MAS - Aretus Incorporated - GS35F367GA

AUTHORIZED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SCHEDULE PRICELIST

GENERAL PURPOSE COMMERCIAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE & SERVICES

SPECIAL ITEM NUMBER 132-51 - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

FPDS Code D301 IT Facility Operation and Maintenance FPDS Code D302 IT Systems Development Services FPDS Code D306 IT Systems Analysis Services FPDS Code D307 Automated Information Systems Design and Integration Services FPDS Code D308 Programming Services FPDS Code D310 IT Backup and Security Services FPDS Code D311 IT Data Conversion Services FPDS Code D313 Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) Services FPDS Code D316 IT Network Management Services FPDS Code D317 Creation/Retrieval of IT Related Automated News Services, Data Services, or Other Information Services FPDS Code D399 Other Information Technology Services, Not Elsewhere Classified

Aretus, Inc.

47368 Middle Bluff Pl Potomac Falls, VA 20165

(P) 703-740-4449 ext. 1008

(F) 703-552-7478 http://www.aretus.biz/

Contract Number: GS-35F-367GA Period Covered by Contract: 04/12/17 – 04/11/2022

Pricelist current through Modification #_______, dated ________.

Products and ordering information in this Authorized Information Technology Schedule Pricelist are also available on the GSA Advantage! System (http://www.gsaadvantage.gov).

CUSTOMER INFORMATION:

1. Awarded Special Item Number(s):

SIN Description 132-51 Professional Information Technology Services

1b. Identification of the lowest priced model number and lowest unit price for that model for each special item number awarded in the contract: Not Applicable.

1c. Descriptions of all corresponding commercial job titles with experience, functional responsibility and education are provided beginning on page 9.

2. Maximum Order: $500,000

3. Minimum Order: $100

4. Geographic Coverage: Domestic & Overseas

5. Point of Production: N/A

6. Prices Shown Herein are Net (discount deducted)

7. Quantity Discount: None

8. Prompt Payment Terms: Net 30

9. Government Purchase Cards Will be accepted below the micro-purchase threshold, but not above.

10. Foreign Items: None

11. Time of Delivery: Aretus, Inc. shall deliver or perform services in accordance with the terms negotiated in an agency’s order.

11b. Expedited Delivery: Consult with Contractor

11c. Overnight/2-Day Delivery: Consult with Contractor

11d. Urgent Requirements: Consult with Contractor

12. FOB Point: Destination

13. Ordering Address: Finance & Accounting

46090 Lake Center Plz., #310 Sterling, VA 20165

14. Payment Address: Finance & Accounting

46090 Lake Center Plz., #310 Sterling, VA 20165

15. Warranty Provisions: Contractor’s Standard Warranty

16. Export Packing charges: Not applicable

17. Terms and conditions of Government Purchase Card Acceptance: Contact Aretus, Inc. for terms and conditions of Government Purchase Card acceptance.

18. Terms and conditions of rental, maintenance, and repair: Not applicable

19. Terms and conditions of installation: Not applicable

20. Terms and conditions of repair parts: Not applicable

20a. Terms and conditions for any other services: Not applicable

21. List of service and distribution points: Not applicable

22. List of participating dealers: Not applicable

23. Preventive maintenance: Not applicable

24a. Environmental attributes, e.g., recycled content, energy efficiency, and/or reduced pollutants:

Not applicable

24b. Contact Aretus, Inc. for Section 508 compliance information. The EIT standards can be found at:

http://www.section508.gov

25. DUNS Number: 80-673-1357

26. Aretus, Inc. is registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database.

http://www.section508.gov/

TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (SPECIAL ITEM NUMBER 132-51)

1. SCOPE

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

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

2. PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES

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

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

c. Incentives should be designed to relate results achieved by the contractor to specified targets.

To the maximum extent practicable, ordering activities shall consider establishing incentives where performance is critical to the ordering activity’s mission and incentives are likely to motivate the contractor. Incentives shall be based on objectively measurable tasks.

3. ORDER

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

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

4. PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES

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

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

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

d. Any Contractor travel required in the performance of IT Services must comply with the Federal Travel Regulation or Joint Travel Regulations, as applicable, in effect on the date(s) the travel is performed. Established Federal Government per diem rates will apply to all Contractor travel.

Contractors cannot use GSA city pair contracts.

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

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

Within a period of 90 days after a stop-work is delivered to the Contractor, or within any extension of that period to which the parties shall have agreed, the Contracting Officer shall either-

(1) Cancel the stop-work order; or

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

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

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

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

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

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

6. INSPECTION OF SERVICES

The Inspection of Services–Fixed Price (AUG 1996) (Deviation – May 2003) clause at FAR 52.246-4 applies to firm-fixed price orders placed under this contract. The Inspection–Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour (JAN 1986) (Deviation – May 2003) clause at FAR 52.246-6 applies to time-and-materials and labor-hour 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 (Deviation – May 2003) 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 Services.

9. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

All IT 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 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.

SIN 132-51 Hourly Rates

Labor Category 04/12/17

04/11/18

04/12/18

04/11/19

04/12/19

04/11/20

04/12/20

04/11/21

04/12/21

04/11/22

Consultant - 3 $105.65 $107.23 $108.84 $110.48 $112.13

Lead Solutions Architect $156.41 $158.76 $161.14 $163.55 $166.01

Senior Software Engineer - 1 $144.16 $146.32 $148.52 $150.74 $153.01

Senior Software Engineer -2 $156.41 $158.76 $161.14 $163.55 $166.01

Software Engineer - 3 $117.30 $119.06 $120.85 $122.66 $124.50

Software Engineer - 4 $123.43 $125.28 $127.16 $129.07 $131.00

Software Engineer - 5 $128.36 $130.29 $132.24 $134.22 $136.24

Solutions Architect - 2 $140.41 $142.52 $144.65 $146.82 $149.03

Solutions Architect - 3 $148.11 $150.33 $152.59 $154.88 $157.20

Subject Matter Expert - 1 $135.08 $137.11 $139.16 $141.25 $143.37

Subject Matter Expert - 2 $156.41 $158.76 $161.14 $163.55 $166.01

Labor Category Descriptions

Consultant - 3

Functional Responsibility: May serve as business analyst Identify and document areas of needs that may be beyond the scope of the current project, but may eventually enable the customer to be successful in their mission. Primarily ensure the customer’s current and future needs are addressed in a timely manner. Responsibilities also include assisting software engineer and architect in performing requirements analysis, documentation, collection of performance metrics, and other duties as assigned depending on project and customer.

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s

Minimum Experience: 5 years

Lead Solutions Architect

Functional Responsibility: Provide software development and application architecture. Identify requirements, develop use cases, translate into required UML modelling, and prioritize for development and implementation. Lead across multiple projects and customers. Develop project artifacts and brief senior management and customer stakeholders as required.

Minimum Experience: Eight years

Senior Software Engineer - 1

Functional Responsibility: Senior software development position requiring complex programming (C#, Java, Python, etc.). Work simultaneously on multiple projects and serve as mentor to other positions.

Develop project artifacts and brief senior management including customer stakeholders as required.

Minimum Experience: 10 years

Senior Software Engineer - 2

Functional Responsibility: Senior software development position requiring complex programming (C#, Java, Python, etc.). Work simultaneously on multiple projects and mentor other positions. Develop project artifacts and brief senior management including customer stakeholders as required.

Minimum Experience: 12 years

Software Engineer - 3

Functional Responsibility: Provide software development/programming (C#, Java, Python, etc.). Provide clear documentation and briefing in all areas of the project as required.

Minimum Experience: Four years

Software Engineer - 4

Functional Responsibility: Provide software development/programming (C#, Java, Python, etc.) for multiple concurrent projects. Develop project artifacts and brief senior management including customer stakeholders, as required.

Minimum Experience: Six years

Software Engineer - 5

Functional Responsibility: Provide software development/programming (C#, Java, Python, etc.) for multiple concurrent projects. Develop project artifacts and brief senior management including customer stakeholders, as required.

Solutions Architect - 2 requirements, develop use cases, translate into required UML modelling, and prioritize for development and implementation. Work across multiple projects. Develop project artifacts and brief senior management including customer stakeholders as required.

Minimum Experience: Four years

Solutions Architect - 3 requirements, develop use cases, translate into required UML modelling, and prioritize for development and implementation. Lead across multiple projects. Develop project artifacts and brief senior management including customer stakeholders as required.

Subject Matter Expert - 1

Functional Responsibility: Provide expertise in one or more domains. Serve in a consultative manner providing guidance in subject areas. Responsibilities are based on project, customer, and direction of architect. Develop specific project artifacts and brief senior management including customer stakeholders as required.

Subject Matter Expert - 2

Functional Responsibility: Provide expertise in one or more domains. Serve in a consultative manner providing guidance in subject areas. Responsibilities are based on project, customer, and direction of architect. Develop specific project artifacts and brief senior management including customer stakeholders as required.

Experience & Degree Substitution Equivalencies

Experience exceeding the minimum shown may be substituted for education. Likewise, education exceeding the minimum shown may be substituted for experience. The most important differentiator is that each degree has to be in a certain discipline based on the labor category. For example, Software Engineer labor category, requires education in the computer-related disciplines. Whereas, the Consultant labor category, requires education in other areas excluding Information Technology.

Equivalent Degree Experience High School 3 years of relevant experience Associate’s 2 years relevant experience Bachelor’s Associate’s degree + 2 years relevant experience or 4 years relevant experience Master’s Bachelor’s plus 2 years relevant experience or Associate’s degree + 4 years relevant experience or 6 years relevant experience PhD Master’s + 2 years relevant experience, or Bachelor’s + 4 years relevant experience or Associate’s + 6 years relevant experience or 8 years relevant experience