Using an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC), GSA’s Great Lakes Region designed and implemented a process to install a network of about 12,000 personal computers at about 250 locations in Region 5 and satisfied the unique requirements of the Social Security Administration (SSA). The process reduced cost and time, and increased efficiency and productivity. The traditional process to install the Intelligent Work Station Local Area Network (IWS/LAN) involved a contract with landlords in leased space or with local construction contractors in federally owned space. A full-time position was created for managing the IWS/LAN. About a dozen IQCs were obtained for installing the LANs. After only three installations, the initial inspection rate was about 98 percent, compared to the normal 50 percent for other similar LAN projects. Re-inspections cost an estimated $2,500 each plus create delays to other projects. Projects that normally averaged $1,400 before the use of IQC now cost $900 per workstation.
For more information, contact Mr. Paul Schmitt at (312) 886-3312 or via e-mail at paul.schmitt@gsa.govTerm Contract for Computer System Upgrades (Term Contracts Provide Custom Solutions), U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Pacific Rim Region, 1997
GSA’s Pacific Rim Region, Los Angeles Service Center combined a number of contracting programs and mechanisms to produce a term contract. The term contract responds quickly, and is flexible enough that Federal customer’s can upgrade their computer local area networks. For example, the Social Security Administration (SSA) identified 70 computer sites that required upgrades. The contract satisfied specialized requirements for the design and construction of an interconnecting system for these computer networks in the Los Angeles area.
For more information, contact Ms. Andrea Mateer at (213) 894-3982 or via e-mail at andrea.mateer@gsa.gov.
