NASA SEWP VI Overview:
The NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) provides the latest Information Technology, Communication, and Audio-Visual (ITC/AV) solutions and services for all Federal Agencies and their approved contractors. Created in 1993, SEWP I was the first Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) in the federal acquisition space. Originally, the contract vehicle provided only technology products for NASA and all other agencies. SEWP has continually evolved over the past 30 years, expanding its scope to meet the requests of its customers. The SEWP vehicle represents acquisition innovation within the Federal Government. The program is self-funded through usage fees (0.34%) and provides all Federal agencies with acquisition support – more than 50,000 orders a year.
NASA SEWP VI Mission:
The SEWP VI Program enables NASA and all Federal Agencies to efficiently and effectively acquire mission critical Information Technology, Communication and Audio Visual (ITC/AV) solutions and services via a suite of contracts encompassing a diversity of business sizes and offerings. SEWP’s customized reporting streamlined procurement processes, innovative applications, premier customer service, acquisition insight and Government/Industry partnership deliver the Best-in-Class value for the Federal Government.
NASA SEWP VI is a multi-award Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) vehicle. It features a $20 billion ceiling per prime contract and a 10-year ordering period. The contract’s core purpose is to streamline procurement of ITC/AV products, cloud, cybersecurity, and related professional services. The GWAC is divided into three segments: Category A, Category B, and Category C.
- Category A (ITC/AV Solutions): Covers hardware, software, cloud solutions, maintenance, and product-based services. Split into unrestricted and SBSA groups.
- Category B (Enterprise-Wide ITC/AV Service Solutions): Focused on enterprise-level IT, communications, and audiovisual infrastructure support services. Open to businesses of all sizes.
- Category C (ITC/AV Mission-Based Services): Restricted to small businesses.
SEWP VI Order Process:
- Customer or Contract Holder submits orders to SEWP VI Program via email (sewporders@sewp.nasa.gov) or fax (301-286-0317).
- SEWP VI PMO enters order into system and assigns the order a case number.
- If an RFQ number is provided with the order, the CLIN list provided by the Contract Holder during quoting is reverified.
against the order total and assigned a SEWP VI Control Number (SCN).
- If the totals do not match or the RFQ number is not provided, the Contract Holder will have to re-enter the CLIN verification file using the CHOP order tool, within one (1) business day. An SCN will not be assigned until the CLIN list is verified. (A CLIN list is required for all new orders and order modifications that change the dollar amount of the order)
- Once the order has been verified, the Contract Holder is sent an email that an order has been entered by the SEWP VI PMO
- The Contract Holder must then acknowledge receipt of the order by replying directly to the order email, or using the “Mark as Received” button on the CHOP, within one (1) business day.
The following information is required for each order:
- Date of Order
- Signature (direct, electronic, or implied through preapproved method) of Authorized Government Ordering Official
- Contracting Officer for order
- Credit Card Holder Name for credit card orders
- Name and Phone Number of Authorized Government Ordering Official
- Name of Issuing Agency
- Name of Ordering Agency (if different from Issuing Agency)
- Order Number
- Unique order number for the Ordering Government entity – Ordering Agency determines the Order Number
- Contractor Name and SEWP VI Contract Number
- Appropriation and Accounting Data
- Billing and Invoice Address
- Shipping Address
- SEWP VI CLIN and Product Descriptions To Be Delivered
- Total Order Amount
- Additional Mutually Agreed Upon Terms and Conditions, Statement of Work, and so forth
- Period of Performance for Any Associated Services
NASA SEWP VI Vision:
SEWP VI is the Pre-eminent World-class Leader utilizing a broad range of comprehensive and intuitively accessible processes and methodologies to manage, inform, display and acquire state-of-the- art technology solutions via the visionary SEWP VI Marketplace and Agency Storefronts.
Fair Opportunity When Using SEWP VI Contracts:
Contractors will be provided a fair opportunity at the individual order level as appropriate per FAR Part 16.505(b), including the SEWP VI RFQ tools. No documentation for the order selection is required to be submitted with the order. All such documentation is to be maintained by the issuing procurement office.
The Contractor shall not market, quote or otherwise offer for sale, any IT Solutions not listed under this contract, until the said solutions are included in the SEWP VI database of record, and available to all Government end-users.
If the Government issues a Request For Information (RFI) as part of market research, the Contractor may provide items not yet listed on their SEWP VI contract as part of a market research quote if:
- All such items are clearly marked as not yet available on their SEWP VI contract; and
- The contractor submits a technology refreshment request to add those products to their contract
If the Government issues a Request For Quote (RFQ) or a Market Research Request (MRR), the Contractor may only respond with items available on their Contract and the price of each item shall be the no greater than the price in Attachment F SEWP VI database of record at the time the quote is issued. If the Contractor has insufficient items on their contract to fully respond to the Formal RFQ, the Contractor must respond with a No Bid.
Unless the RFQ specifically allows for partial quotes, the Contractor must respond fully to all requirements specified in the RFQ.
When submitting a quote to a Government end-user, the contractor must clearly state the length of time the quote is valid. The contractor shall honor any order submitted within the stated time period of a quote.
When responding to an RFI or RFQ issued from the NASA SEWP VI RFQ on-line quoting system, the Contractor must respond as outlined in Attachment C: Contract Holder User Manual (CHUM).
Contract Holders are prohibited from using Government information posted on the NASA SEWP VI Contract Holder Only Page, such as RFQs, RFIs, etc., for purposes other than proposing on SEWP VI requirements. This includes Contract Holders providing third parties with SEWP VI information and requirements for the purpose of assisting companies, that are not SEWP VI Contract Holders, with providing unsolicited proposals to meet agency requirements already posted to the NASA SEWP VI RFQ on-line quoting system