Defense Wide Strategic Sourcing Initiative (DWSS)

Defense Wide Strategic Sourcing Initiative (DWSS)

Effective 1 Nov 06, all DOD purchases of Clerical Services to be performed in the Washington DC, Norfolk, or Philadelphia regions should be obtained from the DOD Clerical Services Contracts (DCSCs) awarded by the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Norfolk, Philadelphia Office through the DWSS contract described herein.

The DOD Clerical Services Multiple Award Contracts have been designed by the DWSS Administrative Services Commodity Council. This Council was formed by DUSD (DPAP) in Jan 2004 to investigate the strategic sourcing possibilities inherent in the Administrative Support Services Commodity. In Jan 2005 the Council forwarded a proposed initiative to the DWSS Governance Board. The Board approved the Sourcing Strategy and gave the green light to establish these MAC contracts. These contracts are available only for Clerical services to be performed in the Philadelphia, Washington DC and Norfolk Areas, commencing 1 Nov 2006.

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Fees

There are no fees associated with using the DOD Clerical Services Contracts or the Defense Wide Strategic Sourcing (DWSS) Portal.

Definition of Clerical Services

Clerical services covered under the DOD Clerical Services Contracts (DCSCs) include the following (with the associated Federal Service Code(s) (FSC)).

Labor categories utilized on these contracts will directly match the Department of Labor Wage Determination categories under the “Administrative Support and Clerical Occupations” section.

DCSC Contractor

Contractor - DLS Engineering Assoc. Inc.
Contract Number - N00140-07-D-0005

Note: These contracts allow for Rolling Admissions. The Contracting Officer and the DCSC Program Office will periodically review the need for addition of contract holders.

Socio-Economic Considerations

As a means to enhance the Department’s achievement of socio-economic goals, the solicitation developed and executed by Fleet Industrial and Supply Center Norfolk, Philadelphia Office limited competition for these requirements to vendors in three specific small business/ socio-economic groups:

  1. Firms in the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) program;
  2. Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small business concerns; and
  3. Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB)

The restriction to firms in these three groups was coordinated with and approved by the Small Business Administration during the contract solicitation phase. As such, Ordering Officers utilizing this vehicle will not need to process their requirements through the Small Business Administration. The ordering system however does allow for review by the local SADBU and should be utilized in accordance with local Directives.

In practice, clerical service task order requirements will be competed within each region. Competitions may be targeted to only one specific group or be competed across all groups, depending upon the previous set-aside or non set-aside status of the work.

Locations

The DSCS contracts cover all Department of Defense locations within the following counties:

WASHINGTON DC METRO REGION

PHILADELPHIA REGION

NORFOLK REGION

Pricing of Services

Resultant Task Orders will be a product of competitive offers among the Multiple Award Contract holders identified above, based on socio-economic restriction applicable to your specific order, if any. The underlying MA contracts were awarded competitively and each Vendor agreed to price any resultant orders at the not to exceed Maximum Markup rate, or lower, during the life of their contract. All pricing will be based on the minimum Department of Labor Wage Determination applicable to the specific place of performance in each Task Order plus the mark-up rate. Thus pricing efficiencies will be maximized during performance.

Funding

All types of funds may be used. These IDIQ contracts do not obligate any funds. Funds are obligated when an order is placed under a contract. Each authorized purchaser is obligated only to the extent of the order placed under a contract.

Period of Performance

The MA IDIQ contracts have a two year period of performance from 1 November 2006 through 31 October 2008. The contracts contain one three year option period from 1 November 2008 through 31 October 2011.

The period of performance of a Task Order awarded under the MA contracts may not exceed 5 years, including all options. However, the period of performance end date for any Task Order must be NLT the contract end date of 31 October 2011.

Procedures for Clerical Services

  1. Are the tasks to be performed within the DCSC Regions? If you know address for place(s) of performance, look up appropriate county with above tools.
  2. Does your task fall within the scope of the DCSC contracts? Contracts are for Clerical Services only. The labor categories available are listed in the Department of Labor ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND CLERICAL OCCUPATIONS (01000 Series).
    • The list is available on the Department of Labor web site.
    • Work under the Contracts can be ordered only for the following Federal Supply Codes:
      • R603 (Administrative Services – Transcription)
      • R605 (Administrative Services – Library Services)
      • R607 (Administrative Services – Word Processing/Typing)
      • R609 (Administrative Services – Stenographic Services)
      • R612 (Administrative Services – Information Retrieval)
      • R614 (Administrative Services – Paper Shredding)
      • R699 (Other Administrative Support Services)
  3. Can the work be separated from your other requirements? Since work can be performed only by the DOL Admin and Clerical Occupations it must be separated from any other work needed. The other work must be contracted separately through other means.
  4. Prepare a Performance Based Statement Of Work.
  5. Find an Ordering Officer. See below. Please use the appropriate Ordering Office within your Service or have your Ordering Office request access from the Program Office. Army and Air Force Commands please contact your Service Action Officer listed below.
  6. Submit your requirement.

Available Ordering Offices

DEPARTMENT OF NAVY:

MARINE CORPS:

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY:

Points of Contact

Contractual Point of Contact:
Lorraine Ulmer
757-494-5151
lorraine.ulmer@dlsengineering.com

Technical Point of Contact:
Chris Jones
757-494-5151
chris.jones@dlsengineering.com