General Services Administration
Federal Acquisition Service
Technology Transformation Services
18F and Office of Acquisitions
1800 F St. NW | Washington, DC | 20405
Assisted Acquisition on Behalf of the Office of Family Assistance
TANF Data Reporting System (TDRS) Software Development Services
From: Brian Burns, Contracting Officer (CO), General Services
Administration (GSA), Central Office, Office of Acquisitions
Issued for: GSA, FAS, Technology Transformation Services (TTS),
18F
Subject: Request for Quotation (RFQ)
Date: February 5, 2020
Set-aside: Total Small Business
Contract vehicles: GSA Schedule Schedule IT 70; SINs 132 51
(information technology professional services) and 132 34 (software
maintenance services).
All clauses, terms and conditions of the schedule holder's contract apply / flow down to this solicitation and resultant task order contract. In the event of a conflict between the schedule contract and an order, the terms and conditions of the schedule contract prevail.
| Item | Date responses due | Format |
|---|---|---|
| RFQ Questions and Answers | MONTH DD, 2020 at noon, eastern | Google Form (see section X for details) |
| Technical Volume | MONTH DD, 2020 at noon, eastern | Google Form and Google Document (see section X for details) |
| Pricing Sheet | MONTH DD, 2020 at noon, eastern | Excel Spreadsheet (see section X for details) |
| Government Point of Contact | Contact Info |
|---|---|
| Contracting Officer | Brian Burns |
| Contracting Office | General Services Administration, Federal Acquisition Service, Technology Transformation Services, Office of Acquisition |
| [email protected] | |
| Correspondence | Any emails related to this RFQ shall use the email subject heading "RFQ12345 - [Vendor's Name]" |
| Important Dates, Times, and Posting Information | Date/Contact |
|---|---|
| RFQ Posting Date | TBD |
| RFQ Closing Date | TBD |
| RFQ Posting Location | TBD |
| Questions Due: | TBD |
| How to Submit Questions | Email to the Contracting Officer |
| Response to Questions Est. Return Date | TBD |
| Posting Location for Answers | TBD |
| Communications During RFQ Posting | The only method by which any terms and conditions of this RFQ may be changed is by a formal amendment generated by the CO. No other communication made whether oral or in writing will modify or supersede the terms of the RFQ. All communication related to the RFQ shall be directed to the Contracting Officer via email. |
Any work done, whether onsite or offsite, must be covered by the rate agreed upon between the government and contractor. The contractor will generally be expected to be available during core working hours from 10:00am to 3:00pm eastern standard time Monday through Friday. Contractors are not expected to work Federal Holidays or other occasions when the government is closed.
The contractor may choose the location(s) from which to perform the required software development services. The contractor will not be required to work at a government facility, however occasional travel to government facilities may be required. Actual travel costs to government facilities will be reimbursed in accordance with federal travel regulation).
Contractor Team Arrangements (CTA) are permitted.
Note - FAR 9.6, Contractor Team Arrangements, does not apply to GSA Schedules teaming. Under GSA Schedules, Teaming allows contractors to use their individual GSA Schedules to develop a solution for the government.
If the vendor intends to team, a CTA is required by the closing date and time of the RFQ. However, a fully executed CTA will be formalized at time of award. CTAs shall utilize and submit this Contract Team Agreement when a CTA is applicable.
CTAs will not be evaluated, but will be reviewed to:
- Gain an understanding of how the arrangement will work
- Identify any areas of responsibility that may require clarification
- Identify deficiencies in the CTA in order to understand the probability of successful performance
- Verify proposed prices/rates against MAS contract awarded prices/rates.