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 Multiple Award Contracts (MACs), Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs), and Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicles extend access to MELE services:
MAX3 is a 10-company team led by MELE Associates. As a pre-qualified BPA holder, MAX3 teammates have delivered results for DOE / NNSA and have performed successfully and thereby won the majority of task orders issued to date. For information about joining the MAX3 Team, contact MELE Senior Vice President Ed Thal at 240-453-6990 or ed.thal@meleassociates.com.
 GSA Schedules - A Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), also known as a Federal Supply Schedule or GSA Schedule, is a powerful contracting tool. Each Schedule consists of contracts that the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has negotiated with qualified companies. Schedule contracts are awarded to companies supplying the same types of items at varying prices.
MELE Associates holds four GSA Schedules:
The following entities are authorized to use GSA Schedules:
- All federal agencies and activities in the executive, legislative and judicial branches
- Mixed ownership government corporations (as defined in the Government Corporation Control Act)
- The government of the District of Columbia
- Government contractors authorized in writing by a federal agency pursuant to 48 CFR 51.1Other activities and organizations authorized by statute or regulation to use GSA as a source of supply
Advantages of GSA Schedules:
- Blanket Purchase Agreements and Contractor Teaming Arrangements
- Combine with other schedules for Total Solutions
- No limitations on the dollar value of your order
- Already synopsized on the FedBizOpps (FBO) website
- Schedules comply with the Competition in Contracting Act (see FAR 6.102 (d)(3))
- e-Tools that provide fair opportunity as required by Section 803 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2002
- Pricing based on most favored customer discounts
- Task orders count towards socioeconomic goals (see FAR 8.404)
- Direct relationship between agency and contractor
- Fixed-price task orders may include performance incentives
- Electronic procurement tools that facilitate market research and RFQs/RFIs exchanges
- Reduced procurement lead times and contract administration
MELE Associates is a subcontractor on teams that hold wide-ranging contract vehicles that provide a unified approach for issuing solicitations to a community of approved contractors. These contracting platforms include:
- Alliant Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC)
- Army ITS-SB
- AXISS
- Eagle (IDIQ)
- Eagle-Groundbreaker
- Encore II (IDIQ)
- PEO-EIS (IDIQ)
- SeaPort-e (MAC includes NAVAIR, NAVSEA, NAVSUP and SPAWAR)
- VCS - VistA Contractor Services (BPA)
If you are interested in working with MELE through one of our contract vehicles, please visit our Contracting Opportunities page for contact information.
MARYLAND CONTRACT VEHICLES - Consulting & Technical Services (CATS): The CATS master contract vehicle through the Maryland Department of Budget and Management, Office of Information Technology facilitates procurement of IT consulting and technical services for the state. CATS allows authorized Maryland buyers (State, County, Municipal, and other non-State governments or agencies) to issue task orders for IT resources quickly, efficiently and cost effectively.
MELE Associates is fully qualified to render services for the following CATS functional areas:
- FA2 - Web and Internet Systems
- FA3 - Electronic Document Management
- FA5 - Software Engineering
- FA6 - Systems/Facilities Management and Maintenance
- FA7 - Information System Security
- FA10 - IT Management Consulting Services
- FA11 - Business Process Consulting Services
- FA14 - Media and Training Center Support
- FA15 - Documentation/Technical Writing
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