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HOW TO USE ENCORE II VEHICLE
 Summary of Characteristics
- 1 June 2008 – 31 May 2013
- Ceiling: $12.225B, IDIQ Task Orders (TO) Vehicle (T&M, LH, FFP, CPFF, CPAF, CPIF)
- Centralized ordering:
- Less than 60-day turnaround for T&M, LH, FFP
- Using DITCO-Scott, DITCO-NCR, DITCO-Pacific, and DITCO-Europe
- Decentralized ordering allows agencies to work directly with contractors
- No maximum Task Order amount
- Available to DISA, DoD, and Federal agencies
- Security up to the highest clearance levels
- Task orders may be multi-year, incremental funded by sponsor
- Task orders may also include subcontractors and vendors
- Task orders may include hardware, software, and maintenance for proof-of-concept or prototypes
- 130 labor categories
- Fair opportunity exceptions available
AMERICAN SYSTEM’s staff of 1500 professionals have in-depth industry experience and understanding – our staff provide expertise to our customers in emerging technologies, Information Technology, technology products, and principles crucial to the success of our customers' projects.
With a combination of technical, organizational, and operational issues, ENCORE II draws on the full range of the AMERICAN SYSTEMS’ expertise, not only in areas such as strategic consulting, governance, and program management, but also Information Assurance and Cyber Security.
The Encore II task order process is shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1
- Estimated processing time:
- For those TOs requiring a DRFP – 60 days
- For those TOs not requiring a DRFP – 46 days
- For CR TOs – 74 days
Encore II Award Selection Process
- The ENCORE II customers make the source selection decision
- Task Monitor (the customer) conducts the evaluation
- Provides Selection Recommendation Document (SRD) to the Contracting Office
- The Contracting Officer for rational for Best Value or Low Price-Technically acceptable
- When Contracting Officer concurs with the SRD, Task Order is awarded to the contractor
- The non-selected contractors may request a Post-Award Debriefing
Encore II Requirements Package Checklist
- The Task Monitor submits the package
- Verified with Requirements Checklist
- SOO/PWS/SOW
- Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE)
- Funding Document
- Proposal Evaluation Plan
- QASP for all T&M, LH, and PBA
- Justification and Approval, if sole source, IAW FAR 6.3
- DD254 – only if Security Requirement exceed contract level DD254
- Contract type justification:
- Economy Act Certification(non-DISA)
- Market Research
- Net-Centricity, IPv6
- Information Assurance
- System Engineering (DISA only)
DITCO Task Order (TO) Guidelines
- ENCORE II web site: http://www.ditco.disa.mil/hq/contracts/encorIIchar.asp
- ENCORE II home page describing the contract characteristics
- ENCORE II contracts including statement of work
- ENCORE II task order guidelines
- DISA and contractor points of contact
- Contractor information and links to the prime contractors' web sites
- Link to web-based past performance evaluations
- Ongoing requirements tracking
- Task Order awards available for download or online review
DITCO Point of Contact
- Contracting Office:
- Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO), Scott AFB
- Ordering Offices World Wide:
- DITCO, Scott AFB
- DITCO-National Capital Region (NCR)
- DITCO-Pacific
- DITCO-Europe
- Point of Contact at Scott AFB
- Aaron R. Schwarz
Contracting Officer, ENCORE II
DISA-DITCO/PL8313
Tel: 618/229-9475 (DSN 779-9475)
Fax: 618/229-9475
aaron.schwarz@disa.mil
Fundamental Steps for Customers of Encore II
- Ensure the user requirements are in scope under the ENCORE II Statement of Work (20 Task Areas)
- Contact the ENCORE II Contracting Officer
- Send an email describing the requirements (encore2@disa.mil)
- Review the Requirements Package instructions on DITCO web site (http://www.ditco.disa.mil/hq/contracts/encorIIchar.asp)
- Read the TO Guidelines
- Review the Requirements Check List
- Select appropriate Templates to complete the Requirement Package
- Complete the package
- Submit the package to encore2@disa.mil
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