Contract Number: 47QTCA-21-A-001G
Awarding Agency: General Services Administration
Period of Performance: 04/01/2021 – 04/01/2026
Type of Work/Products/Service:
The Second-Generation Information Technology (2GIT) Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) contain attributes not found in other IT commodity acquisition solutions within the Federal Government. Further, the 2GIT BPAs are based on direct customer feedback, a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Air Force and include strategic sourcing attributes such as data collection and reporting. With this approach the U.S. Air Force has decided to make the 2GIT BPAs a mandatory use vehicle for the replacement of the NETCENTS-2 Products IDIQ contract. Use of Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) BPAs eliminates contracting and open market costs such as: the search for sources; and the development of technical documents and solicitations. These BPAs will further decrease costs, reduce paperwork, and save time by eliminating the need for repetitive, individual purchases from the GSA Schedule contract. The result is a purchasing mechanism for the Government that works better and costs less.
The 2GIT BPAs provide a streamlined process for procuring IT hardware and software commodities, ancillary supplies and installation services. The types of IT products available through IMPRES’ 2GIT BPAs include:
- BPA Line Item One – Data Center (Compute/Store)
- BPA Line Item Two – End User
- BPA Line Item Three – Network (Connect)
- BPA Line Item Four – Radio Equipment
- BPA Line Item Five – Order Level Material (OLM)
The BPA ensures vendors are pre-vetted for supply chain risk management plans to report and address cybersecurity vulnerabilities. It also facilitates the collection of prices-paid data and tracking of savings and reduction in costs and administrative burden. The contract vehicle was designed with the Air Force’s specific needs in mind. However, as a GSA contract, 2GIT is open to all federal buyers.