Office of IT Schedule 70 Programs AFCEA Boston New Horizons Symposium

Hassan Harris

Overview – IT Schedule 70

➢  Largest IT contract vehicle in the government for commercial offerings ○  Govt.-wide solution reduces contract duplication ○  Over $15 billion in IT procurements annually ○  Over $7.5 million IT products and services ○  Over 4700 IT contractors (over 80% are small

businesses)

➢  Potential 20 year Period of Performance (POP) (5yr base + three 5yr options)

➢  Offers agencies a fast and efficient way to buy IT ○  At fair and reasonable prices

➢  The solicitation on FebBizOpps, is open continuously and vendors can submit an offer or modification any time

➢  Flexibility to adapt to the changing market needs

➢ Participation by new and innovative vendors

➢ May establish Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) which saves time & costs

➢ Currently 30 Special Item Numbers (SINs) or IT Categories of services and products

Overview – IT Schedule 70

IT Schedule 70 Structure

Hardware/Products

132-3: Leasing of Products 132-4: Daily/Short Term Rental 132-8: Purchase of New Equipment 132-9: Purchase of Used or Refurbished Equipment 132-12: Maintenance of Equipment, Repair Services and/or Repair/Spare Parts

Software

132-32: Term Software License 132-33: Perpetual Software License 132-34: Maintenance of Software as a Service

Services

132-40 – Cloud Services 132-45A-D Highly Adaptive Cyber Security (HACS) 132-50: Training Courses 132-51: Information Technology Professional Services 132-52: Electronic Commerce and Subscription Services 132-53: Wireless Services 132-56 Health IT

COMSATCOM

132-54: COMSATCOM Transponded Capacity 132-55: COMSATCOM Subscription Services

Identity, Credential, and Access

Management (ICAM)

132-60A: Electronic Credentials, Not Identity Proofed 132-60B: Electronic Credentials, Identity Proofed 132-60C: Digital Certificates, Incl. ACES 132-60D: E-Authentication Hardware Tokens 132-60E: Remote Identity and Access Managed Svc. 132-60F: Identity and Access Mgt. Prof. Svc. 132-61: PKI SSP Program 132-62: HSPD-12 Product and Svc. Components

132-100: Ancillary Supplies and/or

Services

132-99: Introduction of New IT Services and/or

Products

Office of IT Schedule 70 Programs

AFCEA Boston New Horizons Symposium

Brendan Mahoney

FASt Lane Objective: Cuts the time it takes to get specific new innovative IT suppliers on Schedule 70 as well as the time it takes for changes to be made to a current contract. The FASt Lane program ensures our government customer agencies have quicker access to emerging technologies and innovative suppliers. Implementation: 4 Branches in Schedule 70 with dedicated personnel for FASt lane processing

o  Reducing the time to get on Schedule 70 from 110 days to as little as 45 days

o  Modifications done in as few as 48 hours Next Steps: If interested in the FASt Lane and want to learn more about the criteria for participation, please go to the FASt Lane website Contact FAStLane@gsa.gov for more information

Startup Springboard Objective: Allow highly qualified businesses an alternative to the current 2-year professional experience requirement. This means we can bring startup companies offering emerging technologies onto Schedule 70 and into the hands of customer agencies faster. Implementation: Now, prospective industry partners lacking two years of corporate experience can complete their proposals for an IT Schedule 70 MAS contract by: ➢  Using the professional experience of their executives and key personnel as a

substitute for having two years of corporate experience ➢  Using the project experience of key personnel as a substitute for having relevant

corporate past performance ➢  Providing financial documentation that demonstrates the company’s financial

responsibility in lieu of submitting two years of financial statements

Next Steps: ➢ Contact the dedicated IT Schedule 70 Startup Springboard support team with any

questions at S70Springboard@gsa.gov

IT Schedule 70 Plain Language Roadmap Objective: Develop a clear and concise way that explains the Schedule 70 offer process for new vendors in discrete and simple terms. Implementation: We talked with vendors about their experiences with the IT Schedule 70 process, what they had the most trouble with, and what information needed to be clarified. We also talked with contracting officers to see where they saw the most mistakes being made as they reviewed the offers submitted by vendors. In the end, we took all of the information we gathered and developed a step by step guide to what people need to know when submitting an offer for an IT Schedule 70 contract. Next Steps: Check it out!

For More Information www.gsa.gov/schedule70

Live Chat Email: ITCSC@gsa.gov

Call: (855) ITAID4U (482-4348)

IT Category Portfol io

AFCEA Boston New Horizons Symposium

Larry Hale

Office of Information Technology Category Provides  access  to  best-­‐value  informa4on  technology  (IT)  and  telecommunica4ons  products,  services,  and  solu4ons  to  federal,  state,  local,  and  tribal  government  organiza4ons  

• Streamlined Acquisitions • Most IT solution sets available • Pre-negotiated contracts • Reduced procurement lead-time • Direct ordering capability • Access to world class industry partners • Supports agencies’ socioeconomic goals

Great Government Through Technology: Customer Benefits

§  Commercial Satellite Communications program is in partnership with the Department of Defense to help civilian and defense agencies support our nation’s military men and women in uniform, as well as humanitarian relief, disaster-response, counter-terrorism efforts, and more.

§  Health IT expertise to better partner with the Defense Health Agency, so they could have access to innovative and emerging health IT Services (The SIN was recently awarded to 65 highly qualified industry partners).

§  Software expertise has produced better agreements with vendors to provide geospatial services, Salesforce-related services, and security and electronic signature solutions…all while saving time and money.

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Successes

§ IT Hardware,§ IT Security,§ IT Services,§ IT Software, and§ Telecommunications

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GWAC

Schedule 70

Networx

Connections

Comsatcom

A Closer Look at our Global Offerings

What is a GWAC? A Government Wide Acquisition Contract is defined as a task or delivery order contract for information technology.

●  Contracts established by one agency for Governmentwide use

●  Operated by an Executive Agency designated by the OMB - Only three agencies are designated: NASA, NIH and GSA

●  Pursuant to Section 5112(e) of the Clinger-Cohen Act ●  Not subject to the Economy Act

Alliant Program – Goals and Objectives • Provide integrated IT solutions to satisfy customers’ evolving needs • Ensure service continuity • Sustain access to premier IT solutions • Exceptionally Qualified Industry Partners • Meet socio-economic goals • Create pathways to success for effective industry partners

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Alliant Value Proposition ●  $50 Billion Ceiling

●  10 Year Period of Performance

●  57 Primes

●  Awarded 2009

●  Alliant is the most COMPREHENSIVE and FLEXIBLE IT contract in the federal IT marketplace. It allows for a total solution for large complex IT requirements, including those aspects of the IT solution that aren’t IT in and of themselves, but are integral and necessary to the solution – those ancillary products and services needed.

Ordering period of performance: April 2009 to April 2014, with one five-year option from April 2014 to April 30, 2019* (Basic Contract expiration date). *Task Order performance can be performed up to April 30, 2024, which is past the Basic Contract expiration date, only when (1) orders are issued before April 30, 2019; and (2) options are included at initial issuance of the Order. The FAR Clause 52.217–8 Option to Extend Services cannot be used to extend work past April 30, 2024. (Refer to Alliant Contract Section F.3)

ITC: Technology Programs/Offerings • Networx Universal • Networx Enterprise• Alliant

• Alliant SB • 8(a) STARS II • VETS• Cloud Offerings

• Cloud SIN 132-40• EaaS Cloud BPA • CAFE

• CDM and CMaaS BPAs • SmartBUY • NITCP • Reverse Auctions• Health IT SIN

• Connections II• Local/Regional Telecom • FSSI Wireless • Custom SATCOM Solution • Custom SATCOM Solution SB • Managed Mobility • USA Access • Data Center Services • Cybersecurity

• Green IT

• IT Schedule 70

• FedRelay

Enterprise Software Category Team (ESCT), co-managed by the GSA and DoD, will guide the development of Government-wide software license agreements for mandatory agency use, and OMB will encourage direct use of existing software licensing agreements.

Workstation Category Team (WCT), standardized laptop and desktop configurations, consolidated the number of contracts to those considered best-in-class, and develop and modify demand management processes to optimize price and performance

Requirement that agencies report 1) usage and eliminate unnecessary inventory/service on a quarterly basis, 2) reduce the number of contracts for mobile devices/services and transition to Government-wide solutions, and 3) modify demand management practices to optimize pricing and refresh schedules.