FAR Part 16.505 discusses the procedures for ordering against Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contracts. Since CIO-CS is an IDIQ contract, contracting officers must provide fair opportunity for orders. When placing orders under the SAT, the contracting officer need not contact each of the multiple awardees under the contract before selecting an order awardee if the contracting…
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Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. § 794 (d)) was enacted to require Federal agencies make their electronic and information technology (EIT) accessible to people with disabilities. For more information regarding 508 compliance please go to http://www.section508.gov/
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The purpose of the CIO-CS Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) is to provide a mechanism for the federal government to procure IT commodities and solutions as they relate to general IT initiatives along with health and life sciences IT capabilities as defined in FAR 2.101. Federal agencies can use this GWAC for acquiring a wide range of IT commodities and associated commodity-enabling…
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No. You only need to provide all eligible contract holders fair opportunity to respond to the RFQ, which is accomplished by using NITAAC's e-GOS System.
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Unless otherwise specified in the delivery order, all arrangements for transportation and shipping shall be made by the Contractor, and all transportation and shipping charges for deliveries to CONUS locations shall be included in the item prices. Transportation and shipping charges for deliveries OCONUS will be negotiated on each individual delivery order.
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Yes. You may elect to close your RFQ in one day. However, NITAAC recommends leaving the RFQ open for a minimum of three days to obtain maximum responses from the contractors.
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The customer agency would be responsible for requesting a specific waiver from the SBA under a small business set aside for which there are no small businesses who can provide the equipment, even using the non-manufacturer rule. The NIH has not obtained any waivers. A list of the current “blanket” waivers can be found on the SBA website .
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Yes. The Nonmanufacturer Rule (NMR) applies to orders over $25,000 that are set aside for small businesses and provides a mechanism for VARs to offer products they do not manufacture themselves. However, the NMR requires that a small business performing under a set-aside contract/order must provide the product of a small business manufacturer unless the Small Business Administration (SBA) has…, For additional information:, Nonmanufacturer rule | U.S. Small Business Administration (sba.gov)
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Best in Class (BIC) means that something has been designated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as a preferred governmentwide solution that: 1. Allows acquisition experts to take advantage of pre-vetted, governmentwide contract solutions; 2. Supports a governmentwide migration to solutions that are mature and market-proven; 3. Assists in the optimization of spend, within the…
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Generally speaking, agencies should use BIC solutions to save time and money. Acquisition professionals can confidently use and recommend BIC solutions, knowing that they have undergone thorough vetting processes. 1. BIC solutions help direct agencies to solutions that offer favorable, pre-negotiated terms and rates while avoiding the time-consuming process of having to conduct a new (and…
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