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GSA begins COMET II contracting process

In an email to FedScoop, the agency shared the request for quote for the CIO Modernization and Enterprise Transformation II.
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The General Services Administration is seeking sources for market research through the agency’s eBuy program for its $1 billion CIO Modernization and Enterprise Transformation II (COMET II) acquisition.

The request for quotes, which was shared in an email with FedScoop, aims to provide industry with the draft COMET II Performance Work Statement (PWS) as well as gain feedback on the initial task orders and the PWS, according to the posting. The multi-award blanket purchase agreement from the GSA aims to provide services and IT products to support GSA IT transformation, modernization, creative and maintenance efforts, according to the post. 

Contractors who are ultimately selected for awards must “be able to build secure applications, platforms, IT development services and products by utilizing human centered design … thinking.” Additionally, the agency added agile software development methods and responsible use of artificial intelligence and machine learning, as applicable, to resolve user problems and deliver.

“The COMET II BPA Contractors must be able to expertly deliver in the overarching objectives, either individually or through teaming arrangements,” the RFQ states. “The BPA will provide a streamlined process to support the purchase of IT products and agile delivery services.”

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GSA is also looking for contractors who can deliver custom code development and “utilization of existing marketplace products. COMET II BPA vendors must be skilled with integration of commercial off the shelf … solutions,” along with software as a service or hybrid solutions to make an effective and economical solution for the government. 

The GSA’s first of these blanket purchase agreements, COMET, came after the agency’s CIO Application Maintenance, Enhancements and Operations (CAMEO) project in 2019. This BPA was used to launch an agencywide contract-writing system and modernize its point-of-sale system in 2020. In 2019, however, the GSA awarded 12 spots to both large and small businesses to modernize backend procurement systems.

This RFQ is set to close Wednesday.

Caroline Nihill

Written by Caroline Nihill

Caroline Nihill is a reporter for FedScoop in Washington, D.C., covering federal IT. Her reporting has included the tracking of artificial intelligence governance from the White House and Congress, as well as modernization efforts across the federal government. Caroline was previously an editorial fellow for Scoop News Group, writing for FedScoop, StateScoop, CyberScoop, EdScoop and DefenseScoop. She earned her bachelor’s in media and journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill after transferring from the University of Mississippi.

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