supports all contract types (Cost, FFP, T&M, and LH)

• Unpriced (Ceiling rates for Sole Source T&M Orders only )

• Highest technically rated contractors

• No maximum order or ceiling limitations

• Direct access to socio-economic concerns to maximize small business participation

• Designed for long periods of use. (Task order awards through 2024)

• Task order Period of Performance is through 2029

OASIS Contract Features The contract vehicle for complex professional services.

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Scope of the OASIS Contracts

Multitude of expertise supported by core requirements.

• Core Requirements• Engineering Services

• Scientific Services

• Logistic Services

• Financial Services

• Management

Consulting Services

• Program Management

• Areas of Expertise• Intelligence

• Compliance

• Defense

• Disaster

• Energy

• Environment

• Health

• Communication

• Security

• Transportation

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Pool 1: $15 Million

Pool 4: 1000 Employees

Pool 5B: 1250 Employees Pool 6: 1500 Employees

OASIS & OASIS SB Contract Pools

Pool 3: $38.5 Million

NAICS Codes and Small Business Size Standards.

Pool 5A: 1250 Employees

541330 541690

541360 541810

541370 541820

541380 541830

541611 541840

641612 541850

641613 541860

541614 541870

541618 541890

541620 541910

541990

541219 541213

541211 541214

541720

541330 Exception A

541330 Exception B

541330 Exception C

541712 541711

541712 Exception C

541712 Exception B

541712 Exception A

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OASIS Small Business Utilization

OASIS SMALL

BUSINESS

OBLIGATIONS

100% Set Aside, all contractors on OASIS SB

are Small.

46%

● 38% Non-Socio Small Business

✓ 30% 8(a) utilization

✓ 18% Veteran Owned Small Business

✓ 14% Woman Owned Small Business

✓ 1% HubZone

OASIS

UNRESTRICTED

BUSINESS

OBLIGATIONS

No Set Asides, contractors have a 50%

subcontracting plan

54%

● 50% Subcontracting Plan

● 50% Small Business

✓ 3% HubZone

✓ 5% Small Disadvantaged

Business

✓ 5% Woman Owned SB

✓ 3% Veteran-Owned SB

✓ 3% Service Disabled Veteran

Owned SB

Nearly half of obligations were set-aside for small business.

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• OASIS SB Pools 1, 3, & 4

✓ Pool 1 to increase from 44 up to 200 in total

✓ Pool 3 to increase from 43 up to 200 in total

✓ Pool 4 to increase from 40 up to 100 in total

• OASIS U Pools 1, 3, & 4

✓ Pool 1 to increase from 45 up to 80 in total

✓ Pool 3 to increase from 42 up to 80 in total

✓ Pool 4 to increase from 42 up to 80 in total

• Launch of 8(a) SubPools

• Note: There are no plans for any other On-Ramps at this time.

Changes in the Program Landscape

Changes to the PoolsSubstantial increases to OASIS Pools.

GSA Information Technology

Contract Solutions

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Kimberly Sant, Information Technology Account Manager

Customer Engagement Division

Office of Information Technology Category (ITC)

Office of Information Technology Category

Information Technology Category

• Responsible for providing access to best-value IT and telecommunicationsproducts, services, and solutions to federal, state, local, and tribal governmentagencies.

✓ Providing oversight and guidance, and promoting public policy objectivesrelated to federal IT acquisition, including competition, integrity, fairness, andtransparency, while ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, and policy.

✓ Working with stakeholders to influence government-wide procurementpolicies.

✓ Maintaining liaisons with industry associations, interagency working groups,and other organizations involved in government acquisition issues toexchange information and improve IT Category acquisitions.

✓ Supporting Federal agencies through customer service activities, outreach,and training.

✓ Management of five (5) IT subcategories: IT Hardware, IT Security, ITServices, IT Software, and Telecom.

✓ Provide expanding opportunities for small businesses. 24

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Multiple Award Schedules• GSA manages the Multiple Award Schedules, which are a grouping of Indefinite

Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for similar commercial products andservice offerings.

• GSA commercial schedules are a convenient, effective option for both buyers andsellers to sell and obtain products and services. (Federal Strategic Sourcing(FSS) Initiatives)

• Special Item Numbers (SINs) detail schedule solutions, are categorized based ongovernment mandates, industry evolution, and buying trends.

• Five (5) year IDIQ contract - three (3) five-year options (up to 20-year contract).Negotiated contract based upon: Fair and reasonable pricing, Financialresponsibility, and Past performance and relevant experience.

• Agencies have the ability to establish term contracts, known as Blanket PurchaseAgreements (BPA), for recurring needs.

• Small business set asides - what is the rule of two?✓ The “Rule of Two” simply means if the procurement officer can find at least

two small businesses that can compete for the available contract then it canbe considered a small business contract.

• More than $40B flows through GSA Schedule contracts every year.

• 80% of GSA MAS contracts go to small businesses.

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Information Technology Solutions• FAS serves as the acquisition and procurement arm of the federal government,

offering IT hardware, software, telecommunications, and integrated information technology solutions and services to federal agencies.

• GSA Government-wide Acquisition Contracts. OMB Designated Tier 3 Spend Under Management.

• Alliant 2: Complex IT solutions & services. Small business subcontracting goals set at 50% of subcontracted dollars.

✓ 8(a) STARS II: Customized IT solutions from diverse pool of 8(a) industrypartners.

✓ VETS 2: Customized IT solutions from service-disabled veteran ownedbusinesses.

✓ EIS: Telecommunications and everything over IP solutions.

• IT Schedule 70: Broken out into five (5) main categories. IT Schedule 70:Hardware and software solutions are BIC solutions.

• BIC contracts support agency socio-economic small business goals byestablishing and monitoring small business subcontracting goals for primes.

• Allows for small business set-asides.

• Reduced procurement lead-time and direct ordering.

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Schedule 70 Structure

Hardware/Products

132-3: Leasing of Products

132-4: Daily/Short Term Rental

132-8: Purchase of New Equipment

132-9: Purchase of Used or Refurbished Equipment

132-12: Maintenance of Equipment, Repair Services and/or Repair/Spare Parts

Software

132-32: Term Software License

132-33: Perpetual Software License

132-34: Maintenance of Software as a Service

132-40 – Cloud Services

132-100: Ancillary Supplies and/or Services

IT Services

132-20: Automated Contact Center Solutions

132-41: Earth Observation SIN

132-50: Training Courses

132-51: Information Technology Professional Services

132-52: Electronic Commerce and Subscription Services

132-56 Health IT

Telecom

132-52: Electronic Commerce

132-53: Wireless Services

132-54: COMSATCOM Transponder Capacity

132-55: COMSATCOM Subscription Services

132-99: Introduction of New IT Services and/or

Products

IT Security

132-44: Continuous

Diagnostics and Mitigation

132-45 Highly Adaptive

Cyber Security (HACS)

132-60A: Electronic

Credentials, Not Identity

Proofed

132-60B: Electronic

Credentials, Identity

Proofed

132-60C: Digital

Certificates, Incl. ACES

132-60D: E-Authentication

Hardware Tokens

132-60E: Remote Identity

and Access Managed Svc.

132-60F: Identity and

Access Mgt. Prof. Svc.

132-61: PKI SSP Program

132-62: HSPD-12 Product

and Svc. Components

• IT Schedule 70 offers innovative solutions allowing buyers access to commercialsupplies (products) and services at negotiated contract ceiling prices and volumediscount pricing.

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What’s going on with the program?• Schedule 70 Consolidation: Modernization of schedules into one single

schedule for products and services allowing for one set of terms and conditions.Phased approach to transforming the schedules. For the latest updates subscribeto - https://interact.gsa.gov/groups/multiple-award-schedules

• Contract Modifications: GSA is making it easier for schedule contractmodifications or new vendor additions to occur.✓ FASt Lane: Thirty (30) to forty-five (45) days for new offers, and less than 48

hours for contract modifications.✓ Roadmap: Step-by-step guide that explains in a clear and concise way the

process for new vendors seeking to on-ramp onto IT70.✓ Start-up Springboard: Allow highly qualified businesses an alternative to the

2-year professional experience requirement.

• Cloud Special Item Number (SIN) 132-40: Expanded to include cloud-relatedIT professional services in addition to cloud services offering.

• Highly Adaptive Cybersecurity Services (HACS) SIN 132-45: Fourcybersecurity SINs restructured into one (1) single consolidated offering with five(5) subcategories: Penetration Testing; Incident Response; Cyber Hunt; Risk &Vulnerability Assessment (RVA); and High-Value Asset (HVA) Assessments.

• *New* Special Item Number Addition: Automated Contact Center Solutions(ACCS) SIN 132-20 added to address the need for unique technologies foradvanced computing. Provides automated contact center solutions.

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Questions?

For additional information and one-on-one discussions come by GSA’s

booth (Booth 306). We look forward to talking with you!

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Pool 1 examples of what agencies have acquired ● Engineering Services

○ Programmatic support with monitoring, analyzing,

coordinating and integrating activities for total life cycle of

current & future systems

● Acquisition management support services

○ SOW and RFP writing services, etc.

● Professional, Scientific & Technical Services

○ Cover variety of business-related professional services, to

name a few:

○ document translation

○ program management

○ contractor assessment

○ contractor intelligence estimates

How Agencies Use OASIS

Applications of pool use by federal agencies

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Pool 2 examples of what agencies have acquired • CPA services

• internal control documentation

• Accounting Services• Income tax withholdings for locally employed staff

• Bi weekly payroll

• R&D on Social Sciences & Humanities

• Business research & development

• Cognitive research & development

• Economic research & development

• Psychology research & development

• Social science research & development

• Sociological research & development

How Agencies Use OASIS

Applications of pool use by federal agencies

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● Pool 3 examples of what agencies have acquired ● Engineering for Military & Aerospace Equipment and Military

Weapons

• Engineering Services

• Program management

• Technical expertise

• Logistics support

• Conversion/production/sustainment/upgrades

● Engineering for Marine Engineering & Naval Architecture

• Sustainment support services

• Mechanical & electrical engineering

• Maintenance

• Technical & logistical support

How Agencies Use OASIS

Applications of pool use by federal agencies

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Pool 4 examples of what agencies have acquired ● R&D Biotechnology (except Nano & biotechnology)

• Research occurrence of bio weaponry and chemical

weapons of delivery through food

• Reach back food protection consultation

• Surveillance, prevention, control of foodborne illness

• Research & evaluation of food pathogen sampling,

transport, & testing capabilities

● R&D in Physical, Engineering and Life Sciences (except Nano &

biotechnology)

• Clinical research support to Medical Treatment Facility

How Agencies Use OASIS

Applications of pool use by federal agencies

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Pool 5b examples of what agencies have acquired ● R&D Guided Missiles, Space Vehicles, and Respective

Propulsion Units/Parts

• Modeling & simulation

• Technical support requirements

• Technical advisory & assistance services

• Acquisition logistics planning

• Financial, technical, engineering, & logistical analysis

• support independent, comprehensive, & systemic

reviews

How Agencies Use OASIS

Applications of pool use by federal agencies

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Pool 6 examples of what agencies have acquired ● R&D Aircraft, Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts

• Integration, testing, evaluation, collection & analysis of

specialized capabilities

• testing critical technology areas

• Testing & experimentation for integration into existing

mission activities

• Program management

• Specialized engineering

• Analysis

• Mission planning

How Agencies Use OASIS

Applications of pool use by federal agencies

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• Relating to leading, facilitating, & ensuring strategic planning,

implementation, coordination, integration

• Evaluating programmatic activities & administrative systems

• Examples:

OASIS Professional Services

Categories Core DisciplinesProgram Management Services

• Acquisition support

• Business intelligence

support

• Cost/schedule/performance

analysis

• Cost estimation & analysis

• Cost/performance trade-off

analysis & studies

• Earned Value Management

(EVM) analysis

• eBusiness Support

• Information Analytics

• Investigative Services

• Regulatory Compliance

• Risk Assessment &

Mitigation

• Project Management,

Program Management,

Integrated Program

Management

• Program Documentation

• Integration of Support

Systems

• Planning, Programming,

Building, & Execution

Processes

• Capabilities Integration &

Development

• Manpower Estimating

• Stakeholder Requirements

Analysis

• Decision Analysis

• Technical Planning

• Technical Assessment

• Requirement Management

• Risk Management

• Configuration Management

• Technical Data Management

• Interface Management

• Intelligence Analysis

• Threat Analysis

• Knowledge Based

Acquisition

• Vulnerability Assessment

• Counter-intelligence Support

• Horizontal Protection

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● Relating to helping organizations improve performance

● Analysis of existing organizational problems & development of

improvement plans

● Examples:

OASIS Professional Services

Categories Core Disciplines

Management Consulting Services

• Business Process

Reengineering

• Business Case Development

Support

• Change Management

• Concept Development &

Requirements Analysis

• Cost/Schedule/Performance

Improvement

• Information Analytics

• Knowledge Management

• Relations & Coordination with

Law/Policy Making Entities

• Social Media Consulting

• Tactical & Readiness

planning

• Technical Advisory

Services

• Training & Facilitation

• Strategic Planning

• Strategic Forecasting

• Long Range Planning,

Futures, & Forecasting

• Strategy Development

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● Applying comprehensive scientific & professional

knowledge in planning, conducting, evaluating, and

managing fundamental research, knowledge

enhancement, and/or technology development

● Examples:

• Environmental Sciences

• Engineering Sciences

• Life Sciences

• Physical Sciences

• Psychological Sciences

• Mathematical Sciences

• Social Sciences

• Decision Support Sciences

OASIS Professional Services

Categories Core Disciplines

Scientific Services

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● Service or creative work requiring education, training, & experience in

special knowledge in consulting, investigating, evaluating, planning &

designing, engineering principles

● Examples:

OASIS Professional Services

Categories Core Disciplines

Engineering Services

• Systems Engineering

• Advanced Technology Pilot & Trials

• Alternative Energy Sources &

Engineering

• Configuration Management

• Concept Development

• Design Documentation & Technical

Data

• Energy Services to include

Management Planning & Strategies,

Audit Services and Metering

• Life Cycle Management

• Interoperability

• Engineering (Aeronautical,

Astronomical, Chemical, Electrical,

Mechanical, Metallurgy/Materials,

etc.

• Engineering Process Improvement

• Environmental Management

• Environmental Consulting &

Remediation

• Human Factors/Usability

Engineering

• Independent Verification &

Validation

• Integration

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● Management of the flow of resources between points of origin &

destination to meet organizations’ requirements

● Involve integration of information, transportation, inventory,

warehousing, material handling, packaging, security & functions

necessary to low of resources

● Examples:

OASIS Professional Services

Categories of Core Disciplines

Logistics Services

• Analysis &

Recommendation of

Support Equipment

• Deployment Logistics

• Disaster Management/

Contingency Operations

• Infrastructure Services

(includes Transportation &

Delivery)

• Integrated Logistics

Support (ILS) Technical

Requirement Creation

• ILS Risk Assessment

• ILS Schedules Creation &

Performance Tracking

• Inventory Management

• Logistical Studies &

Evaluation

• Logistics Design

• Logistics Management &

Support Services

• Logistics Operations

Support

• Logistics Operations &

Maintenance

• Logistics Optimization

• Logistics Training Services

• Repair & Alteration

• Security

• Technology & Industrial

base Analysis

• Test Range Support

• Life Cycle Sustainment

• Supportability Analysis &

Implementation

• Integrated Logistics

Support

• Supply Chain Management

& Provisioning

• Value Chain Management

• Distribution &

Transportation Logistics

Services

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● Planning, directing, monitoring, organizing, & controlling of monetary

resources of an organization

● Examples:

OASIS Professional Services

Categories of Core Disciplines

Financial Management Services

• Budget Analysis & Tracking

• Business Information

Systems

• Cost Estimating & Analysis

Support

• Cost Performance Risk

Assessments

• Disbursement &

Reconciliation Support

• Financial & Financial Risk

Analysis

• Financial Management,

Accounting & Auditing

Services

• Impact Statement

Development

• Program Management for

Financial Services

• Program Objective

Memorandum (POM)

Creation & Documentation

• Oversight & Fraud

Detection

• Safeguarding Personal

Data

• Loan Management

• Grant Management

• Economic Analysis

• Return on Investment

Analysis

• Life Cycle Cost

Determination

• Total Ownership Cost

Determination

• Affordability Analysis

• Analysis of Cost

Alternatives

• Should-Cost

Determinations

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● THE PRIMARY PLACE○ OASIS@gsa.gov

● Additional Assistance○ Rob Coen (robert.coen@gsa.gov)

○ OASIS Program Director

● For training and scope reviews:○ OASISdpa@gsa.gov

○ OASISScopeReviews@gsa.gov

OASIS Points of Contact

Where to send questions and secure training

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Information Technology Contract• GSA’s premier enterprise IDIQ GWAC offering comprehensive and flexible IT

solutions worldwide. Allows for long-term planning of large-scale complex ITrequirements with access to exceptionally qualified industry partners.

• Small business subcontracting goals set at 50% of subcontracteddollars.

• Aligned with Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA), encompassing allcomponents of an integrated IT solution, including new technologies thatmay emerge during the life cycle of the contract.

Alliant 2 Alliant 2 SB

Primary NAICS Code (K.4)

541512 – Computer Systems DesignServices

541512 – Computer SystemsDesign Services

Program Ceiling (B.4) $50 billion $15 billion

Contract Types: Fixed-Price, Cost-Reimbursement, Time & Materials, & Labor Hour

Fixed-Price, Cost-Reimbursement, Time & Materials, & Labor Hour

Term of Basic Contract (F.2)

Five-year base ordering period, plusone five-year option period

Five-year base ordering period,plus one five-year option period

Contract Ordering Period & Option

July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2023July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2028

TBD

Order Period of Performance (F.3)

Orders may extend no more than five(5) years beyond the expiration of theBasic Contract.

Orders may extend no more thanfive (5) years beyond theexpiration of the Basic Contract.

GSA Small Business IT Contracts

Government-wide Acquisition Contracts (GWAC) for small businesses.

• 8(a) STARS II: IT solutions from a large, diverse pool of qualified 8(a) partnerswith specific industry credentials (Constellation II): CMMI Level II+ (services &development)/ ISO 9001:2008.

• 10-year (5-year base, one 5-year option)• Four (4) Functional Areas:✔541511 - Custom Computer Programming Services✔541512 - Computer Systems Design Services✔541513 - Computer Facilities Management Services✔541519 - Other Computer Related Services

• VETS II: Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) offeringIT solutions. Designed to meet diverse agency IT services requirements, includingnew and emerging technologies.

• 10-year (5-year base, one 5-year option)• 541519 - Other Computer Related Services

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Information Technology

• IT Schedule 70 offers agencies innovative solutions for information

technology needs. Schedule 70 is a commercial contract to acquire IT

solutions. FAR -- Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items.

• Special Item Numbers (SINs) detail IT70 solutions and are categorized based

on government mandates, industry evolution, and buying trends.

FAR 51 & IT70 Utilization

FAR -- Part 51 - Use of Government Sources by Contractors:• 51.101 -- Policy. (a) If it is in the Government’s interest, and if supplies or services required in

the performance of a Government contract are available from Government supply sources,contracting officers may authorize contractors to use these sources in performing –

• (1) Government cost-reimbursement contracts;• (2) Other types of negotiated contracts when the agency determines that a substantial

dollar portion of the contractor’s contracts are of a Government cost-reimbursementnature; or

• (3) A contract under 41 U.S.C. chapter 85, Committee for Purchase from People WhoAre Blind or Severely Disabled, (See (i), (ii), and Subpart 8.7).

• (b) Contractors with fixed-price Government contracts that require protection of securityclassified information may acquire security equipment through GSA sources (see 41CFR 101-26.507).

• (c) Contracting officers shall authorize contractors purchasing supply items forGovernment use that are available from the Committee for Purchase from People WhoAre Blind or Severely Disabled (see Subpart 8.7) to purchase such items from theDefense Logistics Agency (DLA), the General Services Administration (GSA), and theDepartment of Veterans Affairs (VA) if they are available from these agencies throughtheir distribution facilities. Mandatory supplies that are not available from DLA/GSA/VAshall be ordered through the appropriate central nonprofit agency (see 52.208-9(c)).

• Contracting officers can issue an authorization for vendors to buy from IT Schedule 70 insupport of the Government. (51.102 -- Authorization to Use Government Supply Sources)

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FedRAMP & the Cloud. What is it?

• The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is an assessment andauthorization process which U.S. federal agencies have been directed by the Office ofManagement and Budget to use to ensure security is in place when accessing cloudcomputing products and services. FedRAMP is described as “a risk management program”,and companies are authorized at the following impact levels: High; Moderate; and Low.

• Under this program, authorized FedRAMP cloud service providers (CSP) can provide servicesfor US government agencies. Participating vendors sell a variety of hosting services such as:Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), etc.

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• For companies to obtainthis certification they mustgo through a “Third PartyAssessment Organizations(3PAO)” perform thesecurity assessments ofcloud solutions.

• Agencies determine whatlevel is appropriate basedon agency policy and NISTguidance.

Order Level Materials

• GSA utilized its authority to establish special ordering procedures for the FSS program topromulgate the OLM rule as a special ordering procedure authorized by FAR 8.403(b). Therule was effective on January 24, 2018.✓ See https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2018-01232

• Why OLMs are needed.✓ Cumbersome for the ordering activity to add non-Schedule supplies or services to a

task or delivery order under FAR 8.402(f) procedures

✓ Increases the flexibility of obtaining supplies/services necessary to support task ordelivery orders issued against GSA Schedules.

✓ Reduces administrative costs related to contract duplication.

✓ Reduces transaction costs by eliminating the need for additional contracts for ancillarywork or materials.

• Definitions:✓ OLMs are supplies or services acquired in direct support of a task or delivery order

placed against an FSS contract or BPA.✓ Prices are not established on the FSS contract or BPA.✓ Prices are established at the order level and the ordering activity contracting officer

(OCO) is responsible for making a fair and reasonable price determination.✓ Purchased under the authority of the FSS program.✓ FAR 8.403(b).

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Order Level Materials

• GSA recently established special ordering procedures for the FSS program allowing forOrder Level Materials to be added.

• The OLM rule as a special ordering procedure is authorized by FAR 8.403(b). The rule waseffective on January 24, 2018. See https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2018-01232

• Why OLMs are needed.✓ Increases the flexibility of obtaining supplies/services necessary to support task or

delivery orders issued against GSA Schedules.✓ Reduces administrative costs related to contract duplication.✓ Reduces transaction costs by eliminating the need for additional contracts for ancillary

work or materials.

• Authorized Schedules:

https://www.gsa.gov/olm

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GSA Scope Review & Market Research

Information Technology Scope Review Process:• Optional “free” scope review provided. Agencies receive a written response (Average

response within 48 hours).

• Review team comprised of technical & contractingprofessionals.

• New – Online Scope Review Request Form

✓ www.gsa.gov/gwacscopereview

✓ https://scopereview.gsa.gov/app/index.html

GSA Market Research Service (M-RAS):• Market research service provides market research in the request for information and

sources sought phases when utilizing GSA IT GWACs or IT Schedule 70.

• It is a collaborative process working with the contracting office and GSA. Agencies help todefine the criteria and establish the go/no-go factors.

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GSA IT Resources Resources:• Acquisition Gateway – https://hallways.cap.gsa.gov• Provides a listing of all of the Federal agency contracts.

• GSA e-Buy- www.ebuy.gsa.gov• Online request for information and quote tool. GSA request for quotes are

handled electronically. Check GSA e-Buy for contract opportunities.

• GSA Interact - https://interact.gsa.gov/• GSA online tool that provides the latest information on GSA contracts. Join

Interact today and gain access to the many groups that focus on topicsfrom GSA Schedules to IDIQ contract vehicles.

• GWAC Main Page www.gsa.gov/gwacs✓ Alliant 2 SB www.gsa.gov/a2sb✓ Alliant 2 www.gsa.gov/alliant2✓ 8(a) STARS II www.gsa.gov/8astars2✓ VETS 2 www.gsa.gov/VETS2

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Additional Assistance: • Kimberly Sant, Information Technology (IT) Account Manager • Customer Engagement Division - Office of Information Technology Category

(ITC) • Email: kimberly.sant@gsa.gov• Office: (619) 610-4168