MAS - S Nimbus LLC - 47QTCA24D00EJ

GSA Schedule: 47QTCA24D00EJ email: suma@snimbus.com| phone: 571.208.2395 web: snimbus.com

AUTHORIZED FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SCHEDULE PRICELIST

GENERAL PURPOSE COMMERCIAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE & 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

S Nimbus, LLC 1751 Pinnacle Drive, Suite 600 McLean, VA 22101 Phone: 571-208-2395 www.snimbus.com

GSA Contract Number: 47QTCA24D00EJ Period Covered by Contract: 08/21/2024 – 08/20/2029 General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service

CUSTOMER INFORMATION:

1. Awarded Special Item Number(s):

See LCAT Matrix below

1c. Labor Category Descriptions of all corresponding commercial job titles, experience, functional responsibility and education are outlined on Pages 12-19 within this pricelist.

2. Maximum Order: $500,000 per SINs

3. Minimum Order: $100

4. Geographic Scope of Coverage: The Geographic Scope of Coverage is Domestic Delivery. This is delivery within the 48 contiguous states, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Washington, DC, and U.S. Territories. Domestic delivery also includes a port or consolidation point, within the aforementioned areas, for orders received from overseas activities.

5. Quantity Discount: None

6. Prompt Payment Terms: None Offered

7. Government Purchase Cards: Government Purchase Cards will be accepted however no additional discounts will apply under the contract.

8. Government Educational Institutional Discounts: The Government Educational Institutions are offered the same types of discounts and concessions under this contract as all other Government customers.

9. Foreign Items: No foreign items are awarded under this contract.

10. Normal Delivery Terms – As negotiated between S NIMBUS LLC and the Ordering Activity

11b. Expedited Delivery Terms: As Negotiated between S NIMBUS LLC and the Ordering Activity

11c. Overnight/2-Day Delivery Terms: As negotiated between S NIMBUS LLC and the Ordering Activity

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.

11. FOB Point: Destination

14. Warranty/Guarantee Provisions: All services performed under this contract will be guaranteed to completed in a satisfactory workmanlike manner as delineated with this Authorized FSS IT Schedule Pricelist.

15. Export Packing Charges: Export Packing is not offered under this contract.

16. List of Participating Dealers: S NIMBUS LLC does not authorize any participating dealers under this contract.

17. Environmental Attributes (e.g., recycled content, energy efficiency, and/or reduced pollutants): Not Applicable

18. Section 508 Compliance: Contact S NIMBUS LLC for Section 508 compliance information. The EIT standards can be found at: http://www.section508.gov

19. Liability For Injury or Damage: The Contractor shall not be liable for any injury to ordering activity personnel or damage to ordering activity property arising from the use of equipment maintained by the Contractor, unless such injury or damage is due to the fault or negligence of the Contractor.

20. Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number: 014293426

20a. Taxpayer Idenfication Number (TIN): 45-3140839 20b. Business Size: Small Business Concern

21. Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as Amended: All items are U.S. made end products, designated country end products, Caribbean Basin country end products, Canadian end products, or Mexican end products as defined in the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as amended.

23. Federal Information Technology Telecommunications Standards Requirements: Ordering activities acquiring products from this Schedule must comply with the provisions of the Federal Standards Program, as appropriate (reference: NIST Federal Standards Index). Inquiries to determine whether or not specific products listed herein comply with Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) or Federal Telecommunication Standards (FED-STDS), which are cited by ordering activities, shall be responded to promptly by the Contractor.

24. Federal Information Processing Standards Publications (FIPS PUBS): Information Technology products under this Schedule that do not conform to Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) should not be acquired unless a waiver has been granted in accordance with the applicable "FIPS Publication." Federal Information Processing Standards Publications (FIPS PUBS) are issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), pursuant to National Security Act. Information concerning their availability and applicability should be obtained from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161. FIPS PUBS include voluntary standards when these are adopted for Federal use. Individual orders for FIPS PUBS should be referred to the NTIS Sales Office, and orders for subscription service should be referred to the NTIS Subscription Officer, both at the above address, or telephone number (703) 487-4650.

25. Federal Telecomunication Standards (FED-STDS): Telecommunication products under this Schedule that do not conform to Federal Telecommunication Standards (FED-STDS) should not be acquired unless a waiver has been granted in accordance with the applicable "FED-STD." Federal Telecommunication Standards are issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), pursuant to National Security Act. Ordering information and information concerning the availability of FED-STDS should be obtained from the GSA, Federal Acquisition Service, Specification Section, 470 East L’Enfant Plaza, Suite 8100, SW, Washington, DC 20407, telephone number (202)619-8925. Please include a self-addressed mailing label when requesting information by mail. Information concerning their applicability can be obtained by writing or calling the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, telephone number (301)975-2833.

Agencies can browse GSA Advantage! by accessing the Internet World Wide Web utilizing a browser (ex.: NetScape). The Internet address is http://www.gsaadvantage.gov

29. Purchase of Open Market Items: Note: Open Market Items are also known as incidental items, noncontract items, non-Schedule items, and items not on a Federal Supply Schedule contract. ODCs (Other Direct Costs) are not part of this contract and should be treated as open market purchases. Ordering Activities procuring open market items must follow FAR 8.402(f).

For administrative convenience, an ordering activity contracting officer may add items not on the Federal Supply Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) -- referred to as open market items -- to a Federal Supply Schedule blanket purchase agreement (BPA) or an individual task or delivery order, only if-

31. Overseas Activities: The terms and conditions of this contract shall apply to all orders for installation, maintenance and repair of equipment in areas listed in the pricelist outside the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia, except as indicated below:

None Upon request of the Contractor, the ordering activity may provide the Contractor with logistics support, as available, in accordance with all applicable ordering activity regulations. Such ordering activity support will be provided on a reimbursable basis, and will only be provided to the Contractor's technical personnel whose services are exclusively required for the fulfillment of the terms and conditions of this contract.

32. Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs): The use of BPAs under any schedule contract to fill repetitive needs for supplies or services is allowable. BPAs may be established with one or more schedule contractors. The number of BPAs to be established is within the discretion of the ordering activity establishing the BPA and should be based on a strategy that is expected to maximize the effectiveness of the BPA(s). Ordering activities shall follow FAR 8.405-3 when creating and implementing BPA(s).

33. Contractor Team Arrangements: Contractors participating in contractor team arrangements must abide by all terms and conditions of their respective contracts. This includes compliance with Clauses 552.238-74, Industrial Funding Fee and Sales Reporting, i.e., each contractor (team member) must report sales and remit the IFF for all products and services provided under its individual contract.

34. Installation, Deinstallation, Reinstallation: The Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a-276a-7) provides that contracts in excess of $2,000 to which the United States or the District of Columbia is a party for construction, alteration, or repair (including painting and decorating) of public buildings or public works with the United States, shall contain a clause that no laborer or mechanic employed directly upon the site of the work shall received less than the prevailing wage rates as determined by the Secretary of Labor. The requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act do not apply if the construction work is incidental to the furnishing of supplies, equipment, or services. For example, the requirements do not apply to simple installation or alteration of a public building or public work that is incidental to furnishing supplies or equipment under a supply contract. However, if the construction, alteration or repair is segregable and exceeds $2,000, then the requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act applies.

The ordering activity issuing the task order against this contract will be responsible for proper administration and enforcement of the Federal labor standards covered by the Davis-Bacon Act. The proper Davis-Bacon wage determination will be issued by the ordering activity at the time a request for quotations is made for applicable construction classified installation, deinstallation, and reinstallation services under SIN 132-8 or 132-9.

This order is placed under written authorization from _______ dated _______. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this order and those of your Federal Supply Schedule contract, the latter will govern.

37. Software Interoperability: Offerors are encouraged to identify within their software items any component interfaces that support open standard interoperability. An item’s interface may be identified as interoperable on the basis of participation in a Government agency-sponsored program or in an independent organization program. Interfaces may be identified by reference to an interface registered in the component registry located at http://www.core.gov.

38. Advance Payments: A payment under this contract to provide a service or deliver an article for the United States Government may not be more than the value of the service already provided or the article already delivered. Advance or pre-payment is not authorized or allowed under this contract. (31 U.S.C. 3324)

TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (SPECIAL ITEM NUMBERS 54151S, and 518210C) *NOTE: All non-professional labor categories must be incidental to, and used solely to support professional services, and cannot be purchased separately.

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.

“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

Labor Category Descriptions 54151S

Manages and coaches a team of project managers, ensuring projects are sufficiently resourced for the defined scope of work and are delivered on schedule and within budget. Being a Program Manager oversees multiple projects and coordinates across other Agile teams for complex projects. Monitors project milestones and take proactive steps to mitigate risk. Additionally, the Program Manager guides Scrum Masters in implementing quality standards and, recommends changes to improve the Agile process; manages subordinate staff in the day-to-day performance of their jobs true first level manager. Ensures that project/department milestones/goals are met and adhering to approved budgets. Has full authority for personnel actions. Extensive knowledge of the function and department processes is required.

Manages and oversees all aspects of a technology project to ensure it is completed on-time and within budget. Has overall responsibility for managing scope, cost, schedule, internal staff, vendors and contractual deliverables. Develops detailed project plans, monitors milestones and generates detailed reports, evaluating and managing risks. Incorporates quality measures and standards to project deliverables. Possesses strong knowledge of technology.

Manages and oversees all aspects of a technology project to ensure it is completed on-time and within budget. Has overall responsibility for managing scope, cost, schedule, internal staff, vendors and contractual deliverables. Develops detailed project plans, monitors milestones and generates detailed reports, evaluating and managing risks. Incorporates quality measures and standards to project deliverables. Possesses strong knowledge of technology.

The scrum master has a primary responsibility to help the self-organizing, self-managing team achieve its goals. The scrum master facilitates the scrum processes, protects the team from interference, and helps remove impediments so that the team can deliver the sprint goal. They foster an environment for high-performing team dynamics, continuous process flow, and relentless improvement. Plans, leads, organizes, and motivates two cross functional teams of medium to medium-high complexity and visibility.

Develops, tracks, and communicates team’s agile adoption and progress metrics, including velocity, burn-down and cycle time. Coordinates and facilitates sprint planning and task definition, sprint execution, impediment removal and tracking, sprint review, and retrospectives. Works with Product Owners to support short and long-term release planning and keep work backlog healthy and prepared for execution. Creates team working agreements. May lead collaboration sessions with internal clients on medium scale projects to formulate creative and practical solutions to application challenges. Supports Product Owners in the development of release plans and roadmaps and to maintain the health of the backlog.

Partners with project and release managers on production deployment activities Acts as a change agent, watches for waste and bottlenecks and adapts to maximize productivity of the team. Guards the agile team from external requests and disruptions and removes impediments.

Coaches the agile team on story point estimation and acceptance criteria definition.

Performs other related duties as assigned. Knowledge: Advanced knowledge pertaining to concepts and principles in Project/Product Management areas. General knowledge of department/business lines, Reserve Banks, and / or System operations, policies, procedures and technologies.

Communications: Excellent organizational and communication skills, creativity, attention to detail (compliance), and negotiation skills to interpret results, develop communications and recommend improvements. Able to present information within all settings in a credible, confident and influential manner. Communicates in a concise, direct and purposeful way. Excellent customer service skills and demonstrated ability to interact with anticipated audiences in a courteous, service-oriented manner.

Risk Management: [The individual] is responsible for understanding and applying risk management discipline in decision making and contributing to his or her function's risk management.

Decision Making: Works independently or under general directions as to scope or objectives. Makes decisions within established or widely accepted standards. Achieves assigned/planned results by decisions and actions based on professional methods, training, business principles, and practical experience.

Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates user needs to create systems solutions that support overall business strategies. Documents system requirements, defines scope and objectives, and assists in the creation of system specifications that drive system development and implementation. Incumbents function as a liaison between IT and users and have both business and technical expertise.Works on projects/matters of limited complexity in a support role. Work is closely managed. Typically requires 0-2 years of related experience

Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates user needs to create systems solutions that support overall business strategies. Documents system requirements, defines scope and objectives, and assists in the creation of system specifications that drive system development and implementation. Incumbents function as a liaison between IT and users and have both business and technical expertise.Works on projects/matters of limited complexity in a support role. Work is closely managed. Typically requires 0-2 years of related experience

Operates at the capability-level, in support of broader platforms. Develops functional data flow to ensure the efficacy of new capabilities. Proactively engages with field stakeholder groups to collect insights and feedback. Performs process development, improvement, rollout, and integration activities.

Responsible for optimizing process oversight with process agility. Reviews customer satisfaction results. Applies broad knowledge of analytical procedures to reconcile, manipulate, and recognize patterns of data.

Applies broad knowledge of problem solving and preparation of reports for analysis. Applies broad ability to leverage learned technical skills in support of team objectives.

Analyze existing systems and architectures for improvement recommendations. Ensure code quality, perform code reviews, and mentor development team members. Ensure users’ expectations are met, gain understanding when desired outcomes are not feasible, and provide alternative solutions to meet objectives. Ensure all documentation of technical architecture and systems are complete.

Analyze existing systems and architectures for improvement recommendations. Ensure code quality, perform code reviews, and mentor development team members. Ensure users’ expectations are met, gain understanding when desired outcomes are not feasible, and provide alternative solutions to meet objectives. Ensure all documentation of technical architecture and systems are complete.

Assist Senior Systems Analysts in preparing input and test data for the proposed system. Analyze alternate means of deriving input data to select the most accurate, feasible and economical methods.

Define input and output file specifications including file organization. Assist in the use of hardware, servers, printers, business software and operating systems. Resolve general hardware and software problems with customers having little or no background in computers. Teach hardware concepts to customers with little or no background in computers.Conduct component level diagnostics. Develop and maintain documentation for procedures and processes, as well as, maintenance logs and equipment databases. Development of final products that meet specifications and quality standards; and analysis and production of quality solutions.Conversant in the skills relevant to the design, implementation and delivery of software systems.

Ensures efficient operation of a multi-computer site that supports database administration, database analysis, database report production, data dictionary administration, and system development, by local and remote users.