D -- REVERSE AUCTION SERVICES AND EXCHANGE CAPABILITYU

Notice Date

June 4, 2001

Contracting Office

General Services Administration, Federal Technology Service = (FTS), Solutions Development Center (7TS), 819 Taylor Street, Room = 11A30, Fort Worth, TX, 76102

ZIP Code

76102

Solicitation Number

7TS-01-0001

Response Due

July 19, 2001

Point of Contact

Patricia Renfro, Contracting Officer, Phone (817) 978-0026, = Fax (817) 978-0095, Email patricia.renfro@gsa.gov -- Kathy Garrett, = Contracting Officer, Phone (817) 978-3434, Fax (817) 978-4039, Email = kathy.garrett@gsa.gov

Description

General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Technology Service = (FTS) Office of Information Technology Solutions and the Office of = Service Development have completed a successful pilot project under a = program called Buyers.gov. As a result of the successful pilot, GSA = will now award a permanent Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity = (IDIQ) Government Wide Agency Contract (GWAC) to implement the = successful reverse auctions (Functional Area 1) that took place under = the Buyers.Gov program. In addition, the Buyers.Gov program plans to = initiate an enhancement to build upon the concept of reverse auction. = The new pilot (Functional Area 2) will offer clients the same = functionality as reverse auctions but it will also provide the ability = to perform government purchases for other types of projects beside = information technology (i.e., medical equipment, etc.) through = exchanges. A draft Statement of Work (SOW) and draft Evaluation = Criteria are being issued in a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) via = FedBizOpps on or about 06/05/01. The estimated due date for response = from industry for the draft RFP sections is 06/13/01. The estimated = issuance date of the RFP is 06/20/01. The esimated proposal due date is = 07/19/01. Note that the dates shown are subject to change and it is the = responsibility of the interested parties to periodically check the = solicitation status via the FedBizOpps system. You may also contact = the Contracting Officer, Ms. Patricia Renfro at patricia.renfro@gsa.gov = or (817) 978-0026.

Web Link

Visit this URL for the latest information about this (http://www.eps.gov/spg/GSA/FTS/7TS/7TS-01-0001/listing.html)

Record

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