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  • How did the Workstations Category Team determine the standard configurations
    The Workstations Category Team (WCT), led by NASA and consisting of over 27 agencies, conducted extensive data analysis of the Government’s largest laptop and desktop contracts and determined that about 90% of basic laptop and desktop needs could be met through common standard configurations. The policy mandates that agencies buy one of the five standard configurations for at least 80% of basic…
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  • Is there an additional fee for scope reviews and assessments
    No. All of NITAAC services are value-added, and there is never an additional fee for SOW/PWS/SOO assessments.
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  • What does the Workstation Category Team (WCT) do
    The Workstation Category Team (WCT), an interagency task force, was charged with analyzing and optimizing current laptop and desktop computer acquisition practices. Based on the WCT’s review, OMB identified three critical steps to improve acquisition practices: (1) establish standard specifications that generally will suffice to meet federal agency computing needs; (2) consolidate federal…
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  • What are Standard Specifications
    The WCT determined that approximately 80 percent of federal agencies’ computing needs could be satisfied through one of five standard specifications.
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  • Where can I find labor rates for CIO-SP3 and CIO-SP3 Small Business
    All CIO-SP3 and CIO-SP3 Small Business contract holder on-and off-site rates can be obtained by logging into e-GOS here . You can also visit the contract holder information page of each contract holder in the  Contract Holder Directory .  In the Contract Holder Directory, you can select the contract holder whose rates you want to see, and click the link to their individual websites.
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  • What information is a contracting officer required to provide in a debrief
    For FAR guidance on postaward debriefing, please see FAR 16.505(b)(6)(iii) at  https://www.acquisition.gov/far/16.505 .
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  • When is a contracting officer required to provide a debriefing
    See the policies and procedures at FAR 16.505(b)(6)  https://www.acquisition.gov/far/16.505 .
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  • What is reviewed in a SOW assessment
    The NITAAC team looks at scope, contract type, periods of performance, evaluation criteria, specificity of tasking and deliverables and the deliverable schedule. We will also note whether the SOW is performance based. NITAAC will provide suggestions for improving the SOW/PWS/SOO for all review areas as necessary, but the final decision on implementing any suggestions rests with the acquiring…
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  • Is there a way to see which contract holders are on each GWAC
    Yes. A complete list of Contract Holders can be found by visiting our Contract Holder Directory under the Resources tab of our Navigation menu. Once on the Contract Holder Directory page you can select the GWAC you are interested in using the filter options on the left side of the page.
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  • What is NITAAC’s position on performance-based contracting
    NITAAC follows the guidance of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) which strongly encourages, but does not mandate, the use of Performance-Based Contracting (PBC).
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