1. Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration Technical, Engineering and Environmental Solutions GSA Expo June 2009 Mary Mitton – Senior Contracting Officer, Environmental & LogWorld Services Debbie Ginther – Contracting Officer, Professional Engineering Services

2. Federal Acquisition Service 2 How the MAS Program Can Help  Meet time frames for spending  Supports firm fixed-price awards  Specific reporting requirements can be included in scope  Supports socio-economic goals  Supports competitive procurements  Total solutions for complex requirements

3. Federal Acquisition Service 3 Small Business Procurement – GSA Can Help!  All small businesses should have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in providing goods and services to U.S. Government (Small Business Act)  The Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) statutory government-wide procurement goals* * 23% of an agency’s prime contracts for small businesses * 5% for small disadvantage businesses (prime & subcontracts) * 5% for women-owned small businesses (prime & subcontracts) * 3% for HUBZone businesses (prime and subcontracts) * 3% for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) (prime & subcontracts)

4. Federal Acquisition Service 4 We want to be your procurement partner  National network of customer representatives ready to help you  Thousands of subject matter experts who are knowledgeable about their industry & committed to serving the federal community  Acquisition professionals who speak your language and understand your issues  FAR compliant contracts

5. Federal Acquisition Service 5 What are your options?  Other Government IDIQs - May not provide a total solution, limited scope of contractors  Open Market - Lengthy procurement process depending on dollar value  GSA Multiple Award Schedule contracts -Offers a broad range of services and products so a total solution can be ordered, easy to use, can obtain socio-economic goals through evaluation process, no maximum dollar values, latest technology, significant contractor capacity

6. Federal Acquisition Service 6 Value Proposition  FAS Multiple Award Schedule contracts provide ready-to-use ordering vehicles  Substantial selection of qualified contractors  Greater efficiency of time management in acquisition by eliminating front-end work  Free online tools make it easy and fast to get quotes  Flexibility to structure task orders your way including customized terms and conditions  Total solutions for complex requirements including services and products  BPAs can streamline ordering across the organization  Market research is simple

7. Federal Acquisition Service 7 GSA Schedule Solutions which demonstrate value proposition -  Added a new SIN to the Professional Engineering Services (871) Schedule for Construction Management  Added a new SIN to the LogWorld (874V) Schedule for Ancillary Repair and Alteration  Revamped the Environmental Services (899) Schedule SINs to enhance customer awareness of E.O. 13423

8. Federal Acquisition Service 8 Alignment of MAS Contracts to Agency Projects (Single Schedule)  Supply Chain Logistics Improvements, Distribution and Storage (LogWorld)  Scientific and Technical Research (PES)  Consulting, Waste Management, Recycling and Remediation (Environmental)

9. Federal Acquisition Service 9 Alignment of MAS Contracts to Agency Projects (Multiple Schedules) Example: Requirement for new unmanned vehicle:  PES – Development Phase (Engineers design, develop and test prototype)  LogWorld – Fielding Phase (acquire, assemble, store, distribute and repair)  Environmental – Disposal Phase (recycling and disposal)

10. Federal Acquisition Service 10 Contractor Teaming Arrangements  Guidelines in FAR 9.6  Schedule Contractors May Team with Each Other to Provide a Total Solution for a Customer  Contractor Teams are issued one task order or BPA  Can include Subcontractor effort, as long as mapped to Prime Schedule labor category  Task orders can be issued to Team Lead or directly to Team Member  Enables Contractors to Consolidate Unique Capabilities  Offers the Government the Best Combination of Performance, Cost and Delivery  Increases Small Business Participation

11. Federal Acquisition Service 11 Technical, Engineering and Environmental Solutions  871Professional Engineering Services  874VLogistics Worldwide (LogWorld) Services  899 Environmental Services

12. Federal Acquisition Service 12 So….Who are the Significant Users Of Schedules 871, 874V and 899?  US Army Corps of Engineers  Department of Defense  Department of Transportation  NASA  NOAA  Department of Energy  Department of Commerce  GSA – Public Building Services

13. Federal Acquisition Service 13 Multiple Award Schedule 871 – Professional Engineering Services  Strategic planning for technology programs/activities (871-1); Concept development & requirements analysis (871-2); System design, engineering & integration (871-3); Test & evaluation (871-4); Integrated logistics support (871-5); Acquisition & life cycle management (871-6); Construction Management (871-7)  Professional Engineering Disciplines - Civil Engineers - Chemical Engineers - Electrical Engineers - Mechanical Engineers

14. Federal Acquisition Service 14 Multiple Award Schedule 871 – Professional Engineering Services  NASA, Langley Research Center, VA Developing new techniques for aircraft security -Defining the technology requirements for environmentally acceptable and economically viable small civil supersonic aircraft -Establishing a University Involvement program, Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts - Academic Linkage (RASC-AL), a web-based program to encourage the free flow of information, ideas, and concepts between the NASA's Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts

15. Federal Acquisition Service 15 Multiple Award Schedule 871 – Professional Engineering Services  Region 10 Public Buildings Service (PBS) – responsible for oversight and management of 593 federal buildings with 15.4 million square feet of office space, requested that the Management Services Acquisition Center add a new SIN to the Professional Engineering Schedule for construction management. GSA, PBS developed a multiple award BPA for construction management services to be used by various field offices within the region - Average time to award reduced from 45 days to 15 days

16. Federal Acquisition Service 16 Multiple Award Schedule 874V – LogWorld  Improve supply chain methods to acquire, distribute, & dispose of inventory and/or operate warehouses & repair/maintain equipment (874-501); Efficiently distribute & transport supplies/equipment (874-503); Effectively deploy supplies, equipment, materials and associated personnel (874-504); Training (874-505); Support Products (874-506); Obtain turnkey solutions, such as base operating support services (BOSS) (874-507); Ancillary repair and alteration (874-597)

17. Federal Acquisition Service 17 Multiple Award Schedule 874-V Logistics Worldwide (LOGWORLD)  Directorate of Medical Materiel, Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, under Defense Logistics Agency *GSA contractor provides multi-faceted technical & functional support benefitting entire Armed Forces by improving current & future medical readiness logistics methods

18. Federal Acquisition Service 18 Multiple Award Schedule 874-V Logistics Worldwide (LOGWORLD)  Base Operating Support Services (BOSS) performed under LOGWORLD schedule  Army posts: Fort Dix, Fort Carson, Fort Benning, Fort Drum, Fort Eustis, Fort Hood, Fort Leonard Woods, Fort Riley, Fort Campbell, & Camp Arifjan, Kuwait  Naval Base Guam

19. Federal Acquisition Service 19 899 – Environmental Services  Environmental consulting (899-1); Training (899-3); Materials & waste recycling/disposal (899-5); Geographic information systems (GIS) services (899-7); Remediation & reclamation (899-8).  ALL agencies required to reduce environmental footprints by E.O. 13423, Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy & Transportation Management Requirements.

20. Federal Acquisition Service 20 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – San Francisco, CA  Provide priority pollutants training in Pollution Prevention Awareness. The training used by EPA provided recommendations and solutions to Federal agencies throughout EPA regions in CA, NV, AZ, HI and Trust Territories. This training allowed EPA to reach multi-agency customers, including Veterans Housing Administration, National Park Service, Department of Energy, EPA, Federal Aviation, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army.

21. Federal Acquisition Service 21 Department of Interior – Denver CO  The Department of Interior’s (DOI) National Park Service (NPS) is a recurring schedule customer known for establishing multiple blanket purchase agreements with contractors on Schedule 899. They requested professional, technical, and/or engineering services including personnel, field services, laboratory testing, equipment, and related services. The selected contractor provided archiving/administrative record compilation support at specific NPS locations as described in each individual task order and in support of the NPS Environmental Response, Damage Assessment, and Restoration Branch.

22. Federal Acquisition Service 22 Comprehensive Management Solutions and Turnkey Solutions  Consulting  Training  Analysis, Assessment and Development Plans  Supply Chain Improvements, Distribution and Storage  Remediation, Recycling, Reclamation  Project implementation

23. Federal Acquisition Service 23 Testimonial Patricia Mitchell Director Vicki Whiteman - Contracting Officer Marine Corps Systems Command – CEOSS A blending approach to handle complex requirements

24. Federal Acquisition Service 24 Commercial Enterprise Omnibus Support Services (CEOss)  Centralized business model  Principal medium for acquiring contractor support services at MCSC  Competitive, performance-based sourcing  Work is competed in one of four functional domains  ACSS manages and facilitates process  Foundation is GSA schedule

25. Federal Acquisition Service 25 CEOss Three Tiers of Competition  GSA Schedules (basic contracts) already awarded competitively to individual contractors  Contractors are initially qualified as GSA Schedule holders  Price already determined to be fair and reasonable at national level  Additional volume discounts  Reduced procurement lead time and overhead  Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) enable MCSC to tailor acquisition needs  Agency specific special clauses/provisions supplement GSA schedules  Open Season awards BPAs to most qualified contractors within each domain  Task Orders competitively issued against BPAs  Peer-to-peer competitions among BPA holders within selected domain  Customers down-select from BPA teams to obtain “best value” decision/award

26. Federal Acquisition Service 26 Qualifying GSA Schedules

27. Federal Acquisition Service 27 CEOss Functional Domains align to GSA schedules  General scope of GSA offerings relate directly to the definition of CEOss functional domains  Domain definition provides the benefit of “like” services offered between the participating contractors  Services are differentiated primarily by pricing; based upon each firm’s business model and any derived efficiencies  Permits CEOss primes to develop strategies for teaming and service offerings based upon “known quantity” requirements associated with the core competencies established under their respective schedules

28. Federal Acquisition Service 28 BPA Holders and Teaming  Traditional Prime/Subcontractor teaming relationships  Subcontractors may have their own GSA schedule or map to primes GSA schedule  No limits on team size  Average # subcontractors per team = 22  Second Tier Subs not permitted  Prime may not team with other primes in their domain but may be a subcontractor in other domains

29. Federal Acquisition Service 29 CEOss Task Orders  Performance-based  Firm-Fixed Price Labor  Cost-Reimbursable Travel/ODCs  Nominal (< 5% of task order value)  Incidental to services  Competed in domain that represents “best fit” with respect to performance capability at expected price  Up to 12 month base and two 12 month renewal options  Renewals based on satisfactory performance IAW QASP  IFF applies to all CEOss task order awards

30. Federal Acquisition Service 30 Quick Facts  Established in August 2002  Over 1300 customers  33 Prime Vendors and over 200 Subcontractors  Awarded Value Since Inception: ~1.7B  Annual Value of Awarded Task Orders: ~$350M  Annual Volume: ~ 200 Task Orders per year  Average time from Intake to Award: 20 Days

31. Federal Acquisition Service 31 Expedited Award Process Target Timeline <20 Days Vendor Q&A - Revisions - Post Final RFQ Requirements Definition - Generate Draft Documents Evaluation & Award Award Gov’t EvaluationVendor Proposal Statement of WorkEvaluation Criteria Requirements Identification Final RFQ Draft RFQ Cost Estimate Mandatory 5 day draft / 5 day response period Cost Estimate Funding Document Cost Estimate is basis for Funding Document 1 - 5 Days Intake and Assessment 5 Days 1 - 5 Days Source Selection

32. Federal Acquisition Service 32  Government Customers  Operating Efficiency  Fast Cycle Time to Award  Ease of Use / Availability  Strong Vendor Base  Continuity of Work  Competition  Industry Customers  Operating Efficiency  Cash Flow / Capitalization  Facilities / Resource Pool  Market Share  Continuity of Work  Dynamic Teaming  Unrestricted Relationships  Long-Term Strategies  Commercial Model  GSA Rate Schedule  Performance Driven Customer Cycle Time v. Customer Cycle Time v. Vendor Profitability Harmonious Balance ACSS role – Harmonious Balance

33. Federal Acquisition Service 33 Panel Questions and Answers

34. Federal Acquisition Service 34 Schedule Points of Contact  871 – PES www.gsa.gov/engineering  874V- LogWorld Services www.gsa.gov/logworld  899- Environmental Services www.gsa.gov/environmental  Tammy Lindsley tammy.lindsley@gsa.gov 253-931-7627 tammy.lindsley@gsa.gov  Maureen Duckworth maureen.duckworth@gsa.gov 253-931-7514 maureen.duckworth@gsa.gov  Carolyn DiCugno carolyn.dicugno@gsa.gov 253-931-7042 carolyn.dicugno@gsa.gov

35. Federal Acquisition Service 35 Helpful Web Addresses  GSA Homepage - www.gsa.gov  Information About The MAS Program - www.gsa.gov/schedules  GSA Advantage!® - www.gsaadvantage.gov  GSA eLibrary - www.gsa.gov/elibrary  e-Buy - www.gsa.gov/ebuy

36. Federal Acquisition Service 36 Helpful Web Addresses  Schedules Ordering Guide - http://apps.fss.gsa.gov/cmls Search for “Desk Reference Guide”  Customer Service Director Contact Info - www.gsa.gov/csd  Additional Information on Services Schedules Ordering - http://schedulesolutions.net/

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