Professional Services Schedule OASIS and OASIS Small Business
U.S. General Services Administration
GSA's Professional Services Category offers two contracts that can meet any simple or complex professional services requirement - the Professional Services Schedule and One Acquisition Solutions for Integrated Services (OASIS).
Professional Services Schedule The Professional Services Schedule (PSS) offers customers the ability to meet acquisition challenges while achieving their missions. This Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) provides a streamlined, effective commercial contracting vehicle for both customers and vendors using FAR 8.405 ordering procedures. PSS gives federal agencies the ability to use a single long-term, government-wide contract to procure simple to complex fixed-price, time and materials, or labor-hour professional services. All PSS Contracts are awarded with a 5-year base period and three 5-year option periods. Task orders must be solicited and awarded prior to the PSS contract expiring and may extend up to 5 years after the PSS contract expires. The core disciplines of PSS contracts include:
Mission-oriented business integrated services Financial and business solutions Environmental services Language services Logistics services Advertising and integrated marketing services Professional engineering services
OASIS and OASIS Small Business OASIS and OASIS Small Business (SB) are government-wide multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts that provide flexible and innovative solutions for complex professional services using FAR 16.505 ordering procedures. Awarded in 2014, OASIS has a five-year ordering period with an option for an additional five-year period (2024). Task orders must be solicited and awarded prior to the OASIS ordering period expiring and may extend up to 5 years after the OASIS ordering period expires. By expanding contracting alternatives, OASIS provides agencies with a total professional services solution that allows for commercial and noncommercial requirements and all contract types at the task-order level. The core disciplines of OASIS and OASIS SB contracts include:
Program management services Management consulting services Logistics services Engineering services Scientific services Financial services
Both PSS and OASIS add value to the acquisition process by saving agencies time and money. These programs reduce the lead time and administrative efforts commonly associated with acquiring professional services while maintaining regulatory compliance. Updated September 19, 2016
Professional Services Schedule (PSS)
OASIS & OASIS SB
Small Business
Thousands of small business contractors are available on PSS Task orders may be set-aside for competition to any small business type listed in FAR 19.000(a)(3) Schedule contractors may form Contractor Team Arrangements (CTAs) Subcontracting permitted using Prime contractor’s Authorized Schedule Price List Limitations on subcontracting applies to each order set-aside for small business competition Sole-source direct order awards for socioeconomic purposes not permissible under PSS
Contract Type
Fixed-price, labor hour, and time & material orders only
Commercial or Non-Commercial Contractor Reporting
Commercial requirements only
BPAs
In addition to individual task orders, Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) may be established in accordance with FAR 8.405-3 BPAs offer streamlined ordering and improved discounts Two government-wide BPAs have been established under PSS: Identity Protection Services (IPS) and Performance Management / Continuous Process Improvement (PM/CPI) May be exercised after Schedule contract expiration May not extend beyond 5 years after Schedule contract expiration
OASIS SB contains a select number of small business contractors suitable for requirements that will be set aside Contractors may team via subcontracting Limitations on subcontracting is managed at the contract level by default, but may be required in the order at the ordering agency’s discretion OASIS SB has multiple NAICS code pools to ensure proper small business use and agency award credit OASIS SB allows for competitive socio-economic set-asides and socio-economic direct awards as authorized by law including 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, and EDWOSB. On-ramp/off-ramp procedures are applied to ensure a flexible, vibrant vendor pool All contract types are allowed, including fixed-price, labor hour, time & material, cost-reimbursement and hybrids of these types Both commercial and non-commercial requirements Detailed Task Order reporting requirements are incorporated into all OASIS contracts Aggregated invoice data is incorporated into the OASIS Dashboard for improved visibility and to support informed decision making No BPAs may be established under OASIS or OASIS SB, however, the flexibility of establishing optional CLINs is permissible
Order Options
Quarterly Sales Data Reporting Monthly Transactional Data Reporting
May be exercised after OASIS ordering period expiration May not extend beyond 5 years after OASIS ordering period expiration
Protests
Protest at any order dollar value
No protest for any in-scope order under $10 million
Other Direct Costs (ODCs)
Only ODCs found on the Schedule price list may be included in a PSS task order, all others require a separate procurement to comply with FAR 8.402(f) None needed See Eligibility to Use GSA Sources
All ancillary support items, such as ancillary labor, materials and ODCs, may be included in a single OASIS task order Delegated procurement authority needed. Please visit www.gsa.gov/oasis to secure training.
Delegation of Procurement Authority (DPA) Task Order Size Contact Info
No limit www.gsa.gov/psschedule [email protected] Kathy Jocoy, PSS Program Manager, at (253) 931-7080 or [email protected]
Task order size starts at $150,000 and has no limit www.gsa.gov/oasis [email protected] or [email protected] Todd Richards, OASIS Program Manager, at (817) 850-8382 or [email protected]
For more information visit: GSA Interact’s Professional Services Category Community or Acquisition Gateway’s Professional Services Hallway Updated September 19, 2016
GSA's Professional Services Category offers two contracts that can meet any simple or complex professional services requirement - the Professional Services Schedule and One Acquisition Solutions for Integrated Services (OASIS).
Professional Services Schedule The Professional Services Schedule (PSS) offers customers the ability to meet acquisition challenges while achieving their missions. This Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) provides a streamlined, effective commercial contracting vehicle for both customers and vendors using FAR 8.405 ordering procedures. PSS gives federal agencies the ability to use a single long-term, government-wide contract to procure simple to complex fixed-price, time and materials, or labor-hour professional services. All PSS Contracts are awarded with a 5-year base period and three 5-year option periods. Task orders must be solicited and awarded prior to the PSS contract expiring and may extend up to 5 years after the PSS contract expires. The core disciplines of PSS contracts include:
Mission-oriented business integrated services Financial and business solutions Environmental services Language services Logistics services Advertising and integrated marketing services Professional engineering services
OASIS and OASIS Small Business OASIS and OASIS Small Business (SB) are government-wide multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts that provide flexible and innovative solutions for complex professional services using FAR 16.505 ordering procedures. Awarded in 2014, OASIS has a five-year ordering period with an option for an additional five-year period (2024). Task orders must be solicited and awarded prior to the OASIS ordering period expiring and may extend up to 5 years after the OASIS ordering period expires. By expanding contracting alternatives, OASIS provides agencies with a total professional services solution that allows for commercial and noncommercial requirements and all contract types at the task-order level. The core disciplines of OASIS and OASIS SB contracts include:
Program management services Management consulting services Logistics services Engineering services Scientific services Financial services
Both PSS and OASIS add value to the acquisition process by saving agencies time and money. These programs reduce the lead time and administrative efforts commonly associated with acquiring professional services while maintaining regulatory compliance. Updated September 19, 2016
Professional Services Schedule (PSS)
OASIS & OASIS SB
Small Business
Thousands of small business contractors are available on PSS Task orders may be set-aside for competition to any small business type listed in FAR 19.000(a)(3) Schedule contractors may form Contractor Team Arrangements (CTAs) Subcontracting permitted using Prime contractor’s Authorized Schedule Price List Limitations on subcontracting applies to each order set-aside for small business competition Sole-source direct order awards for socioeconomic purposes not permissible under PSS
Contract Type
Fixed-price, labor hour, and time & material orders only
Commercial or Non-Commercial Contractor Reporting
Commercial requirements only
BPAs
In addition to individual task orders, Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) may be established in accordance with FAR 8.405-3 BPAs offer streamlined ordering and improved discounts Two government-wide BPAs have been established under PSS: Identity Protection Services (IPS) and Performance Management / Continuous Process Improvement (PM/CPI) May be exercised after Schedule contract expiration May not extend beyond 5 years after Schedule contract expiration
OASIS SB contains a select number of small business contractors suitable for requirements that will be set aside Contractors may team via subcontracting Limitations on subcontracting is managed at the contract level by default, but may be required in the order at the ordering agency’s discretion OASIS SB has multiple NAICS code pools to ensure proper small business use and agency award credit OASIS SB allows for competitive socio-economic set-asides and socio-economic direct awards as authorized by law including 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, and EDWOSB. On-ramp/off-ramp procedures are applied to ensure a flexible, vibrant vendor pool All contract types are allowed, including fixed-price, labor hour, time & material, cost-reimbursement and hybrids of these types Both commercial and non-commercial requirements Detailed Task Order reporting requirements are incorporated into all OASIS contracts Aggregated invoice data is incorporated into the OASIS Dashboard for improved visibility and to support informed decision making No BPAs may be established under OASIS or OASIS SB, however, the flexibility of establishing optional CLINs is permissible
Order Options
Quarterly Sales Data Reporting Monthly Transactional Data Reporting
May be exercised after OASIS ordering period expiration May not extend beyond 5 years after OASIS ordering period expiration
Protests
Protest at any order dollar value
No protest for any in-scope order under $10 million
Other Direct Costs (ODCs)
Only ODCs found on the Schedule price list may be included in a PSS task order, all others require a separate procurement to comply with FAR 8.402(f) None needed See Eligibility to Use GSA Sources
All ancillary support items, such as ancillary labor, materials and ODCs, may be included in a single OASIS task order Delegated procurement authority needed. Please visit www.gsa.gov/oasis to secure training.
Delegation of Procurement Authority (DPA) Task Order Size Contact Info
No limit www.gsa.gov/psschedule [email protected] Kathy Jocoy, PSS Program Manager, at (253) 931-7080 or [email protected]
Task order size starts at $150,000 and has no limit www.gsa.gov/oasis [email protected] or [email protected] Todd Richards, OASIS Program Manager, at (817) 850-8382 or [email protected]
For more information visit: GSA Interact’s Professional Services Category Community or Acquisition Gateway’s Professional Services Hallway Updated September 19, 2016
