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Federal Agency Strategic Support Team (FASST) Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP). Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC). OMB designated GWAC for IT Product and Services GSA, NIH, & NASA Based on Clinger-Cohen Act
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Federal Agency Strategic Support Team(FASST)Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP)
Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) • OMB designated GWAC for IT Product and Services • GSA, NIH, & NASA • Based on Clinger-Cohen Act • Open to All Federal Agencies and their Authorized Support Contractors • All Federal Agencies have utilized SEWP
SEWP by the Numbers 140+ Prime Contract Holders including 110+ Small Businesses • 33 SDVOSB (Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses) • 19 HUBZone (Historically Underutilized Business Zones) • 14 EDWOSB (Economically-Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Businesses) • Thousands of Providers including Cisco, Apple, Dell, HP, IBM, NetApp, EMC, APC, VMware, Microsoft, Oracle, etc. • Millions of Unique Products & Product Based Services • SEWP V began on May 1st, 2015 • 10 year contracts (5 year base contract with 5 year option)
What makes SEWP Hot? • SPEED: Products/Solutions/Providers added within hours! • CUSTOMER SERVICE: Gold standard • FEE:Current fee 0.375% for products and/or services • AGENCY CATALOGS • TRACKING & COMMUNICATION: Tracking of all orders which provides feedback to contract holders and customers throughout process. • REPORTING: Customizable Agency reports • SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGEMENT • ONLINE TOOLS: Easy to use tools available 24x7 • FASST TEAM
About SEWP Products And Pricing SEWP Prices • Product pricing is fair and reasonable at the contract level • Labor Price reasonableness determined by initiator • Contractually required to be equal to or lower than their GSA prices • Pricing can be negotiated • Purchases can be consolidated to maximize price discounts • Internal competition results in line item discounts • Fee included in product price SEWP Products • GSS/Agency Catalogs • Items added to contract based on customer requests • Requests to add products are approved or denied within one business day • Quotes are verified against contract catalog for pricing and availability
SEWP V Groups NAICS Code 334111 Group A • Full and open Competition NAICS Code 541519 Group B(1) • HUBZone Set-Aside Group B(2) • Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside Group C • Small Business Set-Aside Group D • Full and Open Competition
Supply Chain Information • Contract Holder/Provider Relationship provided in the Verification file that accompanies Quotes • Customer does not need to request an LOA (Letter of Authorization) • SEWP verification is more controlled and monitored than LOAs • Utilize the info in the Verification file to check relationships • Supply Chain – Level of Provider Authorization • Authorized reseller* (verified with OEM) • Using an Authorized Distributor but not directly an Authorized Reseller • Unverified relationship *Authorized Resellers are defined as: A reseller who is known by the OEM and the OEM has verified that the reseller is considered by them to be an authorized or approved reseller.
Established Authorized Reseller Program (EARP) Established Authorized Resellers are a subset of Authorized Resellers for products and services where Reseller/Provider relationships are most critical. • EARP applies when a Provider (OEM or Service Provider) meets the following: • There is a program for companies to be designated as Authorized Resellers; • There is a documented process to designate Authorized Resellers; • There is a Point of Contact who verifies Federal Authorized Resellers; and • There is a benefit/consequence for the Government when purchasing or not purchasing from an Authorized Reseller. • A SEWP Contract Holders is an Established Authorized Reseller: • For a Provider meeting the above criteria • When that Provider has verified the Authorized Reseller relationship.
EARPImplementation • By default, SEWP will only allow quotes to include: • Items from Established Authorized Resellers when the Provider / OEM meets the EARP requirements • Items from non-EARP providers will be allowed and the relationship will be documented in the SEWP verification file • Government customers can allow for quotes from other than Established Authorized Resellers by turning off the default • There is no need to request LOAs (Letter of Authorizations) as SEWP has a more robust and complete authorized reseller verification process
Agency Report Example By request!
When To Create A Delivery Order with Options (DOWO) • Predictable/Set Requirements and Procurement Ordering Cycle • Predictable volume of products/solutions required for the bulk of the delivery order • Set Terms and Conditions • Set Option Years • Ability to quote optional line items but bulk of the requirement should be defined • Issuing Agencies shall include the appropriate FAR Clause(s) for Options at the delivery order level as appropriate
FASST FASST provides guidance on IT Procurements that are: • Strategic • Complex • Significant in size Federal Agency Strategic Support Team Contact SEWP to arrange an onsite meeting for your Agency
SEWP FASST Team Members • Darlene Coen – SEWP Deputy Program Manager • Al Marshall – Technical Strategy Manager • Tony Webb – Sr. Strategic Acquisition Advisor • Harry Davis – Strategic Business Consultant • Angie Martin – Business Relationship Advisor • Adrianne Jones –Executive Business Specialist • Samantha Deffendall – Business Relationship Specialist
How Best To Engage FASST? • E-mail SEWP Program Office help@sewp.nasa.gov • In the e-mail outline what you are trying to accomplish. • We will get back to you within one business day. • FASST is government facing. Agency information will not be shared with SEWP Contract Holders.