NITAAC Contract Training Small Business Acquisition Charles Hicks Supervisory Contracting Officer July 14 2016 Todays Agenda NITAAC Overview CIOSP3 and CIOSP3 Small Business Services amp Solutions ID: 764802
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NITAAC Contract TrainingSmall Business Acquisition Charles Hicks, Supervisory Contracting Officer July 14, 2016
Today’s Agenda NITAAC Overview CIO-SP3 and CIO-SP3 Small Business Services & Solutions CIO-CS Value Added Services The NITAAC Difference Questions?
NITAAC Mission Focuses on client mission success Highly streamlined processes for cost effective services Provides lean, fast government procurement services for IT needsUser friendly technology supporting procurement services
Why use NITAAC? N ational I nstitutes of H ealth Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC)Housed at Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH)Over 20 years of experience in Information Technology (IT) contractsStrategic Solutions program for lowest prices on COTSCMMI Level 2 Rated for ServicesControls three $20B Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs)
What are GWACs? Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicles Flexible task/delivery order contracts for information technology (IT) Streamline acquisitions under FAR 16.505 (shorten time to award) No protests allowed on orders under $10M
What are GWACs? Cont’d. Available to DoD and all Federal Agencies No limit on individual task/delivery order value Provides access to the most highly qualified IT Contractors in the industry Technical capabilities Management capabilities Past performanceRigorous negotiations for competitive rates/prices
Benefits of GWACs Work can be incrementally funded (we set up the base and options ). Base can be relatively small to get contract set up . Base and options periods do not have to be one year. Solicitation period can be little as 24 hours to 30+ daysContract Types available: FP, CPFF, CPAF, CPIF, LH, T&M Customer is involved throughout the life of the contract
NITAAC GWACs Three $20B Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts Designed for acquisition of everything IT “ Information technology means any services or equipment, or interconnected system(s) or subsystem(s) of equipment, that are used in the automatic acquisition, storage, analysis, evaluation, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by the agency ….” – FAR 2.101 DefinitionsScale to accommodate new technologies
Contract Holder Management Contract H olders have undergone rigorous vetting process Technical and Management capabilities Past performanceRigorous negotiations for competitive rates/pricesContinuous Contract Holder engagement:Monthly conference callsQuarterly in-person meetings Community Action Groups (CAGs) Ongoing performance reporting (CPARS)
Some of the NITAAC Customers
CIO-SP3 & CIO-SP3 Small Business Services & Solutions
CIO-SP3 & CIO-SP3 Small Business
CIO-SP3 & CIO-SP3 Small Business Scope
CIO-SP3 & CIO-SP3 Small Business Ordering Can be used for all commercial and non-commercial services and solutions Average awards: $12 – $15 million Task Order performance ranges from 1 to 10-year terms Average 3-5 responses (bids) per task order solicitation
Unique to Small Business Limitation of subcontracting on a cumulative basis, monitored at the master contract level Ordering agency receives credit towards all small business goals By selecting task area(s) and a socioeconomic category, you are able to control the number of eligible contract holder 8(a) Orders (FAR 19.804-6)Direct Orders: No Separate offers and acceptances required FAR 19.805-1 do not apply, as long as the original contract was competed An 8(a) concern may continue to accept new orders under a GWAC even after a concern’s program term expires exits the 8(a) program or becomes other than small
CIO-CS: Commodities & Solutions
CIO-CS
Commercial, Fixed-Price Services and Solutions Hardware and Software Cybersecurity Managed Services Enterprise-Wide Licenses Maintenance and Warranties Cloud Expertise and Solutions Commodity Enabling Services, e.g. Maintenance, Installation, WarrantyIaaS, PaaS, and SaaS Telecommunications PlansMobility DevicesVideo-ConferencingEngineering and Assessment StudiesDeployment and InstallationCollaboration Tools, e.g. SharePointScope of the CIO-CS GWAC
CIO-CS Overview 5-year contract with 5-year option and 15-year period of performance Ordering through 2025 PoP through 2030 Awarded using FAR Part 12 Fixed-Price (FP) contract Technology refresh daily Average 3-5 responses (bids) per RFQ
Value Added Services
NITAAC Strategic Solutions
Strategic Solutions Mandatory source for purchasing desktops and laptops per memo M-16-02 issued on October 16, 2015 https:// nitaac.nih.gov/services/strategic-solutions/tools/omb-mandatory-source-workstations-memo
Assisted Acquisition Services Best Fit Approach SOW/SOO/PWS analysis Source selection planning Contract award/lifecycle management Value Added Benefits Experienced CO/CS (FAC-C III) Handle any ceiling threshold Supplemental year-round support Agile Acquisition TechniquesDevelop innovative acquisition strategiesLeverage best practices from across government
Unparalleled Customer Service
Customer Support Services
Electric-Government Ordering System e-GOS is secure and easy-to-useOnline system for competition management and awardee selection Single source for task/delivery order management and market research FAR guidance built into system for fair opportunity competition Database of record for life of acquisition Manage requirements from solicitation to closeout 3-Step registration from NITAAC home page (nitaac.nih.gov)Click button and fill in email. Complete information, select password and verifyLog back in and you’re ready to go!
The NITAAC Difference
The Difference
Email : NITAACsupport@nih.gov Phone: 1.888.773.6542 Web: nitaac.nih.govThank You!
Questions?