Course Outline:
- Overview of the current federal Multiple Award IDIQ Landscape
- Why do agencies use MA IDIQ contracts?
- Why are IDIQ’s an even bigger deal in FY’22?
- Business generated
- Managing Agencies
- GSA
- NIH
- Army
- Navy
- NASA
- Cost Plus vs. Firm Fixed Price and T&M/Labor Hour
- Best In Class Contracts
- What They Are
- Do Federal Agencies Actually Use Them?
- IT vs. services
- Current IDIQ Flashpoints
- How Small Businesses Participate
- Teams, JV’s, etc.
- Pre and Post-Award Protests
- How Small Businesses Participate
- GSA IDIQ’s
- Schedules
- Services MAC
- Polaris
- Alliant III
- Developing Business Via IDIQ Contracts
- Need to sell and market
- Does your customer have preferred vehicles?
- Scope
- The role of the Contract Access Fee
- Using IDIQ’s at federal year-end
- GSA E-Buy
- The Role of Assisted Acquisition Services in MA IDIQ Contracting
- Buy Direct vs. Assisted Acquisition
- Major Assisted Acquisition Operations
- GSA FEDSIM
- GSA Regional Offices
- Interior National Business Center
- NIH NITAAC (if desired)
- Questions/Discussion