NASA names 2,100 winners for SEWP VI
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Nick Wakeman
The $60 billion government-wide IT program expands the scope of what agencies can buy and how they can buy as the vehicle's proposed transition to the General Services Administration looms.
NASA has kicked off the process of making awards for its massive SEWP VI IT vehicle with 2,115 winners that are spread across three categories.
The biggest group of winners – 1,059 – is in the new contract category of program level services. Category A has 364 winners to provide IT solutions and Category B has 692 winners for enterprise-wide solutions.
The current SEWP V contract has 147 holders that have been obligated $79.7 billion in task order volume, according to GovTribe data.
SEWP V is set to expire Sept. 30, but NASA can extend the contract to April 30, 2027 if needed. SEWP VI's ordering period would open on Nov. 1.
The expansion of SEWP VI has been in the works for sometime with NASA hiring more staff to manage the larger number of contracts.
SEWP VI has a $60 billion ceiling. NASA has also expanded the number of contract types beyond firm-fixed price orders. Agencies can now award task orders that are time-and-material, labor-hour, fixed-price award fee and fixed-price incentive fee.
However, the biggest change in SEWP VI is the addition of standalone services to let agencies customize solutions at the mission and program level. These services will support agency IT infrastructure.
NASA also added Category B for enterprise-wide solutions.
In making the awards, NASA did not evaluate price. Price instead will be determined at the task order level.
With the SEWP VI awards finalized, one more major milestone lies ahead – the General Services Administration’s take over of the SEWP program.
GSA officials have talked about absorbing SEWP as part of the Trump administration’s mandate to consolidate procurements of common goods and services like IT.
Long-time SEWP program director Joanne Woytek will retire Oct. 17. She has run the program since 1999.
When Woytek announced her retirement in March, she said she wanted to stay through awards and getting SEWP VI up and running.