OMB will measure spend through the contract vehicles and agency compliance with purchasing standard configurations. Spend Through Approved Vehicles – OMB will collect transition plans from agencies as part of the February 28, 2016, Integrated Data Collection (IDC). Standard Configurations - The Memo requires the contract managers of the approved vehicles (NASA, GSA, and HHS) to report agency…
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The guidelines and available marketing materials, including NITAAC and CIO-CS logos, are located in the Contract Holder Secure Portal, under Business Development Materials.
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No, but Contract Holders can add comments to the quarterly reports, as needed.
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No. An award cannot be made from a draft RFQ.
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Yes. Customers may purchase commercial extended warranties and maintenance plans under CIO-CS.
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Yes. The Ordering Agency may include additional agency or FAR clauses to delivery orders as applicable to their specific requirements.
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Specific requirements and acceptance criteria will be defined in applicable delivery orders.
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Yes, the CIO-CS contract allows for the purchase of items that are not Trade Act Agreement compliant.
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Through its CIO-CS and CIO-SP3 GWACs, NITAAC offers a complete IT portfolio for IT commodities and services. Because the scope of CIO-CS is commodities, services available under that contract relate to the operation and sustenance of the IT equipment, commodities and products such as deployment and installations, warranty and maintenance, training, engineering, design, assessment studies, and…
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Yes. FAR Subpart 11.104(b) states, brand name or equal purchase descriptions must include, in addition to the brand name, a general description of those salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics of the brand name item that an 'equal' item must meet to be acceptable for award.
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