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SEWP Industry Day November 5, 2008
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2 Agenda General Concepts Contract Overview / Fair Opportunity Tools Wrap-up
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3 3 5 Ways Industry Is Involved Win a SEWP Prime Contract 8(a) Set-asides Place Products Under Existing Contracts Act as a “sales agent” Purchase from Existing Contracts
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4 4 Win a SEWP Prime Contract SEWP IV contracts will end in September 2014 Although distant, get your ducks in a row early Work with SEWP IV Contract Holders Long, costly process Full & Open Competition Formal Source Evaluation Board (SEB) procedures Extensive requirements Strong competition No guarantees (winners and losers) Check NASA website for NASA Contract Opportunities NASA Acquisition Information Service (http://www.nasa.gov/about/business/index.html )
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5 5 Non-Competed 8(a) Set-Aside Non-Competed 8(a) Set-aside Contracts Primarily product based services Complement Prime (competed) contracts Limited to $3.5 million per contract Current set set-asides have been selected - No plans to add to the list in the near-future Set-Aside selection based upon: Government recommendations Company capabilities as they relate to SEWP scope Geographic coverage
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6 6 “Manufacturer” of IT products / solutions Work with one or more Prime Vendors to request product addition - Business case is negotiated between Prime and manufacturer A Prime Vendor must first request acceptance of manufacturer - Check is made by SEWP to ensure products in scope After a manufacturer is accepted - any Prime may add products from the manufacturer - products added through Technology Refreshment process Authorized reseller information may be provided by manufacturer Place Products Under Existing Contracts
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7 7 Act as a Sales Agent Some Primes (OEMs) authorize resellers to be sales agent for their SEWP contract Not a SEWP contract Orders remain between Gov’t agency and Prime Contract Holder Prime Vendor reimburses “sales agent” reseller - Cost must not increase
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8 8 Purchase from Existing Contracts Authorized Support Service Contractors may Utilize SEWP Contracts as Part of Their Government Contract Authorization Letter from Support Service Contractor’s CO (Contracting Officer) - Authorization required on an individual support service contract basis Appropriate FAR 51 requirements must be met List of Authorized Support Service Contractors available on SEWP website
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9 SEWP Mission and Scope SEWP Scope = IT Product Solutions All Types of IT and IT Related Products (Hardware, Software, Network Communications, Audio-Visual, Supporting Technology, Cost per copy) Maintenance / Warranty / Product Training Firm Fixed Price Product Based Services - Planning, Installation and Implementation Services – not limited - 10% Limit on Consulting Services in Support of Purchased Products No more than 3 months in total length “ To serve up fresh technology for federal agencies”
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10 Types of Federal Contract Vehicles Government Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) 4 OMB Authorized Executive Agents for IT Product/Service GWACs - GSA, NIH, NASA EPA is authorized Executive Agent for IT Recycling Contracts Based on Clinger-Cohen Act Economy Act determination not required for GWACs Open to All Federal Agencies and Their Authorized Support Contractors Franchise Funds Provide Procurement Support Authorized by OMB - Department of Interior, GSA MACs / IACs Rules / Authority / Agreements not always clear
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11 SEWP Program Processes On-Line Contract Database of Record All contract items reviewed for scope and pricing Technology Refreshments within hours of requests Processes for Oversight, Compliance and Monitoring Extensive reporting and tracking All Orders Reviewed Continuous interaction with Contract Holders SEWP Fair Opportunity Form – required for orders over $5 million Electronic Processes for Efficiency and Accuracy Goal is 1 Business Day Turn-around
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12 SEWP Surcharge Surcharge Order AmountFee Percentage $0 to $1,818,181.810.55% $ 1,818,181.81 and upCapped at $10,000 Comparison to other major IT Contract fees: - GSA Schedules: 0.75% (built in) with no cap - NIH ECS GWAC: 1% with no cap Program budget is self contained NASA provides no direct SEWP funding No SEWP funding is provided to NASA except for overhead costs Fee may be either a separate line item or included in product pricing
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13 Agenda General Concepts Contract Overview / Fair Opportunity Tools Wrap-up
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14 SEWP by the Numbers 38 Competed Prime Contractors; 21 Small Businesses 6 SDVOSB, 5 8(a) 1,000,000+ IT products (SEWP IV as of Oct. ‘08) 2300+ Manufacturers (SEWP IV as of Oct. ‘08) 7 Year Contracts (through April 2014)
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15 Contract Holder Groups 4 Competed Groups Group A: OEMs and Value Added Resellers (VARs) 9 Contract Holders Group B: SDVOSB Set-asides VARs 6 Contract Holders Group C: Small Business Set-asides VARs 12 Contract Holders Group D: Non-Set-aside VARs 15 Contract Holders
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16 Fair Opportunity Fair Opportunity MUST BE provided within a Group Opportunity may be provided across multiple Groups Fair Opportunity Applies to any Multi-award Order FAR 16.505(b) Process for Fair Opportunity (per FAR) is at CO’s Discretion SEWP Web Tools Provide Assistance To determine suggested sources you can use: - SEWP Manufacturer Lookup Tool - Product Verification Tool (part number) For Fair Opportunity: - SEWP RFQ tool is the only RECOMMENDED method
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17 Group A Computer System OEMs and Value Added Resellers Dell Force 3Small, Minority-Owned HP IBM James River TechSmall MPCSmall PCMall / GMR SGI UNISYS
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18 Group B: SDVOSB Set-Aside Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Value Added Resellers Alvarez AssociatesSDVOSB FedStoreSDVOSB Microtech LLCSDVOSB 8(a) i3SDVOSB Knight PointSDVOSB Three WireSDVOSB
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19 Group C: Small Business Set-Aside Value Added Resellers Blue TechSmall / 8(a) / Woman-Owned / Hubzone CounterTrade ProductsSmall / 8(a) / Woman-Owned FCNSmall / Woman-Owned GC MicroSmall / Woman-Owned Intelligent DecisionsSmall / Minority-Owned iGovSmall immixGroupSmall MerlinSmall / 8(a) / Veteran-Owned Red RiverSmall Sword and ShieldSmall / Veteran-Owned TechnicaSmall / Veteran-Owned TKC IntegrationSmall / 8(a) / Alaskan Native Co.
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20 Group D: Full and Open Value Added Resellers Apptis Best Buy CDW-G CounterTrade Products(also Group C)Small 8(a) / Woman-Owned DataLine GovConnection GTSI immixGroup(also Group C)Small Lanier/Ricoh (Printer OEM) PCMall / GMRI(also Group A) Presidio SoftChoice Unisys(also Group A) Emtec WWT
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21 Agenda General Concepts Contract Overview / Fair Opportunity Tools Wrap-up
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Thank You! V. 08/19/08
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