Advanced Planning Briefing for Industry TAC OVERVIEW and REVERSE AUCTION Wendy J. McCutcheon Technology Acquisition Center (TAC) Office of Acquisition and Logistics June 9, 2011

2 TAC OVERVIEW ORGANIZATION STAFFING: 154 Total OBLIGATIONS: FY10 - SDVOSB $313M (20.5%) $1,527 2,548 1,853

3 TAC OVERVIEW ENTERPRISE CONTRACTS Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology (T4) T4 covers a wide range of IT services, including program management and strategy planning, systems and software engineering, enterprise networks, cyber security, operation and maintenance. Pre-award Debriefings concluded March 2011 Award Date targeted for 3 rd Qtr FY11

4 TAC OVERVIEW ENTERPRISE CONTRACTS Commodity Enterprise Contract (CEC) CEC is an enterprise contractual solution to acquire state of the art, fully qualified, interoperable, compatible, and deployable hardware and software solutions. Phase I -Type I HW (Laptops, Servers, Switches, etc), Incidental SW (Op Systems, Security SW) and Incidental Svs – IDIQ Multiple Award / Limited Awardees for Type I Items Phase II -Type II HW (Monitors, Printers, etc) Commodity SW (VA Gold Image Apps ), Licensing, Incidental Svs – IDIQ Multiple Award / Multiple Awardees for Type II Items Advantages: IT Management; Cost Efficiencies; Ease of Administration; Asset Standardization Focus : *Small Business/SDVOSB Set-Asides (*As supported by Market Research) Solicitation Date targeted for 4th Qtr FY11/1st Qtr FY12

5 TAC OVERVIEW ENTERPRISE CONTRACTS Enterprise Telephone Voice System (ETVS) / Private Branch Exchanges (PBX) ETVS/PBX is Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) voice systems, equipment, installation, implementation, training and maintenance; providing delivery of voice communication services at VA Medical Centers, Community Based Outpatient Clinics, and VA Regional Benefit Offices. Requirements consists of three (3) parts Part 1 - Replacement/New Systems (FY11 procurement will focus on Part 1) Part 2 - Augmentation of existing systems Part 3 - Piece Parts/Maintenance Requirements are still outstanding; Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) collecting data on requirements via VA-wide data call Upon receipt of requirements acquisition strategy will be finalized Focus : *SDVOSB Set-Aside (*As supported by Market Research) Solicitation Date targeted for 4th Qtr FY11

Advanced Planning Briefing for Industry (APBI) Industry Days – Commodities Enterprise Contract (CEC) – 4th Qtr FY11 – ETVS/PBX Switches – TBD Vendor Meetings – Large and Small IT Vendors – Capabilities Briefings Electronic Tools – VAi2 Innovations Portal (40 Concept Papers Recv’d) – Reverse Auction… 6 TAC OVERVIEW REACHING OUT to INDUSTRY

7 REVERSE AUCTION  IT Hardware  IT Software  VTC Equipment  A/V Equipment

8 REVERSE AUCTION Fosters Competition Reduced Acquisition Time Real-Time Auction Viewing Increased Transparency

9 REVERSE AUCTION  Product Availability  Prior Purchase History  Anticipated Competition  Price Mark-Up  Product Complexity

10 REVERSE AUCTION 1.Solicitation will indicate intent to use Reverse Auction and scheduled date/time 2. Ten (10) Days Prior to Auction Vendor Must: Submit Signed ‘Reverse Auction Agreement’ to CO Submit ‘Representations and Certifications’ to CO Register: 3.Offerors will be provided Usernames/Passwords 4.First Time Users: Training Videos & Mock Auctions available

11 REVERSE AUCTION 5.VA TAC Starting Price will be displayed 6.Bids must be submitted in Whole Dollars Only 7.Only Vendor’s Bid Prices Revealed; Not Identity 8.Minimum Auction Time Period is 30 Minutes  5 Minute Extension if a Bid is Submitted in Last 5 Minutes  No Limits on the Number of Extensions

12 End Time Item & Qty Your Bid & Rank

13 REVERSE AUCTION Title of Auction : HSPD– 12 System Enhancements/Expansion of Personal Identity Verification System Consisting of High Bandwidth Access Layer Switches; Blade Servers; Chassis; Racks; Storage Area Network; Hardware Security Modules Major Initiative : #9 – Preparedness NAICS : (1,000 employees) Acquisition Strategy : Two Step Reverse Auction; SDVOSB Set-Aside Offerors will have 7 days to provide their technical solution to the Gov’t Government will invite offerors with technically acceptable solutions to a Reverse Auction which will occur approximately 5 days later Starting Price (Anticipated): $3.0M Solicitation Release Date (o/a): June 17, 2011 Auction Date (o/a): June 29, 2011 Award Date (o/a): June 30, 2011 (Only 24hrs after Auction End !!)

14 REVERSE AUCTION Title of Auction : Information Technology Workforce Development (ITWD) Developer Software (Adobe) NAICS : ($25M) Acquisition Strategy : SDVOSB Set-Aside Starting Price (Anticipated): $16,000 Solicitation Release Date (o/a): June 21, 2011 Auction Date (o/a): June 28, 2011 Award Date (o/a): June 29, 2011 (Only 24hrs after Auction End !!)

15 What You Can Do for VA Attend Industry Days, APBIs, Pre-Sol Conferences Learn about the TAC - Contact TAC Small Business Specialist Monitor VA’s Forecast of Contracting Opportunities Respond to Requests for Information (RFIs) Check FedBizOpps frequently Watch for future Innovation Competitions 15