# Presentation: 826581

## IT Schedule70  Solicitation Training

- IT Schedule70  Solicitation Training
- for
- Solicitation
- FCIS-JB-980001B - Refresh #20
**Center for IT Schedule Programs (FCI)**

## Where to Start

_**Obtain Solicitation**_
**   ****1)  Go to **_[www.gsa.gov/schedule70solicitation](http://www.gsa.gov/schedule70solicitation)_

**Notes:**
I will explain there are 2 ways to obtain our schedule 70 solicitation.  This is for our IT Center website.

## Where to Start

_**Obtain Solicitation**_
**   ****2) Go to **_**www.fbo.gov**_

**Notes:**
This is Fed Biz Opps.

## Schedule 70 Sales Trend

**4.0**

**Over 5,200 Contracts**

**16.9**

**17.3**

**16.8**

**13**

**14.9**

**Notes:**
GSA Schedule 70 sales trend
Saw tremendous growth through 2004.  Lots of acquisition changes in 2005 and we saw a slight decrease in sales, but in 2006 we soared back.

## eOffer / eMod

**eOffer / eMod**

- “**eOffer” / “eMod” is the web based application that helps companies electronically prepare and submit Multiple Award Schedule contract proposals and modification requests to FAS**
**Please Note: Technical enhancements are being applied to this system.  Limitations and/or corrections may occur.**
**For Information : **_[www.eoffer.gsa.gov](http://www.eoffer.gsa.gov/)_** or **
**For Technical Assistance with eOffer or Digital Certificates contact: 1-866-472-9114**

## Refresh #20

***Sections in the Solicitation:***
*** ******- Section C.28 (d) ******–****** Price Reductions***** **
*** ******- Section G.1 (h) – Offeror Representations and ******                            Certifications-Commercial ******                            Items - Place of Manufacture ***
*** ******- Section G.2 ******–****** Trade Agreements***
*** ******- Section G.12 ******–****** Exemption from Application of ******                        Service Contract Act***

**Notes:**
List Updates in Refresh #20

Section C.28 (d) (3)– Price Reduction - Made to State and local government entities when the order is placed under this contract (and the State and local government entity is the agreed upon customer or category of customer that is the basis of award)

Section G.1 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (h) Place of Manufacture. (Does not apply unless the solicitation is predominantly for the acquisition of manufactured end products.)  For statistical purposes only, the offeror shall indicate whether the place of manufacture of the end products it expects to provide in response to the solicitation is predominantly – 
[   ]	(1)	In the United States (Check this box if the total anticipated price of offered end products manufactured in the United States exceeds the total anticipated price of offered end products manufactured outside the United States); or
[   ]	(2)	Outside the United States.

G.2 Trade Agreements – Countries added to the TAA were Guatemala, Bahrain, Honduras, Morocco, El Salvador, and Nicaragua.

## Refresh #20 (continued)

***FAR Clauses Incorporated By Reference - IBR****** ***
*** ******- 52.219-9  ******–******  Small Business Subcontracting Plan***** **
*** ******- 52.222-6  ******–******  Davis-Bacon Act***** **
*** ******- 52.222-39 – Notification of Employee Rights Concerning ******                        Payment of Union Dues or Fees                                                            ***
*** ***
** ****- 52.222-41 – Service Contract Act**** **
** ****- 52.222-42 – Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires**** **
***             ***

**Notes:**
List Updates in refresh #20

–52.219-9	 SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN - Assurances that the offeror will include the clause of this contract entitled “Utilization of Small Business Concerns” in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities, and that the offeror will require all subcontractors (except small business concerns) that receive subcontracts in excess of $550,000 ($1,000,000 for construction of any public facility) to adopt a subcontracting plan that complies with the requirements of this clause 

## IT Schedule 70 Solicitation

-                 Agenda

**Solicitation: Sections A - G**
**Commercial Sales Practices**
**Information for Dealers**
**Submission of Offer**

**Notes:**
I will explain the components of the Schedule 70 Solicitation.

## 1. Solicitation: Section A  

**Section A: *****Continuation of Standard Form 1449*****.**
**	**
** ***** Offerors use this section to determine business size and North American Industry Classification System (NAIC)  codes for each Special Item Number (SIN) being offered.**

- 1. Solicitation: Section A

## 1. Solicitation: Section B

**	***** Requires Offerors to indicate if they would like to participate in Cooperative Purchasing**
-     **Cooperative Purchasing/State and Local Governments**** ****(for Schedule 70 only)**_[www.gsa.gov/cooperativepurchasing](http://www.gsa.gov/cooperativepurchasing)_
- 	*** Requires Offerors to identify what SINs are ****being offered. **

## Special Item Numbers (SIN’s)Covered under Schedule 70 

- 132-3    Leasing of Products
- 132-4    Daily/Short Term Rental
- 132-8    Purchase of Equipment
- 132-12  Maintenance of Equipment, Repair Service,             and Repair Parts/Spare Parts
- 132-32  Term Software Licenses
- 132-33  Perpetual Software Licenses
- 132-34  Maintenance of Software

## Special Item Numbers (SIN’s)Covered under Schedule 70 

- 132-50  Training Courses
- 132-51  IT Professional Services
- 132-52  EC Services
- 132-53  Wireless Services
- 132-60  Access Certificates for Electronic Services             (ACES) Program
- 132-61  Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Shared Service             Provider (SSP) Program
- 132-62  HSPD-12 Product & Services Components

## HSPD-12 Requirements

**1) HSPD-12 & E-Authentication Applicable SINs:**
**	***** 132-60: Access Certification for Services (ACES) ****	****	****Program**
**	***** 132-61: PKI Shared Service Providers**
**	***** 132-62: HSPD-12 Product and Service ****	****	****	****	****Components**
**2) ****	****Services and products qualified by NIST and/or GSA prior to award**

**Notes:**
Define HSPD-12 Process 
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12), “Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors” establishes the requirement for a mandatory Government-wide standard for secure and reliable forms of identification issued by the Federal Government to its employees and contractor employees assigned to Government contracts in order to enhance security, increase Government efficiency, reduce identity fraud, and protect personal privacy 

1) 132-60 - (ACES)  Access Certificates for Electronic Services: PKI and digital certificates for business and public to do electronic commerce with the government

2) 132-61 - PKI Shared Service Providers: PKI and Digital Certificates for government employees and contractors that require physical and or logical access to government buildings and IT systems.

## HSPD-12 Requirements

**	****a) Stephen Duncan:****	****SIN 132-60 & 132-61**
**	****	****	****	****	****Phone: 202-219-0815**
**	****b) April Giles :****	****	****SIN 132-62 for Approved FIPS ****	****	****	****	****	****201 Compliant**
**	****	****	****	****	****Phone: 202-501-1123**
**	****c) Mike Brooks:****	****	****SIN 132-62 for Integration Services**
**	****	****	****	****	****Phone: 202-501-2765**
**	**
**	****d) David Temoshok:****	****Phone: 202-208-7655 – OGP**

**Notes:**
Here are the POCs who are responsible for reviewing and qualifying services and products.  

1) Steve Duncan handles SIN 132-60 & 132-61 – the PKI and Digital certificates.

2) April Giles handles SIN 132-62, FIPS 201 Compliant.  She approves the products in GSA Lab.

3) Mike Brooks handles SIN 132-62, the Integration Services.

4) David Temoshok is from Office of Government Wide and who oversees this HSPD-12.

**Notes:**
This is the website that everyone needs to be familiar with if they are interested in HSPD-12 offering.

To see who has approved HSPD-12 products and services, click on “Government Approved Services and Products”.

## HSPD-12 Requirements

**5)    For products that that do not need to be approved/qualified, they must be removed from SIN 132-62 and proposed them under another SIN.**
**6) ****	****Each product must be approved.  Contractor will receive either one letter that lists all the approved products or one letter with one product.**

**Notes:**
Couple of things to note.

## HSPD-12 Requirements

**8) ****	****Is there a qualification letter?**
**9)****	****What is the contractor/offeror proposing?  Services and/or products?  Do the products need to be qualified?**
**10)****	****If proposing labor categories, follow the same procedures as if adding labor categories under SIN 132-51.**
**11)****	****If proposing products, follow the same procedures as if adding products under SIN 132-8 or 132-33.  Also ask about manufacturer vs. dealer. **

**Notes:**
What Contracting Officer looks for when reviewing an offer or modification for HSPD-12.

## 1. Solicitation: Section C

**	****There are approximately 65 contract clauses in this section. Here are some examples:**
**	**
**	***** C.1 – Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items (FAR 52.212-4)**
**	****T****his clause provides the various contract terms and conditions for commercial items such as termination for convenience/cause, limitation liability or order of precedence.****	**

- 1. Solicitation: Section C

## 1. Solicitation: Section C  

**	****	**
**	***** C.23 – Industrial Funding Fee and Sales Reporting (GSAR 552.238-74) (Jul 2003)**
**	****T****his clause states the requirements for reporting and payment of the IFF.  The IFF is .0075%.**
**	****	**

- 1. Solicitation: Section C

## 1: Solicitation: Section C 

**	****	****	**
**	***** C.41 – Contract Sales Criteria (I-FSS-639) (Mar 2002)**
**           ****- ****Defines minimum sales requirement for contract ****        performance periods.**
**	****	****- ****Anticipated sales of contract are expected to exceed****       at least $25,000 within first 24 months following ****       contract award.****	**
**	****	****- Expected to exceed $25,000 in sales each 12-month ****	****period thereafter.  **
**	****	****- Government reserves the right to cancel contract if ****	****reported sales fall short of expected sales.**

- 1: Solicitation: Section C

## 1. Solicitation: Section D

**	**
**	****This section list various FAR clauses, which are incorporated by reference and are applicable to this solicitation and/or task orders.**

## 1. Solicitation: Section E

-     **Section E: *****Solicitation Provisions***
**	**
**	***** Provides instruction for the preparation and submission of an offer to GSA.  **
**	***** Requires a justification/rationale when exceptions are taken to any terms and conditions of the solicitation.**

## 1. Solicitation: Section F

**	****Identifies additional information and documentation that may be required to complete the evaluation and negotiation of the proposed offer.**
**	***** F.2 – Past Performance (F-FCI-003) (Mar 2005)**
**	****Offeror is required to submit a Dun & Bradstreet Open Rating Report.**

## 1. Solicitation: Section F

**	**
**	***** F.5 – Information Technology (IT) Professional Services – Past Performance Responsibility Determination (F-FCI-005) (Mar 2005)**
**	****The o****fferor must provide their current corporate experience and provide IT professional services and information on their organizational structure****.**

## 1. Solicitation: Section G

**	**
**- The offeror certifies to size status,**
**  ****TAA compliance, and legal business entity. **
**- The offeror provides evidence of established****commercial sales for the proposed SINs. **

## G.4 – Commercial Sales Practices Suggested Format

**Notes:**
I will explain G.4 Commercial Sales Practices Chart.

## Information for Dealers

**Please refer to E.4 and G.4 for further information.**
**1) Need to submit a signed letter of commitment from the manufacturer (Letter of Supply)**
**2) Manufacturer’s Commercial Sales Practices Chart **
**3) Dealer’s Commercial Sales Practices Chart**
**4) Manufacturer’s commercial pricelist**

**Notes:**
If the offeror is not the manufacturer of the end products being supplied, before award the offeror must supply either a letter of commitment or other evidence that they will have an uninterrupted source of supply from which to satisfy the Government’s requirements for the contract period.  In addition, the offeror must supply a 

## Information for Dealers

**5) Dealer’s spreadsheet**

**Notes:**
I will explain the dealer’s spreadsheet.

## Submission of Offer

**Notes:**
The Checklist for the Schedule 70 Solicitation will be used as a guide for completing the solicitation.  Per paragraph F.5, the entire solicitation must be returned, not just the following sections.

If submitting an eOffer, identify which documents can be submitted electronically.
If submitting a hardcopy, please fill in all applicable sections of the solicitation.  If a section does not apply to you, please
 fill in “Not Applicable” and submit the full text of the solicitation.  By the signing the offer, the Offeror attests to the fact that there have been no changes to the text of the solicitation, except as noted in the cover letter.

*Please Note: All applicable documents are required. 

##             Submission of Offer (continued)

-             Submission of Offer (continued)
**B. *This is for IT Professional Services**

**Notes:**
Labor Matrix for IT Professional Services.

## Submission of Offer (continued)

**C. Small Business Subcontracting Plan (if applicable)**
**	*****Please refer to Attachment III for guidelines.**
**D. One copy of current published pricelist**
**E. Two copies of Proposed IT Schedule Pricelist per Refresh #20**
**	***** Please refer to Attachment I for guidelines**
**F. Duns & Bradstreet Open Rating Report**

- Submission of Offer (continued)

## Need More Info?

** ****IT Acquisition Center Customer Service Line: 703-605-2700**
**  ****Solicitation and Related Downloads: **_[www.gsa.gov/schedule70solicitation](http://www.gsa.gov/schedule70solicitation)_
** ****Web address:  **_[http://](http://www.gsa.gov/itcenter)__[www.gsa.gov/itCenter](http://www.gsa.gov/itcenter)_
** ****E-mail:  **_[it.center@gsa.gov](mailto:it.center@gsa.gov)_
** ****Fax:  703-605-9839**
** ****Mailing Address:**
**IT Acquisition Center**
**2200 Crystal Drive            **
**Crystal Plaza 4**
**Arlington, VA 22202**

## Questions & Answers

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