Connections II Ordering and Fair Opportunity
You have two options to order from Connections II:
With either option, you must use fair opportunity when issuing task orders under Connections II by providing equal consideration to all industry partners.
Your agency competes and awards the task order
When using any interagency contract, your agency’s internal ordering process takes precedence. If you are the ordering contracting officer, it is your responsibility to know of agency-specific policies for issuing orders on contract vehicles.
1. Fill out the Delegation of Procurement Authority (DPA) form
To use Connections II, you need to fill out an online form to get a Delegation of Procurement Authority from GSA. The DPA clearly establishes the roles and responsibilities between the GSA Connections II contracting officer and you, the ordering contracting officer (OCO).
2. Assess your agency’s requirements
Work with your agency to assess its requirements. Consider using the Pre-Solicitation Checklist (Word, 44k, 10/12/2011) for further guidance.
3. Develop the statement of work
Create a statement of work (SOW), statement of objectives (SOO), or a bill of materials (BOM). If you request it, we will review your statement of work, statement of objectives, or bill of materials to ensure it is within the scope of Connections II. Use the documents below for further guidance.
| Name | Format | Size | Publish date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Generic Example Statement of Work (SOW) | Word | 44k | 10/12/2011 |
| Performance-Based Example Statement of Work (SOW) | Word | 76k | 10/12/2011 |
4. Issue the solicitation
Ensure fair opportunity in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation part 16.505. You must provide equal consideration for all industry partners on Connections II, unless an exception to fair opportunity is followed. For more information, see the Fair Opportunity Guide (PDF, 338k, 04/16/2012).
The easiest way to achieve fair opportunity is via email. You can copy the 21 contractor email addresses on the Industry Partners page and paste them into your email to send all contractors all a copy of your statement of work (SOW), statement of objectives (SOO), or bill of materials (BOM). You only need to consider the ones who respond.
You can also use eBuy to issue RFQs and RFPs.
5. Evaluate proposals
Connections II has pre-priced most labor and much of the equipment you might use. You can use our CLIN checker for verify the contract pricing.
For items that are not already on the contract, but are within scope, request vendors to add them to the contract during the proposal process, or assess the un-priced CLINs as fair and reasonable.
6. Make the award and manage the task order
Use the best practices to the right to effectively manage the contract.
We compete and award the task order
Through assisted services, we can order and manage the task order on your behalf, allowing you to focus on your mission critical tasks. Please contact the Connections II customer representatives across the nation.
