FAA Seeks Bids for $4.1B SAVES IT Procurement Vehicle

The Federal Aviation Administration has started soliciting proposals for a potential 10-year, $4.1 billion acquisition vehicle for commercial off-the-shelf hardware, software and related IT equipment and services.

According to a screening information request published Aug. 7 on SAM.gov, offers for the Strategic Sourcing for the Acquisition of Various Supplies and Equipment, or SAVES, contract are due Sept. 18.

SAVES IT Contract Scope

The FAA plans to use the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable approach to award up to eight firm-fixed-price contracts under the multiple-award SAVES indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Up to six awards will be made under the small business pool and up to two awards under the unrestricted track.

The SAVES IDIQ contract covers software, network infrastructure components, personal computing devices, computer peripherals and accessories, audio/visual equipment and miscellaneous equipment, software to support the hardware, and cloud-based services by various original equipment manufacturers that meet the FAA IT community’s requirements.

Network infrastructure components, for instance, include servers, storage arrays, switches and network devices.

The vendors must provide product-based services that enable the full lifecycle management of IT assets. The services must be directly related to the range of products offered under the SAVES contract and must be provided as requested by the contracting officer on individual delivery orders.

The contractor must also facilitate the acquisition, maintenance and deployment of IT assets by providing services, including asset recovery or disposition and warehousing.

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