NOTE to Air Force Customers: This contract vehicle is mandatory for all Network and Network-Centric support obtained by the Air Force. Use of any other contract vehicle by Air Force personnel will require prior written approval by the MAJCOM or Agency CIO. For SSG customers, any request for such approval must be coordinated through SSG/AQ and SSG/JA.

DECENTRALIZED ORDERING
Decentralized Ordering is authorized for NETCENTS Task/Delivery Orders in accordance with Air Force FAR Supplement (AFFARS) 5316.505-90. Maintenance and Closeout of decentralized orders stays with the decentralized office unless assigned otherwise: HQ SSG/AQ will administer the NETCENTS contract centrally, but authorizes its individual users to prepare and place orders directly with Raytheon via NCI or GD for local Contracting Officers execution. This allows local Contracting Officers to use their local processes for order execution. HQ SSG/AQ also maintains control over modifications to orders that increase contract ceiling.

HQ SSG/AQ is a mandatory recipient, through formal distribution, of copies of all orders and modifications to these orders.

The NETCENTS contract provides a NETCENTS Portal and a contract vendor e-commerce capability for all customers to use and order their products and services. Air Force NETCENTS Buying Guide.

TASK ORDER (TOs) ISSUANCE
Task orders (TO) may be issued by e-mail, regular mail or facsimile using a DD Form 1155, Order for Supplies and Services, SF Form 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items or Government Purchase Card. TOs may also be issued as an unsigned Electronic Task Order (ETO) via electronic commerce (NETCENTS Portal). It is anticipated that all TO's will eventually be issued as ETOs via electronic commerce. Initially, ETOs will be issued via electronic mail, and eventually via Electronic Commerce/Electronic Data Interchange/Extensible Markup Language (EC/EDI/XML).

GOVERNMENT PURCHASE CARD (GPC) ORDERING
"GPC" Government credit card orders may be placed by the Government for purchases of supplies or services up to the card holder's credit card purchase limit.

LEASE ORDERS
The Ordering / Contracting Officer is responsible for meeting the requirements for leasing set forth in FAR part 7.

IAW FAR 7.4, a decision document is required using the acquisition considerations listed in FAR 7.401(a), the minimum to be considered and (b), additional factors as appropriate. See FAR 7.4 http://farsite.hill.af.mil/

PLACING ORDERS
Orders are placed directly with Raytheon via NCI or GD IAW published ordering procedures (reference FAR 16.5, AFFARS 16.505, etc). The NETCENTS contract provides a NETCENTS Portal and a contract vendor e-commerce capability for all customers to use and order their products and services. Government Purchase Cards, DD Form - 1155 or SF -1449 may be used for purchases. Air Force NETCENTS Buying Guide

If a customer is unable to place orders or does not have a contracting officer with which to work, they may contact the PMO to request support in processing their purchase requests:

HQ SSG/AQI
NETCENTS PMO
501 E. Moore Dr. Bldg 884. RM 1400
Maxwell AFB - Gunter Annex, AL 36114
DSN 596-1660
Commercial 334-416-1660

TASK REQUIREMENT NOTICE (TRN) (SERVICES)
For each systems solution requirement, a TRN should be issued to Raytheon via NCI or GD to delineate the Government's requirements and standards. Raytheon, in coordination with NCI or GD shall use the information contained in this TRN to prepare a proposal for the government's evaluation for meeting the stated requirements and standards. See the Air Force NETCENTS Buying Guide for detailed instructions and samples.

ALTERNATE PRODUCT SOLUTION
Products that are not available at the time of research, request or order, may be substituted with the approval of the Contracting Officer and the original customer. Items requested and not found on contract vendor catalogs may be requested through alternate solutions and additions to catalogs.

SELECTION OF CONTRACTORS FOR ORDER AWARDS (DEC 2003)
The procedures for selecting Contractors for order awards under this contract are governed by FAR 16.505 and AFFARS 5352.216-9000.

(a) The Contracting Officer will provide each contract holder fair opportunity to be considered for each services order exceeding $2,500 issued under this contract, except as provided in FAR 16.505(b)(2). Contract holder business size may be a determining factor in the fair opportunity to be considered process. Accordingly, the ordering activity may offer any requirement to the small business contract holders only. However, each year, a minimum of 20% of the total delivery order dollars for that year will be competed as a small business set-aside exclusively among the small businesses that have been awarded NETCENTS ordering contracts as a result of this solicitation. If only one small business was awarded a NETCENTS ordering contract, that one small business will receive 20% of the total annual delivery order dollars. The small business firm(s) that hold a NETCENTS ordering contract, such as NCI, also will have a fair opportunity to participate in the open competition for the remaining 80% of total delivery order dollars each year. An additional 20% of the total dollars in orders awarded to other than small businesses such as GD must be subcontracted to small businesses each year.

(b) Each solicitation will explain the selection criteria that the proposals will be graded against, and the order of importance of the criteria. Price will be a selection criterion for all orders. Other criteria on which a selection may be based include, but are not limited to:

(1) Past Performance

(2) Minimum Order Requirements

(3) Management Approach

(4) Technical Approach

(5) Qualifications of Key Personnel

(c) Other considerations include:

(1) The Contracting Officer is not required to synopsize orders under this contract.

(2) The contract rates contained in Section J, Attachments 4 and 5, have been determined to be fair and reasonable based upon adequate price competition during the award of the basic contract. These contract rates are to be used by the Contractor as the basis for developing proposals. However, the Contractor may choose to use discounted contract rates for specific orders where the actual work requirements and the site location(s) are known or to enhance the competitiveness of its proposal.

(3) No protest under FAR 33.1 is authorized in connection with the issuance or proposed issuance of an order under a Task Order contract except for a protest on the grounds that the order increases the scope, period or maximum value of the contract.

(4) The Contracting Officer is not required to request written proposals, conduct discussions, nor otherwise contact each contract holder before selecting an order awardee if the Contracting Officer has information available to ensure that each awardee is provided a fair opportunity to be considered for each order.

(5) Performance based work statements shall be used on all service task orders.

(6) The Contracting Officer for each order is responsible for closing out the contract action that they issue. Notification that a closeout of an order is complete must be provided to the Procuring Contracting Officer (the Basic Contract) once accomplished. The Contractor shall work in partnership with the Government to closeout orders as soon as possible after they are physically complete by using the "Quick Closeout" procedures described in FAR 42.708 as much as practical.

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