MAS - Sentilect - 47QTCA18D009L

AUTHORIZED GSA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SCHEDULE PRICE LIST

GENERAL PURPOSE COMMERICAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE, AND SERVICES

Special Item No. 54151S – Information Technology Professional Services Special Item No. OLM – Order-Level Materials

Other Information Services (All other information services belong under Schedule 76) FPDS Code D399 Other Information Technology Services, Not Elsewhere Classified

Note 1: All non-professional labor categories must be incidental to and used solely to support hardware, software and/or professional services, and cannot be purchased separately.

Note 2: Offerors and Agencies are advised that the Group 70 – Information Technology Schedule is not to be used as a means to procure services which properly fall under the Brooks Act. These services include, but are not limited to, architectural, engineering, mapping, cartographic production, remote sensing, geographic information systems, and related services. FAR 36.6 distinguishes between mapping services of an A/E nature and mapping services which are not connected nor incidental to the traditionally accepted A/E Services.

Note 3: This solicitation is not intended to solicit for the reselling of IT Professional Services, except for the provision of implementation, maintenance, integration, or training services in direct support of a product. Under such circumstances the services must be performance by the publisher or manufacturer or one of their authorized agents.

Sentilect, LLC 10 E Darby Ct.

Gaithersburg, MD 20878 http://www.sentilect.com P: 202-256-3431

Contract Number: 47QTCA18D009L Period Covered by Contract: March 28, 2023 – March 28, 2028

General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Pricelist current through SF30: PS Mod #00010, dated 04/07/2023 Contents

TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO SIN 54151S and OLM ****NOTE: All non-professional labor categories must be incidental to, and used solely to support professional services, and cannot be purchased separately.

1. SCOPE

a. The prices, terms and conditions stated under Special Item Number 132-51 Information Technology Professional Services apply exclusively to IT Professional Services within the scope of this Information Technology Schedule.

b. The Contractor shall provide services at the Contractor’s facility and/or at the ordering activity location, as agreed to by the Contractor and the ordering activity.

2. PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES

a. Performance incentives may be agreed upon between the Contractor and the ordering activity on individual fixed price orders or Blanket Purchase Agreements under this contract.

b. The ordering activity must establish a maximum performance incentive price for these services and/or total solutions on individual orders or Blanket Purchase Agreements.

c. Incentives should be designed to relate results achieved by the contractor to specified targets. To the maximum extent practicable, ordering activities shall consider establishing incentives where performance is critical to the ordering activity’s mission and incentives are likely to motivate the contractor. Incentives shall be based on objectively measurable tasks.

3. ORDER

a. Agencies may use written orders, EDI orders, blanket purchase agreements, individual purchase orders, or task orders for ordering services under this contract. Blanket Purchase Agreements shall not extend beyond the end of the contract period; all services and delivery shall be made and the contract terms and conditions shall continue in effect until the completion of the order. Orders for tasks which extend beyond the fiscal year for which funds are available shall include FAR 52.232-19 (Deviation – May 2003) Availability of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year. The purchase order shall specify the availability of funds and the period for which funds are available.

b. All task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of the contract. In the event of conflict between a task order and the contract, the contract will take precedence.

4. PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES

a. The Contractor shall commence performance of services on the date agreed to by the Contractor and the ordering activity.

b. The Contractor agrees to render services only during normal working hours, unless otherwise agreed to by the Contractor and the ordering activity.

c. The ordering activity should include the criteria for satisfactory completion for each task in the Statement of Work or Delivery Order. Services shall be completed in a good and workmanlike manner.

d. Any Contractor travel required in the performance of IT Services must comply with the Federal Travel Regulation or Joint Travel Regulations, as applicable, in effect on the date(s) the travel is performed. Established Federal Government per diem rates will apply to all Contractor travel. Contractors cannot use GSA city pair contracts.

5. STOP-WORK ORDER (FAR 52.242-15) (AUG 1989)

(a) The Contracting Officer may, at any time, by written order to the Contractor, require the Contractor to stop all, or any part, of the work called for by this contract for a period of 90 days after the order is delivered to the Contractor, and for any further period to which the parties may agree. The order shall be specifically identified as a stop-work order issued under this clause. Upon receipt of the order, the Contractor shall immediately comply with its terms and take all reasonable steps to minimize the incurrence of costs allocable to the work covered by the order during the period of work stoppage. Within a period of 90 days after a stop-work is delivered to the Contractor, or within any extension of that period to which the parties shall have agreed, the Contracting Officer shall either-

(1) Cancel the stop-work order; or

(2) Terminate the work covered by the order as provided in the Default, or the Termination for Convenience of the Government, clause of this contract.

(b) If a stop-work order issued under this clause is canceled or the period of the order or any extension thereof expires, the Contractor shall resume work. The Contracting Officer shall make an equitable adjustment in the delivery schedule or contract price, or both, and the contract shall be modified, in writing, accordingly, if-

(1) The stop-work order results in an increase in the time required for, or in the Contractor's cost properly allocable to, the performance of any part of this contract; and

(2) The Contractor asserts its right to the adjustment within 30 days after the end of the period of work stoppage; provided, that, if the Contracting Officer decides the facts justify the action, the Contracting Officer may receive and act upon the claim submitted at any time before final payment under this contract.

(c) If a stop-work order is not canceled and the work covered by the order is terminated for the convenience of the Government, the Contracting Officer shall allow reasonable costs resulting from the stop-work order in arriving at the termination settlement.

(d) If a stop-work order is not canceled and the work covered by the order is terminated for default, the Contracting Officer shall allow, by equitable adjustment or otherwise, reasonable costs resulting from the stop-work order.

6. INSPECTION OF SERVICES

In accordance with FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAR 2009) (DEVIATION I - FEB 2007) for Firm-Fixed Price orders and FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAR 2009) (ALTERNATE I OCT 2008) (DEVIATION I – FEB 2007) applies to Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts orders placed under this contract.

7. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CONTRACTOR

The Contractor shall comply with all laws, ordinances, and regulations (Federal, State, City, or otherwise) covering work of this character. If the end product of a task order is software, then FAR 52.227-14 (Dec 2007) Rights in Data – General, may apply.

8. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ORDERING ACTIVITY

Subject to security regulations, the ordering activity shall permit Contractor access to all facilities necessary to perform the requisite IT Professional Services.

9. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

All IT Professional Services performed by the Contractor under the terms of this contract shall be as an independent Contractor, and not as an agent or employee of the ordering activity.

10. ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

a. Definitions.

“Contractor” means the person, firm, unincorporated association, joint venture, partnership, or corporation that is a party to this contract.

“Contractor and its affiliates” and “Contractor or its affiliates” refers to the Contractor, its chief executives, directors, officers, subsidiaries, affiliates, subcontractors at any tier, and consultants and any joint venture involving the Contractor, any entity into or with which the Contractor subsequently merges or affiliates, or any other successor or assignee of the Contractor.

An “Organizational conflict of interest” exists when the nature of the work to be performed under a proposed ordering activity contract, without some restriction on ordering activities by the Contractor and its affiliates, may either (i) result in an unfair competitive advantage to the Contractor or its affiliates or (ii) impair the Contractor’s or its affiliates’ objectivity in performing contract work.

b. To avoid an organizational or financial conflict of interest and to avoid prejudicing the best interests of the ordering activity, ordering activities may place restrictions on the Contractors, its affiliates, chief executives, directors, subsidiaries and subcontractors at any tier when placing orders against schedule contracts. Such restrictions shall be consistent with FAR 9.505 and shall be designed to avoid, neutralize, or mitigate organizational conflicts of interest that might otherwise exist in situations related to individual orders placed against the schedule contract. Examples of situations, which may require restrictions, are provided at FAR 9.508.

11. INVOICES

The Contractor, upon completion of the work ordered, shall submit invoices for IT Professional Services. Progress payments may be authorized by the ordering activity on individual orders if appropriate. Progress payments shall be based upon completion of defined milestones or interim products. Invoices shall be submitted monthly for recurring services performed during the preceding month.

12. PAYMENTS

For firm-fixed price orders the ordering activity shall pay the Contractor, upon submission of proper invoices or vouchers, the prices stipulated in this contract for service rendered and accepted. Progress payments shall be made only when authorized by the order. For time‑and‑materials orders, the Payments under Time‑and‑Materials and Labor‑Hour Contracts at FAR 52.212-4 (MAR 2009) (ALTERNATE I – OCT 2008) (DEVIATION I – FEB 2007) applies to time‑and‑materials orders placed under this contract. For labor‑hour orders, the Payment under Time‑and‑Materials and Labor‑Hour Contracts at FAR 52.212-4 (MAR 2009) (ALTERNATE I – OCT 2008) (DEVIATION I – FEB 2007) applies to labor‑hour orders placed under this contract. 52.216-31(Feb 2007) Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Commercial Item Acquisition. As prescribed in 16.601(e)(3), insert the following provision:

(a) The Government contemplates award of a Time-and-Materials or Labor-Hour type of contract resulting from this solicitation.

(b) The offeror must specify fixed hourly rates in its offer that include wages, overhead, general and administrative expenses, and profit. The offeror must specify whether the fixed hourly rate for each labor category applies to labor performed by—

(1) The offeror;

(2) Subcontractors; and/or

(3) Divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of the offeror under a common control.

13. RESUMES

Resumes shall be provided to the GSA Contracting Officer or the user ordering activity upon request.

14. INCIDENTAL SUPPORT COSTS

Incidental support costs are available outside the scope of this contract. The costs will be negotiated separately with the ordering activity in accordance with the guidelines set forth in the FAR.

15. APPROVAL OF SUBCONTRACTS

The ordering activity may require that the Contractor receive, from the ordering activity's Contracting Officer, written consent before placing any subcontract for furnishing any of the work called for in a task order.

16. DESCRIPTION OF IT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND PRICING

This section includes a description of all corresponding labor categories for those individuals who will perform the service should be provided. Pricing for all IT Professional Services are in accordance with the Contractor’s customary commercial practices; e.g., hourly rates, monthly rates, term rates, and/or fixed prices.

Note: Sentilect, LLC recognizes varying levels of education and experience in their position descriptions. Sentilect, LLC maintains that many years of experience is often as or more important than formal education. Therefore, it is Sentilect, LCC’s policy to substitute related experience for higher education as referenced below where appropriate and in accordance with client expectations.

Commercial Job Title: Subject Matter Expert Minimum/General Experience:

8 Years of work experience.

Functional Responsibilities:

Provides technical subject matter expertise and guidance and high-level technical direction in support of functions such as technical planning at both the strategic and tactical levels and the implementation of systems at the enterprise level.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s degree in technical, business, or administration area. Training may be substituted for a degree.

Commercial Job Title: Project Manager Minimum/General Experience:

5 years’ work experience managing projects.

Functional Responsibilities:

Hands-on expertise in planning, performance and quality of assigned projects. Manages and mentors cross-functional teams throughout the entire software development life-cycle. Ensures customer satisfaction by managing expectations and project deliverables. Provides day-to-day management activities between customer and subordinate team personnel. Tracks project schedules and budgets. Provides periodic project status reports describing the state of the project, progress and accomplishments, trends and significant risk items. Ensures environment, materials, and resources are in place for the success of the project. Identifies and evaluates personnel to ensure efficient team composition and effective distribution of roles and activities amongst project team members. Assigns tasks and monitors progress providing task prioritization, and direction. Serves as a central point of identification and management arising issues and risks. Proactively pursues account activities to spawn additional projects. Identifies opportunities for process/quality improvements and follows through with implementation of updates and their deployments.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Technical Discipline. Technical training may be substituted for a degree.

Commercial Job Title: Application Developer Minimum/General Experience:

2 Years work experience.

Functional Responsibilities:

Participates in requirements analysis and IT solution design. Develops sections of the code as assigned by the technical lead. Produces electronic forms, builds software interfaces and other application components. Assists Software Engineer and Applications Developer in interpreting requirement specifications, design logical code modules, integrate third-party components. Assists with Quality Assurance and system testing. Participates in technical design and code reviews. Assists with producing technical documentation.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s degree in technical area. Technical training may be substituted for a degree.

Commercial Job Title: Software engineer Minimum/General Experience:

3 Years of experience of professional application development.

Functional Responsibilities:

Responsible for implementing, testing, and documenting software components as directed by the technical project lead. Follows requirements and solution design specifications to produce software system components such as controls, forms, interfaces, processing engines, etc. Participates in solution design workshops, recommends implementation strategies, use of software development tools, techniques. Provides input to project management on implementation progress. Understands where software engineering activities fit in the development process lifecycle. Assists in establishing code standards and provides mentoring to more junior staff. Demonstrates solid understanding of software development life-cycle methodologies. IT system implementation phases. Skilled in using two or more development platforms and programming languages. Familiar with Unified Mark-up Language (UML) and has ability to read and implement UML diagrams for use in requirements documentation. Demonstrates understanding of relational databases and Structured Query Language (SQL).

Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s degree in technical area. Technical training may be substituted for a degree.

Commercial Job Title: Business Analyst Minimum/General Experience:

3 Years work experience.

Functional Responsibilities:

Provides detailed technical analysis and design of IT implementations in various business systems: Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Business Intelligence (BI). Examines technical aspects of enterprise system landscape. Produces technical specifications, business process assessments, interface schemas and information architecture documentation. Works closely with project stakeholders, business end-users, requirements management, software development and QA teams. Possesses a working knowledge of relational database principles, accustomed to using structured data analysis techniques, data modeling, information engineering, mathematical model building and sampling. Specifies input parameters, designs processing steps and develops output format, that meets users’ needs. Possesses excellent verbal and written communications skills.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s degree in technical area. Technical training may be substituted for a degree.

Commercial Job Title: QA Analyst Minimum/General Experience:

4 Years work experience including 2 years as a tester or quality assurance team member.

Functional Responsibilities:

Formulates and coordinates quality assurance-related activities. Develops test plans, procedures and cases. Produces and executes of test scenarios, procedures and cases. Maintains schedule, assigns technical workflows to test teams and monitors progress. Possesses in-depth knowledge of QA methodology and full software development lifecycle.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s degree in technical area. Technical training may be substituted for a degree.

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COMMITMENT TO PROMOTE SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS

PREAMBLE

Sentilect, LLC provides commercial products and services to ordering activities. We are committed to promoting participation of small, small disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses in our contracts. We pledge to provide opportunities to the small business community through reselling opportunities, mentor-protégé programs, joint ventures, teaming arrangements, and subcontracting.

COMMITMENT

To actively seek and partner with small businesses.

To identify, qualify, mentor and develop small, small disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses by purchasing from these businesses whenever practical.

To develop and promote company policy initiatives that demonstrate our support for awarding contracts and subcontracts to small business concerns.

To undertake significant efforts to determine the potential of small, small disadvantaged and women-owned small business to supply products and services to our company.

To ensure procurement opportunities are designed to permit the maximum possible participation of small, small disadvantaged, and women-owned small businesses.

To attend business opportunity workshops, minority business enterprise seminars, trade fairs, procurement conferences, etc., to identify and increase small businesses with whom to partner.

To publicize in our marketing publications our interest in meeting small businesses that may be interested in subcontracting opportunities.

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