The Alliant Government wide Acquisition Contract (Alliant GWAC) is a Multiple Award, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract to provide information technology solutions through performance of a broad range of services, which may include the integration of various technologies critical to the services being acquired.
NCI will provide all management, supervision, labor, facilities and materials necessary to perform on a task order basis.
AUTHORITY:
The Office of Management and Budget has designated the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) as an Executive Agent for Government wide IT acquisitions pursuant to Section 5112(e) of the Clinger-Cohen Act, 40 U.S.C. 1412(e). The scope of this designation includes the award and administration of the Basic Contract and delegation of authority for the award and administration of the Orders
ORDER TYPES:
As defined in FAR Part 16, Type of Contracts, all fixed-price, all cost-reimbursement, all incentive, time-and-materials (T&M), and labor-hour (L-H) contract types are permissible for Orders under the Basic Contract, except for Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity, Blanket Purchase Agreements, and Letter Contracts. In addition, the Award-Term Incentive may be used for Orders under the Basic Contract.
The Ordering Contracting Officer (OCO) should use performance-based acquisition methods to the maximum extent practicable and negotiate the contract type using the following order of precedence:
(1) A Firm-Fixed Price Performance-Based Order;
(2) A Performance-Based Order that is not Firm-Fixed Price;
(3) An Order that is not Performance-Based.
Overview:
The Basic Contract will provide Federal government agencies with best-in-class integrated Information Technology (IT) solutions for evolving needs on a global basis. Integrated IT solutions are comprised of some or all components presented in the Contracts Area Web page, and may be tailored to meet agencies’ mission needs.
SUMMARY OF CONTRACT CHARACTERISTICS:
- 15 year Multiple Award/Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (MA/IDIQ)
(Ten year base, one five year option) - $50 Billion ceiling
- Regional and Global IT requirements supported
- Use by all Federal Agencies and Department of Defense
- Supports various task order contract types:
- Fixed Price (FPI, FPAF)
- Cost (CPFF, CPIF, CPAF)
- Time & Material and Labor Hour
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:
Work may be performed at headquarters and/or field offices located throughout the world, as specified in each Order, to provide a variety of IT solutions and support services, including new and emerging technologies that will evolve over the life of the Basic Contract.
SCOPE:
The scope of the Basic Contract includes any and all components of an integrated IT solution, including all current and any new technologies, which may emerge during the life cycle of the Basic Contract. The Basic Contract provides IT solutions through performance of a broad range of services, which may include the integration of various technologies critical to the services being acquired, hardware/software as well as special access considerations for IT resources may be required by individual task orders.