NASA SEWP VI
Contract Holder

NASA SEWP VI – The NASA SEWP (Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement), pronounced "soup", 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.

Multi-Award Government-Wide Acquisition Contract

K2Share's NASA SEWP VI contract, 80TECH26D1914, is one award under a multi-award Government-Wide Acquisition Contract. It is an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract under FAR 52.216-22. Orders placed against SEWP VI are subject to the fair opportunity procedures of FAR 16.505(b).

Fair Opportunity

FAR 16.505(b) (1) provides that each contractor shall be given fair opportunity to be considered for each order exceeding $10,000 and issued under multiple award contracts. The FAR states that the method to obtain fair opportunity is at the discretion of the Contracting Officer (CO) and that the CO must document the rationale for placement and price of each order. Using the SEWP online Quote Request Tool is the recommended method to assist in this activity and to augment the required decision documentation. The SEWP Quote Request Tool (QRT) will automatically include the Contract Holders within a selected Group or based on a suggested source.

How to Obtain a Quote

The internal ordering process of each agency varies. The process and accompanying forms for Purchase Requests (PRs) and Delivery Orders (DOs) issued against a SEWP contract are defined by the issuing agency, not by the NASA SEWP Program Management Office (PMO).

TYPICAL SEQUENCE

1. An end user determines a requirement and generates a PR.
2. The PR, with any necessary funding information, is sent to that Agency’s procurement office, which results in the issuance of a DO. Any valid federal agency DO form, and the associated Delivery Order number may be used.
3. The NASA SEWP PMO does not issue Delivery Orders. DOs must be issued through the issuing Agency’s procurement office.
4. The SEWP PMO reviews, processes, and tracks issued DOs and forwards them to the Contract Holder(s).
5. If modifications are made to an order, those modifications must also route through the SEWP PMO.

Some Agencies have special requirements for issuing IT Delivery Orders. It is the issuing agency’s Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer’s Representative’s responsibility to be aware of any Agency-specific policies regarding issuing orders through an existing contract vehicle or GWAC. There are no requirements under the SEWP contracts for issuing Agencies to use other intermediary procurement offices, except as directed by their own internal policies.

NASA SEWP Program Management Office

Help Email	help@sewp.nasa.gov
Customer Help Desk	(301) 286-1478
Hours	Monday through Friday, 7:30 am – 6 pm ET
Website	www.sewp.nasa.gov