SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- GSA Government-Wide Cloud BPA
- Notice Date
- 10/27/2021 1:14:33 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- Contracting Office
- FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ1525229
- Response Due
- 11/5/2021 12:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 11/05/2021
- Point of Contact
- Dwayne Cannon
- E-Mail Address
-
cloudenterprisewide@gsa.gov
(cloudenterprisewide@gsa.gov)
- Description
- Special Notice On September 30, 2021, the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), Information Technology Category (ITC) issued a Request for Information (RFI) in GSA eBuy and SAM.gov indicating GSA�s intent to establish, on a competitive basis, a Multiple Award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) against the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) 518210C �Cloud and Cloud-Related IT Professional Services�, 54151S �IT Professional Services�, Ancillary, and Order Level Materials (OLM) Special Item Numbers (SINs), referred to as the GSA Government-Wide Cloud BPA. We encourage all parties who are interested in participating in the GSA Government-Wide Cloud BPA acquisition to submit an e-offer or modification utilizing the FASt Lane process if one or more of the following apply: (1) Your company is an interested party and does not currently possess a GSA Schedule contract NOTICE:� Vendors will not be able to participate in the GSA Government-Wide Cloud BPA if they do not have a GSA Schedule Contract with the necessary SINs.� The RFQ will be issued in GSA eBuy only.� The RFQ will not be accessible outside of eBuy.� Vendors who do not hold a GSA Schedule Contract with the necessary SINs will not be eligible to submit a quote. REQUIRED ACTION:� Submit a FASt Lane e-offer to obtain a schedule contract with the necessary SINs (518210C �Cloud and Cloud-Related IT Professional Services�, 54151S �IT Professional Services�, Ancillary, and OLM) and notify the GSA Government-Wide Cloud BPA Team via email at cloudenterprisewide@gsa.gov.� In the body of the email, include the eOffer number, date of eOffer submission, a point of contact, and indicate that the action is in response to the GSA Government-Wide Cloud BPA.� The eOffer must be submitted No Later Than November 7th, 2021 to ensure that sufficient time is available to process the eOffer.� GSA will give priority to processing these modifications to provide additional vendors the opportunity to compete for the award of the GSA Government-Wide Cloud BPA.� The schedule contract must be in place prior to the issuance date of the RFQ (estimate mid-December 2021).� Visit the following website for addition details on the FASt Lane process, https://www.gsa.gov/technology/technology-purchasing-programs/mas-information-technology/sell-through-mas-information-technology/fast-lane-making-it-easier (2) Your company currently holds a GSA Schedule contract however your schedule contract does not cover the necessary SINs (518210C �Cloud and Cloud-Related IT Professional Services�, 54151S �IT Professional Services�, Ancillary, and OLM) NOTICE:� Quoters will not be eligible for BPA award if their relevant GSA Schedule contract does not contain the necessary SINs (518210C �Cloud and Cloud-Related IT Professional Services�, 54151S �IT Professional Services�, Ancillary, and OLM). � REQUIRED ACTION:� Submit a FASt Lane SIN add modification to add the necessary SINs and notify the GSA Government-Wide Cloud BPA Team via email at cloudenterprisewide@gsa.gov.� In the body of the email, include the modification number, date of modification submission, a point of contact, and indicate that the action is in response to the GSA Government-Wide Cloud BPA.� The modification must be submitted No Later Than November 7th, 2021 to ensure that sufficient time is available to process the SIN add modification. GSA will give priority to processing these modifications to provide additional vendors the opportunity to compete for the award of the GSA Government-Wide Cloud BPA.� The necessary SINs must be added to the vendor�s GSA Schedule Contract prior to the closing date and time of the RFQ.� Visit the following website for addition details on the FASt Lane process, https://www.gsa.gov/technology/technology-purchasing-programs/mas-information-technology/sell-through-mas-information-technology/fast-lane-making-it-easier (3) Your company currently holds a GSA Schedule contract for the necessary SINs (518210C �Cloud and Cloud-Related IT Professional Services�, 54151S �IT Professional Services�, Ancillary, and OLM) however, the time remaining on your schedule contract is less than 10 years to cover the anticipated 7 to 10 year anticipated period of performance of the BPA and will expire prior to June 2032. NOTICE:� Quoters will not be eligible for BPA award if their relevant GSA Schedule contract will expire prior to June 2032, the anticipated period of performance end date, if no further option periods on the relevant GSA Schedule contract are available. The only exception to this rule is if a Quoter has a continuous contract. � REQUIRED ACTION:� Submit a FASt Lane eOffer to obtain a continuous contract and notify the GSA Government-Wide Cloud BPA Team via email at cloudenterprisewide@gsa.gov. In the body of the email, include the eOffer number, date of eOffer submission, a point of contact, and indicate that the action is in response to the GSA Government-Wide Cloud BPA.� The eOffer must be submitted No Later Than November 7th, 2021 to ensure that sufficient time is available to process the continuous contract award. GSA will give priority to processing these modifications to provide additional vendors the opportunity to compete for the award of the GSA Government-Wide Cloud BPA.� The continuous contract must be in place prior to the closing date and time of the RFQ.� Visit the following website for addition details on the FASt Lane process, https://www.gsa.gov/technology/technology-purchasing-programs/mas-information-technology/sell-through-mas-information-technology/fast-lane-making-it-easier Respondents are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to eOffer and modification submissions in response to this notice. All costs associated with eOffer and modification submissions are solely at the responding parties expense.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/4a30b833bb4948df9e24a15c0195c5cd/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
- Zip Code: 30303
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 30303
- Record
- SN06165400-F 20211029/211027230106 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
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