Federal IT, communications, and audio-visual solutions through NASA SEWP VI

NASA SEWP (Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement), pronounced “soup,” provides the latest Information Technology, Communications, 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 in the federal acquisition space.

Originally the vehicle offered only technology products for NASA and other agencies. Over more than 30 years SEWP has continually evolved, broadening its scope to meet customer needs. The program is self-funded through a 0.34% usage fee and supports more than 50,000 orders a year across the Federal Government.

Under FAR 16.505(b)(1), each Contract Holder shall be given a fair opportunity to be considered for each order issued under a multiple-award contract. The method used to provide fair opportunity is at the discretion of the ordering Contracting Officer, who documents the rationale for the placement and price of each order. No order-selection documentation is required to be submitted with the order.

NASA SEWP’s online Quote Request Tool (QRT) is the recommended method to support this activity and to augment the required decision documentation. The QRT automatically includes the Contract Holders within a selected Group or based on a suggested source. The full Fair Opportunity clause is set forth in the body of the SEWP VI contract (Attachment A, Statement of Work).