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Alliant Program Update

Alliant Program Update. Lisa Akers Director, FEDSIM & Alliant Sponsor GSA/FTS. Today’s Purpose. To describe the Alliant program, explain how this program will benefit GSA’s customers, and provide an update on the status of our efforts Background Goals GSA’s Portfolio of Solution

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Alliant Program Update

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  1. Alliant Program Update Lisa Akers Director, FEDSIM & Alliant Sponsor GSA/FTS

  2. Today’s Purpose • To describe the Alliant program, explain how this program will benefit GSA’s customers, and provide an update on the status of our efforts • Background • Goals • GSA’s Portfolio of Solution • Notable Features of Alliant • Schedule

  3. Background • The initial Alliant program strategy involved the establishment of two government-wide acquisition contracts (GWAC’s): Alliant and Alliant Small Business • 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 • ANSWER and Millennia GWACs due to expire December 2008 and April 2009, respectively

  4. Goals • Provide integrated IT solutions to satisfy customers’ evolving needs • Ensure service continuity • Sustain access to best-in-class solutions • Meet socio-economic goals • Support the President’s Management Agenda • Complement other GSA contracts • Create pathways to success for effective industry partners

  5. GSA’s Portfolio of Solutions • Why Alliant and Alliant-SB? • GWACs, along with Multiple Award Schedules and Telecommunications contracts, provide a fully balanced portfolio. Each has a fundamental purpose. • GWACs are the natural choice to provide complete, comprehensive information technology solutions. • The Alliant and Alliant-SB GWACs will fill a gap and provide enhancements as the Millennia and ANSWER GWACs approach the end of their lifecycles.

  6. Notable Features of Alliant • Integrated support for key government initiatives • Direct Order, Direct Bill or Assisted Services • Ease of use • Access to Best-in-Class solutions • On-ramp/Off-ramps = flexible, vibrant contractor pool • No functional areas • Support classified work • All Contract Types (FFP, CPAF, CPIF, CPFF, CR, T&M) • Approved Cost Accounting Standards and Purchasing Systems • T&Cs to encourage reuse, joint initiatives • Ability to add subcontractors on specific task orders • Alignment to FEA/DoDEA

  7. Alignment with FEA/DoDEA • Why align the statement of work with FEA/DoDEA? • Uses a common language to define IT investments • Scope supports Business of Government • Scope anticipates technology development • Eliminates need to “list everything possible” • Assists customers in responding to OMB • Encourages re-use of solutions

  8. Alignment with FEA/DoDEA Agency Requirement OMB Exhibit 300 Alliant Task Order Project Mgmt BRM/PRM Management Financial Application SRM Application Equipment TRM Infrastructure Agency Requirement: New Web-Based Financial System

  9. Ease of Use Choices • Direct Order/Direct Bill • GSA Assisted Services Resources • Online documentation • Contract Documents • Associated Documents (ordering guide, decision tree, etc.) • Order management information • Training • Online training materials • In-person classroom training

  10. Support for Federal Initiatives • Alliant & Alliant SB have been designed from the ground up to facilitate the execution of vital initiatives in the IT sector. • Strategic Sourcing • Lines of Business • SmartBUY • Performance-Based Contracting • Earned Value Management • President’s Management Agenda

  11. Schedule Final RFPs: October 2006 Award: Summer 2007

  12. Contact Information Lisa Akers, PMP Director, FEDSIM (703) 306-7620

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