Alliant 3 RFP A0008 - Version 8.pdf

Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC)

Official Conformed Request for Proposal

#47QTCB24R0009, Version 8

Public Release Date: 01/28/2025

Table of Contents

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM 1

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS 2

B.1 General 2

B.2 Authority 2

B.3 Economy Act 2

B.4 Maximum Contract Ceiling and Minimum Contract Guarantee 3

B.5 Performance Based Preference 3

B.6 Labor Categories (LCAT or LCATs) 3

B.6.1 Three Labor Category Types 3

B.6.2 Applicability of Labor Category Types and Maximum Rates 5

B.6.3 Process to add Standard IT Service LCATs to the Master Contract 6

B.7 Labor Subject to the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) 6

B.8 Labor Subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS) 6

B.9 Task Order Contract Types 7

B.9.1 Requirements Contract Type 7

B.10 Order Type Preference 9

B.11 Task Order Pricing (All Order Types) 9

B.11.1 Fixed-Price 9

B.11.2 Cost-Reimbursement 9

B.11.3 Incentive 10

B.11.4 Award Fee 10

B.11.5 Time-and-Material and Labor-Hour Contract Types 10

B.12 Travel Pricing (All Order Types) 12

B.13 Work Outside the Contiguous United States (OCONUS) 12

B.14 GWAC Contract Access Fee (CAF) 13

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK 14

C.1 Scope of Work Objective 14

C.2 Scope of Work Overview 14

C.3 Foundation of the Scope of Work 16

C.3.1 FEA Reference Model Detailed Descriptions 17

C.3.2 Consolidated Reference Models 19

C.3.3 Performance Reference Model (PRM) 20

C.3.4 Business Reference Model (BRM) 22

C.3.5 Data Reference Model (DRM) 23

C.3.6 Application Reference Model (ARM) 24

C.3.7 Infrastructure Reference Model (IRM) 25

C.3.8 Security Reference Model (SRM) 26

C.4 Components of an IT Solution 27

C.4.1 Infrastructure 28

C.4.2 Application Services 30

C.4.3 IT Management Services 33

C.4.4 Cloud Computing 35

C.4.5 Big Data & Big Data Analytics 36

C.4.6 Energy, Sustainability, and Environmental Management IT Services 36

C.5 Ancillary Services, Supplies and Construction 37

C.6 Contract Security Requirements 37

C.7 Performance Work Statement (PWS) 37

C.7.1 Master Contract PWS 37

C.7.2 Task Order PWS 38

C.8 Innovative Solutions 39

C.9 Services Not in Scope 39

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING 40

D.1 Preservation, Packaging, Packing, and Marking 40

D.2 Packing List 40

D.3 Unclassified and Classified Marking 40

D.4 Software and Magnetic Media Markings 40

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE 41

E.1 Inspection and Acceptance Clauses 41

E.2 Contracting Officer Representative 42

E.3 Inspection and Acceptance 42

E.3.1 General Acceptance Criteria 42

E.4 Master Contract Quality Assurance 43

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE 44

F.1 Deliveries or Performance Clauses 44

F.2 Master Contract Ordering Period 45

F.3 Task Order Period of Performance 45

F.3.1 Master Contract and Task Order Period of Performance, and Period of Ordering46

F.4 Task Order Transition Plans 47

F.5 Place of Performance 47

F.6 Performance Standards Under the Alliant 3 Master Contract 47

F.7 Performance and Deliverables 47

F.7.1 Performance-based Acquisition Deliverables 47

F.7.2 Non-Performance-based Acquisition Deliverables 47

F.7.3 Table of Deliverable and Performance 48

F.8 Notice to the Government of Delays 53

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA 54

G.1 General 54

G.2 Authorized Agencies and Delegation of Procurement Authority 54

G.2.1 Authorized Agencies 54

G.2.2 Delegation of Procurement Authority 54

G.3 Agency Ombudsman 54

G.3.1 Direct Acquisition Servicing/Requesting Agency Clients 55

G.4 Roles and Responsibilities 55

G.4.1 GSA GWAC Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) 55

G.4.2 GSA GWAC Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) 55

G.4.3 GSA GWAC Program Manager (GGPM) 56

G.4.4 GSA GWAC Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) 57

G.4.5 GSA GWAC Quality Assurance Evaluators (QAEs) 58

G.5 Direct Acquisition and Assisted Acquisition 58

G.6 Task Order Ordering Contracting Officer (OCO) 58

G.7 Task Order Level (TOL) Contracting Officer’s Representative (TCOR) 59

G.8 Contractor Program Manager (CPM) and Contractor Contracts Manager (CCM) for the

GWAC Master Contract 59

G.9 Electronic Access to Contract 61

G.10 Contractor Web Page 61

G.11 Insurance 62

G.11.1 Defense Base Act Insurance (DBAI) 62

G.12 Standard IT Service Labor Category Crosswalk Matrix 62

G.13 Meetings and Conferences 63

G.13.1 Post-Award Conference 63

G.13.2 Meetings and Conferences 63

G.13.2.1 Mandatory Contractor Meetings and Conferences 63

G.13.2.2 Optional Contractor Meetings and Conferences 64

G.14 Electronic Government Ordering System 65

G.14.1 Electronic Communications 65

G.15 GSA Client Agency Task Order Ordering Procedures 66

G.15.1 Ordering Regulations 66

G.16 Fair Opportunity 66

G.17 Order Information 67

G.18 Invoice Submission and Reporting Applicable to Task Orders 67

G.19 Contractor Performance Assessment Reports (CPARs) 67

G.19.1 Master Contract Performance Assessments 68

G.19.2 Task Order Performance Assessments 68

G.20 Reporting 69

G.20.1 GWAC Data Calls 69

G.20.2 GWAC Transactional Data 69

G.20.3 Change of GSA Business System(s) during Term of the Master Contract 70

G.20.4 Annual Cybersecurity-Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) Plan

Submission 70

G.20.5 C-SCRM Incident Reporting 70

G.21 GWAC Contract Access Fee (CAF) and Fee Remittance 71

G.22 Individual Small Business Subcontracting Plan 72

G.22.1 Minimum Subcontracting Goals 73

G.22.2 Subcontracting Reports 74

G.22.3 Task Order Small Business (SB) Subcontracting Credit for Ordering Agencies 75

G.23 Subcontractors 75

G.24 Mergers, Acquisitions, Novations, and Change-Of-Name Agreements 76

G.24.1 Newly Assigned GSA GWAC Contractor Responsibilities 78

G.24.2 Continued Contractual Responsibilities Owed by New Contractors Assigned through an Operation of Law 78

G.24.3 Only One Alliant 3 Base Contract During a Single Time Period 79

G.24.4 Notice Required for Ownership Changes 79

G.25 Environmental Objectives and Requirements 80

G.26 Task Order Closeout 80

G.26.1 Expired Task Order Verification/Validation 80

G.26.2 Alliant 3 Summary Task Order Closeout Report (A3-STOCR) 80

G.27 Master Contract Closeout 82

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS 83

H.1 Special Contract Requirement Provisions 83

H.2 Congressional Notification of GWAC Task Order Awards 85

H.3 Marketing 85

H.4 Organizational Conflict of Interest 86

H.5 Permits 86

H.6 Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM): Required IT Security

Policies 87

H.6.1 Cybersecurity 87

H.6.2 Applicable Regulations and Laws 87

H.6.3 Additional Cybersecurity and Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM)

Requirements 88

H.6.4 C-SCRM IT Security Requirements 89

H.6.5 GSA Internal Information Systems Requirements 89

H.6.6 Management of Cybersecurity-Supply Chain Risks 89

H.7 Security-Safeguarding Sensitive Data and Information Technology Resources 90

H.7.1 GSA Agency-Specific IT Security Guidelines 90

H.7.2 Task Order Subcontractors IT Security Guidelines, if Applicable 90

H.8 Security- Security Clearances 91

H.9 Security- Homeland Security Presidential Directives-12 (HSPD-12) 91

H.10 Contractor Training 91

H.10.1 Mandatory Training 92

H.11 Government Property 92

H.12 Leasing of Real and Personal Property 92

H.13 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility 92

H.14 Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPV6) 93

H.15 Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) 93

H.16 Accounting System 94

H.17 Commercial Software Agreements 95

H.18 Logistical Support Privileges 95

H.19 Contractor Engagement Requirements Based Upon Task Order Participation and

Production 96

H.19.1 Performance-based Acquisition Requirements for Contractor Engagement and

Small Business Subcontracting 96

H.20 Voluntary Cancellation of the Alliant 3 Base Contract 97

H.21 On-Ramp for Master Contract 97

H.21.1 On-Ramping Determinations and Procedures 97

H.22 Post Task Order Award Modifications and Additional Purchases 99

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES 100

I.1 General 100

I.1.1 DOD Agency-specific Required Provisions and Clauses 100

I.2 Contract Clauses 101

I.2.1 Acquisition of Commercial IT Supplies or Services 118

I.3 FAR Regulations Incorporated in Full 118

1.3.1 FAR 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and

Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (NOV 2021). 118

I.3.2 FAR 52.204-30 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition

(DEC 2023). 121

I.3.4 FAR 52.215-19 Notification of Ownership Changes. (OCT 1997) 126

I.3.3 FAR 52.216-18 Ordering. (AUG 2020) 126

I.3.5 FAR 52.216-19 Order Limitations. (OCT 1995) 127

I.3.6 FAR 52.216-21 Requirements. (OCT 1995) 128

I.3.7 FAR 52.216-22 Indefinite Quantity. (OCT 1995) 128

I.3.8 FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract. (MAR 2000) 129

I.3.9 FAR 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans. (JUN 2020) 129

I.3.10 FAR 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities. (JUN 2020) 130

I.3.11 FAR 52.232-19 Availability of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year. (APR 1984) 130

I.3.12 FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business

Subcontractors (MAR 2023) 130

I.3.13 FAR 52.237-3 Continuity of Services. (JAN 1991) 131

I.4 General Services Administration (GSA) Regulations (GSAR), Incorporated by

Reference 132

I.4.1 GSAR 552.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations. (FEB 2018) (FAR

Deviation) 132

I.4.2 GSAR 552.232-78 Commercial Supplier Agreements—Unenforceable Clauses.

(FEB 2018) 133

I.4.3 GSAR 552.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses. (NOV 2021) (Deviation FAR

52.252-6) 135

SECTION J - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS 136

ATTACHMENT J-1 - DOD REQUIRED PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES 137

J-1.1 Provisions 137

J-1.2 Full Text Provisions / Representations and Certifications 138

J-1.2.1 DFARS 252.204-7007, Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications.

(OCT 2023) 138

J-1.2.2 DFARS 252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment

Requirements. (NOV 2023) 140

J-1.2.3 DFARS 252.209-7006 Limitations on Contractors Acting as Lead System

Integrators. (DEC 2022) 143

J-1.2.4 DFARS 252.209-7998 Representation Regarding Conviction of a Felony

Criminal Violation under any Federal or State Law (Deviation 2012-O0007 (MAR 2012)

J-1.2.5 DFARS 252.209-7999 Representation Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax

Liability or a Felony Conviction Under Any Federal Law (Deviation 2012-O0004). (JAN

2012) 144

J-1.2.6 DFARS 252.217-7002, Offering Property for Exchange. (JUN 2012) 144

J-1.2.7 DFARS 252.226-7003. Drug-Free Work Force (AUG 2024) 145

J-1.2.8 DFARS 252.227-7017, Identification and Assertion of Use, Release, or

Disclosure Restrictions. (JAN 2023) 146

J-1.2.9 DFARS 252.227-7028, Technical Data or Computer Software Previously

Delivered to the Government. (JUN 1995) 148

J-1.2.10 DFARS 252.239-7009 Representation of Use of Cloud Computing. (SEP 2015)

J-1.2.11 DFARS 252.246-7005, Notice of Warranty Tracking of Serialized Items.

(MAR 2016) 150

J-1.3 Clauses Incorporated by Reference 150

ATTACHMENT J-2 - GOVERNMENT SECURITY PUBLICATIONS AND CONTRACTOR

MINIMUM SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR SELECT SYSTEMS 154

J-2.1 Federal Security Standards at the Task Order Level 154

J-2.1.1 Safeguarding Sensitive Data and Information Technology Resources 154

J-2.1.2 Cloud Computing Security Requirements for the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) 155

J-2.1.3 Information Security Policies, Procedures, and Practices 156

ATTACHMENT J-3 - ALLIANT 3 LABOR CATEGORIES AND BLS SERVICE

OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATIONS 157

J-3.1 Background 157

J-3.2 Individual Labor Categories 158

ATTACHMENT J-4 - CYBERSECURITY & SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGEMENT

(SCRM) REFERENCES 174

ATTACHMENT J-5 - PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY (PRS) 175

ATTACHMENT J-5.A CONTRACTOR ENGAGEMENT PBA EVALUATION PROGRAM

RATINGS 177

J-5.A.1 Definition of Contractor Engagement 177

J-5.A.2 Contractor Participation Through Proposal Submission 178

J-5.A.2.1 Definition of Participation 178

J-5.A.2.2 Definition of What Is Not Participation 180

J-5.A.2.3 Master Contract Participation Requirement for Number of Annual Proposal

Submissions 181

J-5.A.3 Contractor Production through Task Order Awards 182

J-5.A.3.1 Definition of Production 182

J-5.A.3.2 Minimum Number of Task Orders to Achieve the Cumulative Production

Standard 183

J-5.A.3.3 Production Standards by Contract Year 184

J-5.A.4 Annual Rating Assessments and Performance Status Determinations 187

J-5.A.4.1 Annual Rating Assessments 187

J-5.A.4.2 Definition of a Contractor in a Performing Status 188

J-5.A.4.3 Definition of a Contractor in a Non-Performing Status 188

J-5.A.4.4 Contract Remedies For Contractor Engagement 188

J-5.A.5 Additional Terms and Conditions for Changes to Contractor Engagement Standards and Acceptable Quality Levels (AQL) 188

J-5.A.6 Contractor Engagement Summary 189

J-5.A.7 Performance Ratings and Government Remedies 189

J-5.A.7.1 Narrative Description Of Contractor Outcomes 190

J-5.A.7.2 Determination Of Ratings Based Upon Contractor Outcomes 192

J-5.A.8 Off-Ramp Tradeoff of Annual Production Standards 199

ATTACHMENT J-5.A.8.1 PERFORMANCE RATING TABLE Contractor Engagement

Initial Contract Year 1 200

ATTACHMENT J-5.A.8.2 PERFORMANCE RATING TABLE Contractor Engagement

Contract Year 2 200

ATTACHMENT J-5.A.8.3 PERFORMANCE RATING TABLE Contractor Engagement

Contract Year 3 201

ATTACHMENT J-5.A.8.4 PERFORMANCE RATING TABLE Contractor Engagement

Contract Year 4 201

ATTACHMENT J-5.A.8.5 PERFORMANCE RATING TABLE Contractor Engagement

Contract Year 5 202

ATTACHMENT J-5.A.8.6 PERFORMANCE RATING TABLE Contractor Engagement

Option Contract Year 6 202

ATTACHMENT J-5.A.8.7 PERFORMANCE RATING TABLE Contractor Engagement

Option Contract Year 7 203

ATTACHMENT J-5.A.8.8 PERFORMANCE RATING TABLE Contractor Engagement

Option Contract Year 8 203

ATTACHMENT J-5.A.8.9 PERFORMANCE RATING TABLE Contractor Engagement

Option Contract Year 9 204

ATTACHMENT J-5.A.8.10 PERFORMANCE RATING TABLE Contractor

Engagement Option Contract Year 10 204

ATTACHMENT J-5.B - PERFORMANCE-BASED ACQUISITION (PBA) SMALL

BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING EVALUATION PROGRAM RATINGS 205

J-5.B.1 Acceptable Quality Level (AQL), Minimum Requirements Needed to Earn a

Satisfactory SB Subcontracting Rating 205

J-5.B.2 Requirements Needed to Earn a Rating Above the Minimum AQL 205

J-5.B.3 Subcontracting Ratings, Rating Measurements, and Applicable Corrective Actions

J-5.B.4 CPAR Annual Small Business Subcontracting Rating Guide and Corrective Actions

ATTACHMENT J-6 - TRANSACTIONAL DATA REPORTING 210

J-6.1 CLIN Structure 210

ATTACHMENT J-7 - INDIVIDUAL SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN 211

ATTACHMENT J-8 - WEBSITE REFERENCES 212

J-8.1 GWAC Program Email Correspondences 212

SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF

OFFERORS OR RESPONDENTS 218

K.1 FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications. (MAY 2024) 218

K.2 FAR 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications.

(DEC 2014) 223

K.3 FAR 52.204-24 - Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video

Surveillance Services or Equipment. (NOV 2021) 223

K.4 FAR 52.204-27 Prohibition on a BYTEDANCE Covered Application. (JUN 2023) 226

K.5 52.204-29 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Representation and

Disclosures. (DEC 2023) 227

K.6 FAR 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters. (OCT 2018) 228

K.7 FAR 52.230-1 Cost Accounting Standards Notices and Certification. (JUN 2020) 229

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS OR

RESPONDENTS 232

L.1 FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) 232

L.2 FAR and GSAR Provisions 233

L.2.1 FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract. (APR 1984) 233

L.2.2 FAR 52.216-27 Single or Multiple Awards. (OCT 1995) 233

L.2.3 FAR 52.233-2 - Service of Protest. (SEP 2006) 233

L.2.4 GSAR 552.217-71 Notice Regarding Option(s). (NOV 1992) 234

L.2.5 GSAR 552.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses. (NOV 2021) 234

L.3 Proposal Submission Instructions 235

L.3.1 Official Legal Offering Entity 236

L.3.2 Mergers, Acquisitions, Novations, and Change-of-Name Agreements, as

Applicable 236

L.3.3 Inverted Domestic Corporations 237

L.3.4 Proposal Due Date and Proposal Intake System Location 237

L.3.5 Solicitation Questions 238

L.3.6 Pre-proposal Conference 238

L.4 Proposal Format 238

L.4.1 Proposal Format Table 239

L.5 Proposal Content 254

L.5.1 General 255

L.5.2 Relevant Experience 274

L.5.3 Past Performance for Relevant Experience Projects 298

L.5.4 Systems, Certifications, and Clearances 301

L.5.5 Responsibility 305

L.5.6 Organizational Risk Assessment 309

L.5.7 Sustainability-Related Disclosures 310

L.5.8 Price 310

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD 314

M.1 FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) 314

M.2 Basis for Awards 314

M.3 Evaluation Process 315

M.4 Screening Process and Acceptability Review 316

M.4.1 Screening Process 316

M.4.2 Acceptability Review 316

M.5 Technical Evaluation 317

M.5.1 Relevant Experience 317

M.5.2 Past Performance 318

M.5.3 Systems, Certifications, and Clearances 318

M.5.4 Risk Assessment 319

M.6 Alliant 3 Scoring Table 319

M.7 Responsibility 324

M.8 Price Proposal 324

M.8.1 Price Proposal Template 324

M.8.2 Fully-Burdened Labor Rate Evaluation 324

M.8.3 Total Price Evaluation 324

M.8.4 Inapplicability of Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Cost Realism Analysis 325

LIST OF ACRONYMS

Table 1 - Master Contract Acronyms

Acronym Meaning

A&E Architect & Engineering

A3-STOCR Alliant 3 Summary Task Order Closeout Report

AAS Assisted Acquisition Services

ACG Automated Clearing House

ACO Administrative Contracting Officer

ACPCCV Actual Cumulative Percentage of Current Contract Value

ACWD Actual Cumulative Whole Dollar

AI Artificial Intelligence

AKA Also known As

ANCs Alaskan Native Corporations

ANSI American National Standards Institute

API Application Program Interfaces

AQL Acceptable Quality Level

AR Augmented Reality

ARM Application Reference Model

ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode

BCY Base Contract Year

BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics

BOA Basic Ordering Agreement

BPA Blanket Purchasing Agreement

BRM Business Reference Model

BYOD Bring Your Own Device

Acronym Meaning

CAD Computer-Aided Design

CAF Contract Access Fee

CAGE Commercial and Government Entity

CAIA CAF Adjusted Invoice Amount (CAIA)

CAP Corrective Action Plan

CAS Cost Accounting Standard

CASB Cost Accounting Standards Board

CCM Contractor Contracts Manager

CCO Cognizant Contracting Officer

CCV Current Contract Value

CDP Carbon Disclosure Project

CE & SBS Contractor Engagement and Small Business Subcontracting

CFA Chartered Financial Analyst

CFR Code of Federal Regulations

GIG Global Information Grid

CIO Chief Information Officer

CLINS Contract Line Items

CM Contracts Manager

CMMC Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification

CMMI Capability Maturity Model Integration

CMPR Contractor Management Personnel Representative

CO Contracting Officer

CONUS Contiguous United States

COOP Continuity of Operations

COR Contracting Officer’s Representative

COTR Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative

COTS Commercial Off-the-Shelf

CPA Certified Public Accountant

CPAF Cost Plus Award Fee

CPAR Contractor Performance Assessment Report

CPARS Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System

CPIF Cost Plus Incentive Fee

CPM Contractor Program Manager

CPRM Contract Payment Reporting Module

CPSR Contractor Purchasing System Review

CPU Computer Processing Unit

CR Cost-Reimbursement

CRM Consolidated Reference Model

CRMgmt Customer Relationship Management

CSCS Contract Security Classification Specification

C-SCRM Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management

CTA Contractor Teaming Arrangement

CUI Controlled Unclassified Information

CY Contract Year

DBAI Defense Base Act Insurance

DCAA Defense Contract Audit Agency

DCMA Defense Contract Management Agency

DCSA Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency

DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

DHNDAA Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act of 2009

DNI Director of National Intelligence

DoD IEA Department of Defense Information Enterprise Architecture Reference

Model

DODB Direct Order Direct Bill

DOL Department of Labor

DPA Delegation of Procurement Authority

DRM Data Reference Model

DSL Digital Subscriber Line

DSN Defense Switched Network

DSSR Department of State Standardized Regulations

EA Enterprise Architecture

EAI Enterprise Application Integration

ECI Employment Cost Index

EDI Electronic Data Interchange

EFT Electronic Funds Transfer

EIA Electronic Industries Alliance

EIE Enterprise Information Environment

EIT Electronic and Information Technology

EPA Environmental Protection Agency eSRS Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System

ET Emerging Technology

EULA End User License Agreement

EVMS Earned Value Management System

FDO Fee Determination Official

F.O.B. Freight On Board

FAPIIS Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System

FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation

FASCSA Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act

FCL Facility Clearance Level

FDO Fee Determination Official

FEA Federal Enterprise Architecture

FEAF Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework

FFP Firm-Fixed-Price

FHA Federal Health Architecture

FIPS PUB Federal Information Processing Standards Publication

FOIA Freedom of Information Act

FPDS Federal Procurement Data System [AKA FPDS-Next Generation (FPDS-

NG)]

FPRA Forward Pricing Rate Agreements

FPRR Forward Pricing Rate Recommendation

FSM Federal Service Manager

FSS Federal Supply Schedules

FTP File Transfer Protocol

G&A General and Administrative Expenses

GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

GAO General Accountability Office

GGPM GSA GWAC Program Manager

GHG Greenhouse Gas

GPAT Government Product and Services Accessibility Template

GPE Government Point of Entry

GPRA Government Performance and Results Act

GPS Global Positioning Systems

GSA General Services Administration

GSAM General Services Administration Acquisition Manual

GSAR General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation

GWAC Governmentwide Acquisition Contract

HIT Health Information Technology

HSPD-12 Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12

HTR/F&RP Highest Technically Rated Offerors with a Fair and Reasonable Price

HTRQ Highest Technically Rated Qualifying

HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol

HUBZone SB Historically Underutilized Business Zone Small Business

HVAC Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning

IaaS Infrastructure as a Service

IAW In Accordance With

IDIQ Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity

IDS Intrusion Detection System

IEC International Electrotechnical Commission

IoT Internet of Things

IP Internet Protocol

IPS Intrusion Prevention System

IPv4 Internet Protocol Version 4

IPv6 Internet Protocol Version 6

IRM Infrastructure Reference Model

IRM Information Resource Management

ISO International Organization for Standardization

ISR Individual Subcontracting Report

IT Information Technology

ITSS IT Solutions Shop

JV/PT Joint Venture or Partnership

LAN Local Area Network

LB Large Business

L-H Labor-Hour

LCAT Labor Category

LPTA Lowest Price Technically Acceptable

M2M Machine-to-Machine

MA-IDIQ Multiple Award - Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Contracts

MACS Multiple Award Contracts

MC Master Contract

MDM Mobile Device Management

MCL Master Contract Level

MEMS Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems

Mobile IT Mobile Information Technology

MOM Messaging-Oriented Middleware

MPC Military Payment Certificate

MR Mixed Reality

MRCL Meaningful Relationship Commitment Letters

MRG Minimum Return Guarantee

NAICS North American Industry Classification System

NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NDAA National Defense Authorization Act

NISPOM National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual

NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology

NTP Notice to Proceed

OCO Ordering Contracting Officer

OCONUS Outside the Contiguous United States

OCR Optical Character Recognition

OCY Option Contract Year

ODBC Open DataBase Connectivity

ODC Other Direct Cost

OFPP Office of Federal Procurement Policy

OGP Office of Governmentwide Policy

OLAP Online Analytical Processing

OLAP Online Analytical Processing

OMB Office of Management and Budget

O*NET Occupational Information Network

ORB Object Request Broker

OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest

OSBU Office of Small Business Utilization

OSDBU Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

OTSB Other Than Small Business

PaaS Platform as a Service

PBA Performance-based Acquisition

PCO Procuring Contracting Officer

PDF Portable Document Format

PECP Professional Employee Compensation Plan

PIA Privacy Impact Assessments

PIV Personal Identity Verification

PL Public Law

PM Program Manager

PMR Program Management Review

POAM Plan of Action and Milestones

POC Point of Contact

PoP Period of Performance

PPIRS Past Performance Information Retrieval System

PQP Preliminary Qualifying Proposal

PRM Performance Reference Model

PROMESA Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act

PRS Performance Requirements Summary

PSP Preliminary Screening Process

PWS Performance Work Statement

QAE Quality Assurance Evaluator

QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

QCP Quality Control Plan

RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service

RDF Resource Description Framework

RFI Request for Information

RFID Radio Frequency Identification

RFP Request for Proposal

RFQ Request for Quotation

ROM Rough Order of Magnitude

SaaS Software as a Service

SAM System for Award Management

SAP Special Access Programs

SARA Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003

SASE Secure Access Service Edge

SAT Simplified Acquisition Threshold

SB Small Business Concern

SBA Small Business Administration

SBCTA Small Business Contractor Teaming Arrangement

SBI Special Background Investigations

SBIR Small Business Innovation Research

SBJV Small Business Joint Venture or Partnership

SBMP Small Business Mentor-Protégé

SBSP Small Business Subcontracting Plan

SBSubK Small Business with Subcontractor(s)

SCI Sensitive Compartmented Information

SCLS Service Contract Labor Standards

SCLS Service Contract Labor Standards

SCRM Supply Chain Risk Management

SDB Small Disadvantaged Business

SDVOSB Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business

SF Standard Form

SIEMs Security Information and Event Management

SIG Shared Interest Group

SME Subject Matter Expert

SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

SOAP Simple Object Access Protocol

SOCs Standard Occupational Classifications

SOFAs Status of Forces Agreements

SOO Statement of Objectives

SOP Standard Operating Procedure

SOW Statement of Work

SP Special Publication

SQL Structured Query Language

SRM Security Reference Model

SSP System Security Plan

SSR Summary Subcontract Report

STTR Small Business Technology Transfer

T&M Time and Materials

TCOR Task Order Level Contracting Officer’s Representative

TCOTR Task Order Level Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative

TDA Temporary Duty Assignment

TDV Total Dollar Value

TINA Truth in Negotiations Act

TOL Task Order Level

TOs/TO Task Orders/Task Order

TOS Terms of Service

UDDI Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration

UEI Unique Entity Identifier

URL Universal Resource Locator

U.S.C. United States Code.

USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture

VAT Voluntary Product Accessibility Template

VETS Veterans' Employment and Training Service

VM Virtual Machine

VOIP Voice Over Internet Protocol

VOSB Veteran-Owned Small Business

VPN Virtual Private Network

VR Virtual Reality

WAN Wide Area Network

WOSB Woman-Owned Small Business

WSDL Web Services Description Language

XaaS Anything-as-a-Service

XML Extensible Markup Language

XR Extended Reality

GSA ALLIANT 3 UNRESTRICTED GWAC - RFP

SECTION A – SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

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SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

THE OFFICIAL SF-33 FORM IS SEPARATELY ATTACHED

THE SF-33 MUST BE COMPLETED AS DESCRIBED IN L.5.1.1.

(END OF SECTION A)

SECTION B – SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

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SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND

PRICES/COSTS

B.1 General

The Alliant 3 Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) is a Multiple Award, Indefinite-

Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide information technology (IT) services-based solutions through performance of a broad range of IT services, which may include the integration of various technologies critical to the services being acquired.

A Task Order is defined as “an order for services placed against an established contract or with

Government sources,” Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101. Task Orders are issued by federal agencies off the GSA Alliant 3 GWAC.

The Contractor shall provide all management, supervision, labor, facilities and materials necessary to perform on a Task Order basis.

Hereafter, the Alliant 3 GWAC is also referred to as the “Master Contract,” while “Base

Contract” will refer to the prime contractor-held Alliant 3 contract. Task Orders issued under the

Master Contract will be referred to as either “Task Order(s)”, “TO(s)”, or “Order(s)”.

B.2 Authority

The Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is specifically authorized to purchase supplies and non-personal services on behalf of other agencies under the Federal

Property and Administrative Services Act, (40 U.S.C. 501).

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated the GSA as an Executive Agent for Governmentwide IT Acquisitions pursuant to Section 5112(e) of the Clinger-Cohen Act, (40

U.S.C. 11302(e)).

The scope of this designation includes the award and administration of the Master Contract and delegation of authority for the award and administration of the Task Orders as set forth in

Section G.2. Through this GWAC, Federal government agencies can award Task Orders to acquire IT services-based solutions.

B.3 Economy Act

The Economy Act does not apply to GWACs. GWACs are Multiple Award Task or Delivery order contracts used by other agencies to procure IT products and services outside of the

Economy Act. Refer to FAR 2.101 and FAR 17.502-2(b). The specific statutory authority 40

U.S.C. 11302(e) designates the head of one or more executive agencies, such as the US General

Services Administration, as executive agent for Government-wide acquisitions of information technology.

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B.4 Maximum Contract Ceiling and Minimum Contract

Guarantee

(a) Minimum. The minimum contract guarantee is $2,500 dollars per Alliant 3 Base Contract for the full term of the Master Contract. The exercise of the option period does not re-establish a minimum contract guarantee.

(b) The Government has no obligation to issue Task Orders to the Contractor beyond the amount specified in paragraph (a) of this section. Should the Alliant 3 Master Contract expire or be unilaterally terminated for convenience by the Government without the

Contractor receiving the minimum contract guarantee, the Contractor may present a claim to the Contracting Officer (CO) for an amount not to exceed the minimum contract guarantee. The minimum contract guarantee is not applicable if an Alliant 3 Base

Contract is terminated for default or is bilaterally canceled by the parties.

(c) Maximum. As authorized by CD-2022-08, there is no maximum dollar ceiling for the

Master Contract or for each individual Task Order. An unlimited number of Task Orders may be placed for the term of Alliant 3, including the Option, if exercised. Ordering

Contracting Officers (OCOs) will follow regulatory and agency requirements to establish maximum dollar ceilings at the Task Order Level.

B.5 Performance Based Preference

Through the direction of the OMB, Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), performance-based contracting techniques will be applied to Task Orders issued under this contract to the

“maximum extent practicable.” For information about performance-based service contracts, refer to OFPP’s Best Practices Handbook located at (https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb).

Pursuant to FAR 37.102(a)(2), the OCO will use performance-based acquisition methods to the maximum extent practicable using the following order of precedence:

(1) A Firm-Fixed-Price Performance-Based Task Order;

(2) A Performance-Based Task Order that is not Firm-Fixed-Price;

(3) A Task Order that is not Performance-Based.

B.6 Labor Categories (LCAT or LCATs)

B.6.1 Three Labor Category Types

To enhance the consistency of labor and service cost/price offers and reporting, the Master

Contract provides the Standard IT Service Labor Categories. (See Attachment J-3). These Labor

Categories (LCATs), which are a subset of the Standard Occupational Classifications (SOCs) issued by the Department of Labor (DOL), Bureau of Labor Statistics Division, facilitate the standardization of labor types, descriptions, and rates across the entire contract vehicle. This approach provides the government more accurate cost forecasting, reporting, and tracking.

Additionally, the Master Contract also provides for Non-Standard IT Service LCATs and

Ancillary Service LCATs, as described below. The Occupational Information Network (O*NET)

System (see Attachment J-8 Website References) - is a comprehensive database of occupational competency profiles. The O*NET system is based on the Standard Occupational Classification

(SOC) system and also provides information on additional detailed occupations within a SOC category in selected instances.

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Alliant 3 provides the following three (3) types of LCATs:

(a) Standard IT Service LCATs- This Labor Category type includes the defined IT Service

LCATs. (See Attachment J-3). Each of the defined Standard IT Service LCATs is further stratified to include four (4) skill levels. These may be modified through the term of this

Master Contract to accommodate emerging IT Service LCATs as defined by the market.

The Contractor shall utilize the Standard IT Service LCATs to the maximum extent possible. Additional Standard IT Service LCATs may be added over the term of this contract if the GSA GWAC Program approved and appended to the contract via modification by the GSA GWAC PCO. (See Section B.6.3).

(b) Non-Standard IT Service LCATs- This Labor Category type includes any IT Service

Labor Category that is not listed within the Standard IT Service LCATs. (See Attachment

J-3). A Non-standard IT Service LCAT must be approved by the OCO at the Task Order

Level.

(c) Ancillary Service LCATs- This Labor Category type includes Ancillary Labor Support and does not include any of the defined Standard IT Service LCATs or Non-Standard IT

Service LCATs. Ancillary Service LCATs may be used only when the principal purpose of the Task Order is to furnish IT services-based solutions.

The OCO will ensure that additional Labor Categories are in compliance with Service

Contract Labor Standards and Wage Rate Requirements (Construction), and, where applicable, include appropriate clauses and wage determinations consistent with Section

B.7 and/or B.8.

B.6.1.1 Standard IT Service Labor Categories

Standard IT Service LCATs are the Labor Categories referenced in Attachment J-3. They are presented as historically based relevant positions that support IT procurement requirements. IT is a dynamic discipline that will likely require additional uniquely defined IT Service Labor

Categories that emerge at some point through the term of this Master Contract. Additional

Standard IT Service Labor Categories may be added by the government via contract modification. The process to recommend the addition of new IT LCATs to the Master Contract is discussed in detail under Section B.6.3, Process to add Standard IT Service LCATs to the Master

Contract.

(a) The primary source of the Standard IT Service LCATs is the Department of Labor (DOL)

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Service Occupational System. The Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system is used by Federal statistical agencies to classify workers into occupational categories for the purpose of collecting, calculating, or disseminating data.

(b) The Standard IT Service LCATs (see Attachment J-3) contains the comprehensive IT

Service LCATs required to meet IT service-based requirements. Therefore, every effort shall be made by the OCOs and Contractors to use the Standard IT Service LCATs. (See

Attachment J-3).

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B.6.1.2 Non-Standard IT Service LCATs

Any IT Services LCAT that does not fit within the Standard IT Service LCATs is not approved for use on Task Orders without approval of the OCO awarding the Task Order. IT Service

LCATs that address new and emerging occupations for which the LCAT functional titles/descriptions do not correlate to any of the DOL SOC categories, or which may not be widely available throughout Industry, will be characterized as Non-standard IT Service LCATs.

The Master Contract Standard IT Service LCATs are robust and were written to encompass the broad scope of IT services. Additional Labor Categories would need to bring to bear skill sets that are so specialized or rare that they are not already encompassed in any existing Master

Contract Labor Category. OCOs may consider additional Labor Categories on Task Orders when deemed necessary to provide IT services or an IT services-based solution. OCOs will perform due diligence in determining that Non-standard IT service Labor Categories are required.

The Alliant 3 LCAT Crosswalk Matrix will be posted to (http://www.gsa.gov/alliant3) after the

Master Contract's Notice to Proceed has been issued and after all awardees have submitted their in-house LCAT and skill set terms that will be used to create the matrix. The Crosswalk Matrix will map to equivalent commercial IT LCATs functional titles with the Standardized IT Service

LCAT.

B.6.1.3 Ancillary Service Labor Categories

The GSA GWAC is to be used by agencies in meeting professional IT service objectives. Use of the Ancillary Service LCATs must be (1) integral and necessary; (2) part of a total integrated solution within the scope of the Master Contract; and (3) not a Standard IT Service Labor

Category specified in the Master Contract. The Contractor should propose and identify each

Ancillary Service separately and the OCO should identify each Ancillary Service by a separate

CLIN on the Task Order award.

Included in Ancillary Services may be those LCATs covered under construction and service-type employees identified by the Department of Labor wage determinations.

B.6.2 Applicability of Labor Category Types and Maximum Rates

(a) T&M and L-H Task Orders or CLINS- Labor Category Types indicated in Section B.6.1

(Standard IT Service, Non-Standard IT Service, and Ancillary Service LCATs) shall always apply to T&M and L-H contract type Task Orders and to any T&M and L-H contract type CLINS in Task Orders with multiple contract types. Maximum Rates for

Standard IT Services LCATs shall only apply to T&M and L-H contract type Task

Orders and to any T&M and L-H contract type CLINS in Task Orders with multiple contract types. Maximum Rates for T&M and L-H Contract types is further addressed in

Section B.11.5.1.

(b) Other than T&M and L-H Task Orders or CLINS- At the full discretion of the Task Order issuing agency OCO, any Labor Category Type indicated in Section B.6.1 may be used and applied to all other contract types for any Task Order issued under this Master

Contract, including Cost-Reimbursement and Fixed-Price Task Orders or Cost-

Reimbursement and Fixed-Price CLINS in Task Orders with multiple contract types;

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Master Contract will not apply to contract types other than T&M and L-H Task Orders.

B.6.3 Process to add Standard IT Service LCATs to the Master

Contract

GSA reserves the right to add new IT Service LCAT to the list of Standard IT Service LCATs when determined to be in the best interest of the Government. As the IT market evolves, GSA encourages the Contractor and ordering agencies to recommend new IT Service LCATs to be considered to be added to the list of Standard IT Service LCATs. With any new IT Service

LCAT, GSA requests a functional description and justification narrative be included to provide the rationale for adding the new IT Service LCATs. If approved by the GSA GWAC PCO, the newly adopted IT Service LCAT will be added to the Standard IT Service LCATs and each contract holder will be afforded the opportunity to submit and negotiate labor hour pricing for the new IT Service LCAT. Ultimately, for those Contractors who establish pricing with the GSA

GWAC Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO), a contract modification will be executed to add the new Standard IT Service LCAT.

B.7 Labor Subject to the Wage Rate Requirements

(Construction)

The Master Contract does not include wage determinations or all applicable clauses for Labor

Categories subject to the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction). Each Task Order will be tailored to include the appropriate clauses and wage determinations. To the extent that construction, alteration, and repair are subject to the wage rate requirements and within scope of a Task Order and the Master Contract, the OCO will identify such work under a separate CLIN on the Task Order and incorporate the appropriate wage determinations in accordance with FAR

22.4, Labor Standards for Contracts Involving Construction.

Any construction, alteration, and repair are only in scope as necessary to offer an integrated IT solution provided that it is integral to and necessary for the effort stated in the Task Order. Task

Orders shall not be for the primary purpose of, or issued exclusively for, work performed under the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction).

B.8 Labor Subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards

(SCLS)

The Master Contract Labor Categories are considered bona fide executive, administrative, professional labor, and generally exempt from the SCLS if used to perform professional IT services, except as noted in Attachment J-3. The Master Contract does not include wage determinations or all applicable clauses for Labor Categories subject to the SCLS. Each Task

Order will be tailored to include the appropriate clauses and wage determinations.

To the extent that any labor is subject to the SCLS and within scope of a Task Order and the

Master Contract, the OCO will identify such work under a separate CLIN on the Task Order and incorporate wage determination in accordance with FAR 22.10, Service Contract Labor

Standards.

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B.9 Task Order Contract Types

Task Order contract types permitted to be issued under this Master Contract include all FAR subparts and sections listed under FAR 16.2 Fixed-Price Contracts, FAR 16.3 Cost-

Reimbursement Contracts, and FAR 16.4 Incentive Contracts. Additionally, FAR Section 16.503

Requirements Contracts; FAR Section 16.601 T&M and FAR 16.602 L-H Contracts are permitted Task Order contract types. However, FAR 16.503 Requirements Contracts should be limited to not exceed the ordering period of the Master Contract. Task Orders may also incorporate FAR 17.1 Multiyear Contracting and FAR 17.2 Option periods procuring

Commercial-items or Non-commercial items. These contract types can be used singly or in combination within a single Task Order comprising multiple CLINS.

B.9.1 Requirements Contract Type

A Requirements Contract type (FAR Subpart 16.503) provides for filling all actual purchase requirements of designated Government activities for services or supplies during a specified contract period, with performance or deliveries to be scheduled by placing orders with the

Contractor. The Contracting Officer states a realistic estimated total quantity in the Task Order

Request and the resulting order. All Requirements Contract type CLINS within a Task Order must include a defined scope with all items priced at time of award, i.e., Fixed-Priced by unit/rate, size or type as defined by the issuing agency. Established pricing is not subject to any adjustment on the basis of the contractor’s cost experience in performing the Task Order, and established Contractor prices will not be subsequently discounted at the Government’s request once negotiated at Task Order award. The agency will direct the Contractor to deliver a specified quantity of the in-scope Government requirement by use of a Call, which activates a pre-priced

CLIN or SubCLIN during the term of the Task Order.

Requirements Task Order type under an IDIQ Master Contract- A Requirements Contract type

Task Order is a single contract award issued under this IDIQ Master Contract vehicle. Executing and funding individual CLINS and SubCLINS under this Task Order type are not considered to be second-tier instruments issued under the awarded Task Order. Also, the agency's clearly defined Requirements Task Order procurement, as with any contract type listed in Section B.9, must be within the scope of the Master Contract’s Section C.

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Master Contract, the use of Requirements contract types of Task Orders is further restricted to the following: The term of the Task Order (including

Options) should not exceed the remaining ordering period of the Master Contract (including the

Option) at the time of Requirements Task Order award.

Application of Requirements Contract Type- A Requirements Contract type approach satisfies the requirement for the issuance of a binding Task Order under Master Contract. This contract type can provide Task Order issuing agencies with maximum flexibility when ordering IT services while obligating funds as needed only on individual calls as the bona fide need arises for predefined and established priced procurement requirements on awarded Requirements Contract type Task Orders by individual CLINS and SubCLINS.

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A Requirements Contract type Task Order may be appropriate for acquiring flexible IT solution services, including Ancillary Services when the Government anticipates recurring requirements but cannot predetermine the precise quantities that Government activities will need during a definite period. The below list are a few examples of IT services that may be considered to procure using a Requirements Contract type:

(a) Data Center & Virtualization Services - Consolidation and migration.

(b) Cloud Migration and Storage.

(c) IT Disaster Recovery - Recovery, backup and replication services.

(d) IT Managed Services - Continuous monitoring, managing and/or problem resolution for the IT systems within a business.

(e) IT Helpdesk Services.

(f) Intrusion Monitoring and Prevention - threat monitoring and response.

(g) Telepresence.

B.9.1.1 Distinction of a Requirements Contract to Other Contract

Types and Agreements

(a) IDIQ Contracts- A Requirements Contract type Task Order issued under this Master

Contract is not an IDIQ contract. There are distinct structural and legal differences between a Requirements Contract and an IDIQ. A Requirements Contract type in this

Master Contract is one in which the Government (buyer) agrees to purchase all of its needs for a particular item or service during the Task Order period from the Contractor

(seller), and the seller agrees to fill all of the buyer’s needs for IT services described in the Task Order. Thus, unlike an IDIQ, an essential element of a Requirements Contract type is the promise by the buyer to purchase all the subject matter within this contract type of Task Order exclusively from one seller, whereas, with an IDIQ, once the minimum is met, the buyer is not obligated to place any additional orders. Additionally, the multiple-award preference requirement does not apply as it does with an IDIQ, under

FAR 16.504(c)(1). An IDIQ is also different from a Requirements Contract type in the following: (1) A Requirements Contract’s guaranteed minimums are not required; (2)

The Task Order Request of a Requirements Contract must state realistic estimated quantities, and (3) The buyer and seller are obligated to buy and sell on a Requirements at the prices negotiated at time of award.

(b) A Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA), under the rules of FAR Subpart 16.703, is not a contract. It is a written instrument of understanding used when contracting for uncertain requirements for supplies or services when specific items, quantities, and prices are not known at the time the agreement is executed. Thus, a BOA, unlike a Requirements

Contract, does not require a clearly defined scope or required pricing established at time of award. And because a defined scope and established pricing is required for any Task

Order issued under this Master Contract, BOAs are unsuitable methods of procurement for purposes of this GSA GWAC program.

(c) A traditional Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) falls under the rules of FAR Subpart

13.303 Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and a Multiple Award Schedule BPA (also known as a GSA Schedule BPA) falls under the rules of FAR Subpart 8.4 Federal Supply

Schedules (FSS). Task Orders should be issued in accordance with the rules under FAR

Subpart 16.505, not FAR Subpart 13.303 or 8.4. Neither of the two BPA types fall under

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FAR Part 16 Types of Contracts because they are agreements similar to BOAs. BPAs neither obligate funds nor require placement of any orders against it. The award of a BPA lacks mutuality of consideration at the time of BPA award. Like BOAs, BPAs are not suitable as a Task Order contract type. Therefore, including IDIQ, BPA and BOA Task

Order contract types into Section B.9 are not in the best interest of the Government for this Master Contract.

B.9.1.2 Additional Terms and Conditions for Requirements Contract

Type for Commercial Items

At any time during the term of the Master Contract, the Requirements Contract type as an available Task Order type (See Section B.9) may be removed from the Master Contract via a unilateral contract modification if the GSA GWAC PCO determines that its use as an available contract type is no longer in the best interest of the Government.

B.10 Order Type Preference

The OCO will determine the Task Order type using the following order of precedence:

(1) Fixed-Price (all types);

(2) Cost-Reimbursement (all types);

(3) T&M or L-H.

B.11 Task Order Pricing (All Order Types)

The issuing agency will negotiate cost or pricing with the Contractor and make the determination for cost or price reasonableness for each Task Order type. Adequate price competition at the

Task Order Level, in response to an individual requirement, establishes the most accurate, fair, and reasonable pricing for that requirement.

The OCO will identify the applicable contract type for all CLINs in each GWAC Task Order.

B.11.1 Fixed-Price

The OCO will determine fair and reasonable pricing for all Fixed-Price Task Orders in…