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Field and Installation Readiness Support Team (FIRST) Contracting. Cyprien J. LaPorte 2 August 2010. Agenda. What is FIRST? 11 Step Ordering Process Questions. 2. What is FIRST?.
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Field and Installation Readiness Support Team (FIRST) Contracting Cyprien J. LaPorte 2 August 2010
Agenda • What is FIRST? • 11 Step Ordering Process • Questions 2
What is FIRST? • FIRST is an Enterprise Solution to provide innovative and responsive logistics support to meet the evolving mission needs of the war fighter. • The Scope of Work provides Task Areas that define functional and programmatic services that may be required by Headquarters Army Material Command (AMC); Headquarters, Forces Command (HQ FORSCOM); Headquarters Installation Management Command (IMCOM) (Logistics); Headquarters, U.S. Army Reserve Command (HQ USARC); Headquarters, Third Army U.S. Army Central Command (ARCENT), Headquarters, U.S. First Army, and all other Army or Department of Defense (DOD) Agencies, authorized to place orders against FIRST contracts. • FIRST was solicited and awarded as a result of two separate solicitations: one that was a Total set-aside for small business and the other as a full and open competition 3
Ordering Process • Step 1 - Customer identifies a requirement and develops a requirements package, includes but is not limited to • Performance Work Statement (PWS), Statement of Objectives (SOO) or Statement of Work (SOW) • Performance Requirements Summary (PRS) • Funding Document • Quality Assurance and Surveillance Plan (QASP) • Workload documentation • Service Contract Approval • Justification and Approval Document (if needed)
Ordering Process • Step 2 – Contracting Officer Reviews requirements package • Reviews documents with customer POC • Works with customer to gain necessary documents and customer approvals • Estimated dollar amount for requirement may cause requirement to be elevated up to a MICC Center for award • Example a Ft Sill customer has a requirement that has an estimated value in excess of $5.5 Mil then the requirement would be migrated to the MICC Center at Ft Sam Houston.
Ordering Process • Step 3 – Contracting Officer conducts market research on requirement • New requirement or old requirement • Old requirements - How was the last one solicited? Limitations? • FAR Part 19 (8(a) example) • FAR Part 8 requirements (AbilityOne – Procurement List) • Contract Type • Existing Contracts (within DoD and without (GSA)) • Determination of if requirement is within scope and remaining value of Master Contract • Determination of which Task Area is applicable for this requirement
Remember: No competition among suites ! Which Task Area ? • What task area is the predominance of the requirement? • By dollar value ? • By estimated or historical level of effort ? • Amount of needed contract administration (COR effort) ? Task Order Contracting Officer Decision ! Which Suite ? • Did Task Order KO put the requirement in one of the “shared” task areas • (Task Areas 1, 2, 7, 9, or 10) ? • If task order valued over $5 Million / year, then requirement goes to Unrestricted Suite • If task order valued at $5 Million / year or less, then goes to the Restricted Suite • Otherwise, it is competed in the suite that has the associated dedicated task area
Ordering Process • Step 4 – Contracting Officer prepares acquisition package and submits it for approval (as needed) • <$100K – KO is approval level • >$100K but <$5.5 Mil – Installation Contracting Office (ICO) Director • >$5.5 Mil but <$10 Mil – Contracting Center Director • >$5.5 Mil (ICO) and >$10 Mil (Center) – MICC Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting
Ordering Process • Step 5 – Contracting Officer prepares and issues a Task Order Request (TOR) or Task Order Request for Proposal (TORP) – same package different name • Sent via email to awardees within the appropriate pool/suite – Distro listings used vice individual accounts. • Format is an abbreviated version of solicitation with necessary attachments
Ordering Process • Step 6 – Offerors submit their proposals to the KO • Sent IAW the TOR/TORP instructions. • Step 7 – Contracting Officer reviews proposals and convenes the Source Selection Review Board • Members may include; KO and specialist, customer technical experts, contracting officer representative and legal representative • Informal evaluation
Ordering Process • Step 8 – Contracting Officer determines if discussions are needed. • If needed notification is sent out via email • Revised responses are received/evaluated • Reviews labor rates with Master award to ensure compliance • Step 9 – Contracting Officer prepares Task Order Decision Document for approval • Local legal • MICC Headquarters approval as needed • Installation Contracting Offices >$5.5 Mil • Contracting Centers >$10 Mil
Ordering Process • Step 10 – Contracting Officer notifies participants of award decision • Debriefing not required, however, feedback sessions completed upon request • Step 11 – Task Order Administration • If awarded by a Contracting Center it will be sent down to the Installation Contracting Office for Admin
FIRST Points of Contact Program Management (910) 643-7347 Primary Administrator (910) 396-6401 Secondary Administrator (910) 643-7372 Review and Oversight (757) 788-5855 Competition Advocate (404) 464-0466 Email Address braggmiccfirst@us.army.mil Website – http://www.bragg.army.mil/rccfb/first/first.htm
Restricted Suite100% Set Aside for SB • Accent Control (WOSDB) • Allen Corporation (SB) • Automation Precision Technology (SDVOSB) • Data Solutions & Technology (VOSB) • DUCOM (WO, SDB, HZ) • Expeditionary Technology (SDVOSB) • The GINN Group (SDVOSB) • HCI Integrated Solutions (VOSB) • ITG/SP (SB) • Logistics Management Resources (SB) • Logistics Solutions Group (SB) • Logis-Tech (SB) • Orion Technology (HZ) • Premier Professional (WO SDB) • Strategic Resources (WO SDB) • System Studies and Simulation (WO SDB) • The Logistics Company (SDVOSB) • Unified Consulting Group (SDVOSB)
Unrestricted Suite Full and Open Competition • ITT Corp, Systems Division (LB) • Kellogg, Brown & Root (KBR) (LB) • L-3 Communications/L-3 Vertex (LB) • Lear Siegler Services, Inc (LSI) (LB) • MTC Technologies (LB) • Northrop Grumman (LB) • Stanley Associates (LB) • VSE Corporation (LB) • AT & T (LB) • Battelle (LB) • CACI (LB) • Defense Support Services (DS2) (LB) • Dimensions International (LB) • Dyncorp International (LB) • Eagle Group International (LB) • Honeywell Solutions (LB)