Archive for April 2013

Why Will Contracting Officers Use OASIS Extensively

April 29, 2013 Federal Contracting No comments

Fedmarket predicts that federal contracting officers will use the OASIS Unrestricted and OASIS Small Business Government-wide acquisition contracts extensively for the following reasons.

Contracting officers are using multiple award contracts (MACS) extensively because they eliminate the staff heavy requirements and excess lead times of single source public bids.

A government-wide MAC has never before been available that allows:

  • A wide scope of almost any professional service
  • Task orders of any contract type including fixed price, time & material and cost reimbursement contracts

For more information go to

http://www.fedmarket.com/l/proposals/oasis_untangled/

http://www.fedmarket.com/l/proposals/proposal_tools/oasis_model_proposal_/

OASIS, a Huge Opportunity or a Set-aside for the Big Guys

April 26, 2013 Federal Contracting No comments

One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS) is a new breed on the federal procurement scene. It has features that could make it a huge opportunity.

  • Can be used by any agency
  • $ 12 billion over 12 years; what’s not to like
  • Package almost any type of professional services in one buy and use any type of procurement, fixed price, T & M, and cost reimbursement

Contacting officers should love it if they can figure out how to use it.

Yet is GSA reserving it for the prime contractors in the unrestricted version and large small businesses in the set-aside version?

For more information go to

http://www.fedmarket.com/l/proposals/oasis_untangled/

http://www.fedmarket.com/l/proposals/proposal_tools/oasis_model_proposal_/

OASIS Requirements

April 22, 2013 Federal Contracting No comments

GSA is accepting proposal submissions from prime contractors only. Subcontractor experience and teaming arrangements are not part of a proposal submission. The solicitation evaluation criteria are weighed in favor of:

  1. Large, multiple professional services contract experience
  2. Federal contract experience
  3. The education and experience of the two required contract management resumes
  4. The sophistication of the offerors account and purchasing systems and professional certifications

OASIS Minimum Experience Requirements

Requirement OASIS Unrestricted OASIS Small Business
Number of Projects Five (5) distinct projects, each as a prime contractor Five (5) distinct projects, each as a prime contractor
Project scope of work includes core disciplines (Core disciplines: Program Management Services, Management Consulting Services, Scientific Services, Engineering Services, Logistics Services, and Financial Management Services) One (1) of the six (6) core disciplines One (1) of the six (6) core disciplines
Project scope of work involves performance and/or integration of core disciplines At least four (4) out of the six (6) core disciplines At least three (3) out of the six (6) core disciplines
Project award value At least $ 5 Million Per Year At least $ 3 Million Per Year
Project closing date Have been completed within the past five (5) years prior to the solicitation closing date or be ongoing with at least one (1) year of performance completed prior to the OASIS solicitation closing date Have been completed within the past five (5) years prior to the solicitation closing date or be ongoing with at least one (1) year of performance completed prior to the OASIS solicitation closing date
Cost-reimbursements contract type At least one (1) project must be for work performed under a Cost-Reimbursement contract type At least one (1) project must be for work performed under a Cost-Reimbursement contract type
Federal projects At least three (3) out of the five (5) required) projects must be for work that was for the federal government under a contract or task order awarded by the federal government At least three (3) out of the five (5) required) projects must be for work that was for the federal government under a contract or task order awarded by the federal government