Vehicle Summary
The
Alliant Small Business GWAC is a competitive multiple award, IDIQ set-aside
small business contract. It has a 5-year base period with one 5-year option and
is valued at $15 billion. The contract
is designed to provide worldwide information technology solutions to federal
agencies while strengthening opportunities in federal contracting for small
businesses. Alliant SB is aligned with
Federal Enterprise Architecture, has ordering procedures based on fair
opportunity (FAR 16.505), and has a full gamut of contract types: fixed price,
cost reimbursement, labor hour, and time and materials. The benefits of the Alliant SB GWAC include
pre-competed easy-to-use contracts, short procurement lead time, training and
support from the Alliant SB acquisition team, limited protestability
in accordance with NDAA 2008, and a low user fee
(0.75%) built into contractors' ceiling prices.
Alliant SB GWAC Features
Alliant SB GWAC Benefits
Alliant SB Delegation of Procurement
Authority
Federal buyers who wish to
use the Alliant SB GWAC may receive Alliant SB contract overview training and
be granted a written Delegation of Procurement Authority (DPA),
prior to issuing task orders, whereupon they will become Ordering Contracting
Officers (OCOs).
Delegations are required by GSA’s Quality Assurance Plan in accordance
with the Office of Management and Budget guidelines.
Contracting
officers may claim socioeconomic credit for Alliant Small Business (SB) orders
in the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) or
other agency-designated reporting system.
Alliant SB orders provide credit for all the socioeconomic attributes
that the awarded firm has on file, with the exception of 8(a) credit.
Alliant SB Scope of Services
The Alliant SB GWAC is
intended for information technology (IT) services and IT services-based
solutions task orders. IT is defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) at FAR 2.101. The scope
of the Basic Contract includes any and all components of an integrated IT
solution, including all current and any new technologies which may emerge
during the life cycle of the Basic Contract and information technology systems
and services in support of National Security Systems, as defined in FAR
39.002. The Basic Contract provides IT
solutions through performance of a broad range of services which may include
the integration of various technologies critical to the services being
acquired. The scope includes:
o
Services Access
and Delivery
o
Services
Platform and Infrastructure
o
Component
Framework
o
Service
Interface and Integration
o
Customer
Services
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Customer
Relationship Management
-
Customer
Preferences
-
Customer
Initiate Services
o
Process
Automation
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Tracking and
Workflow
-
Routine and
Scheduling
o
Business
Management
-
Process
Management
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Organizational
Management
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Investment
Management
-
Supply Chain
Management
o
Digital assets
services
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Content
Management
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Document
Management
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Knowledge
Management
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Records
Management
o
Business
Analytical Services
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Analysis and
Statistics
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Visualization
-
Knowledge
Discovery
-
Business
Intelligence
-
Reporting
o
Reporting Back
offices Services
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Data Management
-
Humans Resources
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Financial
Management
-
Asset/Material
Management
-
Development and
Integration
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Human
Capital/Workforce Management Development and Integration
o
Support Services
-
Security
Management
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Collaboration
-
Search
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Communication
-
Systems
Management
-
Forms Management
o
DoDEA Mission Area Support
o
Controls &
Oversights
o
Risk Management
and Mitigation
o
Regulatory
Development
o
Planning and
Resource Allocation
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Budget
Formulation/Execution
-
Capital Planning
-
-
Strategic
Planning
-
Management
Improvements
o
IT Security
o
System and
Network Controls
An under-representation of
IT professional services and over-representation of non-IT services and/or
products would not be a good fit for Alliant SB IT services and IT
services-based solutions scope. However,
the following types of work can be IT services and IT services-based solutions
if established properly:
As a reminder, the following
are not allowed on the Alliant SB GWAC:
The
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Please
see the GSA Alliant SB website at http://www.gsa.gov/alliantsb for additional information
regarding the Alliant SB GWAC as well as guidance on claiming socioeconomic
credit.