FAA SAVES Solicitation

FAA Combined Hardware Software SAVES Solicitation

FAA SAVES Solicitation Summary

The Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Information & Technology, has a requirement for Strategic Sourcing for the Acquisition of Various Equipment and Supplies Program (SAVES) Information Technology (IT) Hardware and Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Software.

FAA SAVES Solicitation In A Nutshell

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Details

Agency The Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Information & Technology
Solicitation Number RFISAVESHWSW01
Status Pre-RFP
Solicitation Date 07/2024 (Estimate)
Award Date 10/2024 (Estimate)
Contract Ceiling Value $10,000,000,000.00
Solicitation Number RFISAVESHWSW01
Competition Type Undetermined
Type of Award Other
Primary Requirement Information Technology
Duration 10 Years
Contract Type Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment
No. of Expected Awards Multiple – Number Unknown
NAICS Code(s):
541519

Other Computer Related Services
Size Standard: $34.0 million annual receipts except 150 Employees for Information Technology Value Added Resellers

Place of Performance:
  • United States
Opportunity Website: https://sam.gov/opp/7cf340d4703c462e89a19bc84129f82c/view

Background

FAA SAVES Solicitation Requirements

  • The products and services include, but are not limited to, COTS software, network infrastructure components (servers, switches, storage arrays, and network devices), personal computing devices (workstations, laptops, tablets, thin clients, notebooks, and similar items), computer peripherals and accessories, audio/visual equipment, and miscellaneous equipment (large screens, touch screens, scanners, projectors, desktop printers, multi-functional devices (MFD), and software to support the above mentioned hardware and cloud based services by various Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) that meet the FAA IT community’s requirements.
  • The Contractor must provide technical and professional support services that enable the full lifecycle management of IT assets. Also, Software as a Service (SaaS) in which the Contractor provides specific software applications for use by service consumers. This service must be directly related to the range of products offered under the Contract and must be performed as requested by the Contracting Officer on individual delivery orders. Support services will be added as the requirements for specific OEM services.
  • Additionally, the Contractor(s) must facilitate the acquisition, deployment and maintenance of IT assets under this contract by providing services including, but not limited to, asset recovery/disposition and warehousing.
  • This acquisition WILL NOT include: non-COTS software items, software development for COTS items, web development and web design services, software operations and maintenance (O&M) services, level of effort (LOE) support services including full-time equivalent employees with a yearly period of performance (i.e. option years).

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