Commerce Information Technology Solutions Next Generation (COMMITS NexGen)

The Department of Commerce established the Commerce Information Technology Solutions Next Generation (COMMITS NexGen) Master GWAC on January 2, 2005, with a shared ceiling of $8 billion and ordering authority that closed on January 31, 2015—making this vehicle inactive for pursuit.

The vehicle contracted IT and telecommunications services across five subcategories defined by contractor tier. Awarded task orders span application development, system administration, data management, help-desk and training support, and infrastructure services. A representative order to Infopro Incorporated in July 2011 covered BEMS contractor support services with a ceiling of $73.98 million; another to an unnamed prime in May 2011 provided EPA Office of Water IT support under a cost-plus-award-fee structure with a $34.98 million ceiling. The Census Bureau drove significant activity, with orders supporting 2010 census scheduling systems, field operations, and cost-tracking applications.

Ordering momentum peaked in 2007 with 16 task orders, then declined steadily through 2011 (the final year of awards), averaging roughly 3–5 orders annually in years 2008–2011. Fifty-eight task orders were awarded over the vehicle's life; combined potential value reached $1.17 billion, with $654.7 million obligated (56% of potential). The most recent task order award was dated September 1, 2011, roughly 15 years ago.

Competition concentrated among a small set of primes. FC Business Systems Incorporated, Sabre Systems LLC, and Infopro Incorporated together held $627.1 million (66%) of combined potential value across nine orders. Below that tier, Centech Group Inc., Indus Corporation, and Its Services Inc. accounted for $142 million across 16 orders. Roughly 83% of task orders carried no set-aside designation; 17% were set aside for small business.

The Department of Commerce dominated customer concentration: the Census Bureau, Office of the Secretary, and broader Commerce accounts issued 25 of 58 orders (43% of task orders) with $603.8 million combined potential value. The Department of Homeland Security (Customs and Border Protection), EPA, and Department of State placed smaller tranches. Task-order ceilings ranged widely from under $100,000 to $126.4 million, reflecting both tactical support services and enterprise-scale modernization efforts. Performance occurred at Commerce field offices, Census Bureau locations, EPA offices, and other federal sites nationwide.

IT and Telecommunications Services