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1 AUTHORIZED FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SCHEDULE PRICELIST GENERAL PURPOSE COMMERCIAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE AND SERVICES SIN IT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES D301 IT Facility Operation and Maintenance D302 IT Systems Development Services D306 IT Systems Analysis Services D316 IT Network Management Services D399 Other Information Technology Services Calhoun International, LLC 100 North Tampa Street Suite 2330 Tampa, FL Phone: (813) Fax: (813) Contract Number: GS-35F-0042W Contract Period: October 22, 2009 through October 21, 2014 General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Products and ordering information in this Authorized FAS Information Technology Schedule Pricelist are also available on the GSA Advantage! System. Agencies can browse GSA Advantage! by accessing the Federal Acquisition Service s Home Page via the Internet at
2 Table of Contents Information for Ordering Offices... 1 Terms and Conditions Applicable to Information Technology (IT) Professional Services (Special Item Number )... 9 USA Commitment to Promote Small Business Participation Procurement Program 30 Best Value-Blanket Purchase Agreement-Federal Acquisition Service Schedule Basic Guidelines for Using Contractor Team Arrangements Calhoun International IT Professional Services Authorized FAS IT Schedule Pricelist... 35
3 INFORMATION FOR ORDERING ACTIVITIES APPLICABLE TO ALL SPECIAL ITEM NUMBERS SPECIAL NOTICE TO AGENCIES: Small Business Participation SBA strongly supports the participation of small business concerns in the Federal Acquisition Service. To enhance Small Business Participation SBA policy allows agencies to include in their procurement base and goals, the dollar value of orders expected to be placed against the Federal Acquisition Service Schedules, and to report accomplishments against these goals. For orders exceeding the micro purchase threshold, FAR requires agencies to consider the catalogs/pricelists of at least three schedule contractors or consider reasonably available information by using the GSA Advantage! On-line shopping service ( The catalogs/pricelists, GSA Advantage! and the Federal Acquisition Service Home Page ( contain information on a broad array of products and services offered by small business concerns. This information should be used as a tool to assist ordering activities in meeting or exceeding established small business goals. It should also be used as a tool to assist in including small, small disadvantaged, and women-owned small businesses among those considered when selecting pricelists for a best value determination. For orders exceeding the micro purchase threshold, customers are to give preference to small business concerns when two or more items at the same delivered price will satisfy their requirement. 1. GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE OF CONTRACT: Domestic delivery is delivery within the 48 contiguous states, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Washington, DC, and U.S. Territories. Domestic delivery also includes a port or consolidation point, within the aforementioned areas, for orders received from overseas activities. Overseas delivery is delivery to points outside of the 48 contiguous states, Washington, DC, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Territories. Offerors are requested to check one of the following boxes: [ ] The Geographic Scope of Contract will be domestic and overseas delivery. [ ] The Geographic Scope of Contract will be overseas delivery only. [X] The Geographic Scope of Contract will be domestic delivery only. 2. CONTRACTOR S ORDERING ADDRESS AND PAYMENT INFORMATION: Contractors are required to accept credit cards for payments equal to or less than the micro-purchase threshold for oral or written delivery orders. Credit cards will/will not be acceptable for payment above the micro-purchase threshold. In addition, bank account information for wire transfer payments will be shown on the invoice. Order and Payment Address Calhoun International, LLC 100 North Tampa Street, Suite 2330 Tampa, FL The following telephone number(s) can be used by ordering activities to obtain technical and/or ordering assistance: (813) Calhoun International, LLC Page 1 of 39 GS-35F-0042W
4 3. LIABILITY FOR INJURY OR DAMAGE The Contractor shall not be liable for any injury to ordering activity personnel or damage to ordering activity property arising from the use of equipment maintained by the Contractor, unless such injury or damage is due to the fault or negligence of the Contractor. 4. STATICAL DATA FOR GOVERNMENT ORDERING OFFICE COMPLETION OF STANDARD FORM 279: Block 9: G. Order/Modification under Federal Acquisition Service Schedule Block 16: Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number: Block 30: Type of Contractor B, Other Small Business A. Small Disadvantaged Business B. Other Small Business C. Large Business G. Other Nonprofit Organization L. Foreign Contractor Block 31: Woman-Owned Small Business - No Block 36: Contractor's Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN): a. CAGE Code: 43HU6 4b. Contractor has registered with the Central Contractor Registration Database. 5. FOB DESTINATION 6. DELIVERY SCHEDULE SPECIAL ITEM NUMBER DELIVERY TIME (Days ARO) To Be Determined between Customer and Contractor b. URGENT REQUIREMENTS: When the Federal Acquisition Service Schedule contract delivery period does not meet the bona fide urgent delivery requirements of an ordering activity, ordering activities are encouraged, if time permits, to contact the Contractor for the purpose of obtaining accelerated delivery. The Contractor shall reply to the inquiry within 3 workdays after receipt. (Telephonic replies shall be confirmed by the Contractor in writing). If the Contractor offers an accelerated delivery time acceptable to the ordering activity, any order(s) placed pursuant to the agreed upon accelerated delivery time frame shall be delivered within this shorter delivery time and in accordance with all other terms and conditions of the contract. 7. DISCOUNTS: Prices shown are NET Prices; Basic Discounts have been deducted. a. Prompt Payment: NET 30 days from receipt of invoice or date of acceptance, whichever is later b. Quantity: None c. Dollar Volume: None d. Government Educational Institutions: Offered the same as all other Government customers Calhoun International, LLC Page 2 of 39 GS-35F-0042W
5 e. Other: None 8. TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT OF 1979, as amended: All items are U.S. made end products, designated country end products, Caribbean Basin country end products, Canadian end products, or Mexican end products as defined in the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as amended. 9. STATEMENT CONCERNING AVAILABILITY OF EXPORT PACKING: Export Packing is not available. 10. Small Requirements: The minimum dollar value of orders to be issued is $ MAXIMUM ORDER (All dollar amounts are exclusive of any discount for prompt payment.) a. The Maximum Order value for Special Item Number is $500,000: 12. ORDERING PROCEEDURES FOR FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE SCHEDULE CONTRACTS Ordering activities shall use the ordering procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) when placing an order or establishing a BPA for supplies or services. These procedures apply to all schedules. a. FAR Ordering procedures for supplies, and services not requiring a statement of work. b. FAR Ordering procedures for services requiring a statement of work. 13. FEDERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS: ordering activities acquiring products from this Schedule must comply with the provisions of the Federal Standards Program, as appropriate (reference: NIST Federal Standards Index). Inquiries to determine whether or not specific products listed herein comply with Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) or Federal Telecommunication Standards (FED-STDS), which are cited by ordering activities, shall be responded to promptly by the Contractor FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING STANDARDS PUBLICATIONS (FIPS PUBS): Information Technology products under this Schedule that do not conform to Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) should not be acquired unless a waiver has been granted in accordance with the applicable "FIPS Publication." Federal Information Processing Standards Publications (FIPS PUBS) are issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), pursuant to National Security Act. Information concerning their availability and applicability should be obtained from the National Technical. Information Service (NTIS), 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia FIPS PUBS include voluntary standards when these are adopted for Federal use. Individual orders for FIPS PUBS should be referred to the NTIS Sales Office, and orders for subscription service should be referred to the NTIS Subscription Officer, both at the above address, or telephone number (703) FEDERAL TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARDS (FED-STDS): Telecommunication products under this Schedule that do not conform to Federal Telecommunication Standards (FED-STDS) should not be acquired unless a waiver has been granted in accordance with the applicable "FED-STD." Federal Telecommunication Standards are issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), pursuant to National Security Act. Ordering information and information concerning the availability of FED-STDS should be obtained from the GSA, Federal Calhoun International, LLC Page 3 of 39 GS-35F-0042W
6 Acquisition Service, Specification Section, 470 East L Enfant Plaza, Suite 8100, SW, Washington, DC 20407, telephone number (202) Please include a self-addressed mailing label when requesting information by mail. Information concerning their applicability can be obtained by writing or calling the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, telephone number (301) CONTRACTOR TASKS / SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (C-FSS-370) (NOV 2003) (a) Security Clearances: The Contractor may be required to obtain/possess varying levels of security clearances in the performance of orders issued under this contract. All costs associated with obtaining/possessing such security clearances should be factored into the price offered under the Multiple Award Schedule. (b) Travel: The Contractor may be required to travel in performance of orders issued under this contract. Allowable travel and per diem charges are governed by Pub.L and FAR Part 31, and are reimbursable by the ordering agency or can be priced as a fixed price item on orders placed under the Multiple Award Schedule. Travel in performance of a task order will only be reimbursable to the extent authorized by the ordering agency. The Industrial Funding Fee does NOT apply to travel and per diem charges. (c) Certifications, Licenses and Accreditations: As a commercial practice, the Contractor may be required to obtain/possess any variety of certifications, licenses and accreditations for specific FSC/service code classifications offered. All costs associated with obtaining/ possessing such certifications, licenses and accreditations should be factored into the price offered under the Multiple Award Schedule program. (d) Insurance: As a commercial practice, the Contractor may be required to obtain/possess insurance coverage for specific FSC/service code classifications offered. All costs associated with obtaining/possessing such insurance should be factored into the price offered under the Multiple Award Schedule program. (e) Personnel: The Contractor may be required to provide key personnel, resumes or skill category descriptions in the performance of orders issued under this contract. Ordering activities may require agency approval of additions or replacements to key personnel. (f) Organizational Conflicts of Interest: Where there may be an organizational conflict of interest as determined by the ordering agency, the Contractor s participation in such order may be restricted in accordance with FAR Part 9.5. (g) Documentation/Standards: The Contractor may be requested to provide products or services in accordance with rules, regulations, OMB orders, standards and documentation as specified by the agency s order. (h) Data/Deliverable Requirements: Any required data/deliverables at the ordering level will be as specified or negotiated in the agency s order. (i) Government-Furnished Property: As specified by the agency s order, the Government may provide property, equipment, materials or resources as necessary. (j) Availability of Funds: Many Government agencies operating funds are appropriated for a specific fiscal year. Funds may not be presently available for any orders placed under the contract or any option year. The Government s obligation on orders placed under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for ordering purposes can be made. No Calhoun International, LLC Page 4 of 39 GS-35F-0042W
7 legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are available to the ordering Contracting Officer. (k) Overtime: For professional services, the labor rates in the Schedule should not vary by virtue of the Contractor having worked overtime. For services applicable to the Service Contract Act (as identified in the Schedule), the labor rates in the Schedule will vary as governed by labor laws (usually assessed a time and a half of the labor rate). 15. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION FOR ORDERING ACTIVITIES: Any ordering activity, with respect to any one or more delivery orders placed by it under this contract, may exercise the same rights of termination as might the GSA Contracting Officer under provisions of FAR , paragraphs (l) Termination for the ordering activity s convenience, and (m) Termination for Cause (See ) 16. GSA ADVANTAGE! GSA Advantage! is an on-line, interactive electronic information and ordering system that provides on-line access to vendors' schedule prices with ordering information. GSA Advantage! will allow the user to perform various searches across all contracts including, but not limited to: (1) Manufacturer; (2) Manufacturer's Part Number; and (3) Product categories. Agencies can browse GSA Advantage! by accessing the Internet World Wide Web utilizing a browser (ex.: NetScape). The Internet address is PURCHASE OF OPEN MARKET ITEMS. NOTE: Open Market Items are also known as incidental items, noncontract items, non-schedule items, and items not on a Federal Acquisition Service Schedule contract. ODCs (Other Direct Costs) are not part of this contract and should be treated as open market purchases. Ordering Activities procuring open market items must follow FAR 8.402(f). For administrative convenience, an ordering activity contracting officer may add items not on the Federal Supply Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) -- referred to as open market items -- to a Federal Acquisition Service Schedule blanket purchase agreement (BPA) or an individual task or delivery order, only if- (1) All applicable acquisition regulations pertaining to the purchase of the items not on the Federal Acquisition Service Schedule have been followed (e.g., publicizing (Part 5), competition requirements (Part 6), acquisition of commercial items (Part 12), contracting methods (Parts 13, 14, and 15), and small business programs (Part 19)); (2) The ordering activity contracting officer has determined the price for the items not on the Federal Acquisition Service Schedule is fair and reasonable; (3) The items are clearly labeled on the order as items not on the Federal Acquisition Service Schedule; and (4) All clauses applicable to items not on the Federal Acquisition Service Schedule are included in the order. 18. CONTRACTOR COMMITMENTS, WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS a. For the purpose of this contract, commitments, warranties and representations include, in addition to those agreed to for the entire schedule contract: (1) Time of delivery/installation quotations for individual orders; (2) Technical representations and/or warranties of products concerning performance, total system performance and/or configuration, physical, design and/or functional characteristics and Calhoun International, LLC Page 5 of 39 GS-35F-0042W
8 capabilities of a product/equipment/ service/software package submitted in response to requirements which result in orders under this schedule contract. (3) Any representations and/or warranties concerning the products made in any literature, description, drawings and/or specifications furnished by the Contractor. b. The above is not intended to encompass items not currently covered by the GSA Schedule contract. 19. OVERSEAS ACTIVITIES. The terms and conditions of this contract shall apply to all orders for installation, maintenance and repair of equipment in areas listed in the pricelist outside the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia, except as indicated below: Not Applicable as Overseas Delivery is Not Offered Under this Contract Upon request of the Contractor, the ordering activity may provide the Contractor with logistics support, as available, in accordance with all applicable ordering activity regulations. Such ordering activity support will be provided on a reimbursable basis, and will only be provided to the Contractor's technical personnel whose services are exclusively required for the fulfillment of the terms and conditions of this contract. 20. BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENTS (BPAs). The use of BPAs under any schedule contract to fill repetitive needs for supplies or services is allowable. BPAs may be established with one or more schedule contractors. The number of BPAs to be established is within the discretion of the ordering activity establishing the BPA and should be based on a strategy that is expected to maximize the effectiveness of the BPA(s). Ordering activities shall follow FAR when creating and implementing BPA(s). 21. CONTRACTOR TEAM ARRANGEMENTS. Contractors participating in contractor team arrangements must abide by all terms and conditions of their respective contracts. This includes compliance with Clauses , Industrial Funding Fee and Sales Reporting, i.e., each contractor (team member) must report sales and remit the IFF for all products and services provided under its individual contract. 22. INSTALLATION, DEINSTALLATION, REINSTALLATION. The Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a-276a-7) provides that contracts in excess of $2,000 to which the United States or the District of Columbia is a party for construction, alteration, or repair (including painting and decorating) of public buildings or public works with the United States, shall contain a clause that no laborer or mechanic employed directly upon the site of the work shall received less than the prevailing wage rates as determined by the Secretary of Labor. The requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act do not apply if the construction work is incidental to the furnishing of supplies, equipment, or services. For example, the requirements do not apply to simple installation or alteration of a public building or public work that is incidental to furnishing supplies or equipment under a supply contract. However, if the construction, alteration or repair is segregable and exceeds $2,000, then the requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act applies. The ordering activity issuing the task order against this contract will be responsible for proper administration and enforcement of the Federal labor standards covered by the Davis-Bacon Act. The proper Davis-Bacon wage determination will be issued by the ordering activity at the time a request for quotations is made for applicable construction classified installation, de-installation, and reinstallation services under SIN Calhoun International, LLC Page 6 of 39 GS-35F-0042W
9 23. SECTION 508 COMPLIANCE. If applicable, Section 508 compliance information on the supplies and services in this contract are available in Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) at the following: The EIT standard can be found at: PRIME CONTRACTOR ORDERING FROM FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE SCHEDULES. Prime Contractors (on cost reimbursement contracts) placing orders under Federal Acquisition Service Schedules, on behalf of an ordering activity, shall follow the terms of the applicable schedule and authorization and include with each order (a) A copy of the authorization from the ordering activity with whom the contractor has the prime contract (unless a copy was previously furnished to the Federal Acquisition Service Schedule contractor); and (b) The following statement: This order is placed under written authorization from dated. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this order and those of your Federal Acquisition Service Schedule contract, the latter will govern. 25. INSURANCE WORK ON A GOVERNMENT INSTALLATION (JAN 1997)(FAR ) (a) The Contractor shall, at its own expense, provide and maintain during the entire performance of this contract, at least the kinds and minimum amounts of insurance required in the Schedule or elsewhere in the contract. (b) Before commencing work under this contract, the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing that the required insurance has been obtained. The policies evidencing required insurance shall contain an endorsement to the effect that any cancellation or any material change adversely affecting the Government's interest shall not be effective (1) For such period as the laws of the State in which this contract is to be performed prescribe; or (2) Until 30 days after the insurer or the Contractor gives written notice to the Contracting Officer, whichever period is longer. (c) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in subcontracts under this contract that require work on a Government installation and shall require subcontractors to provide and maintain the insurance required in the Schedule or elsewhere in the contract. The Contractor shall maintain a copy of all subcontractors' proofs of required insurance, and shall make copies available to the Contracting Officer upon request. 26. SOFTWARE INTEROPERABILITY. Offerors are encouraged to identify within their software items any component interfaces that support open standard interoperability. An item s interface may be identified as interoperable on the basis of participation in a Government agency-sponsored program or in an independent organization program. Interfaces may be identified by reference to an interface registered in the component registry located at ADVANCE PAYMENTS. A payment under this contract to provide a service or deliver an article for the United States Government may not be more than the value of the service already provided or the article already delivered. Advance or pre-payment is not authorized or allowed under this contract. (31 U.S.C. 3324) Calhoun International, LLC Page 7 of 39 GS-35F-0042W
10 TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (SPECIAL ITEM NUMBER SCOPE a. The prices, terms and conditions stated under Special Item Numbers Information Technology Professional Services apply exclusively to IT Services within the scope of this Information Technology Schedule. b. The Contractor shall provide services at the Contractor s facility and/or at the ordering activity location, as agreed to by the Contractor and the ordering activity. 2. PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES a. Performance incentives may be agreed upon between the Contractor and the ordering activity on individual fixed price orders or Blanket Purchase Agreements under this contract in accordance with this clause. b. The ordering activity must establish a maximum performance incentive price for these services and/or total solutions on individual orders or Blanket Purchase Agreements. c. Incentives should be designed to relate results achieved by the contractor to specified targets. To the maximum extent practicable, ordering activities shall consider establishing incentives where performance is critical to the ordering activity s mission and incentives are likely to motivate the contractor. Incentives shall be based on objectively measurable tasks. 3. ORDER a. Agencies may use written orders, EDI orders, blanket purchase agreements, individual purchase orders, or task orders for ordering services under this contract. Blanket Purchase Agreements shall not extend beyond the end of the contract period; all services and delivery shall be made and the contract terms and conditions shall continue in effect until the completion of the order. Orders for tasks which extend beyond the fiscal year for which funds are available shall include FAR (Deviation May 2003) Availability of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year. The purchase order shall specify the availability of funds and the period for which funds are available. b. All task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of the contract. In the event of conflict between a task order and the contract, the contract will take precedence. 4. PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES a. The Contractor shall commence performance of services on the date agreed to by the Contractor and the ordering activity. b. The Contractor agrees to render services only during normal working hours, unless otherwise agreed to by the Contractor and the ordering activity. c. The ordering activity should include the criteria for satisfactory completion for each task in the Statement of Work or Delivery Order. Services shall be completed in a good and workmanlike manner. d. Any Contractor travel required in the performance of IT Services must comply with the Federal Travel Regulation or Joint Travel Regulations, as applicable, in effect on the date(s) the travel is performed. Established Federal Government per diem rates will apply to all Contractor travel. Contractors cannot use GSA city pair contracts. 5. STOP-WORK ORDER (FAR ) (AUG 1989) Calhoun International, LLC Page 8 of 39 GS-35F-0042W
11 (a) The Contracting Officer may, at any time, by written order to the Contractor, require the Contractor to stop all, or any part, of the work called for by this contract for a period of 90 days after the order is delivered to the Contractor, and for any further period to which the parties may agree. The order shall be specifically identified as a stop-work order issued under this clause. Upon receipt of the order, the Contractor shall immediately comply with its terms and take all reasonable steps to minimize the incurrence of costs allocable to the work covered by the order during the period of work stoppage. Within a period of 90 days after a stop-work is delivered to the Contractor, or within any extension of that period to which the parties shall have agreed, the Contracting Officer shall either- (1) Cancel the stop-work order; or (2) Terminate the work covered by the order as provided in the Default, or the Termination for Convenience of the Government, clause of this contract. (b) If a stop-work order issued under this clause is canceled or the period of the order or any extension thereof expires, the Contractor shall resume work. The Contracting Officer shall make an equitable adjustment in the delivery schedule or contract price, or both, and the contract shall be modified, in writing, accordingly, if- (1) The stop-work order results in an increase in the time required for, or in the Contractor's cost properly allocable to, the performance of any part of this contract; and (2) The Contractor asserts its right to the adjustment within 30 days after the end of the period of work stoppage; provided, that, if the Contracting Officer decides the facts justify the action, the Contracting Officer may receive and act upon the claim submitted at any time before final payment under this contract. (c) If a stop-work order is not canceled and the work covered by the order is terminated for the convenience of the Government, the Contracting Officer shall allow reasonable costs resulting from the stop-work order in arriving at the termination settlement. (d) If a stop-work order is not canceled and the work covered by the order is terminated for default, the Contracting Officer shall allow, by equitable adjustment or otherwise, reasonable costs resulting from the stop-work order. 6. INSPECTION OF SERVICES The Inspection of Services Fixed Price (AUG 1996) (Deviation May 2003) clause at FAR applies to firm-fixed price orders placed under this contract. The Inspection Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour (JAN 1986) (Deviation May 2003) clause at FAR applies to time-and-materials and labor-hour orders placed under this contract. 7. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CONTRACTOR The Contractor shall comply with all laws, ordinances, and regulations (Federal, State, City, or otherwise) covering work of this character. If the end product of a task order is software, then FAR (Deviation May 2003) Rights in Data General, may apply. 8. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ORDERING ACTIVITY Subject to security regulations, the ordering activity shall permit Contractor access to all facilities necessary to perform the requisite IT Services. 9. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR Calhoun International, LLC Page 9 of 39 GS-35F-0042W
12 All IT Services performed by the Contractor under the terms of this contract shall be as an independent Contractor, and not as an agent or employee of the ordering activity. 10. ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST a. Definitions. Contractor means the person, firm, unincorporated association, joint venture, partnership, or corporation that is a party to this contract. Contractor and its affiliates and Contractor or its affiliates refers to the Contractor, its chief executives, directors, officers, subsidiaries, affiliates, subcontractors at any tier, and consultants and any joint venture involving the Contractor, any entity into or with which the Contractor subsequently merges or affiliates, or any other successor or assignee of the Contractor. An Organizational conflict of interest exists when the nature of the work to be performed under a proposed ordering activity contract, without some restriction on ordering activities by the Contractor and its affiliates, may either (i) result in an unfair competitive advantage to the Contractor or its affiliates or (ii) impair the Contractor s or its affiliates objectivity in performing contract work. b. To avoid an organizational or financial conflict of interest and to avoid prejudicing the best interests of the ordering activity, ordering activities may place restrictions on the Contractors, its affiliates, chief executives, directors, subsidiaries and subcontractors at any tier when placing orders against schedule contracts. Such restrictions shall be consistent with FAR and shall be designed to avoid, neutralize, or mitigate organizational conflicts of interest that might otherwise exist in situations related to individual orders placed against the schedule contract. Examples of situations, which may require restrictions, are provided at FAR INVOICES The Contractor, upon completion of the work ordered, shall submit invoices for IT services. Progress payments may be authorized by the ordering activity on individual orders if appropriate. Progress payments shall be based upon completion of defined milestones or interim products. Invoices shall be submitted monthly for recurring services performed during the preceding month. 12. PAYMENTS For firm-fixed price orders the ordering activity shall pay the Contractor, upon submission of proper invoices or vouchers, the prices stipulated in this contract for service rendered and accepted. Progress payments shall be made only when authorized by the order. For time-and-materials orders, the Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts at FAR (DEC 2002), (Alternate II Feb 2002) (Deviation May 2003) applies to time-and-materials orders placed under this contract. For laborhour orders, the Payment under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts at FAR (DEC 2002), (Alternate II Feb 2002) (Deviation May 2003)) applies to labor-hour orders placed under this contract. 13. RESUMES Resumes shall be provided to the GSA Contracting Officer or the user ordering activity upon request. 14. INCIDENTAL SUPPORT COSTS Incidental support costs are available outside the scope of this contract. The costs will be negotiated separately with the ordering activity in accordance with the guidelines set forth in the FAR. 15. APPROVAL OF SUBCONTRACTS Calhoun International, LLC Page 10 of 39 GS-35F-0042W
13 The ordering activity may require that the Contractor receive, from the ordering activity's Contracting Officer, written consent before placing any subcontract for furnishing any of the work called for in a task order. 16. DESCRIPTION OF IT/EC SERVICES AND PRICING a. The Contractor shall provide a description of each type of IT Service offered under Special Item Numbers IT Services should be presented in the same manner as the Contractor sells to its commercial and other ordering activity customers. If the Contractor is proposing hourly rates, a description of all corresponding commercial job titles (labor categories) for those individuals who will perform the service should be provided. b. Pricing for all IT Services shall be in accordance with the Contractor s customary commercial practices; e.g., hourly rates, monthly rates, term rates, and/or fixed prices. The following is an example of the manner in which the description of a commercial job title should be presented: EXAMPLE: Commercial Job Title: System Engineer Minimum/General Experience: Three (3) years of technical experience which applies to systems analysis and design techniques for complex computer systems. Requires competence in all phases of systems analysis techniques, concepts and methods; also requires knowledge of available hardware, system software, input/output devices, structure and management practices. Functional Responsibility: Guides users in formulating requirements, advises alternative approaches, conducts feasibility studies. Minimum Education: Bachelor s Degree in Computer Science Calhoun International, LLC Page 11 of 39 GS-35F-0042W
14 CALHOUN INTERNATIONAL, LLC DESCRIPTION OF IT LABOR CATEGORIES AND SERVICES 1. PROGRAM MANAGER GSA HOURLY RATE: $ Baseline Experience: Must have 15 years of IT experience, including at least 8 years of IT and/or telecommunications system management experience. Related Experience: At least 10 years of direct supervision of IT software development, integration, maintenance projects, and/or telecommunications systems. Must be capable of leading projects that involve the successful management of teams composed of data processing and other information management professionals who have been involved in analysis, design, integration, testing, documenting, converting, extending, and implementing automated information and/or telecommunications systems. Responsibilities: Performs day-to-day management of overall contract support operations, possibly involving multiple projects and groups of personnel at multiple locations. Organizes, directs, and coordinates the planning and production of all contract support activities. Demonstrates written and oral communication skills. Establishes and alters (as necessary) corporate management structure to direct effective contract support activities. ` 2. PROJECT MANAGER GSA HOURLY RATE: $ Baseline Experience: Must have 12 years of IT or telecommunications experience, including at least 5 years of IT software management experience. Related Experience: At least 8 years of experience in direct supervision of IT software development, integration maintenance projects, and/or telecommunications management. Responsibilities: Performs day-to-day management of assigned delivery order projects that involve teams of data processing and other information system and management professionals who have previously been involved in analyzing, designing, integrating, testing, documenting, converting, extending, and implementing automated information and telecommunications systems. Demonstrates proven skills in those technical areas addressed by the delivery order to be managed. Organizes, directs, and coordinates the planning and production of all activities associated with assigned delivery order projects. Demonstrates writing and oral communication skills. 3. PRINCIPAL COMPUTER ENGINEERING ANALYST GSA HOURLY RATE: $79.03 Baseline Experience: Must have 10 years of progressive working experience as a computer specialist or a computer systems analyst. Related Experience: At least 7 years of experience as a computer systems analyst. Responsibilities: Must be knowledgeable in implementing computer systems in a phased approach of requirements analysis and conceptual design, site survey, system design review, critical design review, installation, integration, and testing. Must be knowledgeable in performing requirements analysis for a wide range of users in areas of office automation and finance and accounting. Must be able to present system designs for user approval at formal reviews. Must be capable of performing configuration management, integrating software, interpreting software test results, and recommending solutions for Calhoun International, LLC Page 12 of 39 GS-35F-0042W
15 unsatisfactory test results. Must be knowledgeable in lifecycle support, including maintenance, administration, and management. Must be able to provide solutions to identified software problem reports 4. PRINCIPAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS SPECIALIST GSA HOURLY RATE: $46.39 Education / Experience Requirements: B.A. or B.S. degree or 5 years of equivalent experience in a related field. Baseline Experience: Must have 10 years of computer experience in at least two of the following disciplines: system analysis, system programming, application programming, and equipment analysis. Related Experience: At least 7 years of experience either as a computer hardware or systems software specialist or as a systems analyst with duties relating to the evaluation of third- and fourth-generation and current state-of-the-art computer hardware and software and its ability to support specific requirements for hardware and software evaluation, system management, or large-scale system development and maintenance. Responsibilities: Must be able to determine costs for converting computer systems from one language or machine to another by using compilers, simulators, emulators, and/or language translators and to recommend better utilization of operating systems capabilities for improving system efficiency. Develops, manages, maintains, and evaluates current state-of-the-art computer hardware, software, and software development tools; evaluates their ability to support specific requirements and interface with other equipment and systems; determines potential and actual bottlenecks and proposes recommendations for their elimination; and makes recommendations for system improvements that will result in optimal hardware and software use. 5. SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT, SENIOR GSA HOURLY RATE: $86.03 Education / Experience Requirements: Advanced degree. Baseline Experience: Must have 14 years of experience in the IT field. Related Experience: At least 7 years of combined new and related older technical experience in the IT field directly related to the required area of expertise. Responsibilities: Directs analysis and develop plans and requirements in the subject matter area for moderately complex to complex systems. Directs the preparation of analysis, evaluations, and recommendations for proper implementation of programs and systems specifications in the following specialties: information systems architecture, networking; telecommunications, automation, communications protocols, risk management/electronic analysis, software, lifecycle management, software development methodologies, and modeling and simulation. 6. SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT, JOURNEYMAN GSA HOURLY RATE: $78.72 Baseline Experience: Must have 10 years of experience in the IT field. Related Experience: At least 6 years of combined new and related older technical experience in the IT field directly related to the required area of expertise. Responsibilities: Defines the problems and analyzes and develops plans and requirements in the subject matter area for moderately complex to complex systems. Coordinates and manages the preparation of analysis, evaluations, and recommendations for proper implementation of programs and systems specifications in the following specialties: information systems architecture, networking; Calhoun International, LLC Page 13 of 39 GS-35F-0042W
16 telecommunications, automation, communications protocols, risk management/electronic analysis, software, lifecycle management, software development methodologies, and modeling and simulation. 7. SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT, JUNIOR GSA HOURLY RATE: $74.05 Baseline Experience: Must have 5 years of experience in the IT field. Related Experience: At least 3 years of combined new and related older technical experience in the IT field directly related to the required area of expertise. Responsibilities: Develops requirements from a project's inception to its conclusion in the subject matter area for simple to moderately complex systems. Assists other senior consultants with analysis and evaluation and with the preparation of recommendations for system improvements, optimization, development, and/or maintenance efforts in the following specialties: information systems architecture, networking; telecommunications, automation; communications protocols, risk management/electronic analysis, software; lifecycle management, software development methodologies, and modeling and simulation. 8. COMPUTER SPECIALIST, SENIOR GSA HOURLY RATE: $88.50 Education / Experience Requirements: B.A. or B.S. degree or 8 years of equivalent experience in a related field. Baseline Experience: Must have 6 years of computer experience in at least two of the following disciplines: system analysis, system programming, application programming, and equipment analysis. Related Experience: At least 12 years of combined new and related older technical experience in the IT field directly related to the required area of expertise. Responsibilities: Provides technical, managerial, and administrative direction for problem definition, analysis, requirements development, and implementation for complex to extremely complex systems in the subject matter area. Makes recommendations and advises on organization-wide system improvements, optimization or maintenance efforts in the following specialties: information systems architecture; networking; telecommunications; automation; communications protocols; risk management/electronic analysis; software; lifecycle management; software development methodologies; and modeling and simulation. 9. COMPUTER SPECIALIST, JOURNEYMAN GSA HOURLY RATE: $81.52 Education / Experience Requirements: B.A. or B.S. degree or 10 years of equivalent experience in a related field. Baseline Experience: Must have 6 years of computer experience in at least two of the following disciplines: system analysis, system programming, application programming, and equipment analysis. Related Experience: At least 3 years of experience either as a computer hardware and/or systems software specialist or as a systems analyst with duties relating to the evaluation of third- and fourthgeneration or state-of-the-art computer hardware and software and its ability to support specific requirements for system management or large-scale system development and maintenance. Responsibilities: Must be able to determine costs for converting computer systems from one language or machine to another by using compilers, simulators, emulators, and/or language translators and to recommend better utilization of operating systems capabilities for improving system efficiency. Must be able to develop, manage, maintain, and evaluate state-of-the-art computer hardware, software, and Calhoun International, LLC Page 14 of 39 GS-35F-0042W
17 software development tools; evaluate their ability to support specific requirements and interface with other equipment and systems; determine potential and actual bottlenecks and propose recommendations for their elimination; and make recommendations for system improvements that will result in optimal hardware and software use. 10. COMPUTER SPECIALIST, JUNIOR GSA HOURLY RATE: $67.07 Education / Experience Requirements: B.A. or B.S. degree or 5 years of equivalent experience in a related field. Baseline Experience: Must have 3 years of computer experience in at least two of the following disciplines: system analysis, system programming, application programming, and equipment analysis. Calhoun Related Experience: At least 3 years of experience in evaluating state-of-the-art computer hardware and software and its ability to support specific requirements. Responsibilities: Participates in the evaluation of state-of-the-art computer hardware and software and assessment of its ability to support specific requirements and to interface with other equipment and systems; determines potential and actual bottlenecks and proposes recommendations for their elimination; and makes recommendations for system improvements that will result in optimization of development and/or maintenance efforts. 11. COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYST, SENIOR GSA HOURLY RATE: $88.50 Education / Experience Requirements: B.A. or B.S. degree or 12years of equivalent experience in a related field. Baseline Experience: Must have 10 years of computer experience working independently or under general direction on complex application problems involving all phases of system analysis. Related Experience: At least 7 years of experience in the analysis and design of business applications for complex large-scale or mid-tier computer systems, or LAN-based systems, including experience in database management systems (DBMS), and use of programming languages. Knowledge of current storage and retrieval methods and demonstrated ability to formulate specifications for computer programmers to use in coding, testing, and debugging of computer programs. Responsibilities: Provides technical and administrative direction for personnel performing software development tasks, including the review of work products for correctness, adherence to the design concept and to user standards, and progress in accordance with schedules. Incumbent must be able to coordinate with the Program Manager to ensure solutions problems and user satisfaction. Makes recommendations, if needed, for approval of major systems installations. Prepares milestone status reports and deliveries and presentations on the system concept to colleagues, subordinates, and end user representatives. Provides daily supervision and direction to support staff. 12. COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYST, JOURNEYMAN GSA HOURLY RATE: $81.52 Education / Experience Requirements: B.A. or B.S. degree or 10 years of equivalent experience in a related field. Baseline Experience: Must have 7 years of computer experience in information systems design and management. Must demonstrate an ability to work independently, or under only general direction, on requirements that are moderately complex to analyze, plan, program, and implement. Calhoun International, LLC Page 15 of 39 GS-35F-0042W
18 Related Experience: At least 5 years of experience in analysis and design of business applications for complex large-scale or mid-tier computer systems, or LAN-based systems, including experience in DBMS, and use of programming languages. Knowledge of current storage and retrieval methods; 1 year of system analysis experience designing technical applications on computer systems; and demonstrated ability to formulate specifications for computer programmers to use in coding, testing, and debugging of computer programs. Responsibilities: Analyzes and develops computer software possessing a wide range of capabilities, including numerous engineering, business, and record management duties. Develops plans for IT systems from project inception to conclusion. Analyzes the problem and the information to be processed. Defines the problem and develops system requirements and program specifications from which programmers prepare detailed flowcharts, programs, and tests. Closely coordinates with programmers to ensure proper implementation of program and system specifications. In conjunction with functional users, develops system alternative solutions. 13. COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYST, JUNIOR GSA HOURLY RATE: $67.07 Education / Experience Requirements: B.A. or B.S. degree or 5 years of equivalent experience in a related field. Baseline Experience: Must have 3 years of computer experience in assignments of a technical nature working under close supervision and direction. Related Experience: At least 3 years of experience in analyzing and programming applications on largescale or mid-tier computers (or LAN-based) with a minimum of 1 year of experience designing and programming moderately complex IT systems. Responsibilities: Develops requirements for information systems from a project's inception to its conclusion. Develops required specifications for simple to moderately complex systems. Assists Senior Computer Systems Analyst in preparing input and test data for the proposed system. 14. PRINCIPAL INFORMATION ENGINEER GSA HOURLY RATE: $88.50 Baseline Experience: Must have 15 years of experience in managing the implementation of information engineering projects and experience in system analysis, design, and programming. Related Experience: At least 8 years of experience in information system development, functional and data requirement analysis, system analysis and design, programming, program design, and documentation preparation. Responsibilities: Must be capable of applying an enterprise wide set of disciplines for planning, analyzing, designing, and constructing information systems enterprise wide or across a major sector of the enterprise. Develops analytical and computational techniques and methodology for problem solutions. Must be capable of performing enterprise wide strategic system planning, information planning, business, and analysis. Performs process and data modeling in support of the planning and analysis efforts, using manual and automated tools, such as Integrated Computer-Aided Software Engineering (I-CASE) tools. Must be able to apply reverse engineering and reengineering disciplines to developing migration strategic and planning documents. Provides technical guidance or in software engineering techniques and automated support tools Calhoun International, LLC Page 16 of 39 GS-35F-0042W