Online Catalog & Strategic Solutions

Online Catalog Overview

The SEWP Program Management Office (PMO) provides a searchable online catalog of ITC / AV solutions and services, enabling federal customers to review, purchase, or request the technology needed. The SEWP Online Catalog is updated continuously based on available technology solutions from SEWP Contract Holders, both proactively and also in response to customer requests – through the Quote Request Tool (QRT).

The Online Catalog serves as a dynamic acquisition resource available to all Federal Agencies. It provides complimentary insight into available solutions and services, allowing users to see exactly what is on contract at any given moment — providing a resource to conduct market research, validate supply chain information, and other Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) level data made available by SEWP Contract Holders.

If the product solution/service sought is not found in the Online Catalog but fall within the SEWP scope, customers are encouraged to use the Quote Request Tool (QRT) to submit a Request for Quote (RFQ), Market Research Request (MRR), or Request for Information (RFI). SEWP Contract Holders promptly review these solicitation requests and can add new solutions / services to contract daily. After adding the solutions, Contract Holders will respond with a quote and information directly to the requesting customer(s).

Strategic Solutions Overview

A Strategic Storefront is a portfolio of specified IT Solutions, inclusive of only the SEWP Contract Holders (CH) identified to meet the respective Agency's technical and policy requirements (e.g. SEWP Contract Holders that offer solutions that meet the criteria of an Agencies' assessed and cleared list of products solutions can participate).

A Strategic Storefront is created by defining a set of objective filters that can be applied to the SEWP Online Catalog. Filters may be Contract Holder based such as business size, socioeconomic status, approved reseller status, etc. Filters can also include Contract Line Item (CLIN) attributes such as TAA compliance and EPEAT (Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool) level; as well as product / brand name, technical specifications, standards-based requirements, etc. Coordination with official representatives (e.g. Agencies' Office of Chief Information Officer (OCIO), Office of Procurement (OCP), and SEWP's Program Management Office (PMO)) are required to establish a Strategic Storefront.

Strategic Storefronts are intended to only be accessible to end-users from that Agency. Strategic Storefronts provide a custom solution for individual Agencies to create a quick shopping experience and ultimately save time for users.

Federal Agencies may establish a BPA for recurring purchases from one or more suppliers for pre-defined ITC/AV products and services using the NASA SEWP contracts.

Major benefits include:

• Streamlined Ordering: Enables quicker turnaround times for orders, allowing agencies to respond efficiently to their needs without the delays associated with traditional contracting methods.
• Cost Efficiency: By consolidating purchases, agencies can take advantage of quantity discounts and reduces administrative burdens.
• Reduces Administrative Costs: Simplify purchasing process by eliminating the need for separate contracts for each purchase.

Other benefits to establishing a Strategic Storefront or BPA include:

• Solutions Standardization: Agency establishes pre-defined and consistent offerings
• Acquisition Standardization: Inclusion of Agency Terms and Conditions and related documentation
• Cyber Security: Contract Holders and their offerings meet IT security and Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) Agency requirements
• Micro-purchase ordering: e-commerce/catalog application for direct Storefront purchasing
• Optimized Market Research and RFQ process: IT solutions and pricing are on contract and meet Agency requirements
• Executive Level Support: Tracking, reporting and oversight of all Agency activities
• Price Competitiveness: Continuous internal competition within the Marketplace and through RFQs.

If you have any questions about Strategic (Catalogs) Marketplaces or BPAs or would like to discuss setting up one for your agency, please email: help@sewp.nasa.gov

Surcharge Rates

As of October 1, 2020, the SEWP surcharge for all orders is 0.34%. The fee is included in the price of all solutions and is not separately listed on quotes. It is the Contract Holder's responsibility to pay the fee from their quoted prices. NASA SEWP reserves the right to adjust all surcharge rates as required by the SEWP Program Management Office (PMO) budget.

Note that the NASA SEWP Program Management Office (PMO) 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 Program Management Office (PMO). Collection of excess fees will result in either an increase in services, a decrease in the fee structure, or a combination of the two.

Economy Act

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. SEWP contracts are Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs), an exemption specifically noted in the statute.

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). It authorizes the Director of OMB to designate one or more heads of Executive Agencies as Executive Agents for IT-related GWACs.

All SEWP Delivery Orders (DO) must be routed through the NASA SEWP Program Management Office (PMO) is required to ensure 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.