AUTHORIZED FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SCHEDULE PRICELIST
GENERAL PURPOSE COMMERCIAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE
Note: All non-professional labor categories must be incidental to and used solely to support hardware, software and/or professional services, and cannot be purchased separately.
SIN 132-51 - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES
FPDS Code D301 IT Facility Operation and Maintenance
FPDS Code D302 IT Systems Development Services
FPDS Code D306 IT Systems Analysis Services
FPDS Code D307 Automated Information Systems Design and Integration Services
FPDS Code D308 Programming Services
FPDS Code D310 IT Backup and Security Services
FPDS Code D311 IT Data Conversion Services
FPDS Code D313 Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided
Manufacturing (CAD/
FPDS Code D316 IT Network Management Services
FPDS Code D317 Creation/Retrieval of IT Related Automated
News Services, Data Services, or
Other Information Services (All other information services belong under
Schedule 76)
FPDS Code D399 Other Information Technology Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
Note 1: All
non-professional labor categories must be incidental to and used solely to
support hardware, software and/or professional services, and cannot be
purchased separately.
Note 2: Offerors and Agencies are advised that the Group 70 – Information Technology Schedule is not to be used as a means to procure services which properly fall under the Brooks Act. These services include, but are not limited to, architectural, engineering, mapping, cartographic production, remote sensing, geographic information systems, and related services. FAR 36.6 distinguishes between mapping services of an A/E nature and mapping services which are not connected nor incidental to the traditionally accepted A/E Services.
Note 3: This solicitation is not intended to solicit for the reselling of IT Professional Services, except for the provision of implementation, maintenance, integration, or training services in direct support of a product. Under such circumstances the services must be performance by the publisher or manufacturer or one of their authorized agents.
Thornberry Consulting,
LLC
301-829-8570
http://www.thornberry-consulting.com
Contract Number: GS-35F-0092T
Period
Covered by Contract:
General Services Administration
Federal Acquisition Service
Pricelist current through Modification #__001_____, dated _Oct 31, 2008.
Products and ordering information in this Authorized
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SIN 132-51 – INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
1. Geographic Scope of Contract
2. Contractor’s Ordering Address and Payment Information
3. Liability for injury or damage
4. Statistical data for government ordering office completion of standard form 279
5.
6.
7. Discounts – Prices shown are net prices
8. Trade agreements Act of 1979, as amended
9. Statement concerning availability of export packing – N/A
10. Small requirements
11. Maximum order
12. Ordering procedures for Federal Supply Schedule Contracts
13. Federal information technology/telecommunication standards requirements
14. Contractor tasks/special requirements
15. Contract administration for ordering offices
16. GSA Advantage
17. Purchase of Open Market items
18. Contractor commitments, warranties and representations
19. Overseas activities
20. Blanket Purchase Agreements
21. Contractor team arrangements
22. Installation, Deinstallation, Reinstallation
23. Section 508 compliance
24. Prime contractor ordering from Federal Supply Schedules
25. Insurance – Work on a Government Installation
26. Software interoperability
27. Advance payments
Terms and Conditions Applicable to Information Technology (IT)
Professional Services (SIN 132-51)
1. Scope
2. Performance Incentives
3. Order
4. Performance of services
5. Stop-Work order
6. Inspection of services
7. Responsibilities of the contractor
8. Responsibilities of the ordering activity
9.
10. Organizational conflicts of interest
11. Invoices
12. Payments
13. Resumes
14. Incidental support costs
15. Approval of subcontracts
16. Descriptions of IT Services
· Labor Category Descriptions
· Labor Rates
INFORMATION FOR ORDERING ACTIVITIES
APPLICABLE TO
SPECIAL NOTICE TO AGENCIES: Small Business Participation
SBA strongly supports the participation of small business concerns in the Federal Acquisition Service. To enhance Small Business Participation SBA policy allows agencies to include in their procurement base and goals, the dollar value of orders expected to be placed against the Federal Supply Schedules, and to report accomplishments against these goals.
For orders exceeding the micropurchase threshold, FAR 8.404 requires agencies to consider the catalogs/pricelists of at least three schedule contractors or consider reasonably available information by using the GSA Advantage!ä on-line shopping service (www.fss.gsa.gov). The catalogs/pricelists, GSA Advantage!ä and the Federal Acquisition Service Home Page (www.fss.gsa.gov) contain information on a broad array of products and services offered by small business concerns.
This information should be used as a tool to assist ordering activities in meeting or exceeding established small business goals. It should also be used as a tool to assist in including small, small disadvantaged, and women-owned small businesses among those considered when selecting pricelists for a best value determination.
For orders exceeding the micropurchase threshold, customers are to give preference to small business concerns when two or more items at the same delivered price will satisfy their requirement.
1. GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE OF CONTRACT:
Domestic delivery
is delivery within the 48 contiguous states,
Overseas delivery
is delivery to points outside of the 48 contiguous states,
Offerors are requested to check
one of the following boxes:
[X] The Geographic
Scope of Contract will be domestic and overseas delivery.
[ ] The
Geographic Scope of Contract will be overseas delivery only.
[ ] The
Geographic Scope of Contract will be domestic delivery only.
For Special Item Number 132-53 Wireless Services ONLY, if
awarded, list the limited geographic coverage area:
__________________________________________________________________________________________
2.
CONTRACTOR’S
ORDERING ADDRESS
Ordering Address
Payment Address
Thornberry
Consulting, LLC Thornberry
Consulting, LLC
1604 Ridgeside Drive, Suite
Mount Airy,
Phone: 301-829-8570 Phone:
301-829-8570
Fax: 301-829-8593 Fax:
301-829-8593
Contractors are required to accept credit cards for payments equal to or less than the micro‑purchase threshold for oral or written delivery orders. Credit cards will be acceptable for payment above the micro-purchase threshold. In addition, bank account information for wire transfer payments will be shown on the invoice.
The following telephone number(s) can be used by ordering activities to obtain technical and/or ordering assistance:
Phone:
301-829-8570 Fax: 301-829-8593
3. LIABILITY FOR INJURY OR DAMAGE
The Contractor shall not be liable for any injury to ordering activity personnel or damage to ordering activity property arising from the use of equipment maintained by the Contractor, unless such injury or damage is due to the fault or negligence of the Contractor.
4. STATICAL
Block 9: G. Order/Modification Under Federal
Schedule
Block 16: Data Universal Numbering
System (DUNS) Number: 140068078
Block 30: Type of Contractor – B- Serviced
Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business
A. Small
Disadvantaged Business
B. Other Small Business
C. Large Business
G. Other Nonprofit Organization
L. Foreign Contractor
Block 31: Woman-Owned
Small Business - __No_____ **Yes or No**
Block 36: Contractor's Taxpayer
Identification Number (
4a. CAGE Code: 3NYZ9
4b. Contractor has registered with the Central Contractor Registration Database.
5.
6. DELIVERY SCHEDULE
a. TIME OF DELIVERY: The Contractor shall deliver to destination within the number of calendar days after receipt of order (ARO), as set forth below:
SPECIAL ITEM NUMBER DELIVERY TIME (Days ARO)
132-51 30 Days or as mutually agreed between Contractor and other Government Ordering Agency
b. URGENT REQUIREMENTS: When the Federal Supply Schedule contract delivery period does not meet the bona fide urgent delivery requirements of an ordering activity, ordering activities are encouraged, if time permits, to contact the Contractor for the purpose of obtaining accelerated delivery. The Contractor shall reply to the inquiry within 3 workdays after receipt. (Telephonic replies shall be confirmed by the Contractor in writing.) If the Contractor offers an accelerated delivery time acceptable to the ordering activity, any order(s) placed pursuant to the agreed upon accelerated delivery time frame shall be delivered within this shorter delivery time and in accordance with all other terms and conditions of the contract.
7. DISCOUNTS: Prices shown are
a. Prompt
Payment: ___% -None.
b. Quantity- None
c. Dollar Volume - None
d. Government Educational
Institutions - None
e. Other - None
8. TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT OF 1979, as
amended:
All items are
9. STATEMENT CONCERNING AVAILABILITY
OF EXPORT PACKING:
N/A
10. Small Requirements: The minimum dollar value of orders to be
issued is one full working day for any
labor category.
11. MAXIMUM ORDER (All dollar amounts are
exclusive of any discount for prompt payment.)
a. The Maximum Order value for the following Special Item Numbers (SINs) is $500,000:
Special
Item Number 132-51 - Information Technology (IT) Professional Services
12. ORDERING PROCEEDURES FOR FEDERAL
SUPPLY SCHEDULE CONTRACTS
Ordering activities shall use the ordering procedures of
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.405 when placing an order or
establishing a BPA for supplies or services.
These procedures apply to all schedules.
a. FAR
8.405-1 Ordering procedures for supplies, and services not requiring a
statement of work.
b. FAR
8.405-2 Ordering procedures for services requiring a statement of work.
13. FEDERAL INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY/TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS: ordering activities acquiring products from
this Schedule must comply with the provisions of the Federal Standards Program,
as appropriate (reference: NIST Federal
Standards Index). Inquiries to determine
whether or not specific products listed herein comply with Federal Information
Processing Standards (FIPS) or Federal Telecommunication Standards (
13.1 FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING STANDARDS
PUBLICATIONS (FIPS PUBS): Information Technology products under this
Schedule that do not conform to Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)
should not be acquired unless a waiver has been granted in accordance with the
applicable "FIPS Publication."
Federal Information Processing Standards Publications (FIPS PUBS) are
issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce,
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), pursuant to
National Security Act. Information
concerning their availability and applicability should be obtained from the
National Technical Information Service (NTIS),
13.2 FEDERAL TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARDS (
14. CONTRACTOR
TASKS / SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (C-
(a) Security Clearances: The Contractor may be required to obtain/possess varying levels of security clearances in the performance of orders issued under this contract. All costs associated with obtaining/possessing such security clearances should be factored into the price offered under the Multiple Award Schedule.
(b) Travel: The Contractor may be required to travel in performance of orders issued under this contract. Allowable travel and per diem charges are governed by Pub .L. 99-234 and FAR Part 31, and are reimbursable by the ordering agency or can be priced as a fixed price item on orders placed under the Multiple Award Schedule. The Industrial Funding Fee does NOT apply to travel and per diem charges.
NOTE: Refer to FAR Part 31.205-46 Travel Costs, for
allowable costs that pertain to official company business travel in regards to
this contract.
(c) Certifications, Licenses and Accreditations: As a commercial practice, the Contractor may be required to obtain/possess any variety of certifications, licenses and accreditations for specific FSC/service code classifications offered. All costs associated with obtaining/ possessing such certifications, licenses and accreditations should be factored into the price offered under the Multiple Award Schedule program.
(d) Insurance: As a commercial practice, the Contractor may be required to obtain/possess insurance coverage for specific FSC/service code classifications offered. All costs associated with obtaining/possessing such insurance should be factored into the price offered under the Multiple Award Schedule program.
(e) Personnel: The Contractor may be required to provide key personnel, resumes or skill category descriptions in the performance of orders issued under this contract. Ordering activities may require agency approval of additions or replacements to key personnel.
(f) Organizational Conflicts of Interest: Where there may be an organizational conflict of interest as determined by the ordering agency, the Contractor’s participation in such order may be restricted in accordance with FAR Part 9.5.
(g) Documentation/Standards: The Contractor may be requested to provide products or services in accordance with rules, regulations, OMB orders, standards and documentation as specified by the agency’s order.
(h) Data/Deliverable Requirements: Any required data/deliverables at the ordering level will be as specified or negotiated in the agency’s order.
(i) Government-Furnished Property: As specified by the agency’s order, the Government may provide property, equipment, materials or resources as necessary.
(j) Availability of Funds: Many Government agencies’ operating funds are appropriated for a specific fiscal year. Funds may not be presently available for any orders placed under the contract or any option year. The Government’s obligation on orders placed under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for ordering purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are available to the ordering Contracting Officer.
15. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION FOR ORDERING ACTIVITIES: Any ordering activity, with respect to any one or more delivery orders placed by it under this contract, may exercise the same rights of termination as might the GSA Contracting Officer under provisions of FAR 52.212-4, paragraphs (l) Termination for the ordering activity’s convenience, and (m) Termination for Cause (See C.1.)
16. GSA ADVANTAGE!
GSA Advantage! is an on-line, interactive electronic information and ordering system that provides on-line access to vendors' schedule prices with ordering information. GSA Advantage! will allow the user to perform various searches across all contracts including, but not limited to:
(1) Manufacturer;
(2) Manufacturer's Part Number;
and
(3) Product categories.
Agencies can browse GSA Advantage! by accessing the Internet World Wide Web utilizing a browser (ex.: NetScape). The Internet address is http://www.fss.gsa.gov/.
17. PURCHASE OF OPEN MARKET ITEMS
NOTE: Open Market Items
are also known as incidental items, noncontract items, non-Schedule items, and
items not on a Federal Supply Schedule contract. ODCs (Other Direct
Costs) are not part of this contract and should be treated as open market purchases. Ordering Activities procuring open market
items must follow FAR 8.402(f).
For administrative convenience, an ordering activity
contracting officer may add items not on the Federal Supply Multiple Award
Schedule (
(1) All applicable acquisition regulations pertaining to the purchase of the items not on the Federal Supply Schedule have been followed (e.g., publicizing (Part 5), competition requirements (Part 6), acquisition of commercial items (Part 12), contracting methods (Parts 13, 14, and 15), and small business programs (Part 19));
(2) The ordering activity contracting officer has determined the price for the items not on the Federal Supply Schedule is fair and reasonable;
(3) The items are clearly labeled on the order as items not on the Federal Supply Schedule; and
(4) All clauses applicable to items not on the Federal Supply Schedule are included in the order.
18. CONTRACTOR COMMITMENTS, WARRANTIES
a. For the purpose of this contract, commitments, warranties and representations include, in addition to those agreed to for the entire schedule contract:
(1) Time of delivery/installation quotations for individual orders;
(2) Technical representations and/or warranties of products concerning performance, total system performance and/or configuration, physical, design and/or functional characteristics and capabilities of a product/equipment/ service/software package submitted in response to requirements which result in orders under this schedule contract.
(3) Any representations and/or warranties concerning the products made in any literature, description, drawings and/or specifications furnished by the Contractor.
b. The above is not intended to encompass items not currently covered by the GSA Schedule contract.
19. OVERSEAS ACTIVITIES
The terms and conditions of this contract shall apply to all
orders for installation, maintenance and repair of equipment in areas listed in
the pricelist outside the 48 contiguous states and the
None
Upon request of the Contractor, the ordering activity may provide the Contractor with logistics support, as available, in accordance with all applicable ordering activity regulations. Such ordering activity support will be provided on a reimbursable basis, and will only be provided to the Contractor's technical personnel whose services are exclusively required for the fulfillment of the terms and conditions of this contract.
20. BLANKET
PURCHASE AGREEMENTS (BPAs)
The use of BPAs under any schedule
contract to fill repetitive needs for supplies or services is allowable. BPAs may be
established with one or more schedule contractors. The number of BPAs
to be established is within the discretion of the ordering activity
establishing the BPA and should be based on a strategy that is expected to
maximize the effectiveness of the BPA(s).
Ordering activities shall follow FAR 8.405-3 when creating and
implementing BPA(s).
21. CONTRACTOR
Contractors participating in contractor team arrangements
must abide by all terms and conditions of their respective contracts. This includes compliance with Clauses
552.238-74, Industrial Funding Fee and Sales Reporting, i.e., each contractor
(team member) must report sales and remit the
22.
INSTALLATION, DEINSTALLATION, REINSTALLATION
The Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a-276a-7) provides that contracts in excess of $2,000 to which the United States or the District of Columbia is a party for construction, alteration, or repair (including painting and decorating) of public buildings or public works with the United States, shall contain a clause that no laborer or mechanic employed directly upon the site of the work shall received less than the prevailing wage rates as determined by the Secretary of Labor. The requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act do not apply if the construction work is incidental to the furnishing of supplies, equipment, or services. For example, the requirements do not apply to simple installation or alteration of a public building or public work that is incidental to furnishing supplies or equipment under a supply contract. However, if the construction, alteration or repair is segregable and exceeds $2,000, then the requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act applies.
The ordering activity issuing the task order against this contract will be responsible for proper administration and enforcement of the Federal labor standards covered by the Davis-Bacon Act. The proper Davis-Bacon wage determination will be issued by the ordering activity at the time a request for quotations is made for applicable construction classified installation, deinstallation, and reinstallation services under SIN 132-8.
23. SECTION
508 COMPLIANCE.
If applicable, Section 508 compliance information on the supplies and services in this contract are available in Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) at the following:
The EIT standard can be found at: www.Section508.gov/.
24. PRIME
CONTRACTOR ORDERING FROM FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULES.
Prime Contractors (on cost reimbursement contracts) placing orders under Federal Supply Schedules, on behalf of an ordering activity, shall follow the terms of the applicable schedule and authorization and include with each order –
(a) A copy of the authorization from the ordering activity with whom the contractor has the prime contract (unless a copy was previously furnished to the Federal Supply Schedule contractor); and
(b) The following statement:
This order is placed under written authorization from _______ dated _______. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this order and those of your Federal Supply Schedule contract, the latter will govern.
25. INSURANCE—
(a) The
Contractor shall, at its own expense, provide and maintain during the entire
performance of this contract, at least the kinds and minimum amounts of
insurance required in the Schedule or elsewhere in the contract.
(b) Before
commencing work under this contract, the Contractor shall notify the
Contracting Officer in writing that the required insurance has been
obtained. The policies evidencing
required insurance shall contain an endorsement to the effect that any
cancellation or any material change adversely affecting the Government's
interest shall not be effective—
(1) For such period as the laws of the State in which this
contract is to be performed prescribe; or
(2) Until 30 days after the insurer or the Contractor
gives written notice to the Contracting Officer, whichever period is longer.
(c) The
Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph
(c), in subcontracts under this contract that require work on a Government
installation and shall require subcontractors to provide and maintain the
insurance required in the Schedule or elsewhere in the contract. The Contractor shall maintain a copy of all
subcontractors' proofs of required insurance, and shall make copies available
to the Contracting Officer upon request.
26. SOFTWARE INTEROPERABILITY.
27. ADVANCE
PAYMENTS
A payment under
this contract to provide a service or deliver an article for the United States
Government may not be more than the value of the service already provided or
the article already delivered. Advance
or pre-payment is not authorized or allowed under this contract. (31 U.S.C.
3324)
1. SCOPE
a. The prices, terms and conditions stated under Special Item Number 132-51 Information Technology Professional Services apply exclusively to IT/EC Services within the scope of this Information Technology Schedule.
b. The Contractor shall provide services at the Contractor’s facility and/or at the ordering activity location, as agreed to by the Contractor and the ordering activity.
2. PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES
a. Performance incentives may be agreed upon between the Contractor and the ordering activity on individual fixed price orders or Blanket Purchase Agreements under this contract in accordance with this clause.
b. The ordering activity must establish a maximum performance incentive price for these services and/or total solutions on individual orders or Blanket Purchase Agreements.
c. Incentives should be designed to relate results achieved by the contractor to specified targets. To the maximum extent practicable, ordering activities shall consider establishing incentives where performance is critical to the ordering activity’s mission and incentives are likely to motivate the contractor. Incentives shall be based on objectively measurable tasks.
d. The above procedures do not apply
to Time and Materials or labor hour orders.
3. ORDER
a. Agencies may use written orders, EDI orders, blanket purchase agreements, individual purchase orders, or task orders for ordering services under this contract. Blanket Purchase Agreements shall not extend beyond the end of the contract period; all services and delivery shall be made and the contract terms and conditions shall continue in effect until the completion of the order. Orders for tasks which extend beyond the fiscal year for which funds are available shall include FAR 52.232-19 (Deviation – May 2003) Availability of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year. The purchase order shall specify the availability of funds and the period for which funds are available.
b. All task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of the contract. In the event of conflict between a task order and the contract, the contract will take precedence.
4. PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES
a. The Contractor shall commence performance of services on the date agreed to by the Contractor and the ordering activity.
b. The Contractor agrees to render services only during normal working hours, unless otherwise agreed to by the Contractor and the ordering activity.
c. The ordering activity should include the criteria for satisfactory completion for each task in the Statement of Work or Delivery Order. Services shall be completed in a good and workmanlike manner.
d. Any Contractor travel required in the performance of IT/EC Services must comply with the Federal Travel Regulation or Joint Travel Regulations, as applicable, in effect on the date(s) the travel is performed. Established Federal Government per diem rates will apply to all Contractor travel. Contractors cannot use GSA city pair contracts.
(a) The Contracting Officer may, at any
time, by written order to the Contractor, require the Contractor to stop all,
or any part, of the work called for by this contract for a period of 90 days
after the order is delivered to the Contractor, and for any further period to
which the parties may agree. The order shall be specifically identified as a
stop-work order issued under this clause. Upon receipt of the order, the
Contractor shall immediately comply with its terms and take all reasonable
steps to minimize the incurrence of costs allocable to the work covered by the
order during the period of work stoppage. Within a period of 90 days after
a stop-work is delivered to the Contractor, or within any extension of that
period to which the parties shall have agreed, the Contracting Officer shall
either-
(1) Cancel
the stop-work order; or
(2) Terminate
the work covered by the order as provided in the Default, or the Termination
for Convenience of the Government, clause of this contract.
(b) If
a stop-work order issued under this clause is canceled or the period of the
order or any extension thereof expires, the Contractor shall resume work. The
Contracting Officer shall make an equitable adjustment in the delivery schedule
or contract price, or both, and the contract shall be modified, in writing,
accordingly, if-
(1) The
stop-work order results in an increase in the time required for, or in the
Contractor's cost properly allocable to, the performance of any part of this
contract; and
(2) The
Contractor asserts its right to the adjustment within 30 days after the end of
the period of work stoppage; provided, that, if the Contracting Officer decides
the facts justify the action, the Contracting Officer may receive and act upon
the claim submitted at any time before final payment under this contract.
(c) If
a stop-work order is not canceled and the work covered by the order is
terminated for the convenience of the Government, the Contracting Officer shall
allow reasonable costs resulting from the stop-work order in arriving at the
termination settlement.
(d) If
a stop-work order is not canceled and the work covered by the order is
terminated for default, the Contracting Officer shall allow, by equitable
adjustment or otherwise, reasonable costs resulting from the stop-work order.
6. INSPECTION OF SERVICES
The Inspection of Services–Fixed Price (AUG 1996) (Deviation – May 2003) clause at FAR 52.246-4 applies to firm-fixed price orders placed under this contract. The Inspection–Time‑and‑Materials and Labor-Hour (JAN 1986) (Deviation – May 2003) clause at FAR 52.246-6 applies to time‑and‑materials and labor‑hour orders placed under this contract.
7. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CONTRACTOR
The Contractor shall comply with all laws, ordinances, and regulations (Federal, State, City, or otherwise) covering work of this character. If the end product of a task order is software, then FAR 52.227-14 (Deviation – May 2003) Rights in Data – General, may apply.
8. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ORDERING
ACTIVITY
Subject to security regulations, the ordering activity shall permit Contractor access to all facilities necessary to perform the requisite IT/EC Services.
9. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
All IT/EC Services performed by the Contractor under the terms of this contract shall be as an independent Contractor, and not as an agent or employee of the ordering activity.
10. ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
a. Definitions.
“Contractor” means the person, firm, unincorporated association, joint venture, partnership, or corporation that is a party to this contract.
“Contractor and its affiliates” and “Contractor or its affiliates” refers to the Contractor, its chief executives, directors, officers, subsidiaries, affiliates, subcontractors at any tier, and consultants and any joint venture involving the Contractor, any entity into or with which the Contractor subsequently merges or affiliates, or any other successor or assignee of the Contractor.
An “Organizational conflict of interest” exists when the nature of the work to be performed under a proposed ordering activity contract, without some restriction on ordering activities by the Contractor and its affiliates, may either (i) result in an unfair competitive advantage to the Contractor or its affiliates or (ii) impair the Contractor’s or its affiliates’ objectivity in performing contract work.
b. To avoid an organizational or financial conflict of interest and to avoid prejudicing the best interests of the ordering activity, ordering activities may place restrictions on the Contractors, its affiliates, chief executives, directors, subsidiaries and subcontractors at any tier when placing orders against schedule contracts. Such restrictions shall be consistent with FAR 9.505 and shall be designed to avoid, neutralize, or mitigate organizational conflicts of interest that might otherwise exist in situations related to individual orders placed against the schedule contract. Examples of situations, which may require restrictions, are provided at FAR 9.508.
11. INVOICES
The Contractor, upon completion of the work ordered, shall submit invoices for IT/EC services. Progress payments may be authorized by the ordering activity on individual orders if appropriate. Progress payments shall be based upon completion of defined milestones or interim products. Invoices shall be submitted monthly for recurring services performed during the preceding month.
12. PAYMENTS
For firm-fixed price orders the ordering activity
shall pay the Contractor, upon submission of proper invoices or vouchers, the
prices stipulated in this contract for service rendered and accepted. Progress payments shall be made only when
authorized by the order. For time‑and‑materials
orders, the Payments under Time‑and‑Materials and Labor‑Hour
Contracts at FAR 52.232-7 (DEC 2002), (Alternate II – Feb 2002) (Deviation –
May 2003) applies to time‑and‑materials orders placed under this
contract. For labor‑hour orders,
the Payment under Time‑and‑Materials and Labor‑Hour Contracts
at FAR 52.232-7 (DEC 2002), (Alternate II – Feb 2002) (Deviation – May 2003))
applies to labor‑hour orders placed under this contract. 52.216-31(Feb 2007) Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour
Proposal Requirements—Commercial Item Acquisition. As prescribed in 16.601(e)(3), insert the
following provision:
(a) The Government
contemplates award of a Time-and-Materials or Labor-Hour type of contract
resulting from this solicitation.
(b) The offeror must
specify fixed hourly rates in its offer that include wages, overhead, general
and administrative expenses, and profit. The offeror must specify whether the
fixed hourly rate for each labor category applies to labor performed by—
(3) Divisions, subsidiaries, or
affiliates of the offeror under a common control.
13. RESUMES
Resumes shall be provided to the GSA Contracting Officer or the user ordering activity upon request.
14. INCIDENTAL SUPPORT COSTS
Incidental support costs are available outside the scope of this contract. The costs will be negotiated separately with the ordering activity in accordance with the guidelines set forth in the FAR.
15. APPROVAL OF SUBCONTRACTS
The ordering activity may require that the Contractor receive, from the ordering activity's Contracting Officer, written consent before placing any subcontract for furnishing any of the work called for in a task order.
16. DESCRIPTION OF IT/EC SERVICES
Please refer to the
labor category descriptions and pricing incorporated into this GSA Pricelist.
a. The Contractor shall provide a description of each type of IT/EC Service offered under Special Item Numbers 132-51 and 132-52. IT/EC Services should be presented in the same manner as the Contractor sells to its commercial and other ordering activity customers. If the Contractor is proposing hourly rates, a description of all corresponding commercial job titles (labor categories) for those individuals who will perform the service should be provided.
b. Pricing for all IT/EC Services shall be in accordance with the Contractor’s customary commercial practices; e.g., hourly rates, monthly rates, term rates, and/or fixed prices.
The following is an example of the manner in which the description of a commercial job title should be presented:
EXAMPLE: Commercial Job Title: System Engineer
Minimum/General Experience: Three (3) years of technical experience which applies to systems analysis and design techniques for complex computer systems. Requires competence in all phases of systems analysis techniques, concepts and methods; also requires knowledge of available hardware, system software, input/output devices, structure and management practices.
Functional Responsibility: Guides users in formulating requirements, advises alternative approaches, conducts feasibility studies.
Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
Labor Rates:
The Labor Rates included with each Labor Category are fully
loaded hourly rates for each labor category whether On-Site (Government Site)
or Off-Site (Contractor Site). The published rates are inclusive of the GSA
THORNBERRY CONSULTING, LLC
LABOR CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS
Job Title:
Analyst - Operations - Signals II (OP II)
Minimum Education:
Bachelors degree, may substitute 4 years experience for BS degree.
Minimum Experience: Requires 6 years of performing
Intelligence analysis work in the area of signals analysis, network analysis,
traffic analysis, or other equivalent field of endeavor. Requires 4 years of
experience on UNIX, Linux and Microsoft systems. Requires 3 years of experience
with shell script programming languages such as C Shell, Borne Shell and Korn Shell. Requires 2 years experience with Microsoft
tools such as Microsoft Office, Microsoft Access and HTML. Must be a
FY2009 Labor Rate -
$112.86
Job Title: Consulting
Engineer
Minimum Education: Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent degree; may substitute 4 years experience for BS degree.
Minimum Experience: Requires 6 years of experience in administering UNIX, Microsoft and Linux systems. Performs daily activities of configuration and operation of computer systems, including training of operators and analyst. Provides programming support on varies systems in the form of shell scripting using C shell, Borne shell and Korn shell. Provides system installation support to customer developed systems. Must be a U.S. Citizen and have the ability to receive security clearance.
FY2009 Labor Rate -
$100.81
Job Title: Database
Engineer (DB I)
Minimum Education: Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent degree; may substitute 4 years experience for BS degree.
Minimum Experience: Requires 2 years of relational database management systems programming experience. Must possess a working knowledge of current technological developments in the areas of databases, taxonomies and data organization, including knowledge of Object Oriented Languages, Analysis and Design such as Java, C++ (a working knowledge of C, with class work in OOA and D may be substituted), and how these languages interoperate with data bases, portability and scalability of databases. Also, must be well versed in software engineering support services, such as Independent Validation and Verification, Integration and Test, Configuration Management, Requirements Management, Quality Assurance. Must be a U.S. Citizen and have the ability to receive security clearance.
FY2009 Labor Rate -
$76.95
Job Title:
Program Manager (PM
Minimum Education:
Masters degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent degree; may
substitute Bachelors degree and 4 years experience for MS degree.
Minimum
Experience: Requires at least 12 years of experience in project and program
management (for example: supervising supervisors, managing multiple projects at
the same time) with increasing level of responsibilities. Knowledge of hardware and software
engineering disciplines. Knowledge of
system engineering processes and systems for system effectiveness, process
quality, product quality, and program execution. Demonstrated organizational
and inter-personal skills; leadership ability; ability to prioritize objectives
and optimize results from available resources. Also, must be well versed and have worked with
FY2009 Labor Rate -
$134.41
Job Title:
Software Engineer II (SW II)
Minimum Education:
Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent degree; may substitute 4
years experience for BS degree.
Minimum Experience: Requires 10 years of computer programming experience. Must possess a working knowledge of current technological developments in the areas of programming, including working knowledge of Object Oriented Languages, Analysis and Design such as Java, C++ (a working knowledge of C, with class work in OOA and D may be substituted), systems interoperability, portability and scalability of software applications, telecommunications protocols and networking, information processing methods, and the use of simulation case and modeling tools. Also, must be well versed in software engineering support services, such as Independent Validation and Verification, Integration and Test, Configuration Management, Requirements Management, Quality Assurance. Must be a U.S. Citizen and have the ability to receive security clearance.
FY2009 Labor Rate -
$123.12
Job Title:
Senior Software Engineer
Minimum Education:
Masters degree in Computer Science or equivalent degree; may substitute
Bachelors degree and 4 years experience for MS degree.
Minimum Experience: Requires 12 years of computer
programming experience. Must possess a
working knowledge of current technological developments in the areas of
programming, including working knowledge of Object Oriented Languages, Analysis
and Design such as Java, C++ (a working knowledge of C, with class work in OOA
and D may be substituted), systems interoperability, portability and
scalability of software applications, telecommunications protocols and
networking, information processing methods, and the use of simulation case and
modeling tools. Must be able to provide leadership and mentoring to
FY2009 Labor Rate -
$144.67
Job Title:
Systems Engineer I (SE I)
Minimum Education:
Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent degree; may substitute 4
years experience for BS degree.
Minimum Experience: Requires 8 years of specialized experience in systems and network engineering, design and development of information systems plus 1 year of general experience in a related area. Must possess a working knowledge of current technological developments in the areas of engineering, interoperability, portability and scalability of information systems, software, corporate databases, protocols, telecommunications and networking, information processing methods, and the use of simulation case and modeling tools. Must be a U.S. Citizen and have the ability to receive security clearance.
FY2009 Labor Rate -
$133.38
Job Title:
Systems Engineer II (SE II)
Minimum Education:
Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent degree; may substitute 4
years experience for BS degree.
Minimum Experience: Requires 11 years of specialized experience in systems and network engineering, design and development of information systems plus 2 years of general experience in a related area. Must possess a working knowledge of current technological developments in the areas of engineering, interoperability, portability and scalability of information systems, software, corporate databases, protocols, telecommunications and networking, information processing methods, and the use of simulation case and modeling tools. Provide solutions to complex problems that require use of ingenuity and creativity. Must be a U.S. Citizen and have the ability to receive security clearance.
FY2009 Labor Rate -
$117.99
Job Title:
Senior Systems Engineer
Minimum Education:
Masters degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
degree; may substitute Bachelors degree and 4 years experience for MS degree.
Minimum Experience: Requires 14 years experience in computer system design and implementation plus 3 years of related general experience in the field of systems or network engineering. Must possess a working knowledge of current technological developments in the areas of engineering, interoperability, portability and scalability of information systems, software, corporate databases, protocols, telecommunications and networking, information processing methods, and the use of simulation case and modeling tools. Must be a U.S. Citizen and have the ability to receive security clearance.
FY2009 Labor Rate -
$134.41
Job Title:
Web Developer I (WB I)
Minimum Education:
Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent degree; may substitute 4
years experience for BS degree.
Minimum Experience: Requires 6 years experience in performing computer programming and systems analysis in IT and web site applications. Requires experience with Microsoft Office, HTML editors, Web Site Development Tools (such as Front Page, JAVA, Cold Fusion, Active Server Pages, PHP), Graphics Creation/Manipulation (such as Adobe Illustrator, XML, Dynamic HTML). Requires one year experience in design and/or development of a web enabled application. Must be a U.S. Citizen and have the ability to receive security clearance.
FY2009 Labor Rate -
$76.95
Job Title:
IT Security Specialist (Senior)
Minimum Education: BS & 5yrs
Minimum Experience: Oversees
the efforts of security staff to design, develop, engineer and implement
solutions to security requirements.
Responsible for the implementation and development of IT security
solutions. Gathers and organizes
technical information about an organization’s mission goals and needs, existing
security products, and ongoing programs in the
FY2009 Labor Rate: $66.67
Job Title: IT Security Specialist (Senior) V
Minimum Education: MS & 10 yrs
Minimum Experience: Oversees
the efforts of security staff to design, develop, engineer and implement
solutions to security requirements.
Responsible for the implementation and development of IT security
solutions. Gathers and organizes
technical information about an organization’s mission goals and needs, existing
security products, and ongoing programs in the
FY2009 Labor Rate: $90.26
Job Title:
Training Specialist
Minimum Education: BS & 5 years
Minimum Experience: Provide support for coordinating, developing, and delivering computer-related training to the user community. Develops and revises these courses and prepares appropriate training catalogs. Develops courses and instructional material to educate technical and non-technical personnel in IT. Prepares instructor materials (course outline, background material, and training aids). Prepares student materials (course manuals, workbooks, handouts, completion certificates, and course critique forms). Provide second level support and coordinate training with help desk. Provide standards, services, and guidance on IT related training programs that are designed to enable government agency personnel to use information technologies and systems more productively. Services include the development, delivery, and/or coordination of training courses and materials that address specific agency needs. Possess thorough knowledge of appropriate hardware and software. Must understand computer functions and related technical terminology and how they are applied in everyday business situations. Must possess exceptional interpersonal skills and superior oral and written communication skills
FY2009 Labor Rate:
$51.85
Job Title:
IT Security Specialist
Minimum Education: BS & 5 years
Minimum Experience: Provide support to plan, coordinate, and implement the organization’s information security. Provide support for facilitating and helping agencies identify their current security infrastructure and define future programs, design and implementation of security related to IT systems. Experience in several of the following areas is required: understanding of business security practices and procedures; knowledge of current security tools available; hardware/software security implementation; different communication protocols; encryption techniques/tools; familiarity with commercial products, and current internet/EC technology. Ability to serve as Information System Security Officer (ISSO).
FY2009 Labor Rate:
$57.69
Job Title: Network Engineer II
Minimum Education: BS & 5 years
Minimum Experience: Provides support in the translation of
business requirements into telecommunications (e.g.,
FY2009 Labor Rate: $111.22
Job Title:
Application Engineer
Minimum Education: BS & 5 years
Minimum Experience: Work from specifications to develop or modify software applications. Assist with design, coding, benchmark testing, debugging and documentation of programs. Applications generally dealing with utility programs, job control language, macros, subroutines, and other control modules. Work on most phases of software systems programming applications, and may require instruction and guidance in other phases.
FY2009 Labor Rate: $71.63
Job Title:
Database Design
Minimum Education: MS & 8 years
Minimum Experience: 8 years of relational database management systems programming experience. Must possess a working knowledge of current technological developments in the areas of databases, taxonomies and data organization, including knowledge of Object Oriented Languages, Analysis and Design such as Java, C++ (a working knowledge of C, with class work in OOA and D may be substituted), and how these languages interoperate with data bases, portability and scalability of databases. Must be able to provide leadership and mentoring to DB I and DB II Career fields. Also, must be well versed in software engineering support services, such as Independent Validation and Verification, Integration and Test, Configuration Management, Requirements Management, Quality Assurance.
Must be a
FY2009 Labor Rates: $149.96
PREAMBLE
Thornberry Consulting, LLC provides commercial products and services to ordering activities. We are committed to promoting participation of small, small disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses in our contracts. We pledge to provide opportunities to the small business community through reselling opportunities, mentor-protégé programs, joint ventures, teaming arrangements, and subcontracting.
COMMITMENT
To actively seek and partner with small businesses.
To identify, qualify, mentor and develop small, small disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses by purchasing from these businesses whenever practical.
To develop and promote company policy initiatives that demonstrate our support for awarding contracts and subcontracts to small business concerns.
To undertake significant efforts to determine the potential of small, small disadvantaged and women-owned small business to supply products and services to our company.
To insure procurement opportunities are designed to permit the maximum possible participation of small, small disadvantaged, and women-owned small businesses.
To attend business opportunity workshops, minority business enterprise seminars, trade fairs, procurement conferences, etc., to identify and increase small businesses with whom to partner.
To publicize in our marketing publications our interest in meeting small businesses that may be interested in subcontracting opportunities.
We signify our commitment to work in partnership with small,
small disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses to promote and increase
their participation in ordering activity contracts. To accelerate potential
opportunities please contact Robert
Sinclair by phone at 301-829-8570, by fax at 301-829-8593 or by e-mail rlsincl@thornberry-consulting.com
BEST VALUE
BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE
US Government - GSA
In the spirit of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (ordering activity) and Thornberry Consulting, LLC enter into a cooperative agreement to further reduce the administrative costs of acquiring commercial items from the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule Contract(s) ____________________.
Federal Supply Schedule contract BPAs eliminate contracting and open market costs such as: search for sources; the development of technical documents, solicitations and the evaluation of offers. Teaming Arrangements are permitted with Federal Supply Schedule Contractors in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 9.6.
This BPA will further decrease costs, reduce paperwork, and save time by eliminating the need for repetitive, individual purchases from the schedule contract. The end result is to create a purchasing mechanism for the ordering activity that works better and costs less.
Signatures
Ordering Activity Date Contractor Date
BPA NUMBER_____________
(CUSTOMER NAME)
BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Pursuant to GSA Federal Supply Schedule Contract Number(s)____________, Blanket Purchase Agreements, the Contractor agrees to the following terms of a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) EXCLUSIVELY WITH (ordering activity):
(1) The following contract items can be ordered under this BPA. All orders placed against this BPA are subject to the terms and conditions of the contract, except as noted below:
MODEL
NUMBER/PART NUMBER *SPECIAL
BPA DISCOUNT/PRICE
(2) Delivery:
DESTINATION DELIVERY
SCHEDULES / DATES
(3) The ordering activity estimates, but does not guarantee, that the volume of purchases through this agreement will be _________________________.
(4) This BPA does not obligate any funds.
(5) This BPA expires on _________________ or at the end of the contract period, whichever is earlier.
(6) The following office(s) is hereby authorized to place orders under this BPA:
OFFICE POINT
OF CONTACT
(7) Orders will be placed against this BPA via Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), FAX, or paper.
(8) Unless otherwise agreed to, all deliveries under this BPA must be accompanied by delivery tickets or sales slips that must contain the following information as a minimum:
(a) Name of Contractor;
(b) Contract Number;
(c) BPA Number;
(d) Model Number or National Stock Number (NSN);
(e) Purchase Order Number;
(f) Date of Purchase;
(g) Quantity, Unit Price, and Extension of Each Item (unit prices and extensions need not be shown when incompatible with the use of automated systems; provided, that the invoice is itemized to show the information); and
(h) Date of Shipment.
(9) The requirements of a proper invoice are specified in the Federal Supply Schedule contract. Invoices will be submitted to the address specified within the purchase order transmission issued against this BPA.
(10) The terms and conditions included in this BPA apply to all purchases made pursuant to it. In the event of an inconsistency between the provisions of this BPA and the Contractor’s invoice, the provisions of this BPA will take precedence.
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BASIC GUIDELINES FOR USING
“CONTRACTOR
Federal Supply Schedule Contractors may use “Contractor Team Arrangements” (see FAR 9.6) to provide solutions when responding to a ordering activity requirements.
These Team Arrangements can be included under a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). BPAs are permitted under all Federal Supply Schedule contracts.
Orders under a Team Arrangement are subject to terms and conditions or the Federal Supply Schedule Contract.
Participation in a Team Arrangement is limited to Federal Supply Schedule Contractors.
Customers should refer to FAR 9.6 for specific details on Team Arrangements.
Here is a general outline on how it works:
· The customer identifies their requirements.
· Federal Supply Schedule Contractors may individually meet the customers needs, or -
· Federal Supply Schedule Contractors may individually submit a Schedules “Team Solution” to meet the customer’s requirement.
· Customers make a best value selection.