Ordering Information
Ordering Overview:
The SEWP (Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurements) IV contracts are
open to NASA civil employees, NASA contractors, federal agencies and federal agency
contractors. This document explains how to procure through SEWP. The contracts
are managed and administered by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) at
the NASA SEWP Program Office referred to as the SEWP BOWL (Business Operations
and Workstation Laboratory).
SEWP IV contracts focus on Information Technology product:
servers, peripherals, software, supporting equipment and associated training,
installation and implementation solutions.
SEWP IV Contract Holder Information
The SEWP IV contracts are Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contracts.
All but three of the competed SEWP IV contracts were awarded on May 1, 2007.
Contracts NNG07DA62B, NNG07DA63B, and NNG07DA64B were awarded on June 8, 2007.
The period of performance of all competed contracts is 7 years.
The Contract Holder information is available
here.
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General Ordering Process:
The internal ordering process of each agency varies. The process and accompanying
forms for PR's and DO's that are issued against a SEWP contract is defined by the
issuing agency and not the NASA SEWP BOWL. The typical process, however, is for an
end-user to determine a requirement and generate a purchase request (PR). The PR
along with any necessary funding information is sent to that Agency's procurement
office which results in the issuance of a delivery order (DO). Any valid Federal
Agency DO form and the associated delivery order number may be used. The NASA SEWP
BOWL does not issue DO's - these must be issued through the issuing Agency's
procurement office. The SEWP BOWL reviews, processes and tracks issued DOs and
forwards them to the Contract Holder(s).
Some agencies have special requirements for issuing IT Delivery Orders. It is the
Issuing Agency's Contracting Officers' (COs/KOs) responsibility to be aware of any
agency-specific policies regarding issuing orders via an existing contract vehicle
and Government Wide Acquisition Contracts. There are no requirements under the SEWP
Contracts for issuing agencies to use other intermediary procurement offices, except
as directed through their own internal policies.
Regardless of Agency-specific Ordering processes, the general flow for SEWP orders is:

Download the text version of the SEWP Order process flow.PDF
If modifications are made to any order, these modifications must also route through the SEWP BOWL.
To assist you in preparing your delivery orders, below you will find important information in
reference to processing delivery orders through the SEWP Program office. Please feel free to contact
the SEWP helpline if you have any questions concerning your purchase orders, our web-tools or any
SEWP related topics at 301-286-1478. Our hours of operation are as follow Monday - Friday 7:30 am
to 6:00pm EST.
Delivery orders are required to contain the following information for processing.
If the below information does not appear on the delivery order, the order may not be processed
or processing may be delayed.
- Delivery Order Number (any valid Government DO is allowed)
- Quote from a SEWP Contract Holder verifying the viability of the order
- SEWP Fair Opportunity Form for orders over $5 Million PDF DOC
- Date Delivery Order Issued
- SEWP Contract Number
- SEWP Contract Holder's mailing address and phone number
- Issuing Office: Agency Name and Mailing Address
- Ship to Office: Agency Name and Mailing Address
- Total dollar amount of order
- Contracting Officer's Signature
- Contracting Officer's Phone Number
- Date Delivery Order Signed
- Line Items/Pricing
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Surcharge:
The SEWP surcharge for all orders is a base of 0.45% with limits as noted below.
The authorized scale is:
| Order Amount |
Fee percentage |
| $0 - $2,222,222
|
0.45%
|
| $2,222,222 on up
|
$10,000 cap
|
NASA SEWP reserves the right to adjust all surcharge rates as the SEWP BOWL budget so
requires. These fees are effective Nov. 1, 2010, for all SEWP IV Delivery Orders.
Note that the cap is applied on a per order and mod basis. If an
order exceeds $2,222,222 M, the fee will be capped at $10,000 for that order. If a mod is
placed that increases the order amount, the fee is reapplied for the modified amount;
e.g. if the mod is for $1 M, the total fee for the order plus the mod will be $15,000.
In SEWP IV, Contract Holders have the option to either include the fee as part of
the Product price or as a separate Line Item, referred to as the SEWP-Z CLIN. If the
fee is part of the product price, the Contract Holder should note in their quote the
value of the included fee and any orders over the $2,000,000 ($2M) cap should have a Credit
CLIN equivalent to the fee amount over the cap limit.
Note that the NASA SEWP BOWL operates on a non-profit, self-contained Full Cost
Accounting Budget. The fees are set solely to fund the services and staff provided
by the NASA SEWP BOWL. Collection of excess fees will result in either an increase
in services, a decrease in the fee structure or a combination of the two.
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SEWP BOWL Address:
All Delivery Orders MUST be routed through the SEWP BOWL and
should not be sent directly to the Contract Holder. All delivery orders are
processed within one business day of receipt and electronically forwarded to
the Contract Holder by the SEWP BOWL.
FAX orders and completed forms to:
(301)286-0317
OR E-Mail PDF or Image Files to:
sewporders@sewp.nasa.gov
OR Send orders and completed forms to:
SEWP Program Office (BOWL)
10210 Greenbelt Road
Suite #270
Lanham, MD 20706
Phone: (301)286-1478
Fax: (301)286-0317
Note:
It is preferred that orders be accompanied by the SEWP Fax Cover Sheet(
PDF).
All Delivery Orders over $5 Million must include the
SEWP Fair Opportunity Form or equivalent information with the Deliver Order.
PDF Form
DOC Form
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Who Can Use SEWP IV:
The SEWP IV contracts are for use by NASA, all Federal agencies and
authorized federal agency contractors. Contracting officers considering authorizing
support service contractors should review the policy at
FAR 51.101,
and any agency specific guidance or policy, to make the appropriate determination and
written finding which supports issuance of the authorization, as required by
FAR 51.102
and FAR 51.107.
(For NASA contracting officers, additional guidance is provided in the NASA Far
Supplement at
Subpart 1851.)
Authorized contractors must comply with the requirements at
FAR 51.103.
To authorize a contractor to purchase from the SEWP contracts, the
authorizing contracting officer should send a copy of the authorization letter to
the SEWP Program Office (BOWL) containing all of the following information:
- Authorizing Agency Name, Contracting Officer (CO) Name, Mailing Address, Phone/FAX number
Complete contractor corporate name, division, and address.
- Contract number and period of performance
- A statement that the contractor is authorized to purchase from SEWP contracts in support of the above contract.
- The CO's/KO's signature and date signed.
The letter should be sent in advance of or with the first order
via fax, e-mail or Ground Mail.
sewporders@sewp.nasa.gov
SEWP Program Office (BOWL)
10210 Greenbelt Road
Suite #270
Lanham, MD 20706
Phone: (301)286-1478
Fax: (301)286-0317
Upon approval of the authorization letter, the contractor's name and
contract information will be added at the
Approved Contractors web page.
Approved contractors need to include the following paragraph:
This order is placed under written authorization from ___________________________________
dated ________.
In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this order the
SEWP contracts, the contract shall prevail. (A.1.2. PROCEDURES FOR ORDERS).
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Credit Card / Purchase Card Orders:
SEWP Contract Holders may be authorized to accept Government credit card orders directly
as long as the purchase is under $100,000 and being made over the phone or through a
website using a shopping cart/checkout ordering system. The Contract Holders will report
all such orders to the NASA SEWP Program office for tracking purposes. There is no SEWP
contractual limit on credit card orders - purchase card limits are based on the individual's
own agency's limit.
Delivery Orders paid by credit card, credit card orders placed via fax or e-mail and all
orders over $100,000 must be routed through the SEWP BOWL and may not be sent directly
to the Contract Holder.
Currently all SEWP Contract Holders are authorized to accept Credit Card Orders.
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Economy Act and SEWP IV:
Delivery orders issued against the SEWP contracts are not subject to the Economy Act.
FAR 17.500(b) states The Economy Act applies when more specific statutory authority
does not exist. Examples of acquisitions to which the Economy Act does not apply
(17.500(b)(2)include acquisitions using Government-wide acquisition contracts. The
SEWP contracts are Government Wide Acquisition Contracts. The authority for the SEWP
contracts is from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) , pursuant to Section
5112(e) of the Information Technology Management Reform Act ("Clinger-Cohen Act"),
40 U.S.C. 1412(e), which authorizes the Director of OMB to designate one or more
heads of executive agencies as executive agents for government-wide acquisitions
contracts for IT.
There is a requirement that all SEWP Delivery Orders be routed through the NASA
SEWP BOWL to insure all ordering information is complete, accurate and in scope
with the applicable contract. However, NASA does not issue orders for other
agencies under the SEWP contracts, and other Federal Agencies do not send funds
to NASA. Each SEWP Delivery Order is funded and issued to the SEWP Prime Contractor
by a Contracting Officer at the ordering Federal Agency.
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Special Note:
SEWP Delivery Orders are to be routed to the NASA SEWP BOWL address from the
appropriate agency's procurement office (See
Ordering Process above for any specific
agency routing requirements), and should not be sent directly to a Contract Holder.
Contract Holders may only accept Delivery Orders which have been routed through
the NASA SEWP BOWL office. Under normal circumstances, the time between the receipt
of a Delivery Order at the NASA SEWP BOWL and submission of the order to the
appropriate Contract Holder is less than 1 business day.
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