OASIS 8A Pool 1 - Management/Scientific/Technical Services

This Pool comprises efforts primarily engaged in applying physical laws and principles of engineering in the design, development, and utilization of machines, materials, instruments, structures, processes, and systems. The assignments undertaken under this Pool may involve any of the following activities: provision of advice, preparation of feasibility studies, preparation of preliminary and final plans and designs, provision of technical services during the construction or installation phase, inspection, and evaluation of engineering projects, and related services. For example, the scope of this Pool covers Engineering, Mapping, Testing, Management/Business Consulting, Human Resources, Marketing/Public Relations, Logistics Consulting, Environmental, and all Other Professional/Scientific/Technical services. Awardees consist of only 8(a) small businesses. All orders issued under OASIS 8(a) are automatically considered set-aside for 8(a) Program Participants as only 8(a) Program Participants were awarded an OASIS 8(a) contract.

One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services - 8a (OASIS 8A)

Federal Acquisition Service [GSA]

The OASIS 8(a) Program is composed of multiple award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (MA-IDIQ) contracts. The contract consists of a base period of five (5) years with one (1) five-year option period. All Pools described below and all contracts are Set Aside for 8(a) Businesses Only. The purpose of OASIS 8(a) is to meet the needs of customers with complex integrated professional service based requirements who cannot use, or find difficulty using, the MAS Schedules, Government-wide Acquisition contracts (GWACs), or other existing vehicles for a solution. Complex integrated professional services based requirements are those that: -Involve multiple professional services disciplines; -Involve significant IT components, but are not IT requirements; -Involve ancillary support services and supplies (commonly referred to as Other Direct Costs - ODCs); -Involve commercial or non commercial services, or a blend of both; -Require consideration of all Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 16 pricing alternatives, including fixed-price with or without incentives, cost-reimbursement (all types),Time-and-Material, Labor-Hour, or combinations of these alternatives, to fairly allocate risk between the contractor and Government -Require blending of all or some of the above.