MAS - Gantech Inc. - GS35F0351W

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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE

AUTHORIZED FEDERAL SUPPLY SERVICE

MULTIPLE AWARD SCHEDULE - MAS

Federal Supply Group: Information Technology

GANTECH INC.

9175 Guilford Road, Suite 101

Columbia, MD 21046

Phone: 443-276-4760

Fax: 443-276-4777 www.gcomsoft.com

Contract Number: GS-35F-0351W

Period Covered by Contract: March 30, 2010 through March 29, 2025 –

Option Period 2

Pricelist current as of: January 25, 2023

SIN 54151S Information Technology Professional Services

Note: Subject to Cooperative Purchasing

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.

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

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

Note 2: Offerors and Agencies are advised that the Group 70 – Information Technology

Schedule is not to be used as a means to procure services which properly fall under the

Brooks Act. These services include, but are not limited to, architectural, engineering, mapping, cartographic production, remote sensing, geographic information systems, and related services. FAR 36.6 distinguishes between mapping services of an A/E nature and mapping services which are not connected nor incidental to the traditionally accepted A/E

Services.

Note 3: This solicitation is not intended to solicit for the reselling of IT Professional

Services, except for the provision of implementation, maintenance, integration, or training services in direct support of a product. Under such circumstances the services must be performance by the publisher or manufacturer or one of their authorized agents.

IT Professional Services and ordering information in this Authorized FSS Information

Technology Schedule Pricelist are also available on the GSA Advantage! System

(http://www.gsaadvantage.gov)

Table of Contents Customer Information Terms and Conditions Application to Information Technology Professional Services Labor Category Descriptions Labor Category Pricing

Customer Information

1a. Awarded Special Item Number(s):

SIN Description

54151S Information Technology Professional Services

1b. Identification of the lowest priced labor category title for each special item number awarded in the contract:

Labor Category Title GSA Price (including IFF)

Network Administrator $62.52

Technical Writer $49.19

1c. Labor Category Title Descriptions detailing the minimum/general experience, functional responsibility, and minimum educational requirements can be found within this pricelist on pages 19 through 22.

2. Maximum Order: $500,000.00

3. Minimum Order: $100.00

4. Geographic Coverage: Domestic Delivery Only - Geographic Scope of Contract will be Domestic Delivery only. Domestic delivery 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. Point of Production: Columbia, MD

6. Basic Discount: 1.5% - 5% discount off the lowest billed MFC Rate (discount already deducted from rates listed within this pricelist)

6a. Volume Discounts: None Offered

7. Quantity Discount: None Offered

8. Prompt Payment Discount: None Offered

9. Government Purchase Cards are accepted for purchases equal to, less than or above the micropurchase threshold for oral or written orders under this contract. However no additional discounts will apply to the Government for purchases utilizing the cards.

9a. Government Educational Institutions Discounts: The Government Educational

Institutions will be offered the same discounts/concessions as offered to all other

Government customers under this contract.

10. Foreign Items: None Offered – IT Service Provider

11. Time of Delivery:

Normal Delivery: As negotiated between GANTECH and the Ordering Activity.

Expedited Delivery: As negotiated between GANTECH and the Ordering Activity.

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. FOB Point: Destination

13. Ordering and Payment Address:

GANTECH Inc.

9175 Guilford Road, Ste 101

Columbia, MD 21046

Phone: 443-276-4760

14. Business Size: Small Business

15. Warranty/Guarantee Provisions: All services will be guaranteed to be completed in a satisfactory workmanlike manner as delineated within this Authorized FSS IT Schedule

Pricelist.

16. Export Packing Charges: Not applicable.

17. Terms and Conditions of Government Purchase Card Acceptance: GANTECH Inc.

agrees to accept Government Purchase Cards for payments equal to, less than or above the micropurchase threshold for oral or written delivery orders. However no additional discounts will apply to the Government when making purchases using the cards.

18. List of Participating Dealers: GANTECH does not allow dealer to participate under this contract.

19. Section 508 Compliance information on the services in this contract are in Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) at the following website: www.gantech.net

20. DUNS: 017193033

20a. Tax Identification Number (TIN): 52-2179898

20b. Cage Code Number: 1XTF0

21. GANTECH Inc. is registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) Database.

22. 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.

23. 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.

24. Small Requirements: The minimum dollar value of orders to be issued is $100.00.

25. Maximum Order (All dollar amounts are exclusive of any discount for prompt payment.):

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

Special Item Numbers 54151S http://www.gantech.net/

26. Ordering Procedures for Federal Supply Schedule Contracts:

Ordering activities shall use the ordering procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation

(FAR) 8.405 when placing an order or establishing a BPA for supplies or services. These procedures apply to all schedules.

a. FAR 8.405-1 Ordering procedures for supplies, and services not requiring a statement of work.

b. FAR 8.405-2 Ordering procedures for services requiring a statement of work.

27. 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.

27.1 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.

27.2 Federal Telecommunications 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.

28. Contractor Tasks/Special Requirements (C-FSS-370) (NOV 2003):

(a) Security Clearances: The Contractor may be required to obtain/possess varying levels of security clearances in the performance of orders issued under this contract. All costs associated with obtaining/possessing such security clearances should be factored into the price offered under the Multiple Award Schedule.

(b) Travel: The Contractor may be required to travel in performance of orders issued under this contract. Allowable travel and per diem charges are governed by Pub .L. 99-234 and

FAR Part 31, and are reimbursable by the ordering agency or can be priced as a fixed price item on orders placed under the Multiple Award Schedule. Travel in performance of a task order will only be reimbursable to the extent authorized by the ordering agency.

The Industrial Funding Fee does NOT apply to travel and per diem charges.

(c) Certifications, Licenses and Accreditations: As a commercial practice, the Contractor may be required to obtain/possess any variety of certifications, licenses and accreditations for specific FSC/service code classifications offered. All costs associated with obtaining/ possessing such certifications, licenses and accreditations should be factored into the price offered under the Multiple Award Schedule program.

(d) Insurance: As a commercial practice, the Contractor may be required to obtain/possess insurance coverage for specific FSC/service code classifications offered. All costs associated with obtaining/possessing such insurance should be factored into the price offered under the Multiple Award Schedule program.

(e) Personnel: The Contractor may be required to provide key personnel, resumes or skill category descriptions in the performance of orders issued under this contract. Ordering activities may require agency approval of additions or replacements to key personnel.

(f) Organizational Conflicts of Interest: Where there may be an organizational conflict of interest as determined by the ordering agency, the Contractor’s participation in such order may be restricted in accordance with FAR Part 9.5.

(g) Documentation/Standards: The Contractor may be requested to provide products or services in accordance with rules, regulations, OMB orders, standards and documentation as specified by the agency’s order.

(h) Data/Deliverable Requirements: Any required data/deliverables at the ordering level will be as specified or negotiated in the agency’s order.

(i) Government-Furnished Property: As specified by the agency’s order, the Government may provide property, equipment, materials or resources as necessary.

(j) Availability of Funds: Many Government agencies’ operating funds are appropriated for a specific fiscal year. Funds may not be presently available for any orders placed under the contract or any option year. The Government’s obligation on orders placed under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for ordering purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the

Government for any payment may arise until funds are available to the ordering

Contracting Officer.

(k) Overtime: For professional services, the labor rates in the Schedule should not vary by virtue of the Contractor having worked overtime. For services applicable to the Service

Contract Act (as identified in the Schedule), the labor rates in the Schedule will vary as governed by labor laws (usually assessed a time and a half of the labor rate).

29. Contract Administration for Ordering Activities:

Any ordering activity, with respect to any one or more delivery orders placed by it under this contract, may exercise the same rights of termination as might the GSA Contracting

Officer under provisions of FAR 52.212-4, paragraphs (l) Termination for the ordering activity’s convenience, and (m) Termination for Cause (See 52.212-4)

30. GSA Advantage! :

GSA Advantage! is an on-line, interactive electronic information and ordering system that provides on-line access to vendors' schedule prices with ordering information. GSA

Advantage! will allow the user to perform various searches across all contracts including, but not limited to:

(1) Manufacturer;

(2) Manufacturer's Part Number; and

(3) Product categories.

Agencies can browse GSA Advantage! at http://www.gsaadvantage.gov.

31. 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).

http://www.gsaadvantage.gov/

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-

(1) All applicable acquisition regulations pertaining to the purchase of the items not on the Federal Supply Schedule have been followed (e.g., publicizing (Part 5), competition requirements (Part 6), acquisition of commercial items (Part 12), contracting methods (Parts 13, 14, and 15), and small business programs (Part

19));

(2) The ordering activity contracting officer has determined the price for the items not on the Federal Supply Schedule is fair and reasonable;

(3) The items are clearly labeled on the order as items not on the Federal Supply

Schedule; and

(4) All clauses applicable to items not on the Federal Supply Schedule are included in the order.

32. Contractor Commitments, Warranties and Representations:

a. For the purpose of this contract, commitments, warranties and representations include, in addition to those agreed to for the entire schedule contract:

(1) Time of delivery/installation quotations for individual orders;

(2) Technical representations and/or warranties of products concerning performance, total system performance and/or configuration, physical, design and/or functional characteristics and capabilities of a product/equipment/ service/software package submitted in response to requirements which result in orders under this schedule contract.

(3) Any representations and/or warranties concerning the products made in any literature, description, drawings and/or specifications furnished by the Contractor.

b. The above is not intended to encompass items not currently covered by the GSA

Schedule contract.

33. 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:

Not offered

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.

34. 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).

35. 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.

36. 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 33411 or

33411REF.

37. Prime Contractor Ordering from Federal Supply Schedules:

Prime Contractors (on cost reimbursement contracts) placing orders under Federal Supply

Schedules, on behalf of an ordering activity, shall follow the terms of the applicable schedule and authorization and include with each order –

(a) A copy of the authorization from the ordering activity with whom the contractor has the prime contract (unless a copy was previously furnished to the Federal

Supply Schedule contractor); and

(b) The following statement:

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.

38. Insurance-Work on Government Installation (JAN 1997)(FAR 52.228-5):

(a) The Contractor shall, at its own expense, provide and maintain during the entire performance of this contract, at least the kinds and minimum amounts of insurance required in the Schedule or elsewhere in the contract.

(b) Before commencing work under this contract, the Contractor shall notify the Contracting

Officer in writing that the required insurance has been obtained. The policies evidencing required insurance shall contain an endorsement to the effect that any cancellation or any material change adversely affecting the Government's interest shall not be effective—

(1) For such period as the laws of the State in which this contract is to be performed prescribe; or

(2) Until 30 days after the insurer or the Contractor gives written notice to the

Contracting Officer, whichever period is longer.

(c) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in subcontracts under this contract that require work on a Government installation and shall require subcontractors to provide and maintain the insurance required in the Schedule or elsewhere in the contract. The Contractor shall maintain a copy of all subcontractors' proofs of required insurance, and shall make copies available to the Contracting Officer upon request.

39. 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.

http://www.core.gov/

40. 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 Application to Information Technology

Professional Services

(SPECIAL ITEM NUMBER 54151S)

1. SCOPE

a. The prices, terms and conditions stated under Special Item Number 54151S

Information Technology Professional Services apply exclusively to IT Professional

Services within the scope of this Information Technology Schedule Pricelist.

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

2. PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES I-FSS-60 Performance Incentives (April 2000)

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

Agreements under this contract.

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

Agreements.

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

Incentives shall be based on objectively measurable tasks.

3. ORDER

a. Agencies may use written orders, EDI orders, blanket purchase agreements, individual purchase orders, or task orders for ordering services under this contract. Blanket

Purchase Agreements shall not extend beyond the end of the contract period; all services and delivery shall be made and the contract terms and conditions shall continue in effect until the completion of the order. Orders for tasks which extend beyond the fiscal year for which funds are available shall include FAR 52.232-19 (Deviation – May 2003)

Availability of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year. The purchase order shall specify the availability of funds and the period for which funds are available.

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

4. PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES

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

Contractor and the ordering activity.

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

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

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

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

a. The Contracting Officer may, at any time, by written order to the Contractor, require the

Contractor to stop all, or any part, of the work called for by this contract for a period of

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

i. Cancel the stop-work order; or

ii. Terminate the work covered by the order as provided in the Default, or the

Termination for Convenience of the Government, clause of this contract.

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

i. The stop-work order results in an increase in the time required for, or in the

Contractor's cost properly allocable to, the performance of any part of this contract; and

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

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

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

6. INSPECTION OF SERVICES

In accordance with FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS--

COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAY 2015) (DEVIATION I - FEB 2007) for Firm-

Fixed Price orders and FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS

COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAY 2015) (ALTERNATE I MAY 2014)

(DEVIATION I – FEB 2007) applies to Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour

Contracts orders placed under this contract.

7. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CONTRACTOR

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

8. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ORDERING ACTIVITY

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

9. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

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

10. ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

a. Definitions.

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

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

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

b. To avoid an organizational or financial conflict of interest and to avoid prejudicing the best interests of the ordering activity, ordering activities may place restrictions on the

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

11. INVOICES

The Contractor, upon completion of the work ordered, shall submit invoices for IT

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

12. PAYMENTS

For firm-fixed price orders the ordering activity shall pay the Contractor, upon submission of proper invoices or vouchers, the prices stipulated in this contract for service rendered and accepted. Progress payments shall be made only when authorized by the order. For time-and-materials orders, the Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts at FAR 52.212-4 (MAY 2015) (ALTERNATE I – MAY

2014) (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 (MAY 2015) (ALTERNATE I – MAY 2014)

(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

See the following pages for GANTECH Inc.’s Labor Category Descriptions and

Pricing.

Labor Category Descriptions

(SPECIAL ITEM NUMBERS 54151S)

* For all labor categories, substitution of education for experience or experience for education may be permitted. Please see details at the end of the labor category descriptions.

Subject Matter Expert

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or other related scientific or related discipline.

General Experience: Seven (7) years of experience.

Duties: Defines the problems and analyzes and develops plans and requirements in the subject matter area for moderately complex-to-complex systems. Coordinates and manages the preparation of analysis, evaluations, and recommendations for proper implementation of programs and systems.

Project Manager

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or other related discipline.

General Experience: Five (5) years of experience.

Duties: Manages a specific project. Performs day-to-day management of the project, identifies issues and risks and recommends possible issue and risk mitigation strategies associated with the project. Acts as a facilitator between client and contractor. Is responsible for ensuring that work performed is within scope, consistent with requirements, and delivered on time and on budget. Identifies critical paths, tasks, dates, testing, and acceptance criteria. Provides solutions to improve efficiency. Monitors issues and provides resolutions for up-to-date status reports.

Senior Systems Engineer

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or other related scientific or technical discipline.

General Experience: Six (6) years of experience.

Duties: Must be able to analyze information requirements. Must be able to evaluate problems in workflow, organization, and planning. Develops appropriate corrective action. Provides daily supervision and direction to staff.

Senior Network Engineer

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or other related scientific or technical discipline.

General Experience: Nine (9) years of experience.

Duties: Responsible for the design and implementation of large data communications or telecommunications networks. Plans and monitors the installation of communications circuits.

Manage and monitor local area networks and associated equipment (e.g., bridges, routers, modem pools, and gateways) Conducts short and long-term plan to meet communications requirements. Responsible for the design and implementation of LANs/WANs using hub switching and router technology. Performs HW/SW analyses to provide comparative data of performance characteristics and suitability within the existing systems environment. Prepares tradeoff studies and evaluations for vendor equipment. Generates network monitoring/ performance report, for LAN/WAN utilization studies. Recommends network design changes

/enhancements.

Network Administrator

Education: Associate’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field or two years of college or university study in Computer Science, Information

Systems, Engineering, or a related field.

General Experience: Two (2) years of experience.

Duties: Performs a variety of network management functions related to the operation, performance or availability of data communications networks. Experience with cable/LAN meters, protocol analyzers, SNMF' and RMON based software products. Knowledge of

Ethernet, FDDI and high speed WANs and routers. Analyze client LANs/WANs, isolate source of problems, and recommend reconfiguration and implementation of new network hardware to increase performance. Advanced knowledge of network operating systems. Modifies command language programs, network start up files, assigns/reassigns network device logicals, participates in load balancing efforts throughout the network to achieve optimum device utilization and performance. Establishes new user accounts on the network granting access to required network files and programs. Manages network Email functions. Establishes mailboxes and monitors mail performance. Troubleshoots network/user problems, presents resolutions for implementation. Prepares a variety of network reports.

Technical Writer

Education: Associate’s Degree in a related field.

General Experience: Five (5) years of experience in this area, depending to Education

Achievements.

Duties: Assists in collecting and organizing information for preparation of user manuals, training materials, installation guides, proposals, and reports. Edits functional descriptions, system specifications, user manuals, special reports, or any other customer deliverables and documents. Conducts research and ensures the use of proper technical terminology. Translates technical information into clear, readable documents to be used by technical and non-technical personnel.

*For all labor categories:

Substitution of Education for Experience

A Bachelor’s Degree or higher may be substituted for the general and specialized experience for those labor categories requiring a High School Diploma. A Master’s Degree may be substituted for two years of the general and specialized experience for those labor categories requiring a

Bachelor’s Degree. Substitution shall be reviewed and approved by the Client.

Substitution of Professional Certificates for Experience

Professional certification (e.g., Certified Novell Engineer, SQL Certified Database

Administrator) may be substituted for up to two (2) years for general and specialized experience. The Client shall approve or disapprove substitutions.

Substitution of Experience for Education

Substitution of experience for education may be permitted at the discretion of the Client.

Labor Category Pricing

(SPECIAL ITEM NUMBERS 54151S)

No. Labor Category Titles GSA Prices

1 Subject Matter Expert $154.24

2 Project Manager $111.15

3 Senior Systems Engineer $104.20

4 Senior Network Engineer $104.20

5 Network Administrator $62.52

6 Technical Writer $49.19