(4360,7,'2011-07-29 11:16:02','2011-07-29 15:16:02','<h2 style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 150% !important; padding-bottom: 15px !important;\"><strong>Data Mining</strong></h2>\r\n[one_half]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center; padding-bottom: 10px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3f5410;\">Challenge: How do I identify, screen, and tag\r\nlarge volumes of data to produce actionable information?</span></strong></p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;\">\r\n	<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Can I identify and connect to all potentially high-payoff data sources - both internal and external?</li>\r\n	<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Can I review and screen data efficiently, without heavy reliance on expensive tools?</li>\r\n	<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Can I assess disparate data, recognizing patterns and drawing inferences to build actionable information?</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center; padding-top: 0px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3f5410;\">Our approach is simple, efficient, and effective, helping\r\ndecision makers realize value in \"big data\" environments.</span></strong></p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 0px;\">\r\n	<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Act on data inquiries within compressed timelines</li>\r\n	<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Analyze the \"datasphere\" for information-driven trends and insights</li>\r\n	<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Reduce labor costs while producing decision quality information</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3f5410;\">As depicted in the graphic below,<br>we employ a staged data mining,<br>aggregation, and assessment approach<br>that integrates our web analytics<br>and related technical skills,<br>with our Six Sigma process assessment expertise.</span></strong></p>\r\n[/one_half]\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://thedecisionforge.com/wptest/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/grey-globe_trn.png\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-4147 aligncenter\" title=\"Data Fusion From Many Sources\" src=\"http://thedecisionforge.com/wptest/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/grey-globe_trn-300x211.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"232\" /></a><strong><span style=\"color: #3f5410;\">Example: US Marine Corps Forces Reserve</span></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Challenge:</strong> Assess multiple internal and external high-volume data sources, to identify key trends and improve decision making around future facilities planning<p>\r\n<strong>Solution:</strong> Our staff led development of a framework for optimizing site selections for future facility consolidations and divestitures. We developed decision support analytics by mining and structuring data spanning multiple categories, including demographic, financial, manpower, and geospatial.\r\n[/one_half_last]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://thedecisionforge.com/wptest/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/General_Data_Mining_Process.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4168\" title=\"General_Data_Mining_Process\" src=\"http://thedecisionforge.com/wptest/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/General_Data_Mining_Process.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"518\" height=\"448\" /></a>','Data Mining','','inherit','open','open','','4183-revision-19','','','2011-07-29 11:16:02','2011-07-29 15:16:02','',4183,'http://thedecisionforge.com/site/?p=4360',0,'revision','',0),(4361,6,'2011-07-29 16:48:02','2011-07-29 20:48:02','<strong>Reach us through Seaport-E</strong>\r\n\r\nSeaPort Enhanced (Seaport-e) is the Navy\'s electronic platform for acquiring support services in 22 functional areas including Engineering, Financial Management, and Program Management.  The Navy Systems Commands (NAVSEA, NAVAIR, SPAWAR, NAVFAC, and NAVSUP), the Office of Naval Research, the United States Marine Corps, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) compete their service requirements amongst SeaPort-e IDIQ multiple award contract holders.  The SeaPort-e portal provides a standardized, efficient means of soliciting offers from amongst a diverse population of businesses and their approved team members. Our Seaport-E teaming partners include a group of large and small businesses with a wide range of specialties and reputations for superior customer service. We offer access to capabilities and expertise across a range of relevant areas including Operations Research, Information Technology, Software Development, Engineering Design and Management, Military Construction Management, Logistics Management and Support, Transition Planning, Business Case Analysis, and Program and Administrative Support.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA MOBIS</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Management, Organizational and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS) schedule offers access to service requirements that can be tied to a business improvement initiative. This contract was designed to enable Federal managers to meet the many challenges in improving organizational efficiency while complying with federal rules, regulations, and budgetary constraints. Our MOBIS Business Case Analysis and Decision Support services provide proven methods to meet these challenges with efficient and cost-effective management solutions.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA PES</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Professional Engineering Services (PES) Schedule provides a streamlined approach for Federal agencies to access qualified firms in a multitude of engineering disciplines. This schedule grants addresses the needs of the federal engineering community through six Special Item Numbers (SINs) that comprise the distinct phases of an engineering project. These cover the major disciplines of mechanical, electrical, chemical and components of civil engineering, as well as numerous sub-disciplines such as: aerospace, nuclear, bioengineering, and marine architecture. Decision Forge and our teammates are ready to provide the skills and services necessary to satisfy our customers’ engineering services requirements.  Services provided include Strategic Planning For Technology Programs; Concept Development and Requirements Analysis; Business Case Analysis; System Design, Engineering, And Integration; Test And Evaluation; Integrated Logistics Support; and Acquisition And Life Cycle Management.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA IT70</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Information Technology (IT) Schedule number 70 was established by GSA to provide government agencies with solutions for their various information technology requirements and allow those agencies to procure the products and services they need. The GSA IT schedule provides fast, convenient access to the professional, technical, and management skills necessary to satisfy our customers\' information technology support requirements.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the SDVOSB Procurement Program</strong>\r\n\r\nAs a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), we offer Federal customers two acquisition paths:\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px;\">\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px;\">\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1406, <em>Sole Source Awards to SDVOSB Concerns</em>, procurement professionals may make sole source awards of up to $3.5M to a service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, if the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns</li>\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1405, <em>SDVOSB Set-Aside Procedures</em>, procurement professionals may set aside an acquisition for competition restricted to service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, given a reasonable expectation that fair and reasonable offers will be received from two or more SDVOSB concerns</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the HUBZone Small Business Program</strong>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px;\">\r\n	<li><strong>Q1:  What does HUBZone stand for?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A1:  </strong>Historically Underutilized Business Zone.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q2:  What is the underlying regulation covering the HUBZone program?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A2. </strong>FAR 19.13 and 52.219 govern how the HUBZone program is implemented in federal procurements.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q3:  Is there an end date for our HUBZone certification?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A3:  </strong>No, unlike the 8(a) program, there is no graduation timeline from HUBZone certification.  Three events can change HUBZone status:  1) if we were to fail to employ the required number of employees that are HUBZone residents; 2) if our relevant geographies were reclassified to no longer qualify; and 3) if we were to fail to meet the size requirements for a small business concern.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q4:  What does this mean for Prime Contractors?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A4:  </strong>HUBZone subcontracting requirements often go unmet.   However, utilizing Decision Forge as a subcontractor can help toward the achievement of HUBZone utilization goals.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q5:  What does this mean for Contracting Officers?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A5:  </strong>As you deem appropriate, reference either FAR 52.219-3 (Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside) in your Requests for Information, Pre-Solicitations, or Solicitations; or FAR 52.219-4 (Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns) in your Solicitations for acquisitions conducted using Full and Open competition.</li>\r\n</ul>','Vehicles and Contractual Access','','inherit','open','open','','3542-revision-v1','','','2011-07-29 16:48:02','2011-07-29 20:48:02','',3542,'http://thedecisionforge.com/site/?p=4361',0,'revision','',0),(4363,6,'2011-07-29 21:37:50','2011-07-30 01:37:50','<strong>Reach us through Seaport-E</strong>\r\n\r\nSeaPort Enhanced (Seaport-e) is the Navy\'s electronic platform for acquiring support services in 22 functional areas including Engineering, Financial Management, and Program Management.  The Navy Systems Commands (NAVSEA, NAVAIR, SPAWAR, NAVFAC, and NAVSUP), the Office of Naval Research, the United States Marine Corps, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) compete their service requirements amongst SeaPort-e IDIQ multiple award contract holders.  The SeaPort-e portal provides a standardized, efficient means of soliciting offers from amongst a diverse population of businesses and their approved team members. Our Seaport-E teaming partners include a group of large and small businesses with a wide range of specialties and reputations for superior customer service. We offer access to capabilities and expertise across a range of relevant areas including Operations Research, Information Technology, Software Development, Engineering Design and Management, Military Construction Management, Logistics Management and Support, Transition Planning, Business Case Analysis, and Program and Administrative Support.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA MOBIS</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Management, Organizational and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS) schedule offers access to service requirements that can be tied to a business improvement initiative. This contract was designed to enable Federal managers to meet the many challenges in improving organizational efficiency while complying with federal rules, regulations, and budgetary constraints. Our MOBIS Business Case Analysis and Decision Support services provide proven methods to meet these challenges with efficient and cost-effective management solutions.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA PES</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Professional Engineering Services (PES) Schedule provides a streamlined approach for Federal agencies to access qualified firms in a multitude of engineering disciplines. This schedule grants addresses the needs of the federal engineering community through six Special Item Numbers (SINs) that comprise the distinct phases of an engineering project. These cover the major disciplines of mechanical, electrical, chemical and components of civil engineering, as well as numerous sub-disciplines such as: aerospace, nuclear, bioengineering, and marine architecture. Decision Forge and our teammates are ready to provide the skills and services necessary to satisfy our customers’ engineering services requirements.  Services provided include Strategic Planning For Technology Programs; Concept Development and Requirements Analysis; Business Case Analysis; System Design, Engineering, And Integration; Test And Evaluation; Integrated Logistics Support; and Acquisition And Life Cycle Management.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA IT70</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Information Technology (IT) Schedule number 70 was established by GSA to provide government agencies with solutions for their various information technology requirements and allow those agencies to procure the products and services they need. The GSA IT schedule provides fast, convenient access to the professional, technical, and management skills necessary to satisfy our customers\' information technology support requirements.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the SDVOSB Procurement Program</strong>\r\n\r\nAs a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), we offer Federal customers two acquisition paths:\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 15px 10px;\">\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1406, <em>Sole Source Awards to SDVOSB Concerns</em>, procurement professionals may make sole source awards of up to $3.5M to a service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, if the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns</li>\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1405, <em>SDVOSB Set-Aside Procedures</em>, procurement professionals may set aside an acquisition for competition restricted to service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, given a reasonable expectation that fair and reasonable offers will be received from two or more SDVOSB concerns</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through the HUBZone Small Business Program</strong>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px;\">\r\n	<li><strong>Q1:  What does HUBZone stand for?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A1:  </strong>Historically Underutilized Business Zone.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q2:  What is the underlying regulation covering the HUBZone program?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A2. </strong>FAR 19.13 and 52.219 govern how the HUBZone program is implemented in federal procurements.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q3:  Is there an end date for our HUBZone certification?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A3:  </strong>No, unlike the 8(a) program, there is no graduation timeline from HUBZone certification.  Three events can change HUBZone status:  1) if we were to fail to employ the required number of employees that are HUBZone residents; 2) if our relevant geographies were reclassified to no longer qualify; and 3) if we were to fail to meet the size requirements for a small business concern.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q4:  What does this mean for Prime Contractors?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A4:  </strong>HUBZone subcontracting requirements often go unmet.   However, utilizing Decision Forge as a subcontractor can help toward the achievement of HUBZone utilization goals.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q5:  What does this mean for Contracting Officers?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A5:  </strong>As you deem appropriate, reference either FAR 52.219-3 (Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside) in your Requests for Information, Pre-Solicitations, or Solicitations; or FAR 52.219-4 (Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns) in your Solicitations for acquisitions conducted using Full and Open competition.</li>\r\n</ul>','Vehicles and Contractual Access','','inherit','open','open','','3542-revision-v1','','','2011-07-29 21:37:50','2011-07-30 01:37:50','',3542,'http://thedecisionforge.com/site/?p=4363',0,'revision','',0),(4364,6,'2011-07-30 15:26:16','2011-07-30 19:26:16','Our Decision Forge staff have helped organizations across the defense, intelligence, and civil government space, as well as commercial clients, find effective solutions to their complex challenges. Our clients turn to us for counsel on projects and technologies that impact their missions and deliver value where it matters most. To support them, we draw on a family of customized, mutually-supporting problem-solving approaches and tools. We help organizations define their critical goals and objectives; identify and develop measures of success; determine deficiencies or deviations from needed performance levels; assess the potential impacts of alternative investments in people, process, and technology; and recommend appropriate decisions, resourcing strategies, and implementation plans. In this way, our work serves as a key means by which <em>our clients\' visions and concepts are made real - </em>by linking strategies to implementation.\r\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\">To provide these services, we seek an eclectic combination of skills, provided by individual experts that work together on project-matrixed teams. All staff have the opportunity to serve in key roles, usually client facing, and which often involve close support to senior managers making critical organizational decisions. The environment is one which affords ready opportunities for personal and professional growth. The skill sets listed below, together with a strong desire to assume advanced responsibilities and deliver exceptional impact, typically find ready application in our work:</p>\r\n[one_half]\r\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0px;\">\r\n	<li>Operations Research / Systems Analysis</li>\r\n	<li>Engineering: Systems, Industrial, Mechanical, Aerospace, Marine, Electrical</li>\r\n	<li>Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Software Engineering</li>\r\n	<li>Computer, Network, and Information Systems Architectures</li>\r\n	<li>Economic and Business Analysis / Portfolio Decision Analysis</li>\r\n	<li>Data Mining</li>\r\n	<li>Analytic and Predictive Modeling</li>\r\n	<li>Survey and Research Methods</li>\r\n	<li>Joint Military Operations</li>\r\n	<li>Fine Arts and Visualization Design</li>\r\n	<li>Process Analysis / Lean Six Sigma / Theory of Constraints</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left; margin-bottom:0px; padding-bottom:0px;\">\r\nThe foundation of success for a professional services organization is its employees, and their dedication to quality work and exceptional client service. Recognizing that, we strive to take great care of our team, offering outstanding benefits, an exciting work environment, and ample opportunities for growth. Our culture and mindset promote easy access to leadership and management, and foster a spirit of continuous improvement and a “no problem is too big or too small for collaborative review” attitude. This philosophy, combined with our emphasis on staff development and transparent communication, promote an environment and an organization wholly committed to our employees and their success.</p>\r\n[/one_half]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px;\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4365\" title=\"Careers\" src=\"http://thedecisionforge.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Careers.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"386\" /></p>\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; padding-top:0px\">Given the nature of our work, applicants may be subject to a security investigation, and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.\r\n\r\nJoining the Decision Forge Team will position you to be part of the many possibilities for advancement within this dynamic, growth-focused organization. We are always looking to engage with talented people:  if you are interested, please <a title=\"Contact\" href=\"http://thedecisionforge.com/wptest/?page_id=3117\">contact us</a>; we look forward to hearing from you.</p>\r\n\r\n<em>Decision Forge, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, marital status, or any other class protected by law (EE/AA M/F/D/V).</em></p>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Careers 2','','private','open','open','','careers-2','','','2011-07-30 15:50:59','2011-07-30 19:50:59','',3534,'http://thedecisionforge.com/site/?page_id=4364',0,'page','',0),(4365,6,'2011-07-30 15:25:34','2011-07-30 19:25:34','','Careers','','inherit','open','open','','careers','','','2011-07-30 15:25:34','2011-07-30 19:25:34','',4364,'http://thedecisionforge.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Careers.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(4366,6,'2011-07-30 15:16:54','2011-07-30 19:16:54','Our Decision Forge staff have helped organizations across the defense, intelligence, and civil government space, as well as commercial clients, find effective solutions to their complex challenges. Our clients turn to us for counsel on projects and technologies that impact their missions and deliver value where it matters most. To support them, we draw on a family of customized, mutually-supporting problem-solving approaches and tools. We help organizations define their critical goals and objectives; identify and develop measures of success; determine deficiencies or deviations from needed performance levels; assess the potential impacts of alternative investments in people, process, and technology; and recommend appropriate decisions, resourcing strategies, and implementation plans. In this way, our work serves as a key means by which <em>our clients\' visions and concepts are made real - </em>by linking strategies to implementation.\n\n<p style = \"margin-bottom:0px\">To provide these services, we seek an eclectic combination of skills, provided by individual experts that work together on project-matrixed teams. All staff have the opportunity to serve in key roles, usually client facing, and which often involve close support to senior managers making critical organizational decisions. The environment is one which affords ready opportunities for personal and professional growth. The skill sets listed below, together with a strong desire to assume advanced responsibilities and deliver exceptional impact, typically find ready application in our work:<p>\n<ul style = \"margin-top:0px\">\n	<li>Operations Research / Systems Analysis</li>\n	<li>Engineering: Systems, Industrial, Mechanical, Aerospace, Marine, Electrical</li>\n	<li>Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Software Engineering</li>\n	<li>Computer, Network, and Information Systems Architectures</li>\n	<li>Economic and Business Analysis / Portfolio Decision Analysis</li>\n	<li>Data Mining</li>\n	<li>Analytic and Predictive Modeling</li>\n	<li>Survey and Research Methods</li>\n	<li>Joint Military Operations</li>\n	<li>Fine Arts and Visualization Design</li>\n	<li>Process Analysis / Lean Six Sigma / Theory of Constraints</li>\n</ul>\nGiven the nature of our work, applicants may be subject to a security investigation, and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.\n\nThe foundation of success for a professional services organization is its employees, and their dedication to quality work and exceptional client service. Recognizing that, we strive to take great care of our team, offering outstanding benefits, an exciting work environment, and ample opportunities for growth. Our culture and mindset promote easy access to leadership and management, and foster a spirit of continuous improvement and a “no problem is too big or too small for collaborative review” attitude. This philosophy, combined with our emphasis on staff development and transparent communication, promote an environment and an organization wholly committed to our employees and their success. Joining the Decision Forge Team will position you to be part of the many possibilities for advancement within this dynamic, growth-focused organization. We are always looking to engage with talented people:  if you are interested, please <a title=\"Contact\" href=\"http://thedecisionforge.com/wptest/?page_id=3117\">contact us</a>; we look forward to hearing from you.\n\n<em>Decision Forge, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, marital status, or any other class protected by law (EE/AA M/F/D/V).</em>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','','','inherit','open','open','','4364-revision','','','2011-07-30 15:16:54','2011-07-30 19:16:54','',4364,'http://thedecisionforge.com/site/?p=4366',0,'revision','',0),(4367,6,'2011-07-30 15:50:54','2011-07-30 19:50:54','Our Decision Forge staff have helped organizations across the defense, intelligence, and civil government space, as well as commercial clients, find effective solutions to their complex challenges. Our clients turn to us for counsel on projects and technologies that impact their missions and deliver value where it matters most. To support them, we draw on a family of customized, mutually-supporting problem-solving approaches and tools. We help organizations define their critical goals and objectives; identify and develop measures of success; determine deficiencies or deviations from needed performance levels; assess the potential impacts of alternative investments in people, process, and technology; and recommend appropriate decisions, resourcing strategies, and implementation plans. In this way, our work serves as a key means by which <em>our clients\' visions and concepts are made real - </em>by linking strategies to implementation.\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\">To provide these services, we seek an eclectic combination of skills, provided by individual experts that work together on project-matrixed teams. All staff have the opportunity to serve in key roles, usually client facing, and which often involve close support to senior managers making critical organizational decisions. The environment is one which affords ready opportunities for personal and professional growth. The skill sets listed below, together with a strong desire to assume advanced responsibilities and deliver exceptional impact, typically find ready application in our work:</p>\n[one_half]\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0px;\">\n	<li>Operations Research / Systems Analysis</li>\n	<li>Engineering: Systems, Industrial, Mechanical, Aerospace, Marine, Electrical</li>\n	<li>Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Software Engineering</li>\n	<li>Computer, Network, and Information Systems Architectures</li>\n	<li>Economic and Business Analysis / Portfolio Decision Analysis</li>\n	<li>Data Mining</li>\n	<li>Analytic and Predictive Modeling</li>\n	<li>Survey and Research Methods</li>\n	<li>Joint Military Operations</li>\n	<li>Fine Arts and Visualization Design</li>\n	<li>Process Analysis / Lean Six Sigma / Theory of Constraints</li>\n</ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; margin-bottom:0px; padding-bottom:0px;\">\nThe foundation of success for a professional services organization is its employees, and their dedication to quality work and exceptional client service. Recognizing that, we strive to take great care of our team, offering outstanding benefits, an exciting work environment, and ample opportunities for growth. Our culture and mindset promote easy access to leadership and management, and foster a spirit of continuous improvement and a “no problem is too big or too small for collaborative review” attitude. This philosophy, combined with our emphasis on staff development and transparent communication, promote an environment and an organization wholly committed to our employees and their success.</p>\n[/one_half]\n<p style=\"text-align: center; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px;\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4365\" title=\"Careers\" src=\"http://thedecisionforge.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Careers.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"38\" /></p>\n[one_half_last]\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; padding-top:0px\">Given the nature of our work, applicants may be subject to a security investigation, and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.\n\nJoining the Decision Forge Team will position you to be part of the many possibilities for advancement within this dynamic, growth-focused organization. We are always looking to engage with talented people:  if you are interested, please <a title=\"Contact\" href=\"http://thedecisionforge.com/wptest/?page_id=3117\">contact us</a>; we look forward to hearing from you.</p>\n\n<em>Decision Forge, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, marital status, or any other class protected by law (EE/AA M/F/D/V).</em></p>\n\n&nbsp;','Careers 2','','inherit','open','open','','4364-autosave','','','2011-07-30 15:50:54','2011-07-30 19:50:54','',4364,'http://thedecisionforge.com/site/?p=4367',0,'revision','',0),(4368,6,'2011-07-30 15:26:16','2011-07-30 19:26:16','Our Decision Forge staff have helped organizations across the defense, intelligence, and civil government space, as well as commercial clients, find effective solutions to their complex challenges. Our clients turn to us for counsel on projects and technologies that impact their missions and deliver value where it matters most. To support them, we draw on a family of customized, mutually-supporting problem-solving approaches and tools. We help organizations define their critical goals and objectives; identify and develop measures of success; determine deficiencies or deviations from needed performance levels; assess the potential impacts of alternative investments in people, process, and technology; and recommend appropriate decisions, resourcing strategies, and implementation plans. In this way, our work serves as a key means by which <em>our clients\' visions and concepts are made real - </em>by linking strategies to implementation.\r\n\r\n<p style = \"margin-bottom:0px\">To provide these services, we seek an eclectic combination of skills, provided by individual experts that work together on project-matrixed teams. All staff have the opportunity to serve in key roles, usually client facing, and which often involve close support to senior managers making critical organizational decisions. The environment is one which affords ready opportunities for personal and professional growth. The skill sets listed below, together with a strong desire to assume advanced responsibilities and deliver exceptional impact, typically find ready application in our work:<p>\r\n<ul style = \"margin-top:0px\">\r\n	<li>Operations Research / Systems Analysis</li>\r\n	<li>Engineering: Systems, Industrial, Mechanical, Aerospace, Marine, Electrical</li>\r\n	<li>Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Software Engineering</li>\r\n	<li>Computer, Network, and Information Systems Architectures</li>\r\n	<li>Economic and Business Analysis / Portfolio Decision Analysis</li>\r\n	<li>Data Mining</li>\r\n	<li>Analytic and Predictive Modeling</li>\r\n	<li>Survey and Research Methods</li>\r\n	<li>Joint Military Operations</li>\r\n	<li>Fine Arts and Visualization Design</li>\r\n	<li>Process Analysis / Lean Six Sigma / Theory of Constraints</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nGiven the nature of our work, applicants may be subject to a security investigation, and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.\r\n\r\nThe foundation of success for a professional services organization is its employees, and their dedication to quality work and exceptional client service. 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We partner with our clients to build sound, defensible, and lasting solutions.\r\n[/one_third]\r\n\r\n[two_thirds_last]\r\n<a href=\"http://decforge.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/DF_office2.jpg\"><img src=\"http://decforge.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/DF_office2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"DF_office2\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4428\" /></a>\r\n[/two_thirds_last]','Corporate Information','','inherit','open','open','','3864-revision-v1','','','2011-08-09 10:44:00','2011-08-09 14:44:00','',3864,'http://decforge.com/site/?p=4430',0,'revision','',0),(4443,4,'2011-08-30 17:49:59','2011-08-30 21:49:59','<strong>Reach us through ENCORE II</strong>\r\n\r\nThis IDIQ GWAC provides a single source procurement vehicle for the DoD and other Federal Agencies to obtain a full range of Information Technology solutions, including but not limited to Requirements Analysis, Systems Integration, and other Business and Technology Support Services. The contract provides a streamlined and comprehensive ordering process to facilitate transformation to a net-centric environment. Under the Administration of <a href=\"http://www.ditco.disa.mil/hq/contracts/encorIIchar.asp\" title=\"DITCO\" target=\"_blank\">DITCO</a>, Federal clients including DISA, DoD, and the entire Federal Government can access Decision Forge services through <a href=\"http://encoreii.americansystems.com/\" title=\"American Systems\" target=\"_blank\">AMERICAN SYSTEMS</a> Prime Contract number: HC1028-08-D-2011. (Please visit the <a href=\"http://www.disa.mil/contracts/guide/idiq/idiq_encore2.html\" title=\"DISA\" target=\"_blank\">DISA</a> website for more information.)\r\n\r\nEncore II supports Services and Solutions across a broad scope of 20 Task Areas:\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 1:   </strong>Enterprise IT Policy and Planning\r\n<strong>TA 2:   </strong>Integrated Solutions Management\r\n<strong>TA 3:   </strong>Performance Benchmarking\r\n<strong>TA 4:   </strong>Business Process Reengineering\r\n<strong>TA 5:   </strong>Requirements Analysis</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 6:   </strong>Market Research and Prototyping\r\n<strong>TA 7:   </strong>Info/Knowledge Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 8:   </strong>Custom Application Development\r\n<strong>TA 9:   </strong>Product Integration\r\n<strong>TA 10: </strong>Test and Evaluation</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 11: </strong>Asset Management\r\n<strong>TA 12: </strong>Communications Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 13: </strong>Security Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 14: </strong>Telecommunications Support\r\n<strong>TA 15: </strong>Computer-Telephony Integration</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth_last]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 16: </strong>Web Services\r\n<strong>TA 17: </strong>Operations Support\r\n<strong>TA 18: </strong>Hardware\r\n<strong>TA 19: </strong>Software\r\n<strong>TA 20: </strong>Managed Services[/one_fourth_last]</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">The ENCORE vehicle offers numerous benefits to Government Agency customers, including these:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Broad Scope:</em></strong> Ability to support requirements across 20 broad Task Areas</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>GWAC/MAC:</em></strong> Can be used across the Federal space – by DISA, the Military Services, Defense Agencies, DHS, the Intelligence Community, and Federal/Civil Agencies</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>High Ceiling:</em></strong> $12.225 billion over the period Jun 08 – May 13, with 5 one-year follow-on options. Only $2B of ceiling used, to date</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Long PoP:</em></strong> The full Encore II period of performance is 10 years: 7 years remaining</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Flexible:</em></strong> Multiple contract types, including both FFP and CR Task Orders</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Low Administrative Costs:</em></strong> A low 1% usage fee, and competitive labor rates (2% if DITCO serves as KO)</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Streamlined Procurement Process:</strong></em> Approximately two month turnaround for TOs, with a 70 day Procurement Average Lead Time.</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Customer Friendly:</em></strong> The end customer makes the final decision for the award – not the Encore II KO or another third party.</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Standardized:</strong></em> Well-documented and standardized processes for the end customer, and a nearly fixed proposal template and structure</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Advocacy:</em></strong> The KO at DITCO is an advocate for the use of the vehicle</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through Seaport-E</strong>\r\n\r\nSeaPort Enhanced (Seaport-e) is the Navy\'s electronic platform for acquiring support services in 22 functional areas including Engineering, Financial Management, and Program Management.  The Navy Systems Commands (NAVSEA, NAVAIR, SPAWAR, NAVFAC, and NAVSUP), the Office of Naval Research, the United States Marine Corps, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) compete their service requirements amongst SeaPort-e IDIQ multiple award contract holders.  The SeaPort-e portal provides a standardized, efficient means of soliciting offers from amongst a diverse population of businesses and their approved team members. Our Seaport-E teaming partners include a group of large and small businesses with a wide range of specialties and reputations for superior customer service. We offer access to capabilities and expertise across a range of relevant areas including Operations Research, Information Technology, Software Development, Engineering Design and Management, Military Construction Management, Logistics Management and Support, Transition Planning, Business Case Analysis, and Program and Administrative Support.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA MOBIS</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Management, Organizational and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS) schedule offers access to service requirements that can be tied to a business improvement initiative. This contract was designed to enable Federal managers to meet the many challenges in improving organizational efficiency while complying with federal rules, regulations, and budgetary constraints. Our MOBIS Business Case Analysis and Decision Support services provide proven methods to meet these challenges with efficient and cost-effective management solutions.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA PES</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Professional Engineering Services (PES) schedule provides a streamlined approach for Federal agencies to access qualified firms in a multitude of engineering disciplines. This schedule grants addresses the needs of the federal engineering community through six Special Item Numbers (SINs) that comprise the distinct phases of an engineering project. These cover the major disciplines of mechanical, electrical, chemical and components of civil engineering, as well as numerous sub-disciplines such as: aerospace, nuclear, bioengineering, and marine architecture. Decision Forge and our teammates are ready to provide the skills and services necessary to satisfy our customers’ engineering services requirements.  Services provided include Strategic Planning For Technology Programs; Concept Development and Requirements Analysis; Business Case Analysis; System Design, Engineering, And Integration; Test And Evaluation; Integrated Logistics Support; and Acquisition And Life Cycle Management.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA IT70</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Information Technology (IT) schedule number 70 was established by GSA to provide government agencies with solutions for their various information technology requirements and allow those agencies to procure the products and services they need. The GSA IT schedule provides fast, convenient access to the professional, technical, and management skills necessary to satisfy our customers\' information technology support requirements.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the SDVOSB Procurement Program</strong>\r\n\r\nAs a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), we offer Federal customers two acquisition paths:\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 15px 10px;\">\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1406, <em>Sole Source Awards to SDVOSB Concerns</em>, procurement professionals may make sole source awards of up to $3.5M to a service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, if the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns</li>\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1405, <em>SDVOSB Set-Aside Procedures</em>, procurement professionals may set aside an acquisition for competition restricted to service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, given a reasonable expectation that fair and reasonable offers will be received from two or more SDVOSB concerns</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through the HUBZone Small Business Program</strong>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px;\">\r\n	<li><strong>Q1:  What does HUBZone stand for?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A1:  </strong>Historically Underutilized Business Zone.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q2:  What is the underlying regulation covering the HUBZone program?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A2. </strong>FAR 19.13 and 52.219 govern how the HUBZone program is implemented in federal procurements.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q3:  Is there an end date for our HUBZone certification?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A3:  </strong>No, unlike the 8(a) program, there is no graduation timeline from HUBZone certification.  Three events can change HUBZone status:  1) if we were to fail to employ the required number of employees that are HUBZone residents; 2) if our relevant geographies were reclassified to no longer qualify; and 3) if we were to fail to meet the size requirements for a small business concern.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q4:  What does this mean for Prime Contractors?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A4:  </strong>HUBZone subcontracting requirements often go unmet.   However, utilizing Decision Forge as a subcontractor can help toward the achievement of HUBZone utilization goals.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q5:  What does this mean for Contracting Officers?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A5:  </strong>As you deem appropriate, reference either FAR 52.219-3 (Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside) in your Requests for Information, Pre-Solicitations, or Solicitations; or FAR 52.219-4 (Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns) in your Solicitations for acquisitions conducted using Full and Open competition.</li>\r\n</ul>','Vehicles and Contractual Access','','inherit','open','open','','3542-revision-v1','','','2011-08-30 17:49:59','2011-08-30 21:49:59','',3542,'http://decforge.com/site/?p=4443',0,'revision','',0),(4444,4,'2011-08-30 17:50:52','2011-08-30 21:50:52','<strong>Reach us through ENCORE II</strong>\r\n\r\nThis IDIQ GWAC provides a single source procurement vehicle for the DoD and other Federal Agencies to obtain a full range of Information Technology solutions, including but not limited to Requirements Analysis, Systems Integration, and other Business and Technology Support Services. The contract provides a streamlined and comprehensive ordering process to facilitate transformation to a net-centric environment. Under the administration of <a href=\"http://www.ditco.disa.mil/hq/contracts/encorIIchar.asp\" title=\"DITCO\" target=\"_blank\">DITCO</a>, Federal clients including DISA, DoD, and the entire Federal Government can access Decision Forge services through <a href=\"http://encoreii.americansystems.com/\" title=\"American Systems\" target=\"_blank\">AMERICAN SYSTEMS</a> Prime Contract number: HC1028-08-D-2011. (Please visit the <a href=\"http://www.disa.mil/contracts/guide/idiq/idiq_encore2.html\" title=\"DISA\" target=\"_blank\">DISA</a> website for more information.)\r\n\r\nEncore II supports Services and Solutions across a broad scope of 20 Task Areas:\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 1:   </strong>Enterprise IT Policy and Planning\r\n<strong>TA 2:   </strong>Integrated Solutions Management\r\n<strong>TA 3:   </strong>Performance Benchmarking\r\n<strong>TA 4:   </strong>Business Process Reengineering\r\n<strong>TA 5:   </strong>Requirements Analysis</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 6:   </strong>Market Research and Prototyping\r\n<strong>TA 7:   </strong>Info/Knowledge Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 8:   </strong>Custom Application Development\r\n<strong>TA 9:   </strong>Product Integration\r\n<strong>TA 10: </strong>Test and Evaluation</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 11: </strong>Asset Management\r\n<strong>TA 12: </strong>Communications Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 13: </strong>Security Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 14: </strong>Telecommunications Support\r\n<strong>TA 15: </strong>Computer-Telephony Integration</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth_last]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 16: </strong>Web Services\r\n<strong>TA 17: </strong>Operations Support\r\n<strong>TA 18: </strong>Hardware\r\n<strong>TA 19: </strong>Software\r\n<strong>TA 20: </strong>Managed Services[/one_fourth_last]</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">The ENCORE vehicle offers numerous benefits to Government Agency customers, including these:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Broad Scope:</em></strong> Ability to support requirements across 20 broad Task Areas</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>GWAC/MAC:</em></strong> Can be used across the Federal space – by DISA, the Military Services, Defense Agencies, DHS, the Intelligence Community, and Federal/Civil Agencies</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>High Ceiling:</em></strong> $12.225 billion over the period Jun 08 – May 13, with 5 one-year follow-on options. Only $2B of ceiling used, to date</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Long PoP:</em></strong> The full Encore II period of performance is 10 years: 7 years remaining</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Flexible:</em></strong> Multiple contract types, including both FFP and CR Task Orders</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Low Administrative Costs:</em></strong> A low 1% usage fee, and competitive labor rates (2% if DITCO serves as KO)</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Streamlined Procurement Process:</strong></em> Approximately two month turnaround for TOs, with a 70 day Procurement Average Lead Time.</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Customer Friendly:</em></strong> The end customer makes the final decision for the award – not the Encore II KO or another third party.</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Standardized:</strong></em> Well-documented and standardized processes for the end customer, and a nearly fixed proposal template and structure</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Advocacy:</em></strong> The KO at DITCO is an advocate for the use of the vehicle</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through Seaport-E</strong>\r\n\r\nSeaPort Enhanced (Seaport-e) is the Navy\'s electronic platform for acquiring support services in 22 functional areas including Engineering, Financial Management, and Program Management.  The Navy Systems Commands (NAVSEA, NAVAIR, SPAWAR, NAVFAC, and NAVSUP), the Office of Naval Research, the United States Marine Corps, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) compete their service requirements amongst SeaPort-e IDIQ multiple award contract holders.  The SeaPort-e portal provides a standardized, efficient means of soliciting offers from amongst a diverse population of businesses and their approved team members. Our Seaport-E teaming partners include a group of large and small businesses with a wide range of specialties and reputations for superior customer service. We offer access to capabilities and expertise across a range of relevant areas including Operations Research, Information Technology, Software Development, Engineering Design and Management, Military Construction Management, Logistics Management and Support, Transition Planning, Business Case Analysis, and Program and Administrative Support.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA MOBIS</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Management, Organizational and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS) schedule offers access to service requirements that can be tied to a business improvement initiative. This contract was designed to enable Federal managers to meet the many challenges in improving organizational efficiency while complying with federal rules, regulations, and budgetary constraints. Our MOBIS Business Case Analysis and Decision Support services provide proven methods to meet these challenges with efficient and cost-effective management solutions.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA PES</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Professional Engineering Services (PES) schedule provides a streamlined approach for Federal agencies to access qualified firms in a multitude of engineering disciplines. This schedule grants addresses the needs of the federal engineering community through six Special Item Numbers (SINs) that comprise the distinct phases of an engineering project. These cover the major disciplines of mechanical, electrical, chemical and components of civil engineering, as well as numerous sub-disciplines such as: aerospace, nuclear, bioengineering, and marine architecture. Decision Forge and our teammates are ready to provide the skills and services necessary to satisfy our customers’ engineering services requirements.  Services provided include Strategic Planning For Technology Programs; Concept Development and Requirements Analysis; Business Case Analysis; System Design, Engineering, And Integration; Test And Evaluation; Integrated Logistics Support; and Acquisition And Life Cycle Management.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA IT70</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Information Technology (IT) schedule number 70 was established by GSA to provide government agencies with solutions for their various information technology requirements and allow those agencies to procure the products and services they need. The GSA IT schedule provides fast, convenient access to the professional, technical, and management skills necessary to satisfy our customers\' information technology support requirements.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the SDVOSB Procurement Program</strong>\r\n\r\nAs a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), we offer Federal customers two acquisition paths:\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 15px 10px;\">\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1406, <em>Sole Source Awards to SDVOSB Concerns</em>, procurement professionals may make sole source awards of up to $3.5M to a service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, if the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns</li>\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1405, <em>SDVOSB Set-Aside Procedures</em>, procurement professionals may set aside an acquisition for competition restricted to service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, given a reasonable expectation that fair and reasonable offers will be received from two or more SDVOSB concerns</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through the HUBZone Small Business Program</strong>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px;\">\r\n	<li><strong>Q1:  What does HUBZone stand for?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A1:  </strong>Historically Underutilized Business Zone.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q2:  What is the underlying regulation covering the HUBZone program?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A2. </strong>FAR 19.13 and 52.219 govern how the HUBZone program is implemented in federal procurements.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q3:  Is there an end date for our HUBZone certification?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A3:  </strong>No, unlike the 8(a) program, there is no graduation timeline from HUBZone certification.  Three events can change HUBZone status:  1) if we were to fail to employ the required number of employees that are HUBZone residents; 2) if our relevant geographies were reclassified to no longer qualify; and 3) if we were to fail to meet the size requirements for a small business concern.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q4:  What does this mean for Prime Contractors?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A4:  </strong>HUBZone subcontracting requirements often go unmet.   However, utilizing Decision Forge as a subcontractor can help toward the achievement of HUBZone utilization goals.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q5:  What does this mean for Contracting Officers?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A5:  </strong>As you deem appropriate, reference either FAR 52.219-3 (Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside) in your Requests for Information, Pre-Solicitations, or Solicitations; or FAR 52.219-4 (Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns) in your Solicitations for acquisitions conducted using Full and Open competition.</li>\r\n</ul>','Vehicles and Contractual Access','','inherit','open','open','','3542-revision-v1','','','2011-08-30 17:50:52','2011-08-30 21:50:52','',3542,'http://decforge.com/site/?p=4444',0,'revision','',0),(4445,4,'2011-08-30 17:54:10','2011-08-30 21:54:10','<strong>Reach us through ENCORE II</strong>\r\n\r\nThis IDIQ GWAC provides a single source procurement vehicle for the DoD and other Federal Agencies to obtain a full range of Information Technology solutions, including but not limited to Requirements Analysis, Systems Integration, and other Business and Technology Support Services. The contract provides a streamlined and comprehensive ordering process to facilitate transformation to a net-centric environment. Under the administration of <a href=\"http://www.ditco.disa.mil/hq/contracts/encorIIchar.asp\" title=\"DITCO\" target=\"_blank\">DITCO</a>, Federal clients including DISA, DoD, and the entire Federal Government can access Decision Forge services through <a href=\"http://encoreii.americansystems.com/\" title=\"American Systems\" target=\"_blank\">AMERICAN SYSTEMS</a> Prime Contract number: HC1028-08-D-2011. (Please visit the <a href=\"http://www.disa.mil/contracts/guide/idiq/idiq_encore2.html\" title=\"DISA\" target=\"_blank\">DISA</a> website for more information.)\r\n\r\nEncore II supports Services and Solutions across a broad scope of 20 Task Areas:\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 1:   </strong>Enterprise IT Policy and Planning\r\n<strong>TA 2:   </strong>Integrated Solutions Management\r\n<strong>TA 3:   </strong>Performance Benchmarking\r\n<strong>TA 4:   </strong>Business Process Reengineering\r\n<strong>TA 5:   </strong>Requirements Analysis</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 6:   </strong>Market Research and Prototyping\r\n<strong>TA 7:   </strong>Info/Knowledge Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 8:   </strong>Custom Application Development\r\n<strong>TA 9:   </strong>Product Integration\r\n<strong>TA 10: </strong>Test and Evaluation</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 11: </strong>Asset Management\r\n<strong>TA 12: </strong>Communications Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 13: </strong>Security Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 14: </strong>Telecommunications Support\r\n<strong>TA 15: </strong>Computer-Telephony Integration</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth_last]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 16: </strong>Web Services\r\n<strong>TA 17: </strong>Operations Support\r\n<strong>TA 18: </strong>Hardware\r\n<strong>TA 19: </strong>Software\r\n<strong>TA 20: </strong>Managed Services[/one_fourth_last]</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">The ENCORE vehicle offers numerous benefits to Government Agency customers, including these:</p>\r\n<ul>	<li><strong><em>Broad Scope:</em></strong> Ability to support requirements across 20 broad Task Areas</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>GWAC/MAC:</em></strong> Can be used across the Federal space – by DISA, the Military Services, Defense Agencies, DHS, the Intelligence Community, and Federal/Civil Agencies</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>High Ceiling:</em></strong> $12.225 billion over the period Jun 08 – May 13, with 5 one-year follow-on options. Only $2B of ceiling used, to date</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Long PoP:</em></strong> The full Encore II period of performance is 10 years: 7 years remaining</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Flexible:</em></strong> Multiple contract types, including both FFP and CR Task Orders</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Low Administrative Costs:</em></strong> A low 1% usage fee, and competitive labor rates (2% if DITCO serves as KO)</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Streamlined Procurement Process:</strong></em> Approximately two month turnaround for TOs, with a 70 day Procurement Average Lead Time.</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Customer Friendly:</em></strong> The end customer makes the final decision for the award – not the Encore II KO or another third party.</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Standardized:</strong></em> Well-documented and standardized processes for the end customer, and a nearly fixed proposal template and structure</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Advocacy:</em></strong> The KO at DITCO is an advocate for the use of the vehicle</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through Seaport-E</strong>\r\n\r\nSeaPort Enhanced (Seaport-e) is the Navy\'s electronic platform for acquiring support services in 22 functional areas including Engineering, Financial Management, and Program Management.  The Navy Systems Commands (NAVSEA, NAVAIR, SPAWAR, NAVFAC, and NAVSUP), the Office of Naval Research, the United States Marine Corps, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) compete their service requirements amongst SeaPort-e IDIQ multiple award contract holders.  The SeaPort-e portal provides a standardized, efficient means of soliciting offers from amongst a diverse population of businesses and their approved team members. Our Seaport-E teaming partners include a group of large and small businesses with a wide range of specialties and reputations for superior customer service. We offer access to capabilities and expertise across a range of relevant areas including Operations Research, Information Technology, Software Development, Engineering Design and Management, Military Construction Management, Logistics Management and Support, Transition Planning, Business Case Analysis, and Program and Administrative Support.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA MOBIS</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Management, Organizational and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS) schedule offers access to service requirements that can be tied to a business improvement initiative. This contract was designed to enable Federal managers to meet the many challenges in improving organizational efficiency while complying with federal rules, regulations, and budgetary constraints. Our MOBIS Business Case Analysis and Decision Support services provide proven methods to meet these challenges with efficient and cost-effective management solutions.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA PES</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Professional Engineering Services (PES) schedule provides a streamlined approach for Federal agencies to access qualified firms in a multitude of engineering disciplines. This schedule grants addresses the needs of the federal engineering community through six Special Item Numbers (SINs) that comprise the distinct phases of an engineering project. These cover the major disciplines of mechanical, electrical, chemical and components of civil engineering, as well as numerous sub-disciplines such as: aerospace, nuclear, bioengineering, and marine architecture. Decision Forge and our teammates are ready to provide the skills and services necessary to satisfy our customers’ engineering services requirements.  Services provided include Strategic Planning For Technology Programs; Concept Development and Requirements Analysis; Business Case Analysis; System Design, Engineering, And Integration; Test And Evaluation; Integrated Logistics Support; and Acquisition And Life Cycle Management.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA IT70</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Information Technology (IT) schedule number 70 was established by GSA to provide government agencies with solutions for their various information technology requirements and allow those agencies to procure the products and services they need. The GSA IT schedule provides fast, convenient access to the professional, technical, and management skills necessary to satisfy our customers\' information technology support requirements.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the SDVOSB Procurement Program</strong>\r\n\r\nAs a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), we offer Federal customers two acquisition paths:\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 15px 10px;\">\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1406, <em>Sole Source Awards to SDVOSB Concerns</em>, procurement professionals may make sole source awards of up to $3.5M to a service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, if the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns</li>\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1405, <em>SDVOSB Set-Aside Procedures</em>, procurement professionals may set aside an acquisition for competition restricted to service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, given a reasonable expectation that fair and reasonable offers will be received from two or more SDVOSB concerns</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through the HUBZone Small Business Program</strong>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px;\">\r\n	<li><strong>Q1:  What does HUBZone stand for?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A1:  </strong>Historically Underutilized Business Zone.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q2:  What is the underlying regulation covering the HUBZone program?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A2. </strong>FAR 19.13 and 52.219 govern how the HUBZone program is implemented in federal procurements.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q3:  Is there an end date for our HUBZone certification?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A3:  </strong>No, unlike the 8(a) program, there is no graduation timeline from HUBZone certification.  Three events can change HUBZone status:  1) if we were to fail to employ the required number of employees that are HUBZone residents; 2) if our relevant geographies were reclassified to no longer qualify; and 3) if we were to fail to meet the size requirements for a small business concern.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q4:  What does this mean for Prime Contractors?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A4:  </strong>HUBZone subcontracting requirements often go unmet.   However, utilizing Decision Forge as a subcontractor can help toward the achievement of HUBZone utilization goals.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q5:  What does this mean for Contracting Officers?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A5:  </strong>As you deem appropriate, reference either FAR 52.219-3 (Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside) in your Requests for Information, Pre-Solicitations, or Solicitations; or FAR 52.219-4 (Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns) in your Solicitations for acquisitions conducted using Full and Open competition.</li>\r\n</ul>','Vehicles and Contractual Access','','inherit','open','open','','3542-revision-v1','','','2011-08-30 17:54:10','2011-08-30 21:54:10','',3542,'http://decforge.com/site/?p=4445',0,'revision','',0),(4446,4,'2011-08-30 17:56:33','2011-08-30 21:56:33','For ease of access, Decision Forge has several contract vehicles and purchase agreements in place with our industry teaming partners and our government customers.  These vehicles are summarized below.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through ENCORE II</strong>\r\n\r\nThis IDIQ GWAC provides a single source procurement vehicle for the DoD and other Federal Agencies to obtain a full range of Information Technology solutions, including but not limited to Requirements Analysis, Systems Integration, and other Business and Technology Support Services. The contract provides a streamlined and comprehensive ordering process to facilitate transformation to a net-centric environment. Under the administration of <a href=\"http://www.ditco.disa.mil/hq/contracts/encorIIchar.asp\" title=\"DITCO\" target=\"_blank\">DITCO</a>, Federal clients including DISA, DoD, and the entire Federal Government can access Decision Forge services through <a href=\"http://encoreii.americansystems.com/\" title=\"American Systems\" target=\"_blank\">AMERICAN SYSTEMS</a> Prime Contract number: HC1028-08-D-2011. (Please visit the <a href=\"http://www.disa.mil/contracts/guide/idiq/idiq_encore2.html\" title=\"DISA\" target=\"_blank\">DISA</a> website for more information.)\r\n\r\nEncore II supports Services and Solutions across a broad scope of 20 Task Areas:\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 1:   </strong>Enterprise IT Policy and Planning\r\n<strong>TA 2:   </strong>Integrated Solutions Management\r\n<strong>TA 3:   </strong>Performance Benchmarking\r\n<strong>TA 4:   </strong>Business Process Reengineering\r\n<strong>TA 5:   </strong>Requirements Analysis</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 6:   </strong>Market Research and Prototyping\r\n<strong>TA 7:   </strong>Info/Knowledge Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 8:   </strong>Custom Application Development\r\n<strong>TA 9:   </strong>Product Integration\r\n<strong>TA 10: </strong>Test and Evaluation</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 11: </strong>Asset Management\r\n<strong>TA 12: </strong>Communications Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 13: </strong>Security Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 14: </strong>Telecommunications Support\r\n<strong>TA 15: </strong>Computer-Telephony Integration</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth_last]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 16: </strong>Web Services\r\n<strong>TA 17: </strong>Operations Support\r\n<strong>TA 18: </strong>Hardware\r\n<strong>TA 19: </strong>Software\r\n<strong>TA 20: </strong>Managed Services[/one_fourth_last]</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">The ENCORE vehicle offers numerous benefits to Government Agency customers, including these:</p>\r\n<ul>	<li><strong><em>Broad Scope:</em></strong> Ability to support requirements across 20 broad Task Areas</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>GWAC/MAC:</em></strong> Can be used across the Federal space – by DISA, the Military Services, Defense Agencies, DHS, the Intelligence Community, and Federal/Civil Agencies</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>High Ceiling:</em></strong> $12.225 billion over the period Jun 08 – May 13, with 5 one-year follow-on options. Only $2B of ceiling used, to date</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Long PoP:</em></strong> The full Encore II period of performance is 10 years: 7 years remaining</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Flexible:</em></strong> Multiple contract types, including both FFP and CR Task Orders</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Low Administrative Costs:</em></strong> A low 1% usage fee, and competitive labor rates (2% if DITCO serves as KO)</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Streamlined Procurement Process:</strong></em> Approximately two month turnaround for TOs, with a 70 day Procurement Average Lead Time.</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Customer Friendly:</em></strong> The end customer makes the final decision for the award – not the Encore II KO or another third party.</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Standardized:</strong></em> Well-documented and standardized processes for the end customer, and a nearly fixed proposal template and structure</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Advocacy:</em></strong> The KO at DITCO is an advocate for the use of the vehicle</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through Seaport-E</strong>\r\n\r\nSeaPort Enhanced (Seaport-e) is the Navy\'s electronic platform for acquiring support services in 22 functional areas including Engineering, Financial Management, and Program Management.  The Navy Systems Commands (NAVSEA, NAVAIR, SPAWAR, NAVFAC, and NAVSUP), the Office of Naval Research, the United States Marine Corps, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) compete their service requirements amongst SeaPort-e IDIQ multiple award contract holders.  The SeaPort-e portal provides a standardized, efficient means of soliciting offers from amongst a diverse population of businesses and their approved team members. Our Seaport-E teaming partners include a group of large and small businesses with a wide range of specialties and reputations for superior customer service. We offer access to capabilities and expertise across a range of relevant areas including Operations Research, Information Technology, Software Development, Engineering Design and Management, Military Construction Management, Logistics Management and Support, Transition Planning, Business Case Analysis, and Program and Administrative Support.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA MOBIS</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Management, Organizational and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS) schedule offers access to service requirements that can be tied to a business improvement initiative. This contract was designed to enable Federal managers to meet the many challenges in improving organizational efficiency while complying with federal rules, regulations, and budgetary constraints. Our MOBIS Business Case Analysis and Decision Support services provide proven methods to meet these challenges with efficient and cost-effective management solutions.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA PES</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Professional Engineering Services (PES) schedule provides a streamlined approach for Federal agencies to access qualified firms in a multitude of engineering disciplines. This schedule grants addresses the needs of the federal engineering community through six Special Item Numbers (SINs) that comprise the distinct phases of an engineering project. These cover the major disciplines of mechanical, electrical, chemical and components of civil engineering, as well as numerous sub-disciplines such as: aerospace, nuclear, bioengineering, and marine architecture. Decision Forge and our teammates are ready to provide the skills and services necessary to satisfy our customers’ engineering services requirements.  Services provided include Strategic Planning For Technology Programs; Concept Development and Requirements Analysis; Business Case Analysis; System Design, Engineering, And Integration; Test And Evaluation; Integrated Logistics Support; and Acquisition And Life Cycle Management.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA IT70</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Information Technology (IT) schedule number 70 was established by GSA to provide government agencies with solutions for their various information technology requirements and allow those agencies to procure the products and services they need. The GSA IT schedule provides fast, convenient access to the professional, technical, and management skills necessary to satisfy our customers\' information technology support requirements.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the SDVOSB Procurement Program</strong>\r\n\r\nAs a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), we offer Federal customers two acquisition paths:\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 15px 10px;\">\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1406, <em>Sole Source Awards to SDVOSB Concerns</em>, procurement professionals may make sole source awards of up to $3.5M to a service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, if the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns</li>\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1405, <em>SDVOSB Set-Aside Procedures</em>, procurement professionals may set aside an acquisition for competition restricted to service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, given a reasonable expectation that fair and reasonable offers will be received from two or more SDVOSB concerns</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through the HUBZone Small Business Program</strong>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px;\">\r\n	<li><strong>Q1:  What does HUBZone stand for?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A1:  </strong>Historically Underutilized Business Zone.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q2:  What is the underlying regulation covering the HUBZone program?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A2. </strong>FAR 19.13 and 52.219 govern how the HUBZone program is implemented in federal procurements.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q3:  Is there an end date for our HUBZone certification?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A3:  </strong>No, unlike the 8(a) program, there is no graduation timeline from HUBZone certification.  Three events can change HUBZone status:  1) if we were to fail to employ the required number of employees that are HUBZone residents; 2) if our relevant geographies were reclassified to no longer qualify; and 3) if we were to fail to meet the size requirements for a small business concern.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q4:  What does this mean for Prime Contractors?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A4:  </strong>HUBZone subcontracting requirements often go unmet.   However, utilizing Decision Forge as a subcontractor can help toward the achievement of HUBZone utilization goals.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q5:  What does this mean for Contracting Officers?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A5:  </strong>As you deem appropriate, reference either FAR 52.219-3 (Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside) in your Requests for Information, Pre-Solicitations, or Solicitations; or FAR 52.219-4 (Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns) in your Solicitations for acquisitions conducted using Full and Open competition.</li>\r\n</ul>','Vehicles and Contractual Access','','inherit','open','open','','3542-revision-v1','','','2011-08-30 17:56:33','2011-08-30 21:56:33','',3542,'http://decforge.com/site/?p=4446',0,'revision','',0),(4447,4,'2011-08-30 17:57:30','2011-08-30 21:57:30','For ease of access, Decision Forge has several contract vehicles and purchase agreements in place with our industry teaming partners and our government customers.  These vehicles are summarized below.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through ENCORE II</strong>\r\n\r\nThis IDIQ GWAC provides a single source procurement vehicle for the DoD and other Federal Agencies to obtain a full range of Information Technology solutions, including but not limited to Requirements Analysis, Systems Integration, and other Business and Technology Support Services. The contract provides a streamlined and comprehensive ordering process to facilitate transformation to a net-centric environment. Under the administration of <a href=\"http://www.ditco.disa.mil/hq/contracts/encorIIchar.asp\" title=\"DITCO\" target=\"_blank\">DITCO</a>, Federal clients including DISA, DoD, and the entire Federal Government can access Decision Forge services through <a href=\"http://encoreii.americansystems.com/\" title=\"American Systems\" target=\"_blank\">AMERICAN SYSTEMS</a> Prime Contract number: HC1028-08-D-2011. (Please visit the <a href=\"http://www.disa.mil/contracts/guide/idiq/idiq_encore2.html\" title=\"DISA\" target=\"_blank\">DISA</a> website for more information.)\r\n\r\nEncore II supports Services and Solutions across a broad scope of 20 Task Areas:\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 1:   </strong>Enterprise IT Policy and Planning\r\n<strong>TA 2:   </strong>Integrated Solutions Management\r\n<strong>TA 3:   </strong>Performance Benchmarking\r\n<strong>TA 4:   </strong>Business Process Reengineering\r\n<strong>TA 5:   </strong>Requirements Analysis</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 6:   </strong>Market Research and Prototyping\r\n<strong>TA 7:   </strong>Info/Knowledge Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 8:   </strong>Custom Application Development\r\n<strong>TA 9:   </strong>Product Integration\r\n<strong>TA 10: </strong>Test and Evaluation</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 11: </strong>Asset Management\r\n<strong>TA 12: </strong>Communications Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 13: </strong>Security Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 14: </strong>Telecommunications Support\r\n<strong>TA 15: </strong>Computer-Telephony Integration</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth_last]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 16: </strong>Web Services\r\n<strong>TA 17: </strong>Operations Support\r\n<strong>TA 18: </strong>Hardware\r\n<strong>TA 19: </strong>Software\r\n<strong>TA 20: </strong>Managed Services[/one_fourth_last]</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">The ENCORE vehicle offers numerous benefits to Government Agency customers, including these:</p>\r\n<ul>	<li><strong><em>Broad Scope:</em></strong> Ability to support requirements across 20 broad Task Areas</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>GWAC/MAC:</em></strong> Can be used across the Federal space – by DISA, the Military Services, Defense Agencies, DHS, Intelligence Community, and Civil Agencies</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>High Ceiling:</em></strong> $12.225 billion over the period Jun 08 – May 13, with 5 one-year follow-on options. Only $2B of ceiling used, to date</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Long PoP:</em></strong> The full Encore II period of performance is 10 years: 7 years remaining</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Flexible:</em></strong> Multiple contract types, including both FFP and CR Task Orders</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Low Administrative Costs:</em></strong> A low 1% usage fee, and competitive labor rates (2% if DITCO serves as KO)</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Streamlined Procurement Process:</strong></em> Approximately two month turnaround for TOs, with a 70 day Procurement Average Lead Time.</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Customer Friendly:</em></strong> The end customer makes the final decision for the award – not the Encore II KO or another third party.</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Standardized:</strong></em> Well-documented and standardized processes for the end customer, and a nearly fixed proposal template and structure</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Advocacy:</em></strong> The KO at DITCO is an advocate for the use of the vehicle</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through Seaport-E</strong>\r\n\r\nSeaPort Enhanced (Seaport-e) is the Navy\'s electronic platform for acquiring support services in 22 functional areas including Engineering, Financial Management, and Program Management.  The Navy Systems Commands (NAVSEA, NAVAIR, SPAWAR, NAVFAC, and NAVSUP), the Office of Naval Research, the United States Marine Corps, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) compete their service requirements amongst SeaPort-e IDIQ multiple award contract holders.  The SeaPort-e portal provides a standardized, efficient means of soliciting offers from amongst a diverse population of businesses and their approved team members. Our Seaport-E teaming partners include a group of large and small businesses with a wide range of specialties and reputations for superior customer service. We offer access to capabilities and expertise across a range of relevant areas including Operations Research, Information Technology, Software Development, Engineering Design and Management, Military Construction Management, Logistics Management and Support, Transition Planning, Business Case Analysis, and Program and Administrative Support.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA MOBIS</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Management, Organizational and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS) schedule offers access to service requirements that can be tied to a business improvement initiative. This contract was designed to enable Federal managers to meet the many challenges in improving organizational efficiency while complying with federal rules, regulations, and budgetary constraints. Our MOBIS Business Case Analysis and Decision Support services provide proven methods to meet these challenges with efficient and cost-effective management solutions.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA PES</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Professional Engineering Services (PES) schedule provides a streamlined approach for Federal agencies to access qualified firms in a multitude of engineering disciplines. This schedule grants addresses the needs of the federal engineering community through six Special Item Numbers (SINs) that comprise the distinct phases of an engineering project. These cover the major disciplines of mechanical, electrical, chemical and components of civil engineering, as well as numerous sub-disciplines such as: aerospace, nuclear, bioengineering, and marine architecture. Decision Forge and our teammates are ready to provide the skills and services necessary to satisfy our customers’ engineering services requirements.  Services provided include Strategic Planning For Technology Programs; Concept Development and Requirements Analysis; Business Case Analysis; System Design, Engineering, And Integration; Test And Evaluation; Integrated Logistics Support; and Acquisition And Life Cycle Management.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA IT70</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Information Technology (IT) schedule number 70 was established by GSA to provide government agencies with solutions for their various information technology requirements and allow those agencies to procure the products and services they need. The GSA IT schedule provides fast, convenient access to the professional, technical, and management skills necessary to satisfy our customers\' information technology support requirements.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the SDVOSB Procurement Program</strong>\r\n\r\nAs a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), we offer Federal customers two acquisition paths:\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 15px 10px;\">\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1406, <em>Sole Source Awards to SDVOSB Concerns</em>, procurement professionals may make sole source awards of up to $3.5M to a service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, if the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns</li>\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1405, <em>SDVOSB Set-Aside Procedures</em>, procurement professionals may set aside an acquisition for competition restricted to service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, given a reasonable expectation that fair and reasonable offers will be received from two or more SDVOSB concerns</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through the HUBZone Small Business Program</strong>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px;\">\r\n	<li><strong>Q1:  What does HUBZone stand for?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A1:  </strong>Historically Underutilized Business Zone.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q2:  What is the underlying regulation covering the HUBZone program?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A2. </strong>FAR 19.13 and 52.219 govern how the HUBZone program is implemented in federal procurements.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q3:  Is there an end date for our HUBZone certification?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A3:  </strong>No, unlike the 8(a) program, there is no graduation timeline from HUBZone certification.  Three events can change HUBZone status:  1) if we were to fail to employ the required number of employees that are HUBZone residents; 2) if our relevant geographies were reclassified to no longer qualify; and 3) if we were to fail to meet the size requirements for a small business concern.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q4:  What does this mean for Prime Contractors?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A4:  </strong>HUBZone subcontracting requirements often go unmet.   However, utilizing Decision Forge as a subcontractor can help toward the achievement of HUBZone utilization goals.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q5:  What does this mean for Contracting Officers?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A5:  </strong>As you deem appropriate, reference either FAR 52.219-3 (Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside) in your Requests for Information, Pre-Solicitations, or Solicitations; or FAR 52.219-4 (Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns) in your Solicitations for acquisitions conducted using Full and Open competition.</li>\r\n</ul>','Vehicles and Contractual Access','','inherit','open','open','','3542-revision-v1','','','2011-08-30 17:57:30','2011-08-30 21:57:30','',3542,'http://decforge.com/site/?p=4447',0,'revision','',0),(4448,4,'2011-08-30 18:00:07','2011-08-30 22:00:07','For ease of access, Decision Forge has several contract vehicles and purchase agreements in place with our industry teaming partners and our government customers.  These vehicles are summarized below.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through ENCORE II</strong>\r\n\r\nThis IDIQ GWAC provides a single source procurement vehicle for the DoD and other Federal Agencies to obtain a full range of Information Technology solutions, including but not limited to Requirements Analysis, Systems Integration, and other Business and Technology Support Services. The contract provides a streamlined and comprehensive ordering process to facilitate transformation to a net-centric environment. Under the administration of <a href=\"http://www.ditco.disa.mil/hq/contracts/encorIIchar.asp\" title=\"DITCO\" target=\"_blank\">DITCO</a>, Federal clients including DISA, DoD, and the entire Federal Government can access Decision Forge services through <a href=\"http://encoreii.americansystems.com/\" title=\"American Systems\" target=\"_blank\">AMERICAN SYSTEMS</a> Prime Contract number: HC1028-08-D-2011. (Please visit the <a href=\"http://www.disa.mil/contracts/guide/idiq/idiq_encore2.html\" title=\"DISA\" target=\"_blank\">DISA</a> website for more information.)\r\n\r\nEncore II supports Services and Solutions across a broad scope of 20 Task Areas:\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 1:   </strong>Enterprise IT Policy and Planning\r\n<strong>TA 2:   </strong>Integrated Solutions Management\r\n<strong>TA 3:   </strong>Performance Benchmarking\r\n<strong>TA 4:   </strong>Business Process Reengineering\r\n<strong>TA 5:   </strong>Requirements Analysis</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 6:   </strong>Market Research and Prototyping\r\n<strong>TA 7:   </strong>Info/Knowledge Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 8:   </strong>Custom Application Development\r\n<strong>TA 9:   </strong>Product Integration\r\n<strong>TA 10: </strong>Test and Evaluation</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 11: </strong>Asset Management\r\n<strong>TA 12: </strong>Communications Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 13: </strong>Security Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 14: </strong>Telecommunications Support\r\n<strong>TA 15: </strong>Computer-Telephony Integration</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth_last]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 16: </strong>Web Services\r\n<strong>TA 17: </strong>Operations Support\r\n<strong>TA 18: </strong>Hardware\r\n<strong>TA 19: </strong>Software\r\n<strong>TA 20: </strong>Managed Services[/one_fourth_last]</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">The ENCORE vehicle offers numerous benefits to Government Agency customers, including these:</p>\r\n<ul>	<li><strong><em>Broad Scope:  </em></strong> Ability to support requirements across 20 broad Task Areas</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>GWAC/MAC:  </em></strong> Can be used across the Federal space – by DISA, the Military Services, Defense Agencies, DHS, Intelligence Community, and Civil Agencies</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>High Ceiling:  </em></strong> $12.225 billion over the period Jun 08 – May 13, with 5 one-year follow-on options. Only $2B of ceiling used, to date</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Long PoP:  </em></strong> The full Encore II period of performance is 10 years: 7 years remaining</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Flexible:  </em></strong> Multiple contract types, including both FFP and CR Task Orders</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Low Administrative Costs:  </em></strong> A low 1% usage fee, and competitive labor rates (2% if DITCO serves as KO)</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Streamlined Procurement Process:  </strong></em> Approximately two month turnaround for TOs, with a 70 day Procurement Average Lead Time.</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Customer Friendly:  </em></strong>      The end customer makes the final decision for the award – not the Encore II KO or another third party.</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Standardized:  </strong></em> Well-documented and standardized processes for the end customer, and a nearly fixed proposal template and structure</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Advocacy:  </em></strong> The Contracting Officer at DITCO is a helpful advocate for the use of the vehicle</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through Seaport-E</strong>\r\n\r\nSeaPort Enhanced (Seaport-e) is the Navy\'s electronic platform for acquiring support services in 22 functional areas including Engineering, Financial Management, and Program Management.  The Navy Systems Commands (NAVSEA, NAVAIR, SPAWAR, NAVFAC, and NAVSUP), the Office of Naval Research, the United States Marine Corps, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) compete their service requirements amongst SeaPort-e IDIQ multiple award contract holders.  The SeaPort-e portal provides a standardized, efficient means of soliciting offers from amongst a diverse population of businesses and their approved team members. Our Seaport-E teaming partners include a group of large and small businesses with a wide range of specialties and reputations for superior customer service. We offer access to capabilities and expertise across a range of relevant areas including Operations Research, Information Technology, Software Development, Engineering Design and Management, Military Construction Management, Logistics Management and Support, Transition Planning, Business Case Analysis, and Program and Administrative Support.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA MOBIS</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Management, Organizational and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS) schedule offers access to service requirements that can be tied to a business improvement initiative. This contract was designed to enable Federal managers to meet the many challenges in improving organizational efficiency while complying with federal rules, regulations, and budgetary constraints. Our MOBIS Business Case Analysis and Decision Support services provide proven methods to meet these challenges with efficient and cost-effective management solutions.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA PES</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Professional Engineering Services (PES) schedule provides a streamlined approach for Federal agencies to access qualified firms in a multitude of engineering disciplines. This schedule grants addresses the needs of the federal engineering community through six Special Item Numbers (SINs) that comprise the distinct phases of an engineering project. These cover the major disciplines of mechanical, electrical, chemical and components of civil engineering, as well as numerous sub-disciplines such as: aerospace, nuclear, bioengineering, and marine architecture. Decision Forge and our teammates are ready to provide the skills and services necessary to satisfy our customers’ engineering services requirements.  Services provided include Strategic Planning For Technology Programs; Concept Development and Requirements Analysis; Business Case Analysis; System Design, Engineering, And Integration; Test And Evaluation; Integrated Logistics Support; and Acquisition And Life Cycle Management.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA IT70</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Information Technology (IT) schedule number 70 was established by GSA to provide government agencies with solutions for their various information technology requirements and allow those agencies to procure the products and services they need. The GSA IT schedule provides fast, convenient access to the professional, technical, and management skills necessary to satisfy our customers\' information technology support requirements.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the SDVOSB Procurement Program</strong>\r\n\r\nAs a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), we offer Federal customers two acquisition paths:\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 15px 10px;\">\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1406, <em>Sole Source Awards to SDVOSB Concerns</em>, procurement professionals may make sole source awards of up to $3.5M to a service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, if the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns</li>\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1405, <em>SDVOSB Set-Aside Procedures</em>, procurement professionals may set aside an acquisition for competition restricted to service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, given a reasonable expectation that fair and reasonable offers will be received from two or more SDVOSB concerns</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through the HUBZone Small Business Program</strong>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px;\">\r\n	<li><strong>Q1:  What does HUBZone stand for?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A1:  </strong>Historically Underutilized Business Zone.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q2:  What is the underlying regulation covering the HUBZone program?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A2. </strong>FAR 19.13 and 52.219 govern how the HUBZone program is implemented in federal procurements.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q3:  Is there an end date for our HUBZone certification?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A3:  </strong>No, unlike the 8(a) program, there is no graduation timeline from HUBZone certification.  Three events can change HUBZone status:  1) if we were to fail to employ the required number of employees that are HUBZone residents; 2) if our relevant geographies were reclassified to no longer qualify; and 3) if we were to fail to meet the size requirements for a small business concern.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q4:  What does this mean for Prime Contractors?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A4:  </strong>HUBZone subcontracting requirements often go unmet.   However, utilizing Decision Forge as a subcontractor can help toward the achievement of HUBZone utilization goals.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q5:  What does this mean for Contracting Officers?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A5:  </strong>As you deem appropriate, reference either FAR 52.219-3 (Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside) in your Requests for Information, Pre-Solicitations, or Solicitations; or FAR 52.219-4 (Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns) in your Solicitations for acquisitions conducted using Full and Open competition.</li>\r\n</ul>','Vehicles and Contractual Access','','inherit','open','open','','3542-revision-v1','','','2011-08-30 18:00:07','2011-08-30 22:00:07','',3542,'http://decforge.com/site/?p=4448',0,'revision','',0),(4449,7,'2011-08-04 16:27:01','2011-08-04 20:27:01','<p style=\"color:000000;\">Decision Forge is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business providing analysis, modeling, and decision support services in the defense, intelligence, and civil sectors. 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Then, based on that understanding, we apply decision frameworks, methodologies, and tools that are <strong>data-driven, stakeholder-informed, operationally-relevant, analytically-sound, technically-feasible, and cost-effective</strong>. Our people, processes, and tools position us to partner with you to deliver lasting solutions.','Apply Powerful Analytics','','inherit','open','open','','3319-revision-v1','','','2011-08-30 18:37:18','2011-08-30 22:37:18','',3319,'http://decforge.com/site/?p=4485',0,'revision','',0),(4486,4,'2011-08-30 18:00:25','2011-08-30 22:00:25','For ease of access, Decision Forge has several contract vehicles and purchase agreements in place with our industry teaming partners and our government customers.  These vehicles are summarized below.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through ENCORE II</strong>\r\n\r\nThis IDIQ GWAC provides a single source procurement vehicle for the DoD and other Federal Agencies to obtain a full range of Information Technology solutions, including but not limited to Requirements Analysis, Systems Integration, and other Business and Technology Support Services. The contract provides a streamlined and comprehensive ordering process to facilitate transformation to a net-centric environment. Under the administration of <a href=\"http://www.ditco.disa.mil/hq/contracts/encorIIchar.asp\" title=\"DITCO\" target=\"_blank\">DITCO</a>, Federal clients including DISA, DoD, and the entire Federal Government can access Decision Forge services through <a href=\"http://encoreii.americansystems.com/\" title=\"American Systems\" target=\"_blank\">AMERICAN SYSTEMS</a> Prime Contract number: HC1028-08-D-2011. (Please visit the <a href=\"http://www.disa.mil/contracts/guide/idiq/idiq_encore2.html\" title=\"DISA\" target=\"_blank\">DISA</a> website for more information.)\r\n\r\nEncore II supports Services and Solutions across a broad scope of 20 Task Areas:\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 1:   </strong>Enterprise IT Policy and Planning\r\n<strong>TA 2:   </strong>Integrated Solutions Management\r\n<strong>TA 3:   </strong>Performance Benchmarking\r\n<strong>TA 4:   </strong>Business Process Reengineering\r\n<strong>TA 5:   </strong>Requirements Analysis</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 6:   </strong>Market Research and Prototyping\r\n<strong>TA 7:   </strong>Info/Knowledge Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 8:   </strong>Custom Application Development\r\n<strong>TA 9:   </strong>Product Integration\r\n<strong>TA 10: </strong>Test and Evaluation</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 11: </strong>Asset Management\r\n<strong>TA 12: </strong>Communications Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 13: </strong>Security Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 14: </strong>Telecommunications Support\r\n<strong>TA 15: </strong>Computer-Telephony Integration</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth_last]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 16: </strong>Web Services\r\n<strong>TA 17: </strong>Operations Support\r\n<strong>TA 18: </strong>Hardware\r\n<strong>TA 19: </strong>Software\r\n<strong>TA 20: </strong>Managed Services[/one_fourth_last]</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">The ENCORE vehicle offers numerous benefits to Government Agency customers, including these:</p>\r\n<ul>	<li><strong><em>Broad Scope:  </em></strong> Ability to support requirements across 20 broad Task Areas</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>GWAC/MAC:  </em></strong> Can be used across the Federal space – by DISA, the Military Services, Defense Agencies, DHS, Intelligence Community, and Civil Agencies</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>High Ceiling:  </em></strong> $12.225 billion over the period Jun 08 – May 13, with 5 one-year follow-on options. Only $2B of ceiling used, to date</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Long PoP:  </em></strong> The full Encore II period of performance is 10 years: 7 years remaining</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Flexible:  </em></strong> Multiple contract types, including both FFP and CR Task Orders</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Low Administrative Costs:  </em></strong> A low 1% usage fee, and competitive labor rates (2% if DITCO serves as KO)</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Streamlined Procurement Process:  </strong></em> Approximately two month turnaround for TOs, with a 70 day Procurement Average Lead Time.</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Customer Friendly:  </em></strong> The end customer makes the final decision for the award – not the Encore II KO or another third party.</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Standardized:  </strong></em> Well-documented and standardized processes for the end customer, and a nearly fixed proposal template and structure</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Advocacy:  </em></strong> The Contracting Officer at DITCO is a helpful advocate for the use of the vehicle</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through Seaport-E</strong>\r\n\r\nSeaPort Enhanced (Seaport-e) is the Navy\'s electronic platform for acquiring support services in 22 functional areas including Engineering, Financial Management, and Program Management.  The Navy Systems Commands (NAVSEA, NAVAIR, SPAWAR, NAVFAC, and NAVSUP), the Office of Naval Research, the United States Marine Corps, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) compete their service requirements amongst SeaPort-e IDIQ multiple award contract holders.  The SeaPort-e portal provides a standardized, efficient means of soliciting offers from amongst a diverse population of businesses and their approved team members. Our Seaport-E teaming partners include a group of large and small businesses with a wide range of specialties and reputations for superior customer service. We offer access to capabilities and expertise across a range of relevant areas including Operations Research, Information Technology, Software Development, Engineering Design and Management, Military Construction Management, Logistics Management and Support, Transition Planning, Business Case Analysis, and Program and Administrative Support.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA MOBIS</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Management, Organizational and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS) schedule offers access to service requirements that can be tied to a business improvement initiative. This contract was designed to enable Federal managers to meet the many challenges in improving organizational efficiency while complying with federal rules, regulations, and budgetary constraints. Our MOBIS Business Case Analysis and Decision Support services provide proven methods to meet these challenges with efficient and cost-effective management solutions.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA PES</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Professional Engineering Services (PES) schedule provides a streamlined approach for Federal agencies to access qualified firms in a multitude of engineering disciplines. This schedule grants addresses the needs of the federal engineering community through six Special Item Numbers (SINs) that comprise the distinct phases of an engineering project. These cover the major disciplines of mechanical, electrical, chemical and components of civil engineering, as well as numerous sub-disciplines such as: aerospace, nuclear, bioengineering, and marine architecture. Decision Forge and our teammates are ready to provide the skills and services necessary to satisfy our customers’ engineering services requirements.  Services provided include Strategic Planning For Technology Programs; Concept Development and Requirements Analysis; Business Case Analysis; System Design, Engineering, And Integration; Test And Evaluation; Integrated Logistics Support; and Acquisition And Life Cycle Management.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA IT70</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Information Technology (IT) schedule number 70 was established by GSA to provide government agencies with solutions for their various information technology requirements and allow those agencies to procure the products and services they need. The GSA IT schedule provides fast, convenient access to the professional, technical, and management skills necessary to satisfy our customers\' information technology support requirements.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the SDVOSB Procurement Program</strong>\r\n\r\nAs a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), we offer Federal customers two acquisition paths:\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 15px 10px;\">\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1406, <em>Sole Source Awards to SDVOSB Concerns</em>, procurement professionals may make sole source awards of up to $3.5M to a service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, if the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns</li>\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1405, <em>SDVOSB Set-Aside Procedures</em>, procurement professionals may set aside an acquisition for competition restricted to service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, given a reasonable expectation that fair and reasonable offers will be received from two or more SDVOSB concerns</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through the HUBZone Small Business Program</strong>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px;\">\r\n	<li><strong>Q1:  What does HUBZone stand for?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A1:  </strong>Historically Underutilized Business Zone.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q2:  What is the underlying regulation covering the HUBZone program?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A2. </strong>FAR 19.13 and 52.219 govern how the HUBZone program is implemented in federal procurements.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q3:  Is there an end date for our HUBZone certification?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A3:  </strong>No, unlike the 8(a) program, there is no graduation timeline from HUBZone certification.  Three events can change HUBZone status:  1) if we were to fail to employ the required number of employees that are HUBZone residents; 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(Please visit the <a title=\"DISA\" href=\"http://www.disa.mil/contracts/guide/idiq/idiq_encore2.html\" target=\"_blank\">DISA</a> website for more information.)\r\n\r\nEncore II supports Services and Solutions across a broad scope of 20 Task Areas:\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 1:   </strong>Enterprise IT Policy and Planning\r\n<strong>TA 2:   </strong>Integrated Solutions Management\r\n<strong>TA 3:   </strong>Performance Benchmarking\r\n<strong>TA 4:   </strong>Business Process Reengineering\r\n<strong>TA 5:   </strong>Requirements Analysis</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 6:   </strong>Market Research and Prototyping\r\n<strong>TA 7:   </strong>Info/Knowledge Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 8:   </strong>Custom Application Development\r\n<strong>TA 9:   </strong>Product Integration\r\n<strong>TA 10: </strong>Test and Evaluation</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 11: </strong>Asset Management\r\n<strong>TA 12: </strong>Communications Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 13: </strong>Security Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 14: </strong>Telecommunications Support\r\n<strong>TA 15: </strong>Computer-Telephony Integration</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth_last]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 16: </strong>Web Services\r\n<strong>TA 17: </strong>Operations Support\r\n<strong>TA 18: </strong>Hardware\r\n<strong>TA 19: </strong>Software\r\n<strong>TA 20: </strong>Managed Services[/one_fourth_last]</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">The ENCORE vehicle offers numerous benefits to Government Agency customers, including these:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Broad Scope: </em></strong> Ability to support requirements across 20 broad Task Areas</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>GWAC/MAC: </em></strong> Can be used across the Federal space – by DISA, the Military Services, Defense Agencies, DHS, Intelligence Community, and Civil Agencies</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>High Ceiling: </em></strong> $12.225 billion over the period Jun 08 – May 13, with 5 one-year follow-on options. Only $2B of ceiling used, to date</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Long PoP: </em></strong> The full Encore II period of performance is 10 years: 7 years remaining</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Flexible: </em></strong> Multiple contract types, including both FFP and CR Task Orders</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Low Administrative Costs: </em></strong> A low 1% usage fee, and competitive labor rates (2% if DITCO serves as KO)</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Streamlined Procurement Process: </strong></em> Approximately two month turnaround for TOs, with a 70 day Procurement Average Lead Time.</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Customer Friendly: </em></strong> The end customer makes the final decision for the award – not the Encore II KO or another third party.</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Standardized: </strong></em> Well-documented and standardized processes for the end customer, and a nearly fixed proposal template and structure</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Advocacy: </em></strong> The Contracting Officer at DITCO is a helpful advocate for the use of the vehicle</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through Seaport-E</strong>\r\n\r\nSeaPort Enhanced (Seaport-e) is the Navy\'s electronic platform for acquiring support services in 22 functional areas including Engineering, Financial Management, and Program Management.  The Navy Systems Commands (NAVSEA, NAVAIR, SPAWAR, NAVFAC, and NAVSUP), the Office of Naval Research, the United States Marine Corps, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) compete their service requirements amongst SeaPort-e IDIQ multiple award contract holders.  The SeaPort-e portal provides a standardized, efficient means of soliciting offers from amongst a diverse population of businesses and their approved team members. Our Seaport-E teaming partners include a group of large and small businesses with a wide range of specialties and reputations for superior customer service. We offer access to capabilities and expertise across a range of relevant areas including Operations Research, Information Technology, Software Development, Engineering Design and Management, Military Construction Management, Logistics Management and Support, Transition Planning, Business Case Analysis, and Program and Administrative Support.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA MOBIS</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Management, Organizational and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS) schedule offers access to service requirements that can be tied to a business improvement initiative. This contract was designed to enable Federal managers to meet the many challenges in improving organizational efficiency while complying with federal rules, regulations, and budgetary constraints. Our MOBIS Business Case Analysis and Decision Support services provide proven methods to meet these challenges with efficient and cost-effective management solutions.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA PES</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Professional Engineering Services (PES) schedule provides a streamlined approach for Federal agencies to access qualified firms in a multitude of engineering disciplines. This schedule grants addresses the needs of the federal engineering community through six Special Item Numbers (SINs) that comprise the distinct phases of an engineering project. These cover the major disciplines of mechanical, electrical, chemical and components of civil engineering, as well as numerous sub-disciplines such as: aerospace, nuclear, bioengineering, and marine architecture. Decision Forge and our teammates are ready to provide the skills and services necessary to satisfy our customers’ engineering services requirements.  Services provided include Strategic Planning For Technology Programs; Concept Development and Requirements Analysis; Business Case Analysis; System Design, Engineering, And Integration; Test And Evaluation; Integrated Logistics Support; and Acquisition And Life Cycle Management.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA IT-70</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Information Technology (IT) schedule number 70 was established by GSA to provide government agencies with solutions for their various information technology requirements and allow those agencies to procure the products and services they need. The GSA IT schedule provides fast, convenient access to the professional, technical, and management skills necessary to satisfy our customers\' information technology support requirements.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the SDVOSB Procurement Program</strong>\r\n\r\nAs a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), we offer Federal customers two acquisition paths:\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 15px 10px;\">\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1406, <em>Sole Source Awards to SDVOSB Concerns</em>, procurement professionals may make sole source awards of up to $3.5M to a service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, if the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns</li>\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1405, <em>SDVOSB Set-Aside Procedures</em>, procurement professionals may set aside an acquisition for competition restricted to service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, given a reasonable expectation that fair and reasonable offers will be received from two or more SDVOSB concerns</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through the HUBZone Small Business Program</strong>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px;\">\r\n	<li><strong>Q1:  What does HUBZone stand for?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A1:  </strong>Historically Underutilized Business Zone.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q2:  What is the underlying regulation covering the HUBZone program?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A2. </strong>FAR 19.13 and 52.219 govern how the HUBZone program is implemented in federal procurements.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q3:  Is there an end date for our HUBZone certification?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A3:  </strong>No, unlike the 8(a) program, there is no graduation timeline from HUBZone certification.  Three events can change HUBZone status:  1) if we were to fail to employ the required number of employees that are HUBZone residents; 2) if our relevant geographies were reclassified to no longer qualify; and 3) if we were to fail to meet the size requirements for a small business concern.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q4:  What does this mean for Prime Contractors?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A4:  </strong>HUBZone subcontracting requirements often go unmet.   However, utilizing Decision Forge as a subcontractor can help toward the achievement of HUBZone utilization goals.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q5:  What does this mean for Contracting Officers?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A5:  </strong>As you deem appropriate, reference either FAR 52.219-3 (Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside) in your Requests for Information, Pre-Solicitations, or Solicitations; or FAR 52.219-4 (Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns) in your Solicitations for acquisitions conducted using Full and Open competition.</li>\r\n</ul>','Vehicles and Contractual Access','','inherit','open','open','','3542-revision-v1','','','2011-08-30 19:19:08','2011-08-30 23:19:08','',3542,'http://decforge.com/site/?p=4551',0,'revision','',0),(4576,4,'2011-09-01 23:00:33','2011-09-02 03:00:33','For ease of access, Decision Forge offers a range of contract vehicles and purchase agreements in place with our industry teaming partners and our government customers.  Key features and benefits of these vehicles are summarized below.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the SDVOSB Procurement Program</strong>\r\n\r\nAs a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), we offer Federal customers two acquisition paths:\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 15px 10px;\">\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1406, <em>Sole Source Awards to SDVOSB Concerns</em>, procurement professionals may make sole source awards of up to $3.5M to a service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, if the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns</li>\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1405, <em>SDVOSB Set-Aside Procedures</em>, procurement professionals may set aside an acquisition for competition restricted to service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, given a reasonable expectation that fair and reasonable offers will be received from two or more SDVOSB concerns</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through the HUBZone Small Business Program</strong>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px;\">\r\n	<li><strong>What does HUBZone stand for?</strong> Historically Underutilized Business Zone.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>What regulation governs the HUBZone program?</strong> FAR 19.13 and 52.219 govern how the HUBZone program is implemented in federal procurements.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Is there an end date for our HUBZone certification?</strong> No, unlike the 8(a) program, there is no graduation or termination timeline for HUBZone certification.  Three events can change HUBZone status:  1) if we were to fail to employ the required number of employees that are HUBZone residents; 2) if our relevant geographies were reclassified to no longer qualify; and 3) if we were to fail to meet the size requirements for a small business concern.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>What does this mean for Prime Contractors?</strong> HUBZone subcontracting requirements often go unmet.   However, utilizing Decision Forge as a subcontractor can help toward the achievement of HUBZone utilization goals.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>What does this mean for Contracting Officers?</strong> As you deem appropriate, reference either FAR 52.219-3 (Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside) in your Requests for Information, Pre-Solicitations, or Solicitations; or FAR 52.219-4 (Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns) in your Solicitations for acquisitions conducted using Full and Open competition.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through ENCORE II</strong>\r\n\r\nThis IDIQ GWAC provides a single source procurement vehicle for the DoD and other Federal Agencies to obtain a full range of Information Technology solutions, including but not limited to Requirements Analysis, Systems Integration, and other Business and Technology Support Services. The contract provides a streamlined and comprehensive ordering process to facilitate transformation to a net-centric environment. Under the administration of <a title=\"DITCO\" href=\"http://www.ditco.disa.mil/hq/contracts/encorIIchar.asp\" target=\"_blank\">DITCO</a>, Federal clients including DISA, DoD, and the entire Federal Government can access Decision Forge services through <a title=\"American Systems\" href=\"http://encoreii.americansystems.com/\" target=\"_blank\">AMERICAN SYSTEMS</a> Prime Contract number: HC1028-08-D-2011. (Please visit the <a title=\"DISA\" href=\"http://www.disa.mil/contracts/guide/idiq/idiq_encore2.html\" target=\"_blank\">DISA</a> website for more information.)\r\n\r\nEncore II supports Services and Solutions across a broad scope of 20 Task Areas:\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 1:   </strong>Enterprise IT Policy and Planning\r\n<strong>TA 2:   </strong>Integrated Solutions Management\r\n<strong>TA 3:   </strong>Performance Benchmarking\r\n<strong>TA 4:   </strong>Business Process Reengineering\r\n<strong>TA 5:   </strong>Requirements Analysis</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 6:   </strong>Market Research and Prototyping\r\n<strong>TA 7:   </strong>Info/Knowledge Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 8:   </strong>Custom Application Development\r\n<strong>TA 9:   </strong>Product Integration\r\n<strong>TA 10: </strong>Test and Evaluation</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 11: </strong>Asset Management\r\n<strong>TA 12: </strong>Communications Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 13: </strong>Security Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 14: </strong>Telecommunications Support\r\n<strong>TA 15: </strong>Computer-Telephony Integration</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth_last]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 16: </strong>Web Services\r\n<strong>TA 17: </strong>Operations Support\r\n<strong>TA 18: </strong>Hardware\r\n<strong>TA 19: </strong>Software\r\n<strong>TA 20: </strong>Managed Services[/one_fourth_last]</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">The ENCORE vehicle offers numerous benefits to Government Agency customers, including these:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Broad Scope: </em></strong> Ability to support requirements across 20 broad Task Areas</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>GWAC/MAC: </em></strong> Can be used across the Federal space – by DISA, the Military Services, Defense Agencies, DHS, Intelligence Community, and Civil Agencies</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>High Ceiling: </em></strong> $12.225 billion over the period Jun 08 – May 13, with 5 one-year follow-on options. Only $2B of ceiling used, to date</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Long PoP: </em></strong> The full Encore II period of performance is 10 years: 7 years remaining</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Flexible: </em></strong> Multiple contract types, including both FFP and CR Task Orders</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Low Administrative Costs: </em></strong> A low 1% usage fee, and competitive labor rates (2% if DITCO serves as KO)</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Streamlined Procurement Process: </strong></em> Approximately two month turnaround for TOs, with a 70 day Procurement Average Lead Time.</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Customer Friendly: </em></strong> The end customer makes the final decision for the award – not the Encore II KO or another third party.</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Standardized: </strong></em> Well-documented and standardized processes for the end customer, and a nearly fixed proposal template and structure</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Advocacy: </em></strong> The Contracting Officer at DITCO is a helpful advocate for the use of the vehicle</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through Seaport-E</strong>\r\n\r\nSeaPort Enhanced (Seaport-e) is the Navy\'s electronic platform for acquiring support services in 22 functional areas including Engineering, Financial Management, and Program Management.  The Navy Systems Commands (NAVSEA, NAVAIR, SPAWAR, NAVFAC, and NAVSUP), the Office of Naval Research, the United States Marine Corps, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) compete their service requirements amongst SeaPort-e IDIQ multiple award contract holders.  The SeaPort-e portal provides a standardized, efficient means of soliciting offers from amongst a diverse population of businesses and their approved team members. Our Seaport-E teaming partners include a group of large and small businesses with a wide range of specialties and reputations for superior customer service. We offer access to capabilities and expertise across a range of relevant areas including Operations Research, Information Technology, Software Development, Engineering Design and Management, Military Construction Management, Logistics Management and Support, Transition Planning, Business Case Analysis, and Program and Administrative Support.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the STARS II GWAC</strong>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">STARS II is a multiple-award IDIQ contract designed to give federal agencies access to what the GSA describes as \"an elite group of small information technology businesses,\" providing access across four functional areas ranging from simple to complex services:</p><ul>\r\n	<li>Custom Computer Programming Services</li>\r\n	<li>Computer Systems Design Services</li>\r\n	<li>Computer Facilities Management Services</li>\r\n	<li>Other Computer Related Services</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nSTARS allows agencies to directly access best-in-class service through an established vehicle, as an alternative to using open-market methods, saving time and money. The contract allows for directed task orders up to $4 million each for federal civilian and Department of Defense activities (through LinTech Global, our 8a partner). This $10-billion ceiling IDIQ carries a five-year base period (through 2016) and a single five-year option period that follows. It also features a low user access fee (0.75 percent), built into the contractor\'s ceiling prices. For ease of use, it provides a pre-completed format with streamlined ordering procedures based on FAR 16.505, and provides for no protests on orders under $10M.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through eFAST</strong>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">eFAST is the Electronic FAA Accelerated &amp; Simplified Tasks Program, and is the FAA’s Preferred Acquisition Vehicle for Achieving Small Business Goals. eFAST provides the following benefits:</p><ul>\r\n	<li>A $2 billion ceiling, with a 5 year base period (2011-2016) and 2 one-year options</li>\r\n	<li>Contract types include Firm-Fixed Price, Cost Reimbursement, Time and Materials, and Labor Hours</li>\r\n	<li>Low access fee: 1 to 3%</li>\r\n	<li>Master Ordering Agreements (MOA) for a broad range of comprehensive professional, technical, and support services and solutions for the FAA, and in some cases, other Government Agencies</li>\r\n	<li>Direct awards allowed up to a $4 Million limit (through LinTech Global, our 8a partner)</li>\r\n	<li>Set-asides allowed for 8(a) competition with no dollar limit</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">Supported Functional Areas include</p><ul>\r\n	<li>Business Administration &amp; Management (BAM)</li>\r\n	<li>Engineering Services (ES)</li>\r\n	<li>Computer/Information Systems Development (CSD)</li>\r\n	<li>Computer Systems Support (CSS)</li>\r\n	<li>Documentation &amp; Training (D&amp;T)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA MOBIS</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Management, Organizational and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS) schedule offers access to service requirements that can be tied to a business improvement initiative. This contract was designed to enable Federal managers to meet the many challenges in improving organizational efficiency while complying with federal rules, regulations, and budgetary constraints. Our MOBIS Business Case Analysis and Decision Support services provide proven methods to meet these challenges with efficient and cost-effective management solutions.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA PES</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Professional Engineering Services (PES) schedule provides a streamlined approach for Federal agencies to access qualified firms in a multitude of engineering disciplines. This schedule grants addresses the needs of the federal engineering community through six Special Item Numbers (SINs) that comprise the distinct phases of an engineering project. These cover the major disciplines of mechanical, electrical, chemical and components of civil engineering, as well as numerous sub-disciplines such as: aerospace, nuclear, bioengineering, and marine architecture. Decision Forge and our teammates are ready to provide the skills and services necessary to satisfy our customers’ engineering services requirements.  Services provided include Strategic Planning For Technology Programs; Concept Development and Requirements Analysis; Business Case Analysis; System Design, Engineering, And Integration; Test And Evaluation; Integrated Logistics Support; and Acquisition And Life Cycle Management.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA IT-70</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Information Technology (IT) schedule number 70 was established by GSA to provide government agencies with solutions for their various information technology requirements and allow those agencies to procure the products and services they need. The GSA IT schedule provides fast, convenient access to the professional, technical, and management skills necessary to satisfy our customers\' information technology support requirements.','Vehicles and Contractual Access','','inherit','open','open','','3542-revision-v1','','','2011-09-01 23:00:33','2011-09-02 03:00:33','',3542,'http://decforge.com/site/?p=4576',0,'revision','',0),(4552,4,'2011-09-01 21:58:13','2011-09-02 01:58:13','For ease of access, Decision Forge has several contract vehicles and purchase agreements in place with our industry teaming partners and our government customers. These vehicles are summarized below.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through ENCORE II</strong>\r\n\r\nThis IDIQ GWAC provides a single source procurement vehicle for the DoD and other Federal Agencies to obtain a full range of Information Technology solutions, including but not limited to Requirements Analysis, Systems Integration, and other Business and Technology Support Services. The contract provides a streamlined and comprehensive ordering process to facilitate transformation to a net-centric environment. Under the administration of <a title=\"DITCO\" href=\"http://www.ditco.disa.mil/hq/contracts/encorIIchar.asp\" target=\"_blank\">DITCO</a>, Federal clients including DISA, DoD, and the entire Federal Government can access Decision Forge services through <a title=\"American Systems\" href=\"http://encoreii.americansystems.com/\" target=\"_blank\">AMERICAN SYSTEMS</a> Prime Contract number: HC1028-08-D-2011. (Please visit the <a title=\"DISA\" href=\"http://www.disa.mil/contracts/guide/idiq/idiq_encore2.html\" target=\"_blank\">DISA</a> website for more information.)\r\n\r\nEncore II supports Services and Solutions across a broad scope of 20 Task Areas:\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 1:   </strong>Enterprise IT Policy and Planning\r\n<strong>TA 2:   </strong>Integrated Solutions Management\r\n<strong>TA 3:   </strong>Performance Benchmarking\r\n<strong>TA 4:   </strong>Business Process Reengineering\r\n<strong>TA 5:   </strong>Requirements Analysis</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 6:   </strong>Market Research and Prototyping\r\n<strong>TA 7:   </strong>Info/Knowledge Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 8:   </strong>Custom Application Development\r\n<strong>TA 9:   </strong>Product Integration\r\n<strong>TA 10: </strong>Test and Evaluation</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 11: </strong>Asset Management\r\n<strong>TA 12: </strong>Communications Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 13: </strong>Security Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 14: </strong>Telecommunications Support\r\n<strong>TA 15: </strong>Computer-Telephony Integration</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth_last]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 16: </strong>Web Services\r\n<strong>TA 17: </strong>Operations Support\r\n<strong>TA 18: </strong>Hardware\r\n<strong>TA 19: </strong>Software\r\n<strong>TA 20: </strong>Managed Services[/one_fourth_last]</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">The ENCORE vehicle offers numerous benefits to Government Agency customers, including these:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Broad Scope: </em></strong> Ability to support requirements across 20 broad Task Areas</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>GWAC/MAC: </em></strong> Can be used across the Federal space – by DISA, the Military Services, Defense Agencies, DHS, Intelligence Community, and Civil Agencies</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>High Ceiling: </em></strong> $12.225 billion over the period Jun 08 – May 13, with 5 one-year follow-on options. Only $2B of ceiling used, to date</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Long PoP: </em></strong> The full Encore II period of performance is 10 years: 7 years remaining</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Flexible: </em></strong> Multiple contract types, including both FFP and CR Task Orders</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Low Administrative Costs: </em></strong> A low 1% usage fee, and competitive labor rates (2% if DITCO serves as KO)</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Streamlined Procurement Process: </strong></em> Approximately two month turnaround for TOs, with a 70 day Procurement Average Lead Time.</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Customer Friendly: </em></strong> The end customer makes the final decision for the award – not the Encore II KO or another third party.</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Standardized: </strong></em> Well-documented and standardized processes for the end customer, and a nearly fixed proposal template and structure</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Advocacy: </em></strong> The Contracting Officer at DITCO is a helpful advocate for the use of the vehicle</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through Seaport-E</strong>\r\n\r\nSeaPort Enhanced (Seaport-e) is the Navy\'s electronic platform for acquiring support services in 22 functional areas including Engineering, Financial Management, and Program Management.  The Navy Systems Commands (NAVSEA, NAVAIR, SPAWAR, NAVFAC, and NAVSUP), the Office of Naval Research, the United States Marine Corps, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) compete their service requirements amongst SeaPort-e IDIQ multiple award contract holders.  The SeaPort-e portal provides a standardized, efficient means of soliciting offers from amongst a diverse population of businesses and their approved team members. Our Seaport-E teaming partners include a group of large and small businesses with a wide range of specialties and reputations for superior customer service. We offer access to capabilities and expertise across a range of relevant areas including Operations Research, Information Technology, Software Development, Engineering Design and Management, Military Construction Management, Logistics Management and Support, Transition Planning, Business Case Analysis, and Program and Administrative Support.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the STARS II GWAC</strong>\r\n\r\nSTARS II is a multiple-award IDIQ contract designed to give federal agencies access to what the GSA describes as \"an elite group of small information technology businesses,\" providing access across four functional areas ranging from simple to complex services:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Custom Computer Programming Services</li>\r\n	<li>Computer Systems Design Services</li>\r\n	<li>Computer Facilities Management Services</li>\r\n	<li>Other Computer Related Services</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nSTARS allows agencies to directly access best-in-class service through an established vehicle, as an alternative to using open-market methods, saving time and money. The contract allows for directed task orders up to $4 million each for federal civilian and Department of Defense activities (through LinTech Global, our 8a partner). This $10-billion ceiling IDIQ carries a five-year base period (through 2016) and a single five-year option period that follows. It also features a low user access fee (0.75 percent), built into the contractor\'s ceiling prices. For ease of use, it provides a pre-completed format with streamlined ordering procedures based on FAR 16.505, and provides for no protests on orders under $10M.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through eFAST</strong>\r\n\r\neFAST is the Electronic FAA Accelerated &amp; Simplified Tasks Program, and is the FAA’s Preferred Acquisition Vehicle for Achieving Small Business Goals. eFAST provides the following benefits:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A $2 billion ceiling, with a 5 year base period (2011-2016) and 2 one-year options</li>\r\n	<li>Contract types include Firm-Fixed Price, Cost Reimbursement, Time and Materials, and Labor Hours</li>\r\n	<li>Low access fee: 1 to 3%</li>\r\n	<li>Master Ordering Agreements (MOA) for a broad range of comprehensive professional, technical, and support services and solutions for the FAA, and in some cases, other Government Agencies</li>\r\n	<li>Direct awards allowed up to a $4 Million limit (through LinTech Global, our 8a partner)</li>\r\n	<li>Set-asides allowed for 8(a) competition with no dollar limit</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nSupported Functional Areas include\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Business Administration &amp; Management (BAM)</li>\r\n	<li>Engineering Services (ES)</li>\r\n	<li>Computer/Information Systems Development (CSD)</li>\r\n	<li>Computer Systems Support (CSS)</li>\r\n	<li>Documentation &amp; Training (D&amp;T)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA MOBIS</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Management, Organizational and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS) schedule offers access to service requirements that can be tied to a business improvement initiative. This contract was designed to enable Federal managers to meet the many challenges in improving organizational efficiency while complying with federal rules, regulations, and budgetary constraints. Our MOBIS Business Case Analysis and Decision Support services provide proven methods to meet these challenges with efficient and cost-effective management solutions.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA PES</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Professional Engineering Services (PES) schedule provides a streamlined approach for Federal agencies to access qualified firms in a multitude of engineering disciplines. This schedule grants addresses the needs of the federal engineering community through six Special Item Numbers (SINs) that comprise the distinct phases of an engineering project. These cover the major disciplines of mechanical, electrical, chemical and components of civil engineering, as well as numerous sub-disciplines such as: aerospace, nuclear, bioengineering, and marine architecture. Decision Forge and our teammates are ready to provide the skills and services necessary to satisfy our customers’ engineering services requirements.  Services provided include Strategic Planning For Technology Programs; Concept Development and Requirements Analysis; Business Case Analysis; System Design, Engineering, And Integration; Test And Evaluation; Integrated Logistics Support; and Acquisition And Life Cycle Management.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA IT-70</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Information Technology (IT) schedule number 70 was established by GSA to provide government agencies with solutions for their various information technology requirements and allow those agencies to procure the products and services they need. The GSA IT schedule provides fast, convenient access to the professional, technical, and management skills necessary to satisfy our customers\' information technology support requirements.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the SDVOSB Procurement Program</strong>\r\n\r\nAs a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), we offer Federal customers two acquisition paths:\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 15px 10px;\">\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1406, <em>Sole Source Awards to SDVOSB Concerns</em>, procurement professionals may make sole source awards of up to $3.5M to a service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, if the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns</li>\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1405, <em>SDVOSB Set-Aside Procedures</em>, procurement professionals may set aside an acquisition for competition restricted to service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, given a reasonable expectation that fair and reasonable offers will be received from two or more SDVOSB concerns</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through the HUBZone Small Business Program</strong>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px;\">\r\n	<li><strong>Q1:  What does HUBZone stand for?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A1:  </strong>Historically Underutilized Business Zone.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q2:  What is the underlying regulation covering the HUBZone program?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A2. </strong>FAR 19.13 and 52.219 govern how the HUBZone program is implemented in federal procurements.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q3:  Is there an end date for our HUBZone certification?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A3:  </strong>No, unlike the 8(a) program, there is no graduation timeline from HUBZone certification.  Three events can change HUBZone status:  1) if we were to fail to employ the required number of employees that are HUBZone residents; 2) if our relevant geographies were reclassified to no longer qualify; and 3) if we were to fail to meet the size requirements for a small business concern.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q4:  What does this mean for Prime Contractors?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A4:  </strong>HUBZone subcontracting requirements often go unmet.   However, utilizing Decision Forge as a subcontractor can help toward the achievement of HUBZone utilization goals.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q5:  What does this mean for Contracting Officers?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A5:  </strong>As you deem appropriate, reference either FAR 52.219-3 (Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside) in your Requests for Information, Pre-Solicitations, or Solicitations; or FAR 52.219-4 (Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns) in your Solicitations for acquisitions conducted using Full and Open competition.</li>\r\n</ul>','Vehicles and Contractual Access','','inherit','open','open','','3542-revision-v1','','','2011-09-01 21:58:13','2011-09-02 01:58:13','',3542,'http://decforge.com/site/?p=4552',0,'revision','',0),(4557,4,'2011-09-01 22:13:13','2011-09-02 02:13:13','For ease of access, Decision Forge has several contract vehicles and purchase agreements in place with our industry teaming partners and our government customers. These vehicles are summarized below.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through ENCORE II</strong>\r\n\r\nThis IDIQ GWAC provides a single source procurement vehicle for the DoD and other Federal Agencies to obtain a full range of Information Technology solutions, including but not limited to Requirements Analysis, Systems Integration, and other Business and Technology Support Services. The contract provides a streamlined and comprehensive ordering process to facilitate transformation to a net-centric environment. Under the administration of <a title=\"DITCO\" href=\"http://www.ditco.disa.mil/hq/contracts/encorIIchar.asp\" target=\"_blank\">DITCO</a>, Federal clients including DISA, DoD, and the entire Federal Government can access Decision Forge services through <a title=\"American Systems\" href=\"http://encoreii.americansystems.com/\" target=\"_blank\">AMERICAN SYSTEMS</a> Prime Contract number: HC1028-08-D-2011. (Please visit the <a title=\"DISA\" href=\"http://www.disa.mil/contracts/guide/idiq/idiq_encore2.html\" target=\"_blank\">DISA</a> website for more information.)\r\n\r\nEncore II supports Services and Solutions across a broad scope of 20 Task Areas:\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 1:   </strong>Enterprise IT Policy and Planning\r\n<strong>TA 2:   </strong>Integrated Solutions Management\r\n<strong>TA 3:   </strong>Performance Benchmarking\r\n<strong>TA 4:   </strong>Business Process Reengineering\r\n<strong>TA 5:   </strong>Requirements Analysis</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 6:   </strong>Market Research and Prototyping\r\n<strong>TA 7:   </strong>Info/Knowledge Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 8:   </strong>Custom Application Development\r\n<strong>TA 9:   </strong>Product Integration\r\n<strong>TA 10: </strong>Test and Evaluation</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 11: </strong>Asset Management\r\n<strong>TA 12: </strong>Communications Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 13: </strong>Security Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 14: </strong>Telecommunications Support\r\n<strong>TA 15: </strong>Computer-Telephony Integration</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth_last]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 16: </strong>Web Services\r\n<strong>TA 17: </strong>Operations Support\r\n<strong>TA 18: </strong>Hardware\r\n<strong>TA 19: </strong>Software\r\n<strong>TA 20: </strong>Managed Services[/one_fourth_last]</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">The ENCORE vehicle offers numerous benefits to Government Agency customers, including these:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Broad Scope: </em></strong> Ability to support requirements across 20 broad Task Areas</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>GWAC/MAC: </em></strong> Can be used across the Federal space – by DISA, the Military Services, Defense Agencies, DHS, Intelligence Community, and Civil Agencies</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>High Ceiling: </em></strong> $12.225 billion over the period Jun 08 – May 13, with 5 one-year follow-on options. Only $2B of ceiling used, to date</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Long PoP: </em></strong> The full Encore II period of performance is 10 years: 7 years remaining</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Flexible: </em></strong> Multiple contract types, including both FFP and CR Task Orders</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Low Administrative Costs: </em></strong> A low 1% usage fee, and competitive labor rates (2% if DITCO serves as KO)</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Streamlined Procurement Process: </strong></em> Approximately two month turnaround for TOs, with a 70 day Procurement Average Lead Time.</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Customer Friendly: </em></strong> The end customer makes the final decision for the award – not the Encore II KO or another third party.</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Standardized: </strong></em> Well-documented and standardized processes for the end customer, and a nearly fixed proposal template and structure</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Advocacy: </em></strong> The Contracting Officer at DITCO is a helpful advocate for the use of the vehicle</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through Seaport-E</strong>\r\n\r\nSeaPort Enhanced (Seaport-e) is the Navy\'s electronic platform for acquiring support services in 22 functional areas including Engineering, Financial Management, and Program Management.  The Navy Systems Commands (NAVSEA, NAVAIR, SPAWAR, NAVFAC, and NAVSUP), the Office of Naval Research, the United States Marine Corps, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) compete their service requirements amongst SeaPort-e IDIQ multiple award contract holders.  The SeaPort-e portal provides a standardized, efficient means of soliciting offers from amongst a diverse population of businesses and their approved team members. Our Seaport-E teaming partners include a group of large and small businesses with a wide range of specialties and reputations for superior customer service. We offer access to capabilities and expertise across a range of relevant areas including Operations Research, Information Technology, Software Development, Engineering Design and Management, Military Construction Management, Logistics Management and Support, Transition Planning, Business Case Analysis, and Program and Administrative Support.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the STARS II GWAC</strong>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">STARS II is a multiple-award IDIQ contract designed to give federal agencies access to what the GSA describes as \"an elite group of small information technology businesses,\" providing access across four functional areas ranging from simple to complex services:</p><ul>\r\n	<li>Custom Computer Programming Services</li>\r\n	<li>Computer Systems Design Services</li>\r\n	<li>Computer Facilities Management Services</li>\r\n	<li>Other Computer Related Services</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nSTARS allows agencies to directly access best-in-class service through an established vehicle, as an alternative to using open-market methods, saving time and money. The contract allows for directed task orders up to $4 million each for federal civilian and Department of Defense activities (through LinTech Global, our 8a partner). This $10-billion ceiling IDIQ carries a five-year base period (through 2016) and a single five-year option period that follows. It also features a low user access fee (0.75 percent), built into the contractor\'s ceiling prices. For ease of use, it provides a pre-completed format with streamlined ordering procedures based on FAR 16.505, and provides for no protests on orders under $10M.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through eFAST</strong>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">eFAST is the Electronic FAA Accelerated &amp; Simplified Tasks Program, and is the FAA’s Preferred Acquisition Vehicle for Achieving Small Business Goals. eFAST provides the following benefits:</p><ul>\r\n	<li>A $2 billion ceiling, with a 5 year base period (2011-2016) and 2 one-year options</li>\r\n	<li>Contract types include Firm-Fixed Price, Cost Reimbursement, Time and Materials, and Labor Hours</li>\r\n	<li>Low access fee: 1 to 3%</li>\r\n	<li>Master Ordering Agreements (MOA) for a broad range of comprehensive professional, technical, and support services and solutions for the FAA, and in some cases, other Government Agencies</li>\r\n	<li>Direct awards allowed up to a $4 Million limit (through LinTech Global, our 8a partner)</li>\r\n	<li>Set-asides allowed for 8(a) competition with no dollar limit</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">Supported Functional Areas include</p><ul>\r\n	<li>Business Administration &amp; Management (BAM)</li>\r\n	<li>Engineering Services (ES)</li>\r\n	<li>Computer/Information Systems Development (CSD)</li>\r\n	<li>Computer Systems Support (CSS)</li>\r\n	<li>Documentation &amp; Training (D&amp;T)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA MOBIS</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Management, Organizational and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS) schedule offers access to service requirements that can be tied to a business improvement initiative. This contract was designed to enable Federal managers to meet the many challenges in improving organizational efficiency while complying with federal rules, regulations, and budgetary constraints. Our MOBIS Business Case Analysis and Decision Support services provide proven methods to meet these challenges with efficient and cost-effective management solutions.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA PES</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Professional Engineering Services (PES) schedule provides a streamlined approach for Federal agencies to access qualified firms in a multitude of engineering disciplines. This schedule grants addresses the needs of the federal engineering community through six Special Item Numbers (SINs) that comprise the distinct phases of an engineering project. These cover the major disciplines of mechanical, electrical, chemical and components of civil engineering, as well as numerous sub-disciplines such as: aerospace, nuclear, bioengineering, and marine architecture. Decision Forge and our teammates are ready to provide the skills and services necessary to satisfy our customers’ engineering services requirements.  Services provided include Strategic Planning For Technology Programs; Concept Development and Requirements Analysis; Business Case Analysis; System Design, Engineering, And Integration; Test And Evaluation; Integrated Logistics Support; and Acquisition And Life Cycle Management.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA IT-70</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Information Technology (IT) schedule number 70 was established by GSA to provide government agencies with solutions for their various information technology requirements and allow those agencies to procure the products and services they need. The GSA IT schedule provides fast, convenient access to the professional, technical, and management skills necessary to satisfy our customers\' information technology support requirements.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the SDVOSB Procurement Program</strong>\r\n\r\nAs a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), we offer Federal customers two acquisition paths:\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 15px 10px;\">\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1406, <em>Sole Source Awards to SDVOSB Concerns</em>, procurement professionals may make sole source awards of up to $3.5M to a service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, if the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns</li>\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1405, <em>SDVOSB Set-Aside Procedures</em>, procurement professionals may set aside an acquisition for competition restricted to service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, given a reasonable expectation that fair and reasonable offers will be received from two or more SDVOSB concerns</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through the HUBZone Small Business Program</strong>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px;\">\r\n	<li><strong>Q1:  What does HUBZone stand for?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A1:  </strong>Historically Underutilized Business Zone.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q2:  What is the underlying regulation covering the HUBZone program?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A2. </strong>FAR 19.13 and 52.219 govern how the HUBZone program is implemented in federal procurements.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q3:  Is there an end date for our HUBZone certification?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A3:  </strong>No, unlike the 8(a) program, there is no graduation timeline from HUBZone certification.  Three events can change HUBZone status:  1) if we were to fail to employ the required number of employees that are HUBZone residents; 2) if our relevant geographies were reclassified to no longer qualify; and 3) if we were to fail to meet the size requirements for a small business concern.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q4:  What does this mean for Prime Contractors?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A4:  </strong>HUBZone subcontracting requirements often go unmet.   However, utilizing Decision Forge as a subcontractor can help toward the achievement of HUBZone utilization goals.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q5:  What does this mean for Contracting Officers?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A5:  </strong>As you deem appropriate, reference either FAR 52.219-3 (Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside) in your Requests for Information, Pre-Solicitations, or Solicitations; or FAR 52.219-4 (Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns) in your Solicitations for acquisitions conducted using Full and Open competition.</li>\r\n</ul>','Vehicles and Contractual Access','','inherit','open','open','','3542-revision-v1','','','2011-09-01 22:13:13','2011-09-02 02:13:13','',3542,'http://decforge.com/site/?p=4557',0,'revision','',0),(4556,4,'2011-09-01 22:10:33','2011-09-02 02:10:33','For ease of access, Decision Forge has several contract vehicles and purchase agreements in place with our industry teaming partners and our government customers. These vehicles are summarized below.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through ENCORE II</strong>\r\n\r\nThis IDIQ GWAC provides a single source procurement vehicle for the DoD and other Federal Agencies to obtain a full range of Information Technology solutions, including but not limited to Requirements Analysis, Systems Integration, and other Business and Technology Support Services. The contract provides a streamlined and comprehensive ordering process to facilitate transformation to a net-centric environment. Under the administration of <a title=\"DITCO\" href=\"http://www.ditco.disa.mil/hq/contracts/encorIIchar.asp\" target=\"_blank\">DITCO</a>, Federal clients including DISA, DoD, and the entire Federal Government can access Decision Forge services through <a title=\"American Systems\" href=\"http://encoreii.americansystems.com/\" target=\"_blank\">AMERICAN SYSTEMS</a> Prime Contract number: HC1028-08-D-2011. (Please visit the <a title=\"DISA\" href=\"http://www.disa.mil/contracts/guide/idiq/idiq_encore2.html\" target=\"_blank\">DISA</a> website for more information.)\r\n\r\nEncore II supports Services and Solutions across a broad scope of 20 Task Areas:\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 1:   </strong>Enterprise IT Policy and Planning\r\n<strong>TA 2:   </strong>Integrated Solutions Management\r\n<strong>TA 3:   </strong>Performance Benchmarking\r\n<strong>TA 4:   </strong>Business Process Reengineering\r\n<strong>TA 5:   </strong>Requirements Analysis</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 6:   </strong>Market Research and Prototyping\r\n<strong>TA 7:   </strong>Info/Knowledge Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 8:   </strong>Custom Application Development\r\n<strong>TA 9:   </strong>Product Integration\r\n<strong>TA 10: </strong>Test and Evaluation</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 11: </strong>Asset Management\r\n<strong>TA 12: </strong>Communications Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 13: </strong>Security Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 14: </strong>Telecommunications Support\r\n<strong>TA 15: </strong>Computer-Telephony Integration</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth_last]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 16: </strong>Web Services\r\n<strong>TA 17: </strong>Operations Support\r\n<strong>TA 18: </strong>Hardware\r\n<strong>TA 19: </strong>Software\r\n<strong>TA 20: </strong>Managed Services[/one_fourth_last]</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">The ENCORE vehicle offers numerous benefits to Government Agency customers, including these:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Broad Scope: </em></strong> Ability to support requirements across 20 broad Task Areas</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>GWAC/MAC: </em></strong> Can be used across the Federal space – by DISA, the Military Services, Defense Agencies, DHS, Intelligence Community, and Civil Agencies</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>High Ceiling: </em></strong> $12.225 billion over the period Jun 08 – May 13, with 5 one-year follow-on options. Only $2B of ceiling used, to date</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Long PoP: </em></strong> The full Encore II period of performance is 10 years: 7 years remaining</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Flexible: </em></strong> Multiple contract types, including both FFP and CR Task Orders</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Low Administrative Costs: </em></strong> A low 1% usage fee, and competitive labor rates (2% if DITCO serves as KO)</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Streamlined Procurement Process: </strong></em> Approximately two month turnaround for TOs, with a 70 day Procurement Average Lead Time.</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Customer Friendly: </em></strong> The end customer makes the final decision for the award – not the Encore II KO or another third party.</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Standardized: </strong></em> Well-documented and standardized processes for the end customer, and a nearly fixed proposal template and structure</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Advocacy: </em></strong> The Contracting Officer at DITCO is a helpful advocate for the use of the vehicle</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through Seaport-E</strong>\r\n\r\nSeaPort Enhanced (Seaport-e) is the Navy\'s electronic platform for acquiring support services in 22 functional areas including Engineering, Financial Management, and Program Management.  The Navy Systems Commands (NAVSEA, NAVAIR, SPAWAR, NAVFAC, and NAVSUP), the Office of Naval Research, the United States Marine Corps, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) compete their service requirements amongst SeaPort-e IDIQ multiple award contract holders.  The SeaPort-e portal provides a standardized, efficient means of soliciting offers from amongst a diverse population of businesses and their approved team members. Our Seaport-E teaming partners include a group of large and small businesses with a wide range of specialties and reputations for superior customer service. We offer access to capabilities and expertise across a range of relevant areas including Operations Research, Information Technology, Software Development, Engineering Design and Management, Military Construction Management, Logistics Management and Support, Transition Planning, Business Case Analysis, and Program and Administrative Support.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the STARS II GWAC</strong>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">STARS II is a multiple-award IDIQ contract designed to give federal agencies access to what the GSA describes as \"an elite group of small information technology businesses,\" providing access across four functional areas ranging from simple to complex services:</p><ul>\r\n	<li>Custom Computer Programming Services</li>\r\n	<li>Computer Systems Design Services</li>\r\n	<li>Computer Facilities Management Services</li>\r\n	<li>Other Computer Related Services</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nSTARS allows agencies to directly access best-in-class service through an established vehicle, as an alternative to using open-market methods, saving time and money. The contract allows for directed task orders up to $4 million each for federal civilian and Department of Defense activities (through LinTech Global, our 8a partner). This $10-billion ceiling IDIQ carries a five-year base period (through 2016) and a single five-year option period that follows. It also features a low user access fee (0.75 percent), built into the contractor\'s ceiling prices. For ease of use, it provides a pre-completed format with streamlined ordering procedures based on FAR 16.505, and provides for no protests on orders under $10M.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through eFAST</strong>\r\n\r\neFAST is the Electronic FAA Accelerated &amp; Simplified Tasks Program, and is the FAA’s Preferred Acquisition Vehicle for Achieving Small Business Goals. eFAST provides the following benefits:<ul>\r\n	<li>A $2 billion ceiling, with a 5 year base period (2011-2016) and 2 one-year options</li>\r\n	<li>Contract types include Firm-Fixed Price, Cost Reimbursement, Time and Materials, and Labor Hours</li>\r\n	<li>Low access fee: 1 to 3%</li>\r\n	<li>Master Ordering Agreements (MOA) for a broad range of comprehensive professional, technical, and support services and solutions for the FAA, and in some cases, other Government Agencies</li>\r\n	<li>Direct awards allowed up to a $4 Million limit (through LinTech Global, our 8a partner)</li>\r\n	<li>Set-asides allowed for 8(a) competition with no dollar limit</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nSupported Functional Areas include\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Business Administration &amp; Management (BAM)</li>\r\n	<li>Engineering Services (ES)</li>\r\n	<li>Computer/Information Systems Development (CSD)</li>\r\n	<li>Computer Systems Support (CSS)</li>\r\n	<li>Documentation &amp; Training (D&amp;T)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA MOBIS</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Management, Organizational and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS) schedule offers access to service requirements that can be tied to a business improvement initiative. This contract was designed to enable Federal managers to meet the many challenges in improving organizational efficiency while complying with federal rules, regulations, and budgetary constraints. Our MOBIS Business Case Analysis and Decision Support services provide proven methods to meet these challenges with efficient and cost-effective management solutions.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA PES</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Professional Engineering Services (PES) schedule provides a streamlined approach for Federal agencies to access qualified firms in a multitude of engineering disciplines. This schedule grants addresses the needs of the federal engineering community through six Special Item Numbers (SINs) that comprise the distinct phases of an engineering project. These cover the major disciplines of mechanical, electrical, chemical and components of civil engineering, as well as numerous sub-disciplines such as: aerospace, nuclear, bioengineering, and marine architecture. Decision Forge and our teammates are ready to provide the skills and services necessary to satisfy our customers’ engineering services requirements.  Services provided include Strategic Planning For Technology Programs; Concept Development and Requirements Analysis; Business Case Analysis; System Design, Engineering, And Integration; Test And Evaluation; Integrated Logistics Support; and Acquisition And Life Cycle Management.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA IT-70</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Information Technology (IT) schedule number 70 was established by GSA to provide government agencies with solutions for their various information technology requirements and allow those agencies to procure the products and services they need. The GSA IT schedule provides fast, convenient access to the professional, technical, and management skills necessary to satisfy our customers\' information technology support requirements.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the SDVOSB Procurement Program</strong>\r\n\r\nAs a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), we offer Federal customers two acquisition paths:\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 15px 10px;\">\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1406, <em>Sole Source Awards to SDVOSB Concerns</em>, procurement professionals may make sole source awards of up to $3.5M to a service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, if the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns</li>\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1405, <em>SDVOSB Set-Aside Procedures</em>, procurement professionals may set aside an acquisition for competition restricted to service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, given a reasonable expectation that fair and reasonable offers will be received from two or more SDVOSB concerns</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through the HUBZone Small Business Program</strong>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px;\">\r\n	<li><strong>Q1:  What does HUBZone stand for?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A1:  </strong>Historically Underutilized Business Zone.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q2:  What is the underlying regulation covering the HUBZone program?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A2. </strong>FAR 19.13 and 52.219 govern how the HUBZone program is implemented in federal procurements.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q3:  Is there an end date for our HUBZone certification?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A3:  </strong>No, unlike the 8(a) program, there is no graduation timeline from HUBZone certification.  Three events can change HUBZone status:  1) if we were to fail to employ the required number of employees that are HUBZone residents; 2) if our relevant geographies were reclassified to no longer qualify; and 3) if we were to fail to meet the size requirements for a small business concern.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q4:  What does this mean for Prime Contractors?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A4:  </strong>HUBZone subcontracting requirements often go unmet.   However, utilizing Decision Forge as a subcontractor can help toward the achievement of HUBZone utilization goals.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q5:  What does this mean for Contracting Officers?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A5:  </strong>As you deem appropriate, reference either FAR 52.219-3 (Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside) in your Requests for Information, Pre-Solicitations, or Solicitations; or FAR 52.219-4 (Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns) in your Solicitations for acquisitions conducted using Full and Open competition.</li>\r\n</ul>','Vehicles and Contractual Access','','inherit','open','open','','3542-revision-v1','','','2011-09-01 22:10:33','2011-09-02 02:10:33','',3542,'http://decforge.com/site/?p=4556',0,'revision','',0),(4554,4,'2011-09-01 22:06:09','2011-09-02 02:06:09','For ease of access, Decision Forge has several contract vehicles and purchase agreements in place with our industry teaming partners and our government customers. These vehicles are summarized below.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through ENCORE II</strong>\r\n\r\nThis IDIQ GWAC provides a single source procurement vehicle for the DoD and other Federal Agencies to obtain a full range of Information Technology solutions, including but not limited to Requirements Analysis, Systems Integration, and other Business and Technology Support Services. The contract provides a streamlined and comprehensive ordering process to facilitate transformation to a net-centric environment. Under the administration of <a title=\"DITCO\" href=\"http://www.ditco.disa.mil/hq/contracts/encorIIchar.asp\" target=\"_blank\">DITCO</a>, Federal clients including DISA, DoD, and the entire Federal Government can access Decision Forge services through <a title=\"American Systems\" href=\"http://encoreii.americansystems.com/\" target=\"_blank\">AMERICAN SYSTEMS</a> Prime Contract number: HC1028-08-D-2011. (Please visit the <a title=\"DISA\" href=\"http://www.disa.mil/contracts/guide/idiq/idiq_encore2.html\" target=\"_blank\">DISA</a> website for more information.)\r\n\r\nEncore II supports Services and Solutions across a broad scope of 20 Task Areas:\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 1:   </strong>Enterprise IT Policy and Planning\r\n<strong>TA 2:   </strong>Integrated Solutions Management\r\n<strong>TA 3:   </strong>Performance Benchmarking\r\n<strong>TA 4:   </strong>Business Process Reengineering\r\n<strong>TA 5:   </strong>Requirements Analysis</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 6:   </strong>Market Research and Prototyping\r\n<strong>TA 7:   </strong>Info/Knowledge Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 8:   </strong>Custom Application Development\r\n<strong>TA 9:   </strong>Product Integration\r\n<strong>TA 10: </strong>Test and Evaluation</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 11: </strong>Asset Management\r\n<strong>TA 12: </strong>Communications Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 13: </strong>Security Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 14: </strong>Telecommunications Support\r\n<strong>TA 15: </strong>Computer-Telephony Integration</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth_last]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 16: </strong>Web Services\r\n<strong>TA 17: </strong>Operations Support\r\n<strong>TA 18: </strong>Hardware\r\n<strong>TA 19: </strong>Software\r\n<strong>TA 20: </strong>Managed Services[/one_fourth_last]</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">The ENCORE vehicle offers numerous benefits to Government Agency customers, including these:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Broad Scope: </em></strong> Ability to support requirements across 20 broad Task Areas</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>GWAC/MAC: </em></strong> Can be used across the Federal space – by DISA, the Military Services, Defense Agencies, DHS, Intelligence Community, and Civil Agencies</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>High Ceiling: </em></strong> $12.225 billion over the period Jun 08 – May 13, with 5 one-year follow-on options. Only $2B of ceiling used, to date</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Long PoP: </em></strong> The full Encore II period of performance is 10 years: 7 years remaining</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Flexible: </em></strong> Multiple contract types, including both FFP and CR Task Orders</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Low Administrative Costs: </em></strong> A low 1% usage fee, and competitive labor rates (2% if DITCO serves as KO)</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Streamlined Procurement Process: </strong></em> Approximately two month turnaround for TOs, with a 70 day Procurement Average Lead Time.</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Customer Friendly: </em></strong> The end customer makes the final decision for the award – not the Encore II KO or another third party.</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Standardized: </strong></em> Well-documented and standardized processes for the end customer, and a nearly fixed proposal template and structure</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Advocacy: </em></strong> The Contracting Officer at DITCO is a helpful advocate for the use of the vehicle</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through Seaport-E</strong>\r\n\r\nSeaPort Enhanced (Seaport-e) is the Navy\'s electronic platform for acquiring support services in 22 functional areas including Engineering, Financial Management, and Program Management.  The Navy Systems Commands (NAVSEA, NAVAIR, SPAWAR, NAVFAC, and NAVSUP), the Office of Naval Research, the United States Marine Corps, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) compete their service requirements amongst SeaPort-e IDIQ multiple award contract holders.  The SeaPort-e portal provides a standardized, efficient means of soliciting offers from amongst a diverse population of businesses and their approved team members. Our Seaport-E teaming partners include a group of large and small businesses with a wide range of specialties and reputations for superior customer service. We offer access to capabilities and expertise across a range of relevant areas including Operations Research, Information Technology, Software Development, Engineering Design and Management, Military Construction Management, Logistics Management and Support, Transition Planning, Business Case Analysis, and Program and Administrative Support.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the STARS II GWAC</strong>\r\n\r\nSTARS II is a multiple-award IDIQ contract designed to give federal agencies access to what the GSA describes as \"an elite group of small information technology businesses,\" providing access across four functional areas ranging from simple to complex services:\r\n	<li>Custom Computer Programming Services</li>\r\n	<li>Computer Systems Design Services</li>\r\n	<li>Computer Facilities Management Services</li>\r\n	<li>Other Computer Related Services</li>\r\nSTARS allows agencies to directly access best-in-class service through an established vehicle, as an alternative to using open-market methods, saving time and money. The contract allows for directed task orders up to $4 million each for federal civilian and Department of Defense activities (through LinTech Global, our 8a partner). This $10-billion ceiling IDIQ carries a five-year base period (through 2016) and a single five-year option period that follows. It also features a low user access fee (0.75 percent), built into the contractor\'s ceiling prices. For ease of use, it provides a pre-completed format with streamlined ordering procedures based on FAR 16.505, and provides for no protests on orders under $10M.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through eFAST</strong>\r\n\r\neFAST is the Electronic FAA Accelerated &amp; Simplified Tasks Program, and is the FAA’s Preferred Acquisition Vehicle for Achieving Small Business Goals. eFAST provides the following benefits:<ul>\r\n	<li>A $2 billion ceiling, with a 5 year base period (2011-2016) and 2 one-year options</li>\r\n	<li>Contract types include Firm-Fixed Price, Cost Reimbursement, Time and Materials, and Labor Hours</li>\r\n	<li>Low access fee: 1 to 3%</li>\r\n	<li>Master Ordering Agreements (MOA) for a broad range of comprehensive professional, technical, and support services and solutions for the FAA, and in some cases, other Government Agencies</li>\r\n	<li>Direct awards allowed up to a $4 Million limit (through LinTech Global, our 8a partner)</li>\r\n	<li>Set-asides allowed for 8(a) competition with no dollar limit</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nSupported Functional Areas include\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Business Administration &amp; Management (BAM)</li>\r\n	<li>Engineering Services (ES)</li>\r\n	<li>Computer/Information Systems Development (CSD)</li>\r\n	<li>Computer Systems Support (CSS)</li>\r\n	<li>Documentation &amp; Training (D&amp;T)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA MOBIS</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Management, Organizational and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS) schedule offers access to service requirements that can be tied to a business improvement initiative. This contract was designed to enable Federal managers to meet the many challenges in improving organizational efficiency while complying with federal rules, regulations, and budgetary constraints. Our MOBIS Business Case Analysis and Decision Support services provide proven methods to meet these challenges with efficient and cost-effective management solutions.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA PES</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Professional Engineering Services (PES) schedule provides a streamlined approach for Federal agencies to access qualified firms in a multitude of engineering disciplines. This schedule grants addresses the needs of the federal engineering community through six Special Item Numbers (SINs) that comprise the distinct phases of an engineering project. These cover the major disciplines of mechanical, electrical, chemical and components of civil engineering, as well as numerous sub-disciplines such as: aerospace, nuclear, bioengineering, and marine architecture. Decision Forge and our teammates are ready to provide the skills and services necessary to satisfy our customers’ engineering services requirements.  Services provided include Strategic Planning For Technology Programs; Concept Development and Requirements Analysis; Business Case Analysis; System Design, Engineering, And Integration; Test And Evaluation; Integrated Logistics Support; and Acquisition And Life Cycle Management.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA IT-70</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Information Technology (IT) schedule number 70 was established by GSA to provide government agencies with solutions for their various information technology requirements and allow those agencies to procure the products and services they need. The GSA IT schedule provides fast, convenient access to the professional, technical, and management skills necessary to satisfy our customers\' information technology support requirements.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the SDVOSB Procurement Program</strong>\r\n\r\nAs a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), we offer Federal customers two acquisition paths:\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 15px 10px;\">\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1406, <em>Sole Source Awards to SDVOSB Concerns</em>, procurement professionals may make sole source awards of up to $3.5M to a service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, if the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns</li>\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1405, <em>SDVOSB Set-Aside Procedures</em>, procurement professionals may set aside an acquisition for competition restricted to service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, given a reasonable expectation that fair and reasonable offers will be received from two or more SDVOSB concerns</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through the HUBZone Small Business Program</strong>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px;\">\r\n	<li><strong>Q1:  What does HUBZone stand for?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A1:  </strong>Historically Underutilized Business Zone.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q2:  What is the underlying regulation covering the HUBZone program?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A2. </strong>FAR 19.13 and 52.219 govern how the HUBZone program is implemented in federal procurements.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q3:  Is there an end date for our HUBZone certification?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A3:  </strong>No, unlike the 8(a) program, there is no graduation timeline from HUBZone certification.  Three events can change HUBZone status:  1) if we were to fail to employ the required number of employees that are HUBZone residents; 2) if our relevant geographies were reclassified to no longer qualify; and 3) if we were to fail to meet the size requirements for a small business concern.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q4:  What does this mean for Prime Contractors?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A4:  </strong>HUBZone subcontracting requirements often go unmet.   However, utilizing Decision Forge as a subcontractor can help toward the achievement of HUBZone utilization goals.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q5:  What does this mean for Contracting Officers?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A5:  </strong>As you deem appropriate, reference either FAR 52.219-3 (Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside) in your Requests for Information, Pre-Solicitations, or Solicitations; or FAR 52.219-4 (Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns) in your Solicitations for acquisitions conducted using Full and Open competition.</li>\r\n</ul>','Vehicles and Contractual Access','','inherit','open','open','','3542-revision-v1','','','2011-09-01 22:06:09','2011-09-02 02:06:09','',3542,'http://decforge.com/site/?p=4554',0,'revision','',0),(4553,4,'2011-09-01 21:59:11','2011-09-02 01:59:11','For ease of access, Decision Forge has several contract vehicles and purchase agreements in place with our industry teaming partners and our government customers. These vehicles are summarized below.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through ENCORE II</strong>\r\n\r\nThis IDIQ GWAC provides a single source procurement vehicle for the DoD and other Federal Agencies to obtain a full range of Information Technology solutions, including but not limited to Requirements Analysis, Systems Integration, and other Business and Technology Support Services. The contract provides a streamlined and comprehensive ordering process to facilitate transformation to a net-centric environment. Under the administration of <a title=\"DITCO\" href=\"http://www.ditco.disa.mil/hq/contracts/encorIIchar.asp\" target=\"_blank\">DITCO</a>, Federal clients including DISA, DoD, and the entire Federal Government can access Decision Forge services through <a title=\"American Systems\" href=\"http://encoreii.americansystems.com/\" target=\"_blank\">AMERICAN SYSTEMS</a> Prime Contract number: HC1028-08-D-2011. (Please visit the <a title=\"DISA\" href=\"http://www.disa.mil/contracts/guide/idiq/idiq_encore2.html\" target=\"_blank\">DISA</a> website for more information.)\r\n\r\nEncore II supports Services and Solutions across a broad scope of 20 Task Areas:\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 1:   </strong>Enterprise IT Policy and Planning\r\n<strong>TA 2:   </strong>Integrated Solutions Management\r\n<strong>TA 3:   </strong>Performance Benchmarking\r\n<strong>TA 4:   </strong>Business Process Reengineering\r\n<strong>TA 5:   </strong>Requirements Analysis</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 6:   </strong>Market Research and Prototyping\r\n<strong>TA 7:   </strong>Info/Knowledge Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 8:   </strong>Custom Application Development\r\n<strong>TA 9:   </strong>Product Integration\r\n<strong>TA 10: </strong>Test and Evaluation</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 11: </strong>Asset Management\r\n<strong>TA 12: </strong>Communications Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 13: </strong>Security Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 14: </strong>Telecommunications Support\r\n<strong>TA 15: </strong>Computer-Telephony Integration</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth_last]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 16: </strong>Web Services\r\n<strong>TA 17: </strong>Operations Support\r\n<strong>TA 18: </strong>Hardware\r\n<strong>TA 19: </strong>Software\r\n<strong>TA 20: </strong>Managed Services[/one_fourth_last]</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">The ENCORE vehicle offers numerous benefits to Government Agency customers, including these:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Broad Scope: </em></strong> Ability to support requirements across 20 broad Task Areas</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>GWAC/MAC: </em></strong> Can be used across the Federal space – by DISA, the Military Services, Defense Agencies, DHS, Intelligence Community, and Civil Agencies</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>High Ceiling: </em></strong> $12.225 billion over the period Jun 08 – May 13, with 5 one-year follow-on options. Only $2B of ceiling used, to date</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Long PoP: </em></strong> The full Encore II period of performance is 10 years: 7 years remaining</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Flexible: </em></strong> Multiple contract types, including both FFP and CR Task Orders</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Low Administrative Costs: </em></strong> A low 1% usage fee, and competitive labor rates (2% if DITCO serves as KO)</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Streamlined Procurement Process: </strong></em> Approximately two month turnaround for TOs, with a 70 day Procurement Average Lead Time.</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Customer Friendly: </em></strong> The end customer makes the final decision for the award – not the Encore II KO or another third party.</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Standardized: </strong></em> Well-documented and standardized processes for the end customer, and a nearly fixed proposal template and structure</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Advocacy: </em></strong> The Contracting Officer at DITCO is a helpful advocate for the use of the vehicle</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through Seaport-E</strong>\r\n\r\nSeaPort Enhanced (Seaport-e) is the Navy\'s electronic platform for acquiring support services in 22 functional areas including Engineering, Financial Management, and Program Management.  The Navy Systems Commands (NAVSEA, NAVAIR, SPAWAR, NAVFAC, and NAVSUP), the Office of Naval Research, the United States Marine Corps, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) compete their service requirements amongst SeaPort-e IDIQ multiple award contract holders.  The SeaPort-e portal provides a standardized, efficient means of soliciting offers from amongst a diverse population of businesses and their approved team members. Our Seaport-E teaming partners include a group of large and small businesses with a wide range of specialties and reputations for superior customer service. We offer access to capabilities and expertise across a range of relevant areas including Operations Research, Information Technology, Software Development, Engineering Design and Management, Military Construction Management, Logistics Management and Support, Transition Planning, Business Case Analysis, and Program and Administrative Support.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the STARS II GWAC</strong>\r\n\r\nSTARS II is a multiple-award IDIQ contract designed to give federal agencies access to what the GSA describes as \"an elite group of small information technology businesses,\" providing access across four functional areas ranging from simple to complex services:<ul>\r\n	<li>Custom Computer Programming Services</li>\r\n	<li>Computer Systems Design Services</li>\r\n	<li>Computer Facilities Management Services</li>\r\n	<li>Other Computer Related Services</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nSTARS allows agencies to directly access best-in-class service through an established vehicle, as an alternative to using open-market methods, saving time and money. The contract allows for directed task orders up to $4 million each for federal civilian and Department of Defense activities (through LinTech Global, our 8a partner). This $10-billion ceiling IDIQ carries a five-year base period (through 2016) and a single five-year option period that follows. It also features a low user access fee (0.75 percent), built into the contractor\'s ceiling prices. For ease of use, it provides a pre-completed format with streamlined ordering procedures based on FAR 16.505, and provides for no protests on orders under $10M.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through eFAST</strong>\r\n\r\neFAST is the Electronic FAA Accelerated &amp; Simplified Tasks Program, and is the FAA’s Preferred Acquisition Vehicle for Achieving Small Business Goals. eFAST provides the following benefits:<ul>\r\n	<li>A $2 billion ceiling, with a 5 year base period (2011-2016) and 2 one-year options</li>\r\n	<li>Contract types include Firm-Fixed Price, Cost Reimbursement, Time and Materials, and Labor Hours</li>\r\n	<li>Low access fee: 1 to 3%</li>\r\n	<li>Master Ordering Agreements (MOA) for a broad range of comprehensive professional, technical, and support services and solutions for the FAA, and in some cases, other Government Agencies</li>\r\n	<li>Direct awards allowed up to a $4 Million limit (through LinTech Global, our 8a partner)</li>\r\n	<li>Set-asides allowed for 8(a) competition with no dollar limit</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nSupported Functional Areas include\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Business Administration &amp; Management (BAM)</li>\r\n	<li>Engineering Services (ES)</li>\r\n	<li>Computer/Information Systems Development (CSD)</li>\r\n	<li>Computer Systems Support (CSS)</li>\r\n	<li>Documentation &amp; Training (D&amp;T)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA MOBIS</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Management, Organizational and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS) schedule offers access to service requirements that can be tied to a business improvement initiative. This contract was designed to enable Federal managers to meet the many challenges in improving organizational efficiency while complying with federal rules, regulations, and budgetary constraints. Our MOBIS Business Case Analysis and Decision Support services provide proven methods to meet these challenges with efficient and cost-effective management solutions.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA PES</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Professional Engineering Services (PES) schedule provides a streamlined approach for Federal agencies to access qualified firms in a multitude of engineering disciplines. This schedule grants addresses the needs of the federal engineering community through six Special Item Numbers (SINs) that comprise the distinct phases of an engineering project. These cover the major disciplines of mechanical, electrical, chemical and components of civil engineering, as well as numerous sub-disciplines such as: aerospace, nuclear, bioengineering, and marine architecture. Decision Forge and our teammates are ready to provide the skills and services necessary to satisfy our customers’ engineering services requirements.  Services provided include Strategic Planning For Technology Programs; Concept Development and Requirements Analysis; Business Case Analysis; System Design, Engineering, And Integration; Test And Evaluation; Integrated Logistics Support; and Acquisition And Life Cycle Management.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA IT-70</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Information Technology (IT) schedule number 70 was established by GSA to provide government agencies with solutions for their various information technology requirements and allow those agencies to procure the products and services they need. The GSA IT schedule provides fast, convenient access to the professional, technical, and management skills necessary to satisfy our customers\' information technology support requirements.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the SDVOSB Procurement Program</strong>\r\n\r\nAs a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), we offer Federal customers two acquisition paths:\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 15px 10px;\">\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1406, <em>Sole Source Awards to SDVOSB Concerns</em>, procurement professionals may make sole source awards of up to $3.5M to a service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, if the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns</li>\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1405, <em>SDVOSB Set-Aside Procedures</em>, procurement professionals may set aside an acquisition for competition restricted to service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, given a reasonable expectation that fair and reasonable offers will be received from two or more SDVOSB concerns</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through the HUBZone Small Business Program</strong>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px;\">\r\n	<li><strong>Q1:  What does HUBZone stand for?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A1:  </strong>Historically Underutilized Business Zone.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q2:  What is the underlying regulation covering the HUBZone program?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A2. </strong>FAR 19.13 and 52.219 govern how the HUBZone program is implemented in federal procurements.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q3:  Is there an end date for our HUBZone certification?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A3:  </strong>No, unlike the 8(a) program, there is no graduation timeline from HUBZone certification.  Three events can change HUBZone status:  1) if we were to fail to employ the required number of employees that are HUBZone residents; 2) if our relevant geographies were reclassified to no longer qualify; and 3) if we were to fail to meet the size requirements for a small business concern.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q4:  What does this mean for Prime Contractors?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A4:  </strong>HUBZone subcontracting requirements often go unmet.   However, utilizing Decision Forge as a subcontractor can help toward the achievement of HUBZone utilization goals.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q5:  What does this mean for Contracting Officers?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A5:  </strong>As you deem appropriate, reference either FAR 52.219-3 (Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside) in your Requests for Information, Pre-Solicitations, or Solicitations; or FAR 52.219-4 (Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns) in your Solicitations for acquisitions conducted using Full and Open competition.</li>\r\n</ul>','Vehicles and Contractual Access','','inherit','open','open','','3542-revision-v1','','','2011-09-01 21:59:11','2011-09-02 01:59:11','',3542,'http://decforge.com/site/?p=4553',0,'revision','',0),(4555,4,'2011-09-01 22:06:43','2011-09-02 02:06:43','For ease of access, Decision Forge has several contract vehicles and purchase agreements in place with our industry teaming partners and our government customers. These vehicles are summarized below.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through ENCORE II</strong>\r\n\r\nThis IDIQ GWAC provides a single source procurement vehicle for the DoD and other Federal Agencies to obtain a full range of Information Technology solutions, including but not limited to Requirements Analysis, Systems Integration, and other Business and Technology Support Services. The contract provides a streamlined and comprehensive ordering process to facilitate transformation to a net-centric environment. Under the administration of <a title=\"DITCO\" href=\"http://www.ditco.disa.mil/hq/contracts/encorIIchar.asp\" target=\"_blank\">DITCO</a>, Federal clients including DISA, DoD, and the entire Federal Government can access Decision Forge services through <a title=\"American Systems\" href=\"http://encoreii.americansystems.com/\" target=\"_blank\">AMERICAN SYSTEMS</a> Prime Contract number: HC1028-08-D-2011. (Please visit the <a title=\"DISA\" href=\"http://www.disa.mil/contracts/guide/idiq/idiq_encore2.html\" target=\"_blank\">DISA</a> website for more information.)\r\n\r\nEncore II supports Services and Solutions across a broad scope of 20 Task Areas:\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 1:   </strong>Enterprise IT Policy and Planning\r\n<strong>TA 2:   </strong>Integrated Solutions Management\r\n<strong>TA 3:   </strong>Performance Benchmarking\r\n<strong>TA 4:   </strong>Business Process Reengineering\r\n<strong>TA 5:   </strong>Requirements Analysis</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 6:   </strong>Market Research and Prototyping\r\n<strong>TA 7:   </strong>Info/Knowledge Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 8:   </strong>Custom Application Development\r\n<strong>TA 9:   </strong>Product Integration\r\n<strong>TA 10: </strong>Test and Evaluation</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 11: </strong>Asset Management\r\n<strong>TA 12: </strong>Communications Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 13: </strong>Security Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 14: </strong>Telecommunications Support\r\n<strong>TA 15: </strong>Computer-Telephony Integration</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth_last]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 16: </strong>Web Services\r\n<strong>TA 17: </strong>Operations Support\r\n<strong>TA 18: </strong>Hardware\r\n<strong>TA 19: </strong>Software\r\n<strong>TA 20: </strong>Managed Services[/one_fourth_last]</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">The ENCORE vehicle offers numerous benefits to Government Agency customers, including these:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Broad Scope: </em></strong> Ability to support requirements across 20 broad Task Areas</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>GWAC/MAC: </em></strong> Can be used across the Federal space – by DISA, the Military Services, Defense Agencies, DHS, Intelligence Community, and Civil Agencies</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>High Ceiling: </em></strong> $12.225 billion over the period Jun 08 – May 13, with 5 one-year follow-on options. Only $2B of ceiling used, to date</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Long PoP: </em></strong> The full Encore II period of performance is 10 years: 7 years remaining</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Flexible: </em></strong> Multiple contract types, including both FFP and CR Task Orders</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Low Administrative Costs: </em></strong> A low 1% usage fee, and competitive labor rates (2% if DITCO serves as KO)</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Streamlined Procurement Process: </strong></em> Approximately two month turnaround for TOs, with a 70 day Procurement Average Lead Time.</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Customer Friendly: </em></strong> The end customer makes the final decision for the award – not the Encore II KO or another third party.</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Standardized: </strong></em> Well-documented and standardized processes for the end customer, and a nearly fixed proposal template and structure</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Advocacy: </em></strong> The Contracting Officer at DITCO is a helpful advocate for the use of the vehicle</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through Seaport-E</strong>\r\n\r\nSeaPort Enhanced (Seaport-e) is the Navy\'s electronic platform for acquiring support services in 22 functional areas including Engineering, Financial Management, and Program Management.  The Navy Systems Commands (NAVSEA, NAVAIR, SPAWAR, NAVFAC, and NAVSUP), the Office of Naval Research, the United States Marine Corps, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) compete their service requirements amongst SeaPort-e IDIQ multiple award contract holders.  The SeaPort-e portal provides a standardized, efficient means of soliciting offers from amongst a diverse population of businesses and their approved team members. Our Seaport-E teaming partners include a group of large and small businesses with a wide range of specialties and reputations for superior customer service. We offer access to capabilities and expertise across a range of relevant areas including Operations Research, Information Technology, Software Development, Engineering Design and Management, Military Construction Management, Logistics Management and Support, Transition Planning, Business Case Analysis, and Program and Administrative Support.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the STARS II GWAC</strong>\r\n\r\nSTARS II is a multiple-award IDIQ contract designed to give federal agencies access to what the GSA describes as \"an elite group of small information technology businesses,\" providing access across four functional areas ranging from simple to complex services:\r\n	<li>Custom Computer Programming Services</li>\r\n	<li>Computer Systems Design Services</li>\r\n	<li>Computer Facilities Management Services</li>\r\n	<li>Other Computer Related Services</li>\r\nSTARS allows agencies to directly access best-in-class service through an established vehicle, as an alternative to using open-market methods, saving time and money. The contract allows for directed task orders up to $4 million each for federal civilian and Department of Defense activities (through LinTech Global, our 8a partner). This $10-billion ceiling IDIQ carries a five-year base period (through 2016) and a single five-year option period that follows. It also features a low user access fee (0.75 percent), built into the contractor\'s ceiling prices. For ease of use, it provides a pre-completed format with streamlined ordering procedures based on FAR 16.505, and provides for no protests on orders under $10M.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through eFAST</strong>\r\n\r\neFAST is the Electronic FAA Accelerated &amp; Simplified Tasks Program, and is the FAA’s Preferred Acquisition Vehicle for Achieving Small Business Goals. eFAST provides the following benefits:<ul>\r\n	<li>A $2 billion ceiling, with a 5 year base period (2011-2016) and 2 one-year options</li>\r\n	<li>Contract types include Firm-Fixed Price, Cost Reimbursement, Time and Materials, and Labor Hours</li>\r\n	<li>Low access fee: 1 to 3%</li>\r\n	<li>Master Ordering Agreements (MOA) for a broad range of comprehensive professional, technical, and support services and solutions for the FAA, and in some cases, other Government Agencies</li>\r\n	<li>Direct awards allowed up to a $4 Million limit (through LinTech Global, our 8a partner)</li>\r\n	<li>Set-asides allowed for 8(a) competition with no dollar limit</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nSupported Functional Areas include\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Business Administration &amp; Management (BAM)</li>\r\n	<li>Engineering Services (ES)</li>\r\n	<li>Computer/Information Systems Development (CSD)</li>\r\n	<li>Computer Systems Support (CSS)</li>\r\n	<li>Documentation &amp; Training (D&amp;T)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA MOBIS</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Management, Organizational and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS) schedule offers access to service requirements that can be tied to a business improvement initiative. This contract was designed to enable Federal managers to meet the many challenges in improving organizational efficiency while complying with federal rules, regulations, and budgetary constraints. Our MOBIS Business Case Analysis and Decision Support services provide proven methods to meet these challenges with efficient and cost-effective management solutions.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA PES</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Professional Engineering Services (PES) schedule provides a streamlined approach for Federal agencies to access qualified firms in a multitude of engineering disciplines. This schedule grants addresses the needs of the federal engineering community through six Special Item Numbers (SINs) that comprise the distinct phases of an engineering project. These cover the major disciplines of mechanical, electrical, chemical and components of civil engineering, as well as numerous sub-disciplines such as: aerospace, nuclear, bioengineering, and marine architecture. Decision Forge and our teammates are ready to provide the skills and services necessary to satisfy our customers’ engineering services requirements.  Services provided include Strategic Planning For Technology Programs; Concept Development and Requirements Analysis; Business Case Analysis; System Design, Engineering, And Integration; Test And Evaluation; Integrated Logistics Support; and Acquisition And Life Cycle Management.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA IT-70</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Information Technology (IT) schedule number 70 was established by GSA to provide government agencies with solutions for their various information technology requirements and allow those agencies to procure the products and services they need. The GSA IT schedule provides fast, convenient access to the professional, technical, and management skills necessary to satisfy our customers\' information technology support requirements.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the SDVOSB Procurement Program</strong>\r\n\r\nAs a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), we offer Federal customers two acquisition paths:\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 15px 10px;\">\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1406, <em>Sole Source Awards to SDVOSB Concerns</em>, procurement professionals may make sole source awards of up to $3.5M to a service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, if the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns</li>\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1405, <em>SDVOSB Set-Aside Procedures</em>, procurement professionals may set aside an acquisition for competition restricted to service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, given a reasonable expectation that fair and reasonable offers will be received from two or more SDVOSB concerns</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through the HUBZone Small Business Program</strong>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px;\">\r\n	<li><strong>Q1:  What does HUBZone stand for?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A1:  </strong>Historically Underutilized Business Zone.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q2:  What is the underlying regulation covering the HUBZone program?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A2. </strong>FAR 19.13 and 52.219 govern how the HUBZone program is implemented in federal procurements.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q3:  Is there an end date for our HUBZone certification?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A3:  </strong>No, unlike the 8(a) program, there is no graduation timeline from HUBZone certification.  Three events can change HUBZone status:  1) if we were to fail to employ the required number of employees that are HUBZone residents; 2) if our relevant geographies were reclassified to no longer qualify; and 3) if we were to fail to meet the size requirements for a small business concern.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q4:  What does this mean for Prime Contractors?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A4:  </strong>HUBZone subcontracting requirements often go unmet.   However, utilizing Decision Forge as a subcontractor can help toward the achievement of HUBZone utilization goals.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q5:  What does this mean for Contracting Officers?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A5:  </strong>As you deem appropriate, reference either FAR 52.219-3 (Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside) in your Requests for Information, Pre-Solicitations, or Solicitations; or FAR 52.219-4 (Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns) in your Solicitations for acquisitions conducted using Full and Open competition.</li>\r\n</ul>','Vehicles and Contractual Access','','inherit','open','open','','3542-revision-v1','','','2011-09-01 22:06:43','2011-09-02 02:06:43','',3542,'http://decforge.com/site/?p=4555',0,'revision','',0),(4563,4,'2011-09-01 22:23:45','2011-09-02 02:23:45','For ease of access, Decision Forge offers a range of contract vehicles and purchase agreements in place with our industry teaming partners and our government customers.  Key features and benefits of these vehicles are summarized below.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the SDVOSB Procurement Program</strong>\r\n\r\nAs a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), we offer Federal customers two acquisition paths:\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 15px 10px;\">\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1406, <em>Sole Source Awards to SDVOSB Concerns</em>, procurement professionals may make sole source awards of up to $3.5M to a service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, if the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns</li>\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1405, <em>SDVOSB Set-Aside Procedures</em>, procurement professionals may set aside an acquisition for competition restricted to service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, given a reasonable expectation that fair and reasonable offers will be received from two or more SDVOSB concerns</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through the HUBZone Small Business Program</strong>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px;\">\r\n	<li><strong>What does HUBZone stand for?</strong> Historically Underutilized Business Zone.</li></sp>\r\n	<li><strong>What regulation governs the HUBZone program?</strong> FAR 19.13 and 52.219 govern how the HUBZone program is implemented in federal procurements.</li></sp>\r\n	<li><strong>Is there an end date for our HUBZone certification?</strong> No, unlike the 8(a) program, there is no graduation or termination timeline for HUBZone certification.  Three events can change HUBZone status:  1) if we were to fail to employ the required number of employees that are HUBZone residents; 2) if our relevant geographies were reclassified to no longer qualify; and 3) if we were to fail to meet the size requirements for a small business concern.</li></sp>\r\n	<li><strong>What does this mean for Prime Contractors?</strong> HUBZone subcontracting requirements often go unmet.   However, utilizing Decision Forge as a subcontractor can help toward the achievement of HUBZone utilization goals.</li></sp>\r\n	<li><strong>What does this mean for Contracting Officers?</strong> As you deem appropriate, reference either FAR 52.219-3 (Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside) in your Requests for Information, Pre-Solicitations, or Solicitations; or FAR 52.219-4 (Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns) in your Solicitations for acquisitions conducted using Full and Open competition.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through ENCORE II</strong>\r\n\r\nThis IDIQ GWAC provides a single source procurement vehicle for the DoD and other Federal Agencies to obtain a full range of Information Technology solutions, including but not limited to Requirements Analysis, Systems Integration, and other Business and Technology Support Services. The contract provides a streamlined and comprehensive ordering process to facilitate transformation to a net-centric environment. Under the administration of <a title=\"DITCO\" href=\"http://www.ditco.disa.mil/hq/contracts/encorIIchar.asp\" target=\"_blank\">DITCO</a>, Federal clients including DISA, DoD, and the entire Federal Government can access Decision Forge services through <a title=\"American Systems\" href=\"http://encoreii.americansystems.com/\" target=\"_blank\">AMERICAN SYSTEMS</a> Prime Contract number: HC1028-08-D-2011. (Please visit the <a title=\"DISA\" href=\"http://www.disa.mil/contracts/guide/idiq/idiq_encore2.html\" target=\"_blank\">DISA</a> website for more information.)\r\n\r\nEncore II supports Services and Solutions across a broad scope of 20 Task Areas:\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 1:   </strong>Enterprise IT Policy and Planning\r\n<strong>TA 2:   </strong>Integrated Solutions Management\r\n<strong>TA 3:   </strong>Performance Benchmarking\r\n<strong>TA 4:   </strong>Business Process Reengineering\r\n<strong>TA 5:   </strong>Requirements Analysis</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 6:   </strong>Market Research and Prototyping\r\n<strong>TA 7:   </strong>Info/Knowledge Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 8:   </strong>Custom Application Development\r\n<strong>TA 9:   </strong>Product Integration\r\n<strong>TA 10: </strong>Test and Evaluation</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 11: </strong>Asset Management\r\n<strong>TA 12: </strong>Communications Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 13: </strong>Security Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 14: </strong>Telecommunications Support\r\n<strong>TA 15: </strong>Computer-Telephony Integration</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth_last]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 16: </strong>Web Services\r\n<strong>TA 17: </strong>Operations Support\r\n<strong>TA 18: </strong>Hardware\r\n<strong>TA 19: </strong>Software\r\n<strong>TA 20: </strong>Managed Services[/one_fourth_last]</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">The ENCORE vehicle offers numerous benefits to Government Agency customers, including these:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Broad Scope: </em></strong> Ability to support requirements across 20 broad Task Areas</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>GWAC/MAC: </em></strong> Can be used across the Federal space – by DISA, the Military Services, Defense Agencies, DHS, Intelligence Community, and Civil Agencies</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>High Ceiling: </em></strong> $12.225 billion over the period Jun 08 – May 13, with 5 one-year follow-on options. Only $2B of ceiling used, to date</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Long PoP: </em></strong> The full Encore II period of performance is 10 years: 7 years remaining</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Flexible: </em></strong> Multiple contract types, including both FFP and CR Task Orders</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Low Administrative Costs: </em></strong> A low 1% usage fee, and competitive labor rates (2% if DITCO serves as KO)</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Streamlined Procurement Process: </strong></em> Approximately two month turnaround for TOs, with a 70 day Procurement Average Lead Time.</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Customer Friendly: </em></strong> The end customer makes the final decision for the award – not the Encore II KO or another third party.</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Standardized: </strong></em> Well-documented and standardized processes for the end customer, and a nearly fixed proposal template and structure</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Advocacy: </em></strong> The Contracting Officer at DITCO is a helpful advocate for the use of the vehicle</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through Seaport-E</strong>\r\n\r\nSeaPort Enhanced (Seaport-e) is the Navy\'s electronic platform for acquiring support services in 22 functional areas including Engineering, Financial Management, and Program Management.  The Navy Systems Commands (NAVSEA, NAVAIR, SPAWAR, NAVFAC, and NAVSUP), the Office of Naval Research, the United States Marine Corps, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) compete their service requirements amongst SeaPort-e IDIQ multiple award contract holders.  The SeaPort-e portal provides a standardized, efficient means of soliciting offers from amongst a diverse population of businesses and their approved team members. Our Seaport-E teaming partners include a group of large and small businesses with a wide range of specialties and reputations for superior customer service. We offer access to capabilities and expertise across a range of relevant areas including Operations Research, Information Technology, Software Development, Engineering Design and Management, Military Construction Management, Logistics Management and Support, Transition Planning, Business Case Analysis, and Program and Administrative Support.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the STARS II GWAC</strong>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">STARS II is a multiple-award IDIQ contract designed to give federal agencies access to what the GSA describes as \"an elite group of small information technology businesses,\" providing access across four functional areas ranging from simple to complex services:</p><ul>\r\n	<li>Custom Computer Programming Services</li>\r\n	<li>Computer Systems Design Services</li>\r\n	<li>Computer Facilities Management Services</li>\r\n	<li>Other Computer Related Services</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nSTARS allows agencies to directly access best-in-class service through an established vehicle, as an alternative to using open-market methods, saving time and money. The contract allows for directed task orders up to $4 million each for federal civilian and Department of Defense activities (through LinTech Global, our 8a partner). This $10-billion ceiling IDIQ carries a five-year base period (through 2016) and a single five-year option period that follows. It also features a low user access fee (0.75 percent), built into the contractor\'s ceiling prices. For ease of use, it provides a pre-completed format with streamlined ordering procedures based on FAR 16.505, and provides for no protests on orders under $10M.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through eFAST</strong>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">eFAST is the Electronic FAA Accelerated &amp; Simplified Tasks Program, and is the FAA’s Preferred Acquisition Vehicle for Achieving Small Business Goals. eFAST provides the following benefits:</p><ul>\r\n	<li>A $2 billion ceiling, with a 5 year base period (2011-2016) and 2 one-year options</li>\r\n	<li>Contract types include Firm-Fixed Price, Cost Reimbursement, Time and Materials, and Labor Hours</li>\r\n	<li>Low access fee: 1 to 3%</li>\r\n	<li>Master Ordering Agreements (MOA) for a broad range of comprehensive professional, technical, and support services and solutions for the FAA, and in some cases, other Government Agencies</li>\r\n	<li>Direct awards allowed up to a $4 Million limit (through LinTech Global, our 8a partner)</li>\r\n	<li>Set-asides allowed for 8(a) competition with no dollar limit</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">Supported Functional Areas include</p><ul>\r\n	<li>Business Administration &amp; Management (BAM)</li>\r\n	<li>Engineering Services (ES)</li>\r\n	<li>Computer/Information Systems Development (CSD)</li>\r\n	<li>Computer Systems Support (CSS)</li>\r\n	<li>Documentation &amp; Training (D&amp;T)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA MOBIS</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Management, Organizational and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS) schedule offers access to service requirements that can be tied to a business improvement initiative. This contract was designed to enable Federal managers to meet the many challenges in improving organizational efficiency while complying with federal rules, regulations, and budgetary constraints. Our MOBIS Business Case Analysis and Decision Support services provide proven methods to meet these challenges with efficient and cost-effective management solutions.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA PES</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Professional Engineering Services (PES) schedule provides a streamlined approach for Federal agencies to access qualified firms in a multitude of engineering disciplines. This schedule grants addresses the needs of the federal engineering community through six Special Item Numbers (SINs) that comprise the distinct phases of an engineering project. These cover the major disciplines of mechanical, electrical, chemical and components of civil engineering, as well as numerous sub-disciplines such as: aerospace, nuclear, bioengineering, and marine architecture. Decision Forge and our teammates are ready to provide the skills and services necessary to satisfy our customers’ engineering services requirements.  Services provided include Strategic Planning For Technology Programs; Concept Development and Requirements Analysis; Business Case Analysis; System Design, Engineering, And Integration; Test And Evaluation; Integrated Logistics Support; and Acquisition And Life Cycle Management.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA IT-70</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Information Technology (IT) schedule number 70 was established by GSA to provide government agencies with solutions for their various information technology requirements and allow those agencies to procure the products and services they need. The GSA IT schedule provides fast, convenient access to the professional, technical, and management skills necessary to satisfy our customers\' information technology support requirements.','Vehicles and Contractual Access','','inherit','open','open','','3542-revision-v1','','','2011-09-01 22:23:45','2011-09-02 02:23:45','',3542,'http://decforge.com/site/?p=4563',0,'revision','',0),(4558,4,'2011-09-01 22:15:23','2011-09-02 02:15:23','For ease of access, Decision Forge has several contract vehicles and purchase agreements in place with our industry teaming partners and our government customers. These vehicles are summarized below.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the SDVOSB Procurement Program</strong>\r\n\r\nAs a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), we offer Federal customers two acquisition paths:\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 15px 10px;\">\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1406, <em>Sole Source Awards to SDVOSB Concerns</em>, procurement professionals may make sole source awards of up to $3.5M to a service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, if the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns</li>\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1405, <em>SDVOSB Set-Aside Procedures</em>, procurement professionals may set aside an acquisition for competition restricted to service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, given a reasonable expectation that fair and reasonable offers will be received from two or more SDVOSB concerns</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through the HUBZone Small Business Program</strong>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px;\">\r\n	<li><strong>Q1:  What does HUBZone stand for?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A1:  </strong>Historically Underutilized Business Zone.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q2:  What is the underlying regulation covering the HUBZone program?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A2. </strong>FAR 19.13 and 52.219 govern how the HUBZone program is implemented in federal procurements.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q3:  Is there an end date for our HUBZone certification?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A3:  </strong>No, unlike the 8(a) program, there is no graduation timeline from HUBZone certification.  Three events can change HUBZone status:  1) if we were to fail to employ the required number of employees that are HUBZone residents; 2) if our relevant geographies were reclassified to no longer qualify; and 3) if we were to fail to meet the size requirements for a small business concern.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q4:  What does this mean for Prime Contractors?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A4:  </strong>HUBZone subcontracting requirements often go unmet.   However, utilizing Decision Forge as a subcontractor can help toward the achievement of HUBZone utilization goals.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Q5:  What does this mean for Contracting Officers?</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A5:  </strong>As you deem appropriate, reference either FAR 52.219-3 (Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside) in your Requests for Information, Pre-Solicitations, or Solicitations; or FAR 52.219-4 (Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns) in your Solicitations for acquisitions conducted using Full and Open competition.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through ENCORE II</strong>\r\n\r\nThis IDIQ GWAC provides a single source procurement vehicle for the DoD and other Federal Agencies to obtain a full range of Information Technology solutions, including but not limited to Requirements Analysis, Systems Integration, and other Business and Technology Support Services. The contract provides a streamlined and comprehensive ordering process to facilitate transformation to a net-centric environment. Under the administration of <a title=\"DITCO\" href=\"http://www.ditco.disa.mil/hq/contracts/encorIIchar.asp\" target=\"_blank\">DITCO</a>, Federal clients including DISA, DoD, and the entire Federal Government can access Decision Forge services through <a title=\"American Systems\" href=\"http://encoreii.americansystems.com/\" target=\"_blank\">AMERICAN SYSTEMS</a> Prime Contract number: HC1028-08-D-2011. (Please visit the <a title=\"DISA\" href=\"http://www.disa.mil/contracts/guide/idiq/idiq_encore2.html\" target=\"_blank\">DISA</a> website for more information.)\r\n\r\nEncore II supports Services and Solutions across a broad scope of 20 Task Areas:\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 1:   </strong>Enterprise IT Policy and Planning\r\n<strong>TA 2:   </strong>Integrated Solutions Management\r\n<strong>TA 3:   </strong>Performance Benchmarking\r\n<strong>TA 4:   </strong>Business Process Reengineering\r\n<strong>TA 5:   </strong>Requirements Analysis</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 6:   </strong>Market Research and Prototyping\r\n<strong>TA 7:   </strong>Info/Knowledge Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 8:   </strong>Custom Application Development\r\n<strong>TA 9:   </strong>Product Integration\r\n<strong>TA 10: </strong>Test and Evaluation</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 11: </strong>Asset Management\r\n<strong>TA 12: </strong>Communications Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 13: </strong>Security Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 14: </strong>Telecommunications Support\r\n<strong>TA 15: </strong>Computer-Telephony Integration</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth_last]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 16: </strong>Web Services\r\n<strong>TA 17: </strong>Operations Support\r\n<strong>TA 18: </strong>Hardware\r\n<strong>TA 19: </strong>Software\r\n<strong>TA 20: </strong>Managed Services[/one_fourth_last]</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">The ENCORE vehicle offers numerous benefits to Government Agency customers, including these:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Broad Scope: </em></strong> Ability to support requirements across 20 broad Task Areas</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>GWAC/MAC: </em></strong> Can be used across the Federal space – by DISA, the Military Services, Defense Agencies, DHS, Intelligence Community, and Civil Agencies</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>High Ceiling: </em></strong> $12.225 billion over the period Jun 08 – May 13, with 5 one-year follow-on options. Only $2B of ceiling used, to date</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Long PoP: </em></strong> The full Encore II period of performance is 10 years: 7 years remaining</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Flexible: </em></strong> Multiple contract types, including both FFP and CR Task Orders</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Low Administrative Costs: </em></strong> A low 1% usage fee, and competitive labor rates (2% if DITCO serves as KO)</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Streamlined Procurement Process: </strong></em> Approximately two month turnaround for TOs, with a 70 day Procurement Average Lead Time.</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Customer Friendly: </em></strong> The end customer makes the final decision for the award – not the Encore II KO or another third party.</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Standardized: </strong></em> Well-documented and standardized processes for the end customer, and a nearly fixed proposal template and structure</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Advocacy: </em></strong> The Contracting Officer at DITCO is a helpful advocate for the use of the vehicle</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through Seaport-E</strong>\r\n\r\nSeaPort Enhanced (Seaport-e) is the Navy\'s electronic platform for acquiring support services in 22 functional areas including Engineering, Financial Management, and Program Management.  The Navy Systems Commands (NAVSEA, NAVAIR, SPAWAR, NAVFAC, and NAVSUP), the Office of Naval Research, the United States Marine Corps, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) compete their service requirements amongst SeaPort-e IDIQ multiple award contract holders.  The SeaPort-e portal provides a standardized, efficient means of soliciting offers from amongst a diverse population of businesses and their approved team members. Our Seaport-E teaming partners include a group of large and small businesses with a wide range of specialties and reputations for superior customer service. We offer access to capabilities and expertise across a range of relevant areas including Operations Research, Information Technology, Software Development, Engineering Design and Management, Military Construction Management, Logistics Management and Support, Transition Planning, Business Case Analysis, and Program and Administrative Support.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the STARS II GWAC</strong>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">STARS II is a multiple-award IDIQ contract designed to give federal agencies access to what the GSA describes as \"an elite group of small information technology businesses,\" providing access across four functional areas ranging from simple to complex services:</p><ul>\r\n	<li>Custom Computer Programming Services</li>\r\n	<li>Computer Systems Design Services</li>\r\n	<li>Computer Facilities Management Services</li>\r\n	<li>Other Computer Related Services</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nSTARS allows agencies to directly access best-in-class service through an established vehicle, as an alternative to using open-market methods, saving time and money. The contract allows for directed task orders up to $4 million each for federal civilian and Department of Defense activities (through LinTech Global, our 8a partner). This $10-billion ceiling IDIQ carries a five-year base period (through 2016) and a single five-year option period that follows. It also features a low user access fee (0.75 percent), built into the contractor\'s ceiling prices. For ease of use, it provides a pre-completed format with streamlined ordering procedures based on FAR 16.505, and provides for no protests on orders under $10M.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through eFAST</strong>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">eFAST is the Electronic FAA Accelerated &amp; Simplified Tasks Program, and is the FAA’s Preferred Acquisition Vehicle for Achieving Small Business Goals. eFAST provides the following benefits:</p><ul>\r\n	<li>A $2 billion ceiling, with a 5 year base period (2011-2016) and 2 one-year options</li>\r\n	<li>Contract types include Firm-Fixed Price, Cost Reimbursement, Time and Materials, and Labor Hours</li>\r\n	<li>Low access fee: 1 to 3%</li>\r\n	<li>Master Ordering Agreements (MOA) for a broad range of comprehensive professional, technical, and support services and solutions for the FAA, and in some cases, other Government Agencies</li>\r\n	<li>Direct awards allowed up to a $4 Million limit (through LinTech Global, our 8a partner)</li>\r\n	<li>Set-asides allowed for 8(a) competition with no dollar limit</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">Supported Functional Areas include</p><ul>\r\n	<li>Business Administration &amp; Management (BAM)</li>\r\n	<li>Engineering Services (ES)</li>\r\n	<li>Computer/Information Systems Development (CSD)</li>\r\n	<li>Computer Systems Support (CSS)</li>\r\n	<li>Documentation &amp; Training (D&amp;T)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA MOBIS</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Management, Organizational and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS) schedule offers access to service requirements that can be tied to a business improvement initiative. This contract was designed to enable Federal managers to meet the many challenges in improving organizational efficiency while complying with federal rules, regulations, and budgetary constraints. Our MOBIS Business Case Analysis and Decision Support services provide proven methods to meet these challenges with efficient and cost-effective management solutions.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA PES</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Professional Engineering Services (PES) schedule provides a streamlined approach for Federal agencies to access qualified firms in a multitude of engineering disciplines. This schedule grants addresses the needs of the federal engineering community through six Special Item Numbers (SINs) that comprise the distinct phases of an engineering project. These cover the major disciplines of mechanical, electrical, chemical and components of civil engineering, as well as numerous sub-disciplines such as: aerospace, nuclear, bioengineering, and marine architecture. Decision Forge and our teammates are ready to provide the skills and services necessary to satisfy our customers’ engineering services requirements.  Services provided include Strategic Planning For Technology Programs; Concept Development and Requirements Analysis; Business Case Analysis; System Design, Engineering, And Integration; Test And Evaluation; Integrated Logistics Support; and Acquisition And Life Cycle Management.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA IT-70</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Information Technology (IT) schedule number 70 was established by GSA to provide government agencies with solutions for their various information technology requirements and allow those agencies to procure the products and services they need. The GSA IT schedule provides fast, convenient access to the professional, technical, and management skills necessary to satisfy our customers\' information technology support requirements.','Vehicles and Contractual Access','','inherit','open','open','','3542-revision-v1','','','2011-09-01 22:15:23','2011-09-02 02:15:23','',3542,'http://decforge.com/site/?p=4558',0,'revision','',0),(4561,4,'2011-09-01 22:21:13','2011-09-02 02:21:13','For ease of access, Decision Forge offers a range of contract vehicles and purchase agreements in place with our industry teaming partners and our government customers.  Key features and benefits of these vehicles are summarized below.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the SDVOSB Procurement Program</strong>\r\n\r\nAs a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), we offer Federal customers two acquisition paths:\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 15px 10px;\">\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1406, <em>Sole Source Awards to SDVOSB Concerns</em>, procurement professionals may make sole source awards of up to $3.5M to a service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, if the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns</li>\r\n	<li>Under FAR 19.1405, <em>SDVOSB Set-Aside Procedures</em>, procurement professionals may set aside an acquisition for competition restricted to service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, given a reasonable expectation that fair and reasonable offers will be received from two or more SDVOSB concerns</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through the HUBZone Small Business Program</strong>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px;\">\r\n	<li><strong>What does HUBZone stand for?</strong></li>\r\n	<li>Historically Underutilized Business Zone.</li>\r\n\r\n	<li><strong>What regulation governs the HUBZone program?</strong></li>\r\n	<li>FAR 19.13 and 52.219 govern how the HUBZone program is implemented in federal procurements.</li>\r\n\r\n	<li><strong>Is there an end date for our HUBZone certification?</strong></li>\r\n	<li>No, unlike the 8(a) program, there is no graduation or termination timeline for HUBZone certification.  Three events can change HUBZone status:  1) if we were to fail to employ the required number of employees that are HUBZone residents; 2) if our relevant geographies were reclassified to no longer qualify; and 3) if we were to fail to meet the size requirements for a small business concern.</li>\r\n\r\n	<li><strong>What does this mean for Prime Contractors?</strong></li>\r\n	<li>HUBZone subcontracting requirements often go unmet.   However, utilizing Decision Forge as a subcontractor can help toward the achievement of HUBZone utilization goals.</li>\r\n\r\n	<li><strong>What does this mean for Contracting Officers?</strong></li>\r\n	<li>As you deem appropriate, reference either FAR 52.219-3 (Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside) in your Requests for Information, Pre-Solicitations, or Solicitations; or FAR 52.219-4 (Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns) in your Solicitations for acquisitions conducted using Full and Open competition.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through ENCORE II</strong>\r\n\r\nThis IDIQ GWAC provides a single source procurement vehicle for the DoD and other Federal Agencies to obtain a full range of Information Technology solutions, including but not limited to Requirements Analysis, Systems Integration, and other Business and Technology Support Services. The contract provides a streamlined and comprehensive ordering process to facilitate transformation to a net-centric environment. Under the administration of <a title=\"DITCO\" href=\"http://www.ditco.disa.mil/hq/contracts/encorIIchar.asp\" target=\"_blank\">DITCO</a>, Federal clients including DISA, DoD, and the entire Federal Government can access Decision Forge services through <a title=\"American Systems\" href=\"http://encoreii.americansystems.com/\" target=\"_blank\">AMERICAN SYSTEMS</a> Prime Contract number: HC1028-08-D-2011. (Please visit the <a title=\"DISA\" href=\"http://www.disa.mil/contracts/guide/idiq/idiq_encore2.html\" target=\"_blank\">DISA</a> website for more information.)\r\n\r\nEncore II supports Services and Solutions across a broad scope of 20 Task Areas:\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 1:   </strong>Enterprise IT Policy and Planning\r\n<strong>TA 2:   </strong>Integrated Solutions Management\r\n<strong>TA 3:   </strong>Performance Benchmarking\r\n<strong>TA 4:   </strong>Business Process Reengineering\r\n<strong>TA 5:   </strong>Requirements Analysis</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 6:   </strong>Market Research and Prototyping\r\n<strong>TA 7:   </strong>Info/Knowledge Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 8:   </strong>Custom Application Development\r\n<strong>TA 9:   </strong>Product Integration\r\n<strong>TA 10: </strong>Test and Evaluation</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 11: </strong>Asset Management\r\n<strong>TA 12: </strong>Communications Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 13: </strong>Security Engineering\r\n<strong>TA 14: </strong>Telecommunications Support\r\n<strong>TA 15: </strong>Computer-Telephony Integration</p>\r\n[/one_fourth]\r\n[one_fourth_last]\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: -40px; line-height: 15px;\"><strong>TA 16: </strong>Web Services\r\n<strong>TA 17: </strong>Operations Support\r\n<strong>TA 18: </strong>Hardware\r\n<strong>TA 19: </strong>Software\r\n<strong>TA 20: </strong>Managed Services[/one_fourth_last]</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">The ENCORE vehicle offers numerous benefits to Government Agency customers, including these:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Broad Scope: </em></strong> Ability to support requirements across 20 broad Task Areas</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>GWAC/MAC: </em></strong> Can be used across the Federal space – by DISA, the Military Services, Defense Agencies, DHS, Intelligence Community, and Civil Agencies</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>High Ceiling: </em></strong> $12.225 billion over the period Jun 08 – May 13, with 5 one-year follow-on options. Only $2B of ceiling used, to date</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Long PoP: </em></strong> The full Encore II period of performance is 10 years: 7 years remaining</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Flexible: </em></strong> Multiple contract types, including both FFP and CR Task Orders</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Low Administrative Costs: </em></strong> A low 1% usage fee, and competitive labor rates (2% if DITCO serves as KO)</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Streamlined Procurement Process: </strong></em> Approximately two month turnaround for TOs, with a 70 day Procurement Average Lead Time.</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Customer Friendly: </em></strong> The end customer makes the final decision for the award – not the Encore II KO or another third party.</li>\r\n	<li><em><strong>Standardized: </strong></em> Well-documented and standardized processes for the end customer, and a nearly fixed proposal template and structure</li>\r\n	<li><strong><em>Advocacy: </em></strong> The Contracting Officer at DITCO is a helpful advocate for the use of the vehicle</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through Seaport-E</strong>\r\n\r\nSeaPort Enhanced (Seaport-e) is the Navy\'s electronic platform for acquiring support services in 22 functional areas including Engineering, Financial Management, and Program Management.  The Navy Systems Commands (NAVSEA, NAVAIR, SPAWAR, NAVFAC, and NAVSUP), the Office of Naval Research, the United States Marine Corps, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) compete their service requirements amongst SeaPort-e IDIQ multiple award contract holders.  The SeaPort-e portal provides a standardized, efficient means of soliciting offers from amongst a diverse population of businesses and their approved team members. Our Seaport-E teaming partners include a group of large and small businesses with a wide range of specialties and reputations for superior customer service. We offer access to capabilities and expertise across a range of relevant areas including Operations Research, Information Technology, Software Development, Engineering Design and Management, Military Construction Management, Logistics Management and Support, Transition Planning, Business Case Analysis, and Program and Administrative Support.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through the STARS II GWAC</strong>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">STARS II is a multiple-award IDIQ contract designed to give federal agencies access to what the GSA describes as \"an elite group of small information technology businesses,\" providing access across four functional areas ranging from simple to complex services:</p><ul>\r\n	<li>Custom Computer Programming Services</li>\r\n	<li>Computer Systems Design Services</li>\r\n	<li>Computer Facilities Management Services</li>\r\n	<li>Other Computer Related Services</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nSTARS allows agencies to directly access best-in-class service through an established vehicle, as an alternative to using open-market methods, saving time and money. The contract allows for directed task orders up to $4 million each for federal civilian and Department of Defense activities (through LinTech Global, our 8a partner). This $10-billion ceiling IDIQ carries a five-year base period (through 2016) and a single five-year option period that follows. It also features a low user access fee (0.75 percent), built into the contractor\'s ceiling prices. For ease of use, it provides a pre-completed format with streamlined ordering procedures based on FAR 16.505, and provides for no protests on orders under $10M.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through eFAST</strong>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">eFAST is the Electronic FAA Accelerated &amp; Simplified Tasks Program, and is the FAA’s Preferred Acquisition Vehicle for Achieving Small Business Goals. eFAST provides the following benefits:</p><ul>\r\n	<li>A $2 billion ceiling, with a 5 year base period (2011-2016) and 2 one-year options</li>\r\n	<li>Contract types include Firm-Fixed Price, Cost Reimbursement, Time and Materials, and Labor Hours</li>\r\n	<li>Low access fee: 1 to 3%</li>\r\n	<li>Master Ordering Agreements (MOA) for a broad range of comprehensive professional, technical, and support services and solutions for the FAA, and in some cases, other Government Agencies</li>\r\n	<li>Direct awards allowed up to a $4 Million limit (through LinTech Global, our 8a partner)</li>\r\n	<li>Set-asides allowed for 8(a) competition with no dollar limit</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">Supported Functional Areas include</p><ul>\r\n	<li>Business Administration &amp; Management (BAM)</li>\r\n	<li>Engineering Services (ES)</li>\r\n	<li>Computer/Information Systems Development (CSD)</li>\r\n	<li>Computer Systems Support (CSS)</li>\r\n	<li>Documentation &amp; Training (D&amp;T)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA MOBIS</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Management, Organizational and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS) schedule offers access to service requirements that can be tied to a business improvement initiative. This contract was designed to enable Federal managers to meet the many challenges in improving organizational efficiency while complying with federal rules, regulations, and budgetary constraints. Our MOBIS Business Case Analysis and Decision Support services provide proven methods to meet these challenges with efficient and cost-effective management solutions.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA PES</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Professional Engineering Services (PES) schedule provides a streamlined approach for Federal agencies to access qualified firms in a multitude of engineering disciplines. This schedule grants addresses the needs of the federal engineering community through six Special Item Numbers (SINs) that comprise the distinct phases of an engineering project. These cover the major disciplines of mechanical, electrical, chemical and components of civil engineering, as well as numerous sub-disciplines such as: aerospace, nuclear, bioengineering, and marine architecture. Decision Forge and our teammates are ready to provide the skills and services necessary to satisfy our customers’ engineering services requirements.  Services provided include Strategic Planning For Technology Programs; Concept Development and Requirements Analysis; Business Case Analysis; System Design, Engineering, And Integration; Test And Evaluation; Integrated Logistics Support; and Acquisition And Life Cycle Management.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reach us through GSA IT-70</strong>\r\n\r\nGSA\'s Information Technology (IT) schedule number 70 was established by GSA to provide government agencies with solutions for their various information technology requirements and allow those agencies to procure the products and services they need. The GSA IT schedule provides fast, convenient access to the professional, technical, and management skills necessary to satisfy our customers\' information technology support requirements.','Vehicles and Contractual Access','','inherit','open','open','','3542-revision-v1','','','2011-09-01 22:21:13','2011-09-02 02:21:13','',3542,'http://decforge.com/site/?p=4561',0,'revision','',0),