Information for Ordering Offices.................................................................................................................................................. 3
Terms and
Conditions Applicable to IT Professional Services (Special Item 132-51) and
(Special Item Number 132-52).............. 10
IT Professional Services:
Labor Category Pricing....................................................................................................................................................... 15
Labor Category Descriptions............................................................................................................................................. 16
Terms and Conditions Applicable to
Training (Special Item 132-50)................................................................................. 20
Training Courses
Microsoft Certified SE Training
MS Windows NT 4.0 in the Enterprise..................................................................................................................
22
Core Tech of MS Exchange
Server 5.0................................................................................................................. 23
Core Tech of MS Windows NT
4.0........................................................................................................................ 24
Administering MS Windows NT
4.0....................................................................................................................... 25
Internetworking with TCP/IP
in 4.0........................................................................................................................ 26
EWA Network Administrative
Course
Information Management
Officer Course........................................................................................................... 27
End User Classes
Access 97 – Level 1................................................................................................................................................... 28
Access 97 – Level 2................................................................................................................................................... 29
Access 97 – Advanced............................................................................................................................................. 30
Excel 97 – Worksheets............................................................................................................................................. 31
Excel 97 – Charting and
Organizing Data............................................................................................................ 32
Excel 97 – Advanced................................................................................................................................................ 33
PowerPoint 97 –
Introduction................................................................................................................................. 34
PowerPoint 97 – Advanced..................................................................................................................................... 35
Office 97 –
Document Integration......................................................................................................................... 36
Outlook 97 – Introduction....................................................................................................................................... 37
Outlook 97 – Advanced........................................................................................................................................... 38
Word 97 – Level 1..................................................................................................................................................... 39
Word 97 – Level 2..................................................................................................................................................... 40
Word 97 – Advanced................................................................................................................................................ 41
* Other courses
available. Please call for availability
at (254) 699-4197 or via www.ewamsp.com.
Blanket Purchase Agreements.................................................................................................................................................... 42
Commitment to Promote Small business
Particiption………………………………………………………………….51
Sales and Service Points............................................................................................................................................................... 46
Information
For Ordering Offices
SPECIAL NOTICE TO AGENCIES:
Small Business Participation
SBA strongly supports the participation of small business concerns
in the Federal Supply Schedules Program.
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
accomplishment against these goals.
For orders exceeding the micro-purchase 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!TM on-line shopping service (www.fss.gsa.gov). The catalogs/pricelist, GSA Advantage!TM and the Federal Supply 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 micro-purchase threshold, customers are
to give preference to small business concerns when two or more items at the
same delivered price will satisfy the requirement.
1. Geographic
Scope of Contract:
The geographic scope of this contract is the 48 contiguous
states, the District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, the US
territories and commonwealths and overseas US Government Installations.
2. Contractor's
Ordering Address and Payment Information:
a. Ordering Address:
EWA
Services, Inc.
ATTN: Ms. Kathy Mercer
13873 Park Center Road,
Sutie 55
Herndon, VA
20171
Voice
Phone: (703) 318-1192
FAX
Number: (703) 318-1181
Internet
Address: kmercer@services.ewa.com
b. Point of Contact for
ordering assistance:
EWA Services, Inc.
ATTN:
Mr. Richard C. Halberg
13873 Park Center Road, Suite 55
Herndon, VA
20171
Voice
Phone: (703) 318-1190
FAX
Number: (703) 318-1181
Internet Address: dhalberg@services.ewa.com
c. Payment Information:
EWA
Services, Inc.
ATTN: Ms. Julie Leatherman
13873 Park Center Road, Suite 55
Herndon, VA 20171
·
For wire transfers the following information
is provided.
PNC
808 17th Street NW
Washington, D.C.
20006
Routing
Number ABA#031000053
Account
No. 5301243279
·
Government
Commercial credit cards will be accepted for payment.
d. Technical Assistance:
Below are the telephone number(s) that can be
used by ordering agencies to obtain technical and/or ordering assistance.
(703)
318-1180
3.
Liability for injury or damage
The contractor shall not be liable for any injury to Government
personnel or damage to Government 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. Statistical Data for Government
Ordering Office Completion of Standard Form 279:
Block
9: G. Order/Modification Under Federal
Schedule
Block
16: Data Universal Numbering System
(DUNS):849963566
Block
30: Type of Contractor - B. Other Small Business
Block
31: Woman-Owned Small Business - NO
Block
34: RESERVED
Block 36: Contractor's Taxpayer Identification Number
(TIN): 54-1650009
4a. CAGE Code: 0WHC0
5. FOB
Destination
6. COMMERCIAL
DELIVERY SCHEDULE (MULTIPLE AWARD SCHEDULES)
(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. Offerors shall
insert in the "time of Delivery (days ARO)" column in the Schedule of
Items a definite number of calendar days within which delivery will be
made. In no case shall the offered delivery
time exceed the contractor's normal commercial practice.
ITEMS
OR GROUPS
OF
ITEMS (SIN or DELIVERY
TIME
Nomenclature) (DAYS
ARO)
132-50
& 132-51 As
negotiated between EWA Services and the
customer.
(b) EXPEDITED
DELIVERY TIMES: For those items that can
be delivered quicker than the delivery times in paragraph (a), above, the
offeror is requested to insert below, a time (hours/days ARO) that delivery can
be made when expedited delivery is
requested.
ITEMS OR GROUPS OF ITEMS EXPEDITED
DELIVERY TIME
(SIN or Nomenclature) (HOURS/DAYS
ARO)
132-51
& 132-50
As negotiated between EWA Services and the customer.
(c) OVERNIGHT AND 2-DAY DELIVERY TIMES: Schedule customers may require overnight or
2-day delivery. These terms will be
negotiated between EWA Services and the customer.
(d) URGENT
REQUIREMENTS
When the Federal Supply Schedule contract delivery period does not
meet the bona fide urgent delivery requirements of an ordering agency, agencies
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
agency, 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:
a. Government
Educational Institutions receive the same discount as other government
agencies.
b. For
each full training class, the government receives a: 5% discount for 0 - 7 students
15%
discount for 8 - 9 students
20%
discount for 10 - 11 students
25%
discount for 12 or more students
8. Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as amended:
All items are
U.S. made end products,
designated country end-products, Caribbean
Basin country end
products, Canadian end products, or Mexican end products as defined in the
Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as amended.
9. Statement
Concerning Availability of Export Packing: Not Available
10. Small Requirements: The minimum dollar value of orders to be
issued is $100.
11. Maximum Order: (All dollar amounts
are exclusive of any discount for prompt payment.)
a. Special
Item 132-51 - Information Technology Professional Services
The maximum dollar value per order
will be $500,000 for all Information Technology Services.
b. Special Item 132-50 - Training
Courses
The maximum dollar value per order
will be $25,000 for all Training courses
12.
Use of Federal Supply Service Information Technology
Schedule Contracts: In accordance with
FAR 8.404:
[NOTE: Special ordering
procedures have been established for Special Item Numbers (SINs) 132-51 IT
Professional Services; refer to the terms and conditions for the SIN.]
Orders placed pursuant to a Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), using
the procedures in FAR 8.404, are considered to be issued pursuant to the full
and open competition. Therefore, when
placing orders under Federal Supply Schedules, ordering offices need not seek
further competition, synopsize the requirement, make a separate determination of
fair and reasonableness pricing, or consider small business set asides in
accordance with subpart 19.5. GSA has
already determined the prices of items under schedule contracts to be fair and
reasonable. By placing an order against
a schedule using the procedures outlined below, the ordering office has
concluded that the order represents the best value and results in the lowest
overall cost alternative (considering price, special features, administrative
costs, etc.) to meet the Government’s needs.
a. Orders placed at or below the
micro-purchase threshold. Ordering
offices can place orders at or below the micro-purchase threshold with any
Federal Supply Schedule Contractor.
b.
Orders
exceeding the micro-purchase threshold but not exceeding the maximum order
threshold. Orders should be placed
with the Schedule Contractor that can provide the supply and service that
represents the best value. Before
placing an order, ordering offices
should consider reasonably available information about the supply or service
offered under MAS contracts by using “GSA Advantage!” on-line shopping service,
or by reviewing the catalogs/pricelists of at least three Schedule Contractors
and selecting the delivery and other options available under the schedule that
meets the agency’s needs. In selecting
the supply or service representing the best value, the ordering office may
consider—
(1) Special
features of the supply or service that are required in effective program
performance and that are not provided by a comparable supply or service;
(2) Trade-in
considerations;
(3) Probable
life of the item selected as compared with that of a comparable item;
(4) Warranty
considerations;
(5) Maintenance
availability;
(6) Past
Performance; and
(7) Environmental
and energy efficiency considerations.
c.
Orders That
Exceed the maximum order threshold. Each
schedule contract has an established maximum order threshold. This threshold represents the point where it
is advantageous for the ordering office to seek a price reduction. In addition to the procedures in paragraph
(b) above, and before placing an order that exceeds the maximum order
threshold, ordering offices shall –
(1) Review
Additional Schedule Contractors’ catalogs/pricelists or use the “GSA
Advantage!” on-line shopping service;
(2) Based
upon the initial evaluation, generally seek price reductions from the Schedule
Contractor(s) appearing to provide the best value (considering price and other
factors); and
(3) After
price reductions have been sought, place the order with the Schedule Contractor
that provides the best value and result in the lowest overall cost
alternative. If further price reductions
are not offered, an order may still be placed, if the ordering office
determines that it is appropriate.
NOTE:
For orders exceeding the maximum order threshold, the Contractor may:
(1) Offer
a new lower price for this requirement (The Price Reduction Clause is not
applicable to orders placed over the maximum order in FAR 52.216-19 Order
limitation);
(2) Offer
the lowest price available under the contract; or
(3) Decline
the order (Orders must be returned in accordance with FAR 52.216-19).
d. Blanket
Purchase Agreements (BPAs). The
establishment of Federal Supply Schedule BPAs is permitted when following the
order procedures in FAR 8.404. All
schedule contracts contain BPA provisions.
Ordering offices may use BPAs to establish accounts with Contractors to
fill recurring requirements. BPAs should
address the frequency of ordering and invoicing, discounts, and delivery
locations and times.
e.
Price reductions.
In addition to the circumstances outlined in paragraph c, above, there
may be instances when ordering offices may find a schedule supply or service
elsewhere at a lower price or when a BPA is being established to fill recurring
requirements, requesting a price reduction could be advantageous. The potential volume of orders under these
agreements, regardless of the size of the individual order, may offer the
ordering office the opportunity to secure greater discounts. Schedule Contractors are not required to
pass on to all schedule users a price reduction extended only to an individual
agency for a specific order.
f.
Small Business.
For orders exceeding the micro-purchase threshold, ordering offices
should give preference to the items of small business concerns when two or more
items at the same delivered price will satisfy the requirement.
g.
Documentation.
Orders should be documented, at a minimum, by identifying the Contractor
the item was purchased from, the item purchased, and the amount paid. If an agency requirement in excess of the
micro-purchase threshold is defined so as to require a particular brand name,
product or feature of a product peculiar to one manufacturer, thereby
precluding consideration of a product manufactured by another company, the
ordering office shall include an explanation in the file as to why the
particular brand name, product, or feature is essential to satisfy the agency’s
needs.
13. FEDERAL INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY/TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS: Federal departments and agencies 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 (FED-STDS),
which are cited by ordering offices, shall be responded to promptly by the
Contractor.
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), 5285
Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161. FIPS PUBS include voluntary standards when
these are adopted for Federal use. Individual orders for FIPS PUBS should be
referred to the NTIS Sales Office, and orders for subscription service should
be referred to the NTIS Subscription Officer, both at the above address, or
telephone number (703) 487-4650.
13.2 FEDERAL
TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARDS (FED-STDS):
Telecommunication products under this Schedule that do not conform to
Federal Telecommunication Standards (FED-STDS) should not be acquired unless a
waiver has been granted in accordance with the applicable
"FED-STD." Federal
Telecommunication Standards are issued by the
U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST), pursuant to National Security Act. Ordering information and information concerning the
availability of FED-STDS should be obtained from the GSA, Federal Supply
Service, Specification Section, 470 East L’Enfant Plaza, Suite 8100, SW, Washington, DC 20407,
telephone number (202)619-8925. Please
include a self-addressed mailing label when requesting information by
mail. Information concerning their
applicability can be obtained by writing or calling the U.S. Department of
Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, telephone number 301/975-2833.
14.
SECURITY REQUIREMENTS. In the event security requirements are
necessary, the ordering activities may incorporate, in their delivery order(s),
a security clause in accordance with current laws, regulations, and individual
agency policy; however, the burden of administering the security requirements
shall be with the ordering agency. If
any costs are incurred as a result of the inclusion of security requirements, such
costs will not exceed (10%) or $100,000, of the total dollar value of the
order, whichever is lessor.
15. CONTRACT
ADMINISTRATION FOR ORDERING OFFICES:
Any ordering office, 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,
paragraph (1) Termination for the Government’s convenience, and Termination for
Cause (See C.1.)
16. GSA Advantage! ™
The 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
category(ies).
Agencies can browse GSA Advantage! by accessing the Internet World
Wide Web utilizing a browser (ex.: NetScape).
The Internet address is http://www.gsa.gov.
17. Purchase
of incidental, non-schedule Items.
For administrative convenience, open market (non-contract) items may be
added to a Federal Schedule Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) or an individual
order, provided that the items are clearly labeled as such on the order, all
applicable regulations have been followed, and price reasonableness has been
determined by the ordering activity for the open market (non-contract) items.
18. Contractor
Commitments, Warranties And Representations
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 enlarge the scope of this
schedule contract for individual orders.
Terms and conditions of any orders are limited strictly to those
specified in the schedule contract and pricelist and agreed to by GSA.
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 forty-eight (48) contiguous states
and the District of Columbia,
except as indicated below:
None
Upon request of the Contractor, the Government may provide the
Contractor with logistics support, as available, in accordance with all
applicable Government regulations. Such
Government 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.
Activity at hostile or remote overseas locations may be subject to
a location premium. The precise amount
of the differential shall be negotiated with the customer at the time of order
using the U.S. Department of State Indexes of Living Costs Abroad, Quarters
Allowances, and Hardship Differentials as a basis. This information can be found on the World
Wide Web at http://www.state.gov/www/perdiems/quarterly_reports/.
20. Year
2000 Warranty – Commercial Supply Items:
“Year 2000 compliant” as used in this part, means, with respect
to information technology that that the
information technology accurately processes date/time data (including, but not
limited to, calculating, comparing and sequencing) from, into and between the
twentieth and the twenty-first centuries, and the years 1999 and 2000 and leap
year calculations, to the extent that other information technology, used in combination with other information
technology being acquired, properly
exchanges date/time data with it.
The Contractor warrants that each hardware, software and firmware
product delivered under this contract shall be able to accurately process date
data (including, but not limited to, calculating, comparing and sequencing)
from, into and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including leap year calculations, when used in
accordance with product documentation provided by the contractor, provided that
all listed or unlisted products (e.g. hardware, software, firmware) used in
combination with such listed product properly exchange data with it. If the contractor requires that specific
listed products must perform as a system in accordance with the foregoing
warranty, then that warranty shall apply to those listed products as a
system. The duration of the warranty and
the remedies available to the Government for breach of this warranty shall be
as defined in, and subject to, the terms
and limitations of the Contractor’s standard commercial warranty or warranties
contained in this contract, provided that notwithstanding any provisions to the
contrary in such commercial warranty or warranties, the remedies available to
the Government under this warranty shall include repair or replacement of any
listed product whose non-compliance is discovered and made known to the
Contractor in writing within ninety (90) days after acceptance. Nothing in this warranty shall be construed
to limit any rights or remedies the Government may otherwise have under this
contract with respect to defects other than Year 2000 performance.
21. Blanket
Purchase Agreements (BPAs)
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 13.201(a) defines Blanket
Purchase Agreements (BPAs) as “…a simplified method for filling anticipated
repetitive needs for supplies or services by establishing a ‘charge account’
with qualified sources of supply.” The
use of Blanket Purchase Agreements under the Federal Supply Schedule Program is
authorized in accordance with FAR 13.202(c) (3), which
