MAS - Brandes Associates, Inc. - 47QTCA20D00ET

General Services Administration Federal Supply Service

Authorized Federal Supply Schedule Price List Commercial Information Technology Equipment, Software and Services

On-line access to contract ordering information, terms and conditions, up-to-date pricing, and the option to create an electronic delivery order is available through GSA Advantage!®, a menu-driven database system. The INTERNET address for GSA Advantage!® is http://www.gsaadvantage.gov

Special Item No. 511210 Software Licenses Special Item No. 54151S Information Technology Professional Services

Special Item No. 611420 Information Technology Training

Brandes Associates, Inc.

9220 Kimmer Drive, Suite 175

Lone Tree, CO 80124

Phone: 303-800-4776 www.brandesassociates.com

Contract Number: 47QTCA20D00ET Period Covered by Contract: September 10, 2020 – September 9, 2025

General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Service Pricelist current through Modification #: PO-0001, dated: September 10, 2020.

http://www.gsaadvantage.gov/ http://www.brandesassociates.com/

Contractor:

Contract Number:

47QTCA20D00ET

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GSA Awarded Terms and Conditions

1a. TABLE OF AWARDED SPECIAL ITEM NUMBERS (SINS) Special Item No. 511210 Software Licenses Special Item No. 54151S Information Technology Professional Services

1b. LOWEST PRICED MODEL NUMBER AND PRICE FOR EACH SIN

See attached Price List.

1c. HOURLY RATES (Services Only)

See attached Price List.

2. MAXIMUM ORDER

The Maximum Order value for the following Special Item Numbers (SINs) is $500,000:

Special Item No. 511210 Software Licenses Special Item No. 54151S Information Technology Professional Services The Maximum Order value for the following Special Item Numbers (SINs) is $250,000:

3. MINIMUM ORDER

The minimum dollar value of orders to be issued is $100.00.

4. GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE

Domestic & Overseas

5. POINT OF PRODUCTION

USA

6. DISCOUNT FROM LIST PRICES

Net GSA pricing is listed in attached Price List. Basic discounts have been deducted.

7. QUANTITY/VOLUME DISCOUNTS

2% for a single PO over $250,000

8. PROMPT PAYMENT TERMS

Net Thirty (30) Days

9a. GOVERNMENT PURCHASE CARDS ARE ACCEPTED AT OR BELOW THE MICRO-

PURCHASE THRESHOLD

9b. GOVERNMENT PURCHASE CARDS ARE ACCEPTED ABOVE THE MICRO-

PURCHASE THRESHOLD

10. FOREIGN ITEMS

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None

11a. TIME OF DELIVERY To be Determined by Task

11b. EXPEDITED DELIVERY To be Determined by Task

11c. OVERNIGHT AND 2-DAY DELIVERY Please contact contractor for overnight and 2-day delivery.

11d. URGENT REQUIREMENTS

When the Federal Supply Schedule contract delivery period does not meet the bona fide urgent delivery requirements of an ordering activity, ordering activities are encouraged, if time permits, to contact the Contractor for the purpose of obtaining accelerated delivery.

The Contractor shall reply to the inquiry within 3 workdays after receipt. (Telephonic replies shall be confirmed by the Contractor in writing.) If the Contractor offers an accelerated delivery time acceptable to the ordering activity, any order(s) placed pursuant to the agreed upon accelerated delivery time frame shall be delivered within this shorter delivery time and in accordance with all other terms and conditions of the contract.

12. F.O.B. POINT

Destination

13a. ORDERING ADDRESS 9220 Kimmer Dr., Ste 175 Lone Tree, CO 80124

13b. ORDERING PROCEDURES

For supplies and services, the ordering procedures, information on Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA’s) are found in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.405-3.

14. PAYMENT ADDRESS

9220 Kimmer Dr., Ste 175 Lone Tree, CO 80124

15. WARRANTY PROVISION

Standard Commercial Warranty Policy

16. EXPORT PACKING CHARGES

N/A

17. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF GOVERNMENT PURCHASE CARD ACCEPTANCE

Accepted below, at, and above the micro-purchase threshold.

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18. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RENTAL, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR

N/A

19. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF INSTALLATION

Equipment is self installable.

20. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF REPAIR PARTS INDICATING DATE OF PARTS PRICE

LISTS AND ANY DISCOUNTS FROM LIST PRICES

20a. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ANY OTHER SERVICES

21. LIST OF SERVICE AND DISTRIBUTION POINTS

N/A

22. LIST OF PARTICIPATING DEALERS

N/A

23. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE

N/A

24a. SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES SUCH AS ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES (E.G., RECYCLED CONTENT, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AND/OR REDUCED POLLUTANTS)

24b. SECTION 508 COMPLIANCE

If applicable, Section 508 compliance information on the supplies and services in this contract are available in Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) at the following:

N/A.

The EIT standard can be found at: www.Section508.gov/.

25. DATA UNIVERSAL NUMBER SYSTEM (DUNS) NUMBER

623263910

26. NOTIFICATION REGARDING REGISTRATION IN SYSTEM FOR AWARD

MANAGEMENT (SAM) WEBSITE

Active http://www.section508.gov/

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Labor Category Descriptions

Job Title: Sr. Principal INTEL Consultant (Architect) Minimum/General Experience: 20 Years Functional Responsibility: Establishes system information requirements using analysis of the information engineer(s) in the development of enterprise-wide or large-scale information systems. Determines and identifies high level functional and technical requirements based on interactions with the user community and knowledge of the enterprise architecture. Designs architecture to include the software, hardware and communications to support the total requirements as well as provide for present and future cross-functional requirements and interfaces. Identifies, assesses, and presents options for meeting the functional and technical requirements including hardware and software updates or upgrades. Responsible for developing high level system design diagrams. Ensures these systems are compatible and in compliance with the standards for open systems architectures, the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) and International Standards Organization (ISO) reference models, and profiles of standards - such as Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Open Systems Environment (OSE) reference model - as they apply to the implementation and specification of Information Management (IM) solution of the application platform, across the application program interface (API), and the external environment/software application. Ensures that the common operating environment is compliant. Evaluates analytically and systematically problems of work flows, organization and planning and develops appropriate corrective action. Provides daily supervision and direction to staff.

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or similar fields, plus Twenty (20) years’ experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for bachelor’s degree.

Job Title: Principal INTEL S/W Engineer Minimum/General Experience: 20 Years Functional Responsibility: Applies an enterprise-wide set of disciplines for the planning, analysis, design and construction of information systems on an enterprise-wide basis or across a major sector of the enterprise. Develops analytical and computational techniques and methodology for problem solutions. Utilizes performance analysis to predict performance trends and identify unique and systemic performance anomalies. Provides specialized knowledge of systems operations, risk management principals, and leading-edge industry technologies to develop enterprise level migration and consolidation plans that result in minimum risk, optimum performance solutions.

Interfaces with all levels of IT customer and operations staff. Performs process and data modeling in support of the planning and analysis efforts using both manual and automated tools; such as Integrated Computer-Aided Software Engineering (I-CASE) tools. Applies reverse engineering and re-engineering disciplines to develop migration strategic and planning documents. Has experience with such methodologies as IDEF 0 process modeling and IDEF 1x data modeling. Provides technical guidance in software engineering techniques and system design and technology issues relating to system migration and consolidation.

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or similar fields, plus Twenty (20) years’ experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, Page | 6 type, and complexity is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for bachelor’s degree.

Job Title: Sr. INTEL Systems Engineer Minimum/General Experience: 14 Years Functional Responsibility: Under broad direction, designs and implements data processing systems which meet customer business needs, leads and participates in system design teams. Plans, schedules and coordinates project implementations and ensures that customer requirements are met. Assists others on technical or industry-related issues. Anticipates customer problems and recommends solutions. Applies business process improvement practices to reengineer methodologies/principles and business process modernization projects. Applies, as appropriate, activity and data modeling, transaction flow analysis, internal control and risk analysis and modern business methods and performance measurement techniques. Assist in establishing standards for information systems procedures. Develops and applies organization-wide information models for use in designing and building integrated, shared software and database management systems. Constructs sound, logical business improvement opportunities consistent with corporate Information Management guiding principles, cost savings, and open system architecture objectives. Provides daily supervision and direction to staff.

Minimum Education: Fourteen (14) years’ experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Job Title: Sr. INTEL Software Engineer

Functional Responsibility: With minimum guidance provides top-level technical expertise, including performing in-depth and complex software systems programming and analysis. Designs architectures to include the software, hardware, and communications to support the total requirements as well as provide for present and future cross-functional requirements and interfaces. Ensures these systems are compatible and in compliance with the standards for open systems and DoD architectures. Determines and identifies high level functional and technical requirements based on interactions with the user community and knowledge of the enterprise architecture. Identifies, assesses, and presents options for meeting the functional and technical requirements including hardware and software updates or upgrades. Formulates and defines specifications for operating system applications or modifies and maintains existing applications using engineering releases and utilities from the manufacturer. Creates detailed design specifications for use by software development staff members. Interacts with project management to plan project schedules and technical direction. Develops software design documents and technology white papers. Instrumental in selection of development tools. Responsible for developing high level system design diagrams and for program design, coding, testing, debugging and documentation. Instructs, directs, and checks the work of other task personnel. Instructs, directs, and checks the work of other task personnel.

Responsible for quality assurance review and the evaluation of existing and new

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Minimum Education: Fourteen (14) years’ experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is

Job Title: INTEL Software Engineer Minimum/General Experience: 7 Years Functional Responsibility: Under general direction, applies specialization within a line of business to provide programming and technical leadership in support to provide programming and technical leadership in support of customer needs, develops, codes, tests and implements computer programs and subsystems utilizing multiple programming languages. Leads subsystem design and participates in system design projects, assists on coding, testing, implementation, and documentation projects.

Participates in implementations, major system upgrades or enhancements, and conversions. Interfaces with customers to define system requirements and priorities.

Analyzes and assists others in resolving production problems, supports business studies, costing and feasibility studies and proposal preparation efforts.

Minimum Education: Seven (7) years’ experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is

Job Title: Sr. INTEL Training Specialist

Functional Responsibility: Conducts the research necessary to develop and revise training courses and prepares appropriate training catalogs. Develops all instructor materials (course outline, background material, and training aids). Develops all student materials (course manuals, workbooks, handouts, completion certificates, and course critique forms). Trains personnel by conducting formal classroom courses, workshops, seminars and/or computer based/computer aided training.

Minimum Education: Fourteen (14) years’ experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is

Job Title: Sr. Systems Administrator Minimum/General Experience: 7 Years Functional Responsibility: Organizes and directs the configuration and operation of information management systems. Responsible for directing the work of other system administrators to provide the day-to-day system administration to include system and resource optimization, and user assistance. Conducts capacity and performance analysis and provides system configuration change and upgrade recommendations.

Increases system administrator efficiency and accuracy via the use of automated tools and scripts, develops system administrator procedures, and conducts system administrator training and skills assessment.

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Minimum Education: Seven (7) years’ experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is processes may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree

Job Title: Systems Administrator Minimum/General Experience: 7 years Functional Responsibility: Supervises and manages the daily activities of configuration and operation of business systems which may be mainframe, mini, or client/server based. Optimizes system operation and resource utilization and performs system capacity analysis and planning. Provides assistance to users in accessing and using business systems.

Minimum Education: Seven (7) years’ experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is processes may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree

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Training Course Descriptions

SIG-1000 TR – SIE Operator Training One-week standard operator training program conducted in customer provided facilities and with customer provided equipment in the greater Washington D.C. metro area. Includes hands-on sessions for up to 5 students. Operator training in other environments or outside this area will have facilities and equipment costs, as well as travel cost and additional travel time added to the quote. For extended travel business class travel will be billed at actual cost.

Training Included:

• Syndeo Intelligent Gateway Introduction

• ITS Introduction

• Server Setup Overview

• Syndeo Intelligent Gateway Software Review

• Syndeo Intelligent Gateway Standard Operations

• Message Flow for ICMS messages

• Message Flow for Legacy messages

• Troubleshooting message errors

• Message resubmission

• Troubleshooting third-party software issues

SIG-1000 TRA SIE Operator Training for additional student

SIG-1000 T2 – SIE Tier II and Engineering Training One-week standard maintenance training program conducted in customer provided facilities and with customer provided equipment in the greater Washington D.C. metro area. Includes hands-on sessions for up to 5 students. Maintenance training in other environments or outside this area will have facilities and equipment costs, as well as travel cost and additional travel time added to the quote. For extended travel business class travel will be billed at actual cost.

Training Included:

• All training included in SIG-1000 TR

• Detailed review and understanding of Third-Party Software setup and configuration

• Detailed review of SIG Software setup and configuration

• Default Channel Configurations

• Modifying Channel Configurations

• Introduction to Transformers, Filters, Sources, and Destinations

• Profiling and Routing

• Alarms, Alerts, and Reporting

• Advanced Message Routing

• Maintenance Tasks (System and component backups)

SIG-1000 T2A –Training for Additional Student

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Approved FSS Prices All Prices Include the Industrial Funding Fee (IFF)

SIN Manufacturer Manufacturer Part Number* Product Name* Unit of Issue*

GSA Offer Price

(Inclusive of

0.75% IFF)*

511210 Brandes Associates, Inc. SIG-1000 Syndeo Intelligent Gateway (SIG) Each License $226,813.60

511210 Brandes Associates, Inc. GPLS-1000-U GPLS Each License $32,848.87

511210 Brandes Associates, Inc. SIE-1000-U SIE Upgrade Each License $38,954.66

511210 Brandes Associates, Inc. SIE-1000 Syndeo Information Exchange (SIE) Each License $292,511.34

511210 Brandes Associates, Inc. SIG-1000M SIG Maintenance Annual $45,362.72

511210 Brandes Associates, Inc. GPLS-1000M GPLS Maintenance Annual $7,039.04

511210 Brandes Associates, Inc. SIE-1000-UM SIE upgrade maintenance Annual $8,371.28

511210 Brandes Associates, Inc. SIE-1000M SIE maintenance Annual $59,440.81

511210 Brandes Associates, Inc. SIE-1000 Sub Syndeo Information Enterprise -

Optional Subscription Annual Subscription $145,473.55

511210 Brandes Associates, Inc. SIE GPLS Sub Syndeo Information Enterprise with

GPLS option - optional subscription Annual Subscription $213,891.69

511210 Brandes Associates, Inc. SIG-1000 IN Installation Per Instance $12,513.85

SIN Course Title Course Length

Minimum Participants

Maximum Participants

Contractor or Customer

Facility

Price Offered to

GSA

(including

IFF)*

611420 SIG-1000 TR SIE Operator Training 1 Week 1 5

Customer Facility $30,264.48

611420 SIE Operator Training for Additional Student 1 Week 1 1

Customer Facility $4,692.70

611420 SIG-1000 T2 SIE Tier II and Engineering Training 1 Week 1 5

Customer Facility $25,027.71

611420 SIG-1000 T2A Training for Additional Student 1 Week 1 1

Customer Facility $4,692.70

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SIN Service Proposed (eg Job Title/Task) Minimum Education

Security Clearance Required

Contractor or Customer

Facility or Both

Domestic or

Overseas

Price Offered to GSA

(including

IFF)

54151S Sr. Principal INTEL Consultant (Architect) BS Yes Both Both $358.94

54151S Principal INTEL S/W Engineer BS Yes Both Both $302.27 54151S Sr. INTEL Systems Engineer BS Yes Both Both $283.38 54151S Sr. INTEL Software Engineer BS Yes Both Both $283.38 54151S INTEL Software Engineer BS Yes Both Both $226.70 54151S Sr. INTEL Training Specialist BS Yes Both Both $211.59 54151S Sr. Systems Administrator BS Yes Both Both $136.02 54151S Systems Administrator BS Yes Both Both $120.91

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Brandes Associates introduces a line of intelligent products that provide the full potential of the ITS for all its users.

28+ YEARS EXPERIENCE

BAI has over 28 years’ experience in providing solu-tions for U.S. Government customers in the Defense, Homeland Security, and Intelligence agencies. Now we have Agile Empowerment Technologies™ target-ed at bringing the Information Transport Service (ITS) infrastructure to users in the IC and GENSER mes-saging communities.

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Employs Open Architectures

Easily adapts to organization-specific information architectures

Introduces publish and subscribe technologies to minimize information overload and maximize in-formation quality to the user

Priced to allow all analysts access to the power of the ITS

Builtin robust information network management tools

Minimal training required

Powerful intelligent gateways link IC and GEN-

SER communities

Robust adaptive semantic profilers provide con-current intelligence analysis and automated alerts

Syndeo (sin-DAY-oh) is Greek for “being connected”, and our Agile Syndeo Framework products allow ITS users the ability to connect to the ITS from any exist-ing infrastructure. Syndeo gateway agents and clients provide intelligent user interfaces and connectivity to the ITS by legacy or new intelligence systems.

ITS Interoperability The Syndeo Intelligent Gateway is designed to meet the ITS Client requirements pursuant to current ITS

Client schema and adhere to ICMS XML standards, ICOM message format and ISM CAPCO markings and Security label translations.

The Syndeo architecture implements an internal En-terprise Service Bus (ESB) with JMS broker technolo-gies for seamless JMS message processing be-tween components.

Syndeo provides interfaces between ITS, LEGACY, JMS, Email, SOA and Legacy infrastructures and different Messaging Domains.

Operator Interface Features

Syndeo provides a rich interface channel development and monitoring environment that allows users to gen-erate profile rules and transformation steps using an intuitive drag-and-drop, template-based editor. In ad-dition, it provides real time connection monitoring through the Syndeo Administrator Portal and integrat-ed alerting and event escalation based on user-defined rules to continuously monitor system interfac-es and notify system administrators to take action.

System Configuration

Operating system......................... CentOS, Windows Server

Multi-node Operations

VMware................................................................ Supported

Supported Formats

ICMS XML

Custom XML

ACP-126, ACP-128,

DD-173

DOI-103(s)

Delimited Text

X12

DICOM

Rich Text

PDF

AMF

JMS

Supported Protocols

TCP/IP

HTTP(s)

EVCP

CMX

JMS

Files

S/FTP

Email

JMS 1.1

Web Services

PDF Documents

RTF Documents

Custom Java and JavaScript

JMS Messaging Infrastructure Agile Empowerment Technologies™ provides a turn key JMS Messaging Infrastructure using internal Ac-tiveMQ brokers and internal Addressing database.

This provides users an ability to build information en-terprises with:

JMS Pub-Sub Infrastructure

Gray Pages Lookup Services (GPLS) ™ for web service access to messaging addressing.

o Import from direct CDC o Import from ITS OAD o Local sovereign addressing

Telos AMHS interface for message origination

Full-Grid configuration between multiple sites

Standalone Messaging and directory services

Interfaces between ITS, JMS, Legacy and Email

Standard Features o Guaranteed Message Delivery o Priority Transmission o Security Access Control o High Service Availability o Machine-Machine

Message Confidentiality using IC/DoD PKI or

FIPS 140-2 compliant encryption and digital sig-natures.

JMS

Architecture

Syndeo Architecture