The Encore contracts provide technical solutions for the Department of
Defense (DoD) in
support of its migration to an integrated and interoperable Global
Information Grid (GIG), as well as other Federal agencies having similar
Information Technology (IT) migration and integration needs. The Encore
contracts represent an ongoing expansion of the Defense Information
System Agency (DISA) Defense Enterprise Information Services
(DEIS) I and DEIS II contracts, awarded in Nov
1993 and Jul 1996, respectively. The Encore contracts are structured and
managed in accordance with the rules for task order contracts, contained
in the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) of 1994, and as specified
in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 16. In particular, task
order awards will be based on the FASA-specified fair opportunity to be
considered. The Encore ordering procedures are similar to the
procedures established for DEIS II, and are defined in Section G.6 of the
contracts. These guidelines clearly define the types of work allowable
under the contract, specify shared responsibility among customers,
integration managers, Contracting Officers (KO) and KO-designated Task Monitors (TMs), in order to ensure that all customer's Statement of Work (SOW) tasks are within the contract
scope.
This contract can be used by DISA activities, DoD components, non-DoD Federal agencies, state and local governments and
U.S. Allies.
The Encore contracts are Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity
(ID/IQ) multiple
award contracts utilizing Time-and-Materials (T and M), Firm Fixed Price (FFP), and Cost-Reimbursement (CR) task orders, in accordance with
FAR Subpart
16.5 - Indefinite-Delivery Contracts. The period of performance for the
Encore contracts is eighty-four (84) months, consisting of seven,
twelve-month contract years. The maximum order amount for all contracts
combined over the seven-year contract life is $2.0 billion.
The Encore contracts provide all integration activities within and
beyond the boundaries of the DoD. As a result, Encore contractors provide
integration solutions for activities throughout all operating levels
within the DoD in
support of all functional requirements including Command and Control,
Intelligence and Mission Support areas, and to all elements of the
GIG. Enterprise-wide
technical solutions include requirement documentation, benchmarking and
baselining, process reengineering, prototyping, modeling, development,
deployment operation and maintenance through the entire life cycle of
the Automated Information System (AIS). Contractors will furnish the necessary
personnel, materials, facilities, travel and other services required to
provide worldwide integration support, systems engineering and related
services. Technical solutions provided by the contractor exist within
the scope of the following eleven task areas: