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The SUPER Professional Services Task Orders

Twenty Super Professional Task Orders with combined ceiling values of over $19.6 Billion

In FY18, 20 Super Professional Services Task Orders with combined ceiling values of more than $19.6 billion and spending to date of more than $19.5 billion will exceed their ultimate expiration date and become eligible for competition (see Exhibit 1). We defined a Super Professional Services Task Order as an individual task order awarded under the umbrella of an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) or Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC). We required that the IDIQ or GWAC contain a selected pool of contractors who compete on request for task order proposals. We ensured all task orders had a distinct primary contract vehicle number and task order contract number. To find the Top 20 Super Professional Services Task Orders, we looked for task orders with an ultimate expiration date of no later than September 30, 2018, whose primary requirement and NAICS code was for professional services. We focused on task orders representing the … Continue reading The SUPER Professional Services Task Orders

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The SUPER IT Task Orders

Top 20 Super Information Technology Task Orders with combined ceiling values over $4.4B

In FY18, 20 Super Information Technology (IT) Tasks Orders with combined ceiling values of more than $4.4 billion and spending to date of more than $4 billion will exceed their ultimate expiration date and become eligible for competition (see Exhibit 1). We defined a Super IT Task Order as an individual task order awarded under the umbrella of an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) or Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC). We required that the IDIQ or GWAC contain a selected pool of contractors who compete on request for task order proposals. We ensured all task orders had a distinct primary contract vehicle number and task order contract number. To find the Top 20 Super IT Task Orders, we looked for task orders with an ultimate expiration date of no later than September 30, 2018. We limited the list to task orders that had already spent 75% of their ceiling to help avoid … Continue reading The SUPER IT Task Orders

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3 ways to predict if you have a shot at Alliant 2

Washington Technology Article

Recently, I wrote an article about how to get ready for Alliant 2. Since then, many colleagues have asked, “How can I determine if my company has the capabilities to win a slot on this premier IT GWAC?” The answer is that nobody knows the exact score you need to achieve out of the maximum of 75,600 points. However, we can extrapolate from available data to make an educated guess as to who the winning companies might be and develop an estimate for winning point scores. The time to do so is now, as the final RFP is likely to hit the streets in April. Click to download PDF version of this article Picking Alliant 2 winners First, focus on the Product Service Codes (PSCs). PSC projects encompass 40% of the available points. Clearly, if your company has recent projects that match all the PSCs required, you will score quite … Continue reading 3 ways to predict if you have a shot at Alliant 2

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4 must-do’s if you are bidding on Alliant 2

Washington Technology Article

The solicitations for GSA Alliant 2 Unrestricted and Small Business will be released shortly. There is no time like the present to get organized to win a seat on one of the most successful GWACs ever. Just look at the numbers—both Alliant and Alliant SB ranked as the second largest non-schedule MACs in 2015, with the Defense Department being a top user. With Defense Health Agency’s cancellation of its health IT contract vehicle in favor of Alliant, and DOD and Veterans Affairs modernizing health records, Alliant 2 (with a $50 billion ceiling for Unrestricted and $15 billion for SB) is slated to be a top vehicle for health IT. For small businesses that win Alliant 2 SB, this GWAC could be the key to graduating successfully from small to mid-tier. GSA Alliant 2 is a critical piece of the MAC portfolio that IT companies must have to succeed in today’s … Continue reading 4 must-do’s if you are bidding on Alliant 2

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