GSA 2GIT Solicitation

The General Services Administration, Federal Acquisition Service may have a continuing requirement for government-wide Multiple Award Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) for Information Technology (IT) hardware and software commodities, ancillary supplies and services.

The General Services Administration (GSA) IT Schedule 70 (IT70) intends to issue Multiple Award Blanket Purchase Agreements for Information Technology (IT) Hardware and Software Commodities, Ancillary Supplies, and Services as a follow-on to the First Generation Information Technology (1GIT) BPAs. The First Generation BPAs were based on industry market research which suggested a segmented model with multiple sets of BPAs serving individual commodity groups. This approach was only moderately successful. Direct customer feedback was used to develop the 2GIT integrated approach as experience has indicated that customers are looking for a single source for all of their commodity needs to provide a total solution.

The fundamental scope of the 2GIT BPAs is to provide a total solution one-stop-shop in the Information Technology market to meet the needs of the Air Force, Department of Defense (DoD) agencies, and other federal, state, local, regional, and tribal governments.

The Second Generation Information Technology (2GIT) BPAs will contain attributes not found in other IT commodity acquisition solutions within the Federal Government. Further, the 2GIT BPAs are based on direct customer feedback, a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Air Force, and include strategic sourcing attributes such as data collection and reporting. With this approach the U.S. Air Force has decided to make the 2GIT BPA a mandatory use contract vehicle for the replacement of the NETCENTS-2 Products IDIQ contract. The use of Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract BPAs eliminate contracting and open market costs such as: the search for sources; the development of technical documents and solicitations; and the evaluation of offers. This BPA will further decrease costs, reduce paperwork and save time by eliminating the need for repetitive, individual purchases from the GSA Schedule contract. The end result is a purchasing mechanism for the Government that works better and costs less.

Provide the Government a fast and effective way to order IT Hardware and Software commodities, ancillary supplies and services at sharply discounted prices with prompt, cost-effective delivery and effective customer service, while capturing economies of scale, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations, fostering markets for sustainable technologies and environmentally preferable products, while simplifying data collection.

The 2GIT BPA will provide the following categories of products and associated services worldwide: networking equipment, servers/storage/peripherals/multimedia, identity management/biometric hardware, end-user devices, and associated Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) software not included on other DoD or Federal Agency enterprise license agreements.

The 2GIT BPAs will provide a streamlined process for procuring IT hardware and software commodities, ancillary supplies and installation services. The types of IT products that will be available through the 2GIT BPAs include:

• BPA Line Item One – Data Center (Compute/Store)
• BPA Line Item Two – End User
• BPA Line Item Three – Network (Connect)
• BPA Line Item Four – Radio Equipment
• BPA Line Item Five – Order Level Material (OLM)
  • (NOTE: BPA Line Item Five is an unpriced line item. If exercised at the order level, the amount of the line item cannot exceed 33.33% of the total order or BPA)

BPA LIN-1 Data Center (Compute/Store)

• Servers
• Storage
• Network Equipment
• Security Appliances
• Hyperconverged IS
• Keyboard Video Monitor (KVM) Switches
• Software (COTS)

BPA LIN-2  End User

• Laptops
• Desktops
• Ruggedized Tablets
• Thin Clients
• Monitors
• Accessories
• Peripherals
• KVM Switches
• Software (COTS)

BPA LIN-3   Network (Connect)

• Routers
• Switches
• Wireless
• Cables and Interfaces
• Audio Visual
• Video Teleconferencing (VTC)
• Everything over IP (EoIP)
• Displays
• Software (COTS)

BPA LIN-4   Radio Equipment

• Handhelds
• Chargers
• Vehicle Units
• Base Stations
• Trunking System
• Repeaters

All hardware delivered under this contract shall include associated software and associated peripherals required for operations (such as controllers, connectors, cables, drivers, adapters, etc.) as provided by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). This is true only if the applicable OEM provides such items with the product itself. It is anticipated that software licenses and ancillary services (maintenance/simple installation) acquired through this BPA will fall under its related hardware BPA line item number. The products acquired on this BPA may be deployed for use in the full range of security domains, e.g., Unclassified through Top Secret classifications, Special Category (SPECAT) and compartments, such as Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI). The 2GIT BPAs will be available for use by federal (both civilian and military), and state, local, regional and tribal governments through the GSA Cooperative Purchasing Program.

Specific standards, guidance, and applicable documents within the BPAs are written with the broad intent of accomplishing GSA Customer IT Hardware and Software commodities network-centric strategies. Agency-specific strategies may evolve over time and, when appropriate, those agencies will revise and replace their applicable standards accordingly. The contractor shall conform to customer strategies and visions and adhere to associated standards provided by the customer. Agencies and Departments may specify and substitute other standards, guidance, and applicable documents within their Task Orders that are appropriate to provide solutions tailored to meet their requirement network-centric strategies.

The BPA holder’s full catalog of IT Hardware, Software, ancillary supplies and services, and associated software from the vendors underlying IT Schedule 70 contract will be included and available under the resulting BPAs. BPA holders proposing solutions for End User Devices must conform, (as a minimum) to base standard hardware configurations as defined in the latest governmentwide strategic solution for desktops and laptops (GSS) standards. These configurations are applicable to agencies other than the United States Air Force (USAF). USAF will continue to purchase their End User Device (EUD) requirements (i.e. Desktop, Laptop, Ruggedized Tablet) via their Client Computing Solutions 2 (CCS-2) BPA managed by the AF Information Technology Commodity Council (ITCC). BPA holders proposing solutions for End User Devices not covered either by GSA Government-Wide Strategic Solutions (GSS) or CCS2 standard configurations must meet hardware configurations as defined by the customer at the task order level.