U S General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Connections II Overview Connections II Program www. gsa. gov/connections

Federal Acquisition Service Agenda Ø Connections II Overview What is Connections II Small business set-asides Fee reduction approaches Ø SOW Templates Ø Technology Webinars 2

Federal Acquisition Service CONNECTIONS II Overview Ø Global contract (awarded Oct 2011), ceiling $5 B Ø Multiple Award ID/IQ (base 3 yrs and six 1 -yr options*), FAR 15 acquisition Ø 19 Pre-competed Contractors 9 are small businesses Ø Task / Delivery Order Driven Ø Fair Opportunity Must include all 19 primes – on average 3 -5 respond For set-aside, must include all 9 small businesses or 2 SDVOSB * Note: Task orders can go up to 5 years after contract end 3

Federal Acquisition Service CONNECTIONS II Scope Ø Connectivity from desktop to connection with customer’s carriers/suppliers Ø Increased focus on enterprise-wide solutions Can include labor, products and/or solutions Supports the integration of telecommunications and networking at the LAN, building, campus, and enterprise level Ø Network services (transport, carriers, ISP, etc. ) are OUT OF SCOPE Ø Connections II Program Office offers scope reviews 4

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Federal Acquisition Service CONNECTIONS II Provides enterprise-wide integration capability from EXPERIENCED telecom vendors Geographic scope is GLOBAL Equipment provided under the contract can meet Supply Chain Risk Management practices Sustainability (incorporated Green) Requirements Davis-Bacon & Service Contracting Act language incorporated Task Order Flexibility – ability of vendors to propose “Un-priced items” in task orders – reduces/eliminates base contract modifications Complementary to Networx/EIS Task Orders can be fixed price or T&M Access to Secret, Top Secret & TS/SCI cleared personnel Customer choice of Direct Order or GSA Assistance 6

Federal Acquisition Service Connections II Complements Network Services Contracts to Provide Overall Communications and Network Focused Solutions and Communications Network Services Contract Portfolio Networking ● Planning ● Design ● Integration ● Transition Connections II Customer Service and Technical Support ● Help Desk ● Web Design ● Back Office Support Building/Campus Facility Preparation ● Cabling/Wiring ● Trenching Operations, ● Power Systems Administration, and ● Construction Management ● Network Monitoring ● Management ● Repair CNX II Solution Development and Integration Capability Resources Within CNX II Contract (Equipment and Labor) Networx/EIS Other GSA Contracts (i. e. , SATCOM II, Regional Contracts) 7

Federal Acquisition Service CONNECTIONS II as an Integrator Ø CONNECTIONS II can be used as an Integrator to : Coordinate with access, transport, and equipment vendors Monitor end to end performance – Time to repair, downtime, meeting service levels – Supply agency with real-time insight into measures Coordinate trouble handling/definition Look for trends in performance Act as single POC with all involved contractors – Propose procedures to address problems Report / Recommend / Develop business cases / Return on Investment (ROI) analysis Ø Might use Networx/EIS for IXC, local access/transport, Schedule 70 for equipment (or other combinations) 8

Federal Acquisition Service CONNECTIONS II 19 Prime Contractors 1. A&T Systems, Inc. * 2. AECOM 3. American Systems Corporation* 4. AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc. 5. Avaya Federal Solutions, Inc. 6. Black. Box Network Services 7. Centech Group, Inc. * 8. Century. Link QGS 9. Concert Technologies, Inc. * 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. CRGT Enterprise Services LLC EPS Corporation* Futron , Inc. * General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. 15. Netcom Technologies, Inc. * 16. Peraton , Inc. 17. Vector Resources, Inc. * 18. Verizon Federal, Inc. 19. Vision Technologies, Inc. * CONNECTIONS II contractors can add sub-contractors at any time Asterisk denotes small business Please see http: //www. gsa. gov/connectionsii for contractor contact information 9

Federal Acquisition Service Connections II Small Business Set-asides Ø 9 of the 19 contractors are small businesses Set-Asides permitted per FAR 16. 505 (b)2 F – There must be at least 2 of the small business subtypes that can do work* Thus one can set-aside to 9 small businesses Or one can set-aside to 2 SDVOSB (EPS and Vision) Task order level OCO makes this determination Based on NAICs code of 517311 * Note - All contractors are qualified for all work under CNX II 10

Federal Acquisition Service Top 10 Connections II Customers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. State Treasury Defense Navy DOJ 6. Army 7. DHS 8. SSA 9. GSA 10. Air Force 11

Federal Acquisition Service CONNECTIONS II Procurement Process Ø Ordering Contracting Officer (OCO) Ordering Options Self-service – Delegation of Procurement Authority required* § easy, fast, on-line, 48 hour turnaround Assisted-service (DPA required for GSA OCOs too) Ø Gather requirements Ø Develop Task Order / Delivery Order Request (BOM, SOW or SOO) & other required acquisition documents Ø Ensure “Fair Opportunity” throughout the process Ø Issue order Ø Manage delivery *Note - https: //www. gsa. gov/portal/content/111367 12

Federal Acquisition Service Un-priced (ODC) Items and CONNECTIONS II Ø Under the CONNECTIONS II contract un-priced items were anticipated and are allowable. Information on proper use of un-priced items is discussed in Section G. 3. 1(e) of the contracts. General Information: On individual task and delivery orders, un-priced items need to be evaluated on an individual item basis and labeled appropriately Un-priced items will be governed by the same terms and conditions of the contract as CONNECTIONS II CLIN items Maximum allowable amounts will be established by task order as outlined by the OCO Un-priced items will be on the task order; need not be on contract 13

Federal Acquisition Service Connections II Dashboard Data sourced from Contract Payment Reporting Module (CPRM) 14

Federal Acquisition Service Contract Access Fee Ø Generally, 1. 5% (already in pricing on websites) Ø Fee CAP – max $150 K for single large task Ø Tiered Fee – possible lower fee based on total volume of numerous task orders by agency Ø Details in memos in our website Document Library www. gsa. gov/connections Ø For more info please contact Connections II POCs (Hillary La. May, Denise La. Pierre) 15

Federal Acquisition Service Tiered Fee Structure Approach Ø Requires Agency to sign a PMO MOU stating commitment level or PMO to assess agency business volume Ø All task orders awarded by/for this agency receive Tiered Fee for first year Those task orders will retain that fee for the life of the task order Ø At Agency anniversary, the obligated task order dollars for the first year will be used to set the fee for the second year All task orders awarded second year will use new fee for their lifetime Ø This process will continue for the life of the contract dissolved or Agency Business Volume changes OBLIGATION $20, 000 $100, 001 $250, 001 $500, 001 DOLLARS RANGE $100, 000 $250, 000 $500, 000 $73, 000, 000 unless MOU is FEE RATE 0. 75% 0. 50% 0. 25% 0. 10 % 16

Federal Acquisition Service Present Agencies with Tiered fee Agency Expiration date Fee DOD 3/15/2019 0. 75% HHS 11/27/2018 0. 75% 17

Federal Acquisition Service CONNECTIONS II One-Stop-Shop Website Ø Key Information on Portal FAS Points of Contact Industry Partner Points of Contact CONNECTIONS II Contract Delegation of Procurement Authority for OCOs Connections II Dashboard Roles and Responsibilities Fair Opportunity Guideline Statement of Work (SOW) Examples Contractor E-mail Addresses for RFQs Link to CONNECTIONS II CLIN Checker Website: www. gsa. gov/connections 18

Federal Acquisition Service IRS Task Order Ø Nationwide Unified Communications Convergence upgrade – Multi-year order – 100 s of locations 1 st CISCO UC enterprise license sold to Govt – huge savings (>50%) based on volume Millions of annual direct cost savings achieved Reduced number of costly circuits 19

Federal Acquisition Service Army Task Order Ø Telecom operations, billing management, Vo. IP/UC modernization and SIPRNet support – Multi-year order Ø Tremendous savings has spurred customer to speed up implementation across 100 s of sites to speed savings Ø Customer ecstatic – with task ending in one more year Significant savings off their phone bills Significantly reduced their backlog of trouble tickets creating more savings Note: If you have any good CNX II savings stories, please share them with us. 20

Federal Acquisition Service Department of State Task Order Ø Support US embassies/consulates overseas to achieve advanced IP telephony, $275 M/5 yrs Saved 11% across all labor * * Savings off Connections II very good contract prices 21

Federal Acquisition Service CONNECTIONS II Summary Ø Ø Ø Ø Telecommunications and Networking contract High degree of flexibility and customer choice Equipment, Services and Solutions driven 19 prime contractors and their subs GSA value add with assisted service Task Order driven - enhances competitive process Dovetails well with GSA transport contracts www. gsa. gov/connections 22

Federal Acquisition Service Connections II Webinars Ø Technology webinars – Adobe Connect Overview of Connections II Short briefings by our contractors on new tech Great info for new DPAs Includes all our DPAs, contractors, and new customers – Email Hillary La. May to invite new folks All slides emailed to all invitees, even if they don’t attend 23

Federal Acquisition Service What are SOW Templates and attachments? Ø Available on our website Use what you need Ø SOW templates available to ease the path Includes instructions for contractors Ø SOWs broken out by tasks: Planning Inventory/assessment Installation Test and acceptance Ø Tasks could be used in phases; cut & paste 24

Federal Acquisition Service SOW Template Sections Ø Background/Purpose/Scope – with prompts for the user Ø Acquisition Method Ø Period of performance, Place; GFE; Fair Opportunity Ø Multiple subtask Descriptions – in detail Ø Suggested Labor Types Ø Travel and ODCs; Section 508 Ø Past Performance Ø Proposal Instruction for Offerors Ø Evaluation and Task Order Award Ø Organizational Conflicts of Interest 25

Federal Acquisition Service SOW Template Packages also include embedded files! Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Work breakdown structure Project Management Plan template Suggested pricing model language Pricing template Sample equipment, support and warranty spreadsheet Past performance worksheet Task order deliverables chart Agency specific technical requirements Network infrastructure assessment chart Scroll to end of doc to view/access embedded files 26

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Federal Acquisition Service Existing SOW Templates Ø Ø Ø IPv 6 Transition Domain Name Service (DNS) Security Unified Communications Cabling Voice OA&M Network OA&M Managed Mobility Network Transition Support Distributed Antenna Systems Land Mobile Radio & Network Surveillance Wireless Access Points Telecom Expense Management Services 28

Federal Acquisition Service SOW Templates Ø Plus, we have existing SOWs we can generalize and share for ideas Ø Always open to your suggestions for future templates 29

Federal Acquisition Service Additional resources: Ø Locating SOW Template Packages www. gsa. gov/connections Click on Connections II Resources (left tab) Scroll down to Statement of Work guidance Ø Matching requirements with a GSA contract Navigator. gsa. gov Reach out to us for a one-on-one demo 30

Federal Acquisition Service Contact us for a one-on-one support session, or to schedule one for your team: Ø Hillary La. May 703 -306 -6223 Ø Denise La. Pierre 703 -306 -6385 31

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