Alliant and Alliant Small Business: GSA’s Next Generation GWACs

1. Alliant and Alliant Small Business: GSA’s Next Generation GWACs Mimi Bruce and Richard BlakeGeneral Services AdministrationEnterprise GWAC Division May 2012

2. Agenda • Background • Alliant Program Overview • Alliant Program Status • Alliant Basic Information • Alliant Program Scope • Alliant and IT Trends • Ordering from Alliant • Ordering Contracting Officers (OCO) Tools • Summary

3. BACKGROUND

4. Value to the Customer • Value: The Ability to Create a Streamlined Acquisition Saving Time, Money, and Resources Alliant allows a multiphased procurement approach (see ordering procedures under FAR 16.505) whereby an agency can determine capabilities and interest in a given procurement through a phased approach.  Industry may choose to participate  in those opportunities that best meets their corporate skill sets and capabilities. Several Alliant awards have utilized a  multiphased approach and successfully reduced their procurement lead times.  • Value: Comprehensive and Flexible IT scope Alliant's alignment to Federal Enterprise Architecture allows agency to - in a single task order - procure all aspects of complex and emerging technologies now and in the future. Examples would include the emergence of recent "cloud" acquisitions and the planning, inventory, integration and migration challenges faced during a transition as significant as enterprise email to the cloud.  GSA, Department of Labor and IRS have all selected Alliant to meet this challenge.

5. ITS Mission, Vision, and Value • Our Mission • To excel at providing customers easy access to IT solutions through quality industry partners to fulfill government mission requirements • Our Vision • Great Government through Technology • Our Value • To reduce total acquisition time, cost, and risk, • allowing our customers to focus on their mission

6. ITS Program Offices • ITS Program Offices administer contract vehicles and deliver acquisition services to customer agencies to buy IT and telecommunications offerings and strategic solutions • Assisted Acquisition Services (AAS) provides complete acquisition lifecycle support to government agencies Network Services ProgramsYour one-stop shop for telecommunications solutions IT Schedule 70Fair and reasonable prices for IT products and services Governmentwide Acquisition ContractsComprehensive and flexible contracts that provide virtually any IT service IT Commodity Program IT commodities and ancillary services through innovative ordering ITS Center for Strategic Solutionsand Security Services Good for Government Programs Services Assisted Acquisition

7. ITS Offerings and Solutions • ITS offers government customers access to IT products, services, and strategic solutions Communications and Network Services Offerings ITS “Great Government through Technology” Professional Services Hardware Products and Services Security Software Products and Services Strategic Solutions

8. What is a GWAC? A Governmentwide Acquisition Contract is defined as a task or delivery order contract for information technology. • Contracts established by one agency for Governmentwide use • Operated by an Executive Agency designated by the OMB • Pursuant to Section 5112(e) of the Clinger-Cohen Act • Not subject to the Economy Act

9. Accessing a GWAC • Direct Acquisition • Requesting Agency conducts acquisition and administers the order • Assisted Acquisition • Servicing Agency conducts acquisition and administers the order on behalf of Requesting Agency for a fee

10. ALLIANT PROGRAM

11. Alliant Program Overview The Alliant program strategy focused on the establishment of two Governmentwide acquisition contracts (GWACs): • Alliant and Alliant Small Business (SB) • Alliant GWAC, open to all prospective bidders • Alliant SB, set-aside for small business • Global in scope, offering a wide range of information technology services to Federal agency customers • Both Alliant and Alliant SB GWACs are multiple award, indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity (MA – IDIQ) contracts

12. Alliant Program – Goals and Objectives • Provide integrated IT solutions to satisfy customers’ evolving needs • Ensure service continuity • Sustain access to premier IT solutions • Exceptionally Qualified Industry Partners • Meet socio-economic goals • Create pathways to success for effective industry partners

13. Alliant Program Team 8(a) STARS II VETS Alliant SB Small Business GWAC Division (877) 327-8732 Alliant Enterprise GWAC Division (877) 534-2208

14. Alliant Program – What We Do • Ensure that Fair Opportunity is applied IAW FAR 16.505 • Provide guidance on contract terms and conditions throughout task order life cycle • Contract close out • Develop business cases for new GWACs

15. Alliant Program – What We Do • Award and administer contracts • Educate and train contractors and federal buyers on the proper use of GWACs • Issue Delegations of Procurement Authority • Review task scope for compatibility (pre-award and post-award)

16. ALLIANT PROGRAM STATUS

17. DPAs Issued by Agency- Alliant Program Summary • Total Customers Trained:1,947 • Total DPAs Issued:666

18. Total Task Orders Awarded: 207 Average Proposals Received: 3.6 Total Estimated Value: $8.8B

19. Sampling of Alliant Task Orders • Total # of Task Orders Awarded: 207 • Average Number of Proposals Received: 3.6 • Total number of Contractors Awarded Task Orders: 42

20. 42 out of 58 Alliant Partners have received an award

21. ALLIANT SMALL BUSINESS - STATUS

22. Total Task Orders Awarded: 109 Average Number of Proposals: 4.22 Total Value of All Orders: $2,4B

23. Sampling of Alliant Small Business Orders • Total # of Task Orders Awarded: 109 • Average Number of Proposals Received: 4.22 • Total number of Contractors Awarded Task Orders: 49

24. ALLIANT BASIC CONTRACT INFORMATION

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29. ALLIANT PROGRAM SCOPE

30. Alliant Program Scope • Information Technology (IT) Services and IT Services-based Solutions Contract aligned with FEA/DoDEA • Robust scope that provides access to a range of complementary management, technical, and other support services • IT Services-based solutions may include ancillary non-IT components as long as they are integral and necessary to accomplishing the IT solution

31. Why Align the Scope with FEA/DoDEA? • Use of a common language to track and report IT investment efficacy • Encourages re-use of proven solutions • Eliminates the need to “list everything IT” in basic contract • Evolves over time as emerging technology develops • Allows for Ancillary and Supporting Products & Services

32. Reference Model (Five Layers)

33. FEA Evolving • OMB has created a community to review all reference models and modernize the FEA to include IT changes and developments since 1999! • “As Service” Issues may be directly addressed • Mobility technology will be addressed • Both hardware and software root trust relationships will be discussed • Alliant will simply change and adapt as FEA is redefined and refined • For now – Reference models are still guidance

34. Alliant Trends… • As the “buzz” changes Alliant seems to follow • Over 300 project reviews • More than200 tasks • Trends emerging

35. A Cloud Review • Cloud is a term – not a technology • Supported by: • IaaS (Infrastructure) • PasS (Platform) • SaaS (Software) • Savings now demonstrable after migration effort • GSA Google mail effort first • GSA IaaS BPA introduced • Major increase in “Cloud” type requests • Concerns Remain • Physical & Data Security • Data Loss • fedRAMP is here • Standardized Certification and Accreditation • Authorization to Operate

36. Cyber Security & IA Hardware & software root trust focus and NSF low level computing research have ramped up following press exposing holes in national security. • NIST Special Publication 800-12 is a dated but useful federal overview • ISC2 & CISSP Study Areas • Access Control • Application Development Security • Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery • Cryptography • Information Security Governance and Risk Management • Legal, Regulations, Investigations and Compliance • Operations Security • Physical (Environmental) Security • Security Architecture and Design • Telecommunications and Network Security

37. Mobility…Mobility…Mobility • IaaS BPA has a virtual machine component • The ability to work anywhere, anytime helps government attract and retain much needed technical and contracting professionals • Device agnostic environments a challenge • The edges are down, the moats have disappeared • When Alliant programs were conceived – this was not an issue

38. Examples of Activities Within Models (PRM)

39. Examples of Activities Within Models (SRM)

40. Examples of Activities Within Models (DRM)

41. Examples of Activities Within Models (TRM)

42. Other Important Takeaways • Ancillary Support is Allowed • Ancillary Services (i.e. clerical support; training; construction, alteration and repair, etc.) • Ancillary Equipment (hardware, software, licenses, racks, mounts, etc.) • Telecommunications/Wireless is Allowed • Telecommunications, Wireless, and Satellite products and services (C.3.4.1) may be purchased as part of an overall IT services-based solution. • The sole purpose of the requirement may not be for a commodity (land mobile radios) or commodity-like service (i.e. transport services - wireless connectivity)

43. EMERGING & GROWING TECHNOLOGY EXAMPLES

44. Alliant the “Cloud” • SaaS (Software as a Service) • Provided FISMA Compliant • Provided agency C&A completed • IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) • Offsite data on demand • COGO agreements • PaaS (Platform as a Service) • Must meet FISMA • Secured environment

45. Example of Cloud Alliant Awards

46. Virtualization • The virtual replication of: • Storage • Desktop • Applications • Work Environments • Business Continuity • Reduced Cost of Ownership

47. Cyber Security • Perhaps our nation’s largest are of vulnerability • All activities relative to cyber security are allowed under Alliant. • Examples: • Threat assessment testing and staffing • Intrusion detection technology • Cyber-study initiatives and studies • Cyber Education

48. OPTIONAL SCOPE REVIEW

49. Alliant Scope Review Process • Review SOW and identify any areas of concern • Request client to provide clarification of identified issues and any additional information • Respond to client within 2-5 business days after all info received.

50. Alliant Scope Review Process Purpose • Assist clients in acquisition planning • Promote quality assurance & integrity of GWACs per OMB Designation • Allow early risk mitigation • Optional—not mandatory • Advisory—OCO has total control and responsibility for Order