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SECTION G
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA
G.1 Order Procedures
Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract will be ordered by issuance of written orders on GSA Form 300, Standard Form 1449 or DD Form 1155. Oral orders are not authorized. An order specifies and authorizes the work to be performed by the Contractor. The order will include pricing and a statement of work. ALL ORDERS MUST ALSO CITE THE PRIMARY NAICS CODE AND THE APPROPRIATE FUNCTIONAL AREA. Orders may only be issued from date of contract award through contract expiration. The following ordering procedures apply to all orders issued under this contract.
G.2 Delegation of ordering authority
a. Any General Services Administration, Federal Technology Service Warranted Contracting Officer is authorized to place and administer orders against this contract without a delegation from the Small Business GWAC Center. The GSA Small Business GWAC Center may issue delegated ordering authority, for orders issued against this contract, to all other warranted Government contracting officers in all Federal Government Agencies.
b. All orders are subject to the terms and conditions of the original contract, as amended. In the event of a conflict between an order and the contract, the contract will take precedence.
c. All costs associated with preparation, presentation and/or discussion of the Contractor's order proposal will be at the Contractor's expense and will not be directly charged to the Government.
d. No work will be performed and no payment will be made except as authorized by an Order.
e. A Order will be considered to be issued in accordance with Clause 52.216-18 - Ordering (OCT 1995) - Section I.3.
f. An order can only be issued by a warranted contracting officer.
g. Orders issued under this contract will not be announced in the FEDBIZOPPS.
h. Any required change to a previously issued order will be issued in writing by the contracting officer for the order.
For orders to be issued with an estimated value of less than $3 Million (inclusive of options and/or modifications), the following will apply:
Orders may be awarded on a sole source basis up to $3 million based upon self-marketing or past performance. The Contracting Officer shall make a determination of price reasonableness for each order.
For orders to be issued with an estimated value of greater than $3 Million (inclusive of options and/or modifications), the following will apply:
All orders expected to exceed $3 Million shall be processed through GSA, and shall provide for fair opportunity among all contract holders within the applicable Functional Area. All the necessary information (i.e. Bill of Materials, Statement of Work, Evaluation Criteria, etc.) shall be disseminated in order to afford all GWAC contract holders within the required functional area fair opportunity to receive order award. GSA, or the ordering agency delegated direct order authority, will provide the necessary oversight to ensure that award is made in accordance with the stated evaluation criteria. The Government reserves the right to select the contractor based upon initial offers and may do so without discussions.
Upon receipt of procurement requests exceeding $3 Million from a client agency, the GSA Contracting Officer shall issue a request for proposals to the multiple awardees within the applicable Functional Area. Notifications may be received via various means including fax, e-mail and commercial mail. However, typically, notifications will come via broadcast e-mail through the GSA, FTS, IT Solutions on-line procurement system. All contract holders must register in IT Solutions at http://it-solutions.gsa.gov. It is the responsibility of the contract holder to maintain current and accurate information in their IT Solutions profile for the distribution of RFQ postings.
G.3 Contract Administration
All contract administration for this contract will be accomplished by:
General Services Administration, 6FG
Attn: Delta Helm or Howard Innis
1500 E. Bannister Rd.
Kansas City, MO 64131
G.4 Subcontracting
Pursuant to FAR 52.219-14, Limitation on subcontracting, At least 50% of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern.
G.5 Current & Past Performance Information (IAW FAR 42.15)
It is the Small Business GWAC Center's intent to collect complete performance evaluations for each Order. The requiring office will assess the Contractor's performance in areas such as quality, quantity and timeliness. Such ratings may have bearing on the Contractor's likelihood to receive future Orders. The past performance questionnaire in Section J of the solicitation may be used for this purpose. Additionally, evaluators may complete the past performance questionnaire available on-line at http://www.gsa.gov/gwacs/.
It is incumbent upon the requiring official, or their designee, to complete a performance record (essentially measures of quality, schedule timeliness, performance goal attainment, cost goal compliance and customer satisfaction) for each Order after completion of work, and at least annually for Orders having a performance period in excess of one year. Performance evaluations should be submitted to the Small Business GWAC Center at the e-mail address: 8a@gsa.gov. Contractors should be cognizant of this requirement and exercise their right to contribute to the final performance record. Organizations of caliber will not only plan for good performance, but also be aware of their current performance as perceived by the Government, and take steps (i.e., requesting interim evaluations, holding meetings with the Government, corrective action if required, etc.) to ensure performance is satisfactory throughout the life of each Order so that there will be no surprises at the completion of work.
Contractors are invited to document their performance under each Contract Order and submit it to the Small Business GWAC Center. This standing invitation constitutes the Small Business GWAC Center's effort to afford an opportunity for Contractors to address adverse ratings before they are utilized in a future selection process. A file of all received Government performance records and any Contractor supplemental information will be maintained and made available to interested parties having a bona-fide need to know.
The Small Business GWAC Center is considering and may implement a mandatory uniform web-based past performance system in the future.
G.6 Order Level Protest
In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 16.505(a)(8), "No protest under Subpart 33.1 is authorized in connection with the issuance or proposed issuance of an Order under a Task-Order Contract or Delivery-Order Contract, except for a protest on the grounds that the Order increases the scope, period, or maximum value of the Contract."
G.7 OMBUDSMAN
In accordance with FAR 16.5 disputes related to matters affecting Order award may be directed to the Ombudsman. The Ombudsman for GSA is:
DONALD J. SUDA
SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR CONTRACTING INTEGRITY
OFFICE OF ACQUISITION POLICY (MV)
1800 F STREET, NW - ROOM 4031
WASHINGTON, DC 20405-0002
PHONE: (202) 501-4770
FAX: (202) 501-1986
G.8 SECTION 803 and How it Applies to 8(a) FAST 2 Contract
The 8(a) FAST 2 contract will be awarded under the provisions of section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)) and FAR 19.8. For orders at or below the $3 million competitive threshold, the Contracting Officer may waive the Section 803 competition requirements based on the exception that a statute expressly authorizes that the purchase be made from a specified source. However, the competition requirements of DFARS 216.505-70 are still applicable for orders above the $3 million competition threshold for 8(a) contracts unless the contracting officer waives this requirement on the basis of a written determination that - (1) one of the exceptions described in FAR 16.505(b) (2) (I) through (iv) applies to the order; or (2) a statute expressly authorizes or requires that the purchase be made from a specified source.
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