The Ultimate Buyer's Guide for Purchasing Transport Vehicle Covers

Cheap car covers are often more trouble than trying to save a few dollars. When it comes to shielding your vehicle from the elements when parked outside, sometimes it can be a real headache. And we’re not talking about the effort it takes to cover and uncover a vehicle.

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Car owners face a variety of challenges. The sun’s UV rays can wreak havoc on your paint and interior. There’s a risk of a strong gust of wind lifting your car cover like a sail. Or the potential for moisture to become trapped underneath.

Options like the waterproof Motor Trend T-850 are multi-layered, durable, and softly lined on the interior, plus they include a storage bag. Other selects, such as the Kayme 6-Layer Truck Cover, fit a truck bed and are likewise waterproof, but certain designs, including the Coverking Silverguard, have mirror pockets, which is a nice addition.

We tested a range of covers to narrow down our favorites for cars and trucks, and all are under $200. To learn more about car jackets and a more in-depth analysis of how they can vary, check out our Buyer’s Guide or jump to the Price & Value summary. Still weighing your options? Consult our Comparison Chart. Otherwise, take a look at our list of recommendations.

Editor’s Note: We updated our Car Covers buyer’s guide on October 30, , with the addition of a new Price & Value section.

Car Covers Comparison Chart

Scroll right to view all of the columns: Price, Layers, Waterproof, Mirror pockets, Storage bag.

How We Tested Car Covers

Our Expert Testers

Our automotive specialist and lead tester of this buyer’s guide, Derek Mau, curated the collection: This busy guy knows all about detailing, paint correction, and keeping a car looking its best. A regular work day for Derek involves testing almost anything on four wheels, obsessively researching and shopping for the best deal, and writing detailed and informative reviews of all things automotive for GearJunkie.

This guide includes various truck and car covers for numerous applications, from light-duty to all-weather protection. We discuss several choices of covers that provide safe, reliable protection for a car, truck, SUV, or crossover. 

Our Testing Grounds

Mau is based in Idaho, where it’s hot and sunny in the summer and gets frosty in the winter, making it an ideal place to test car covers in the full range of elements and weather conditions.

Our Testing Process

Testing car and truck covers involves checking several essential aspects to ensure the design meets your precious steed’s needs. When evaluating the numerous choices available, we consider the fit, material quality, waterproofness, breathability, UV protection, ease of use, storage, and bonus features.

• Fit: Ensure the cover fits your car correctly. It should cover the entire vehicle without being too loose or too tight.
• Material Quality: The material is examined for durability and weather resistance. It should withstand rain, sun exposure, and other environmental factors.
• Waterproofing: We tested the cover’s waterproofing by spraying it with water and checking whether it beads and rolls off the fabric. We also checked to see if water soaked through after a rainy day.
• Breathability: Allowing air circulation to prevent moisture and condensation buildup is crucial since it can lead to mold and mildew problems.
• UV Protection: Protection against UV rays is vital to prevent fading and damage to your car’s paint.
• Ease of Use: The car cover is installed and removed to see how easy it is to use. It should be convenient to put on and take off.
• Storage: Does the cover come with a storage bag for easy storage when not in use?
• Additional Features: Details such as mirror pockets, patches to reinforce antenna holes, and markers identifying the front end enhance the car cover’s practicality.

Buyer’s Guide: How to Choose the Best Car Covers

Using a car cover is marvelous for several reasons. They’re a breeze to put on and remove, keeping your car scratch- and dent-free. They’re a lifesaver during allergy season, keeping pollen and dust at bay. Most importantly, they protect your investment, ensuring your car stays in pristine condition.

Car and truck covers come in a wide range of quality, design details, and price points. So you’ll want to make sure you pick the balance that’s right for you.

When choosing between an indoor and outdoor car cover, consider where you park your car and your specific needs.

If you’re on the fence about investing in a cover, here are a few incentives to consider:

Benefits of Automotive Covers

• Protection from the elements: A car cover shields your vehicle from rain, snow, hail, UV rays, and other weather-related damage, helping to preserve its exterior finish.
• Prevention of scratches and dings: A cover acts as a barrier against scratches, dings, and other minor damage caused by debris, branches, or accidental bumps.
• Deterrence of theft and vandalism: A cover can make your vehicle less appealing to thieves and vandals, as it conceals the vehicle’s appearance and adds an extra layer of protection.
• Preservation of interior: A car cover helps prevent fading, cracking, and other damage to your interior surfaces by blocking UV rays and reducing interior temperature fluctuations.
• Saves money: Investing in a car cover can help you save money in the long run by reducing the need for frequent car washes, paint touch-ups, and other maintenance expenses.
• Convenience: Using a car cover eliminates the need to constantly clean your vehicle, especially in dusty or outdoor storage environments.
• Maintains resale value: A car cover helps maintain your vehicle’s overall condition by protecting its exterior and interior, which can positively impact its resale value.

Indoor Car Covers

Indoor truck and car covers are essential for protecting your prestige or classic collector’s car. They prevent dust, pollen, dirt, and small dings from building up, keeping your vehicle clean and safe from everyday wear and tear.

Here’s why you should use them:

• Protection: Protects against dust, dirt, and minor scratches.
• Benefits: Keeps your car clean and protects it from scratches in a garage or storage unit.
• Material: Typically made from lightweight, breathable fabrics like polyester or microfiber so moisture doesn’t get trapped underneath the cover.

We like the Kayme 6-Layer because of the extra padding that does an excellent job of cushioning against potential dings.

In summary, an indoor cover is sufficient if you park your car indoors and mainly want to protect it from dust and minor scratches.

Outdoor Car Covers

Outdoor truck and car jackets protect your car’s exterior from harsh weather conditions, bird droppings, tree sap, and more.

• Material: Outdoor car covers typically use heavier, more durable materials like polypropylene, polyester blends, or vinyl.
• Protection: Defends against scratches, dents, or other physical abuse.
• Weather Resistance: Designed to withstand extreme or mild outdoor conditions and offer UV protection.
• Breathability: Outdoor covers must be breathable to prevent moisture buildup, while indoor covers can be more lightweight and breathable.

For instance, the Motor Trend T-850 waterproof truck cover does a great job of fending off the elements and having a breathable design to avoid trapping moisture underneath.

An outdoor truck or car cover is better if you park outdoors and need protection from the elements, including UV rays and rain.

Choosing the Right Car Cover for Your Vehicle

When shopping for a car cover, consider the following factors to ensure you get the right one for your vehicle:

Size & Fit

Choose a cover designed to fit your specific make and vehicle model. A good fit will provide better protection and prevent the cover from flapping in the wind. For example, the Coverking Silverguard custom-fit cover cloaked every inch of our Subaru Outback.

Material Type

Look for a cover made from breathable, waterproof, and UV-resistant material. Polyester or polypropylene are often used for vehicle jackets due to their durability and weather-resistant properties.

Weather Protection

Consider the weather conditions in your area and choose a cover that offers the appropriate level of protection. For example, a waterproof cover is essential if you live in a wet climate.

Softness

Ensure that the inner side of the cover is soft to prevent scratching the car’s paint.

Security Features

Look for covers with tie-down straps, elastic hems, or built-in locks to secure them and prevent them from being blown away or stolen.

Storage

Choose a cover with a storage bag for easy storage when not in use.

Budget

Set a budget and look for covers that offer the best features within your price range.

Warranty

Check if the cover has a warranty to ensure quality and protection for your purchase.

Why Truck & Car Covers Offer Good Protection

Truck and car coats are essential for protecting your prestige or classic collector’s car. They prevent dust, pollen, dirt, and small dings from building up, keeping your vehicle clean and safe from everyday wear and tear. Here’s why you should use them:

Prevent Pollen, Dust, and Dirt Buildup

Auto covers protect your vehicle from micro scratches caused by dust and pollen. They also prevent moisture and dirt accumulation, which can lead to rusting.

Protect From Scratches & Dents

Made from high-quality materials, truck and car covers shield your vehicle from scratches and dents caused by pets or children. They also keep pollen and dust out of the interior.

Keep Your Car Cool in Summer

Car bags help maintain a cool interior by reflecting heat away from the bodywork. They also prevent condensation on windows and protect the car’s interior from UV rays. The Tecoom YL 8-Layers car cover has a bright and reflective coating and offers terrific defense against the sun’s damaging UV rays.

Protect from Pet Scratches

Car covers are a must if your pets like to lounge on your car. They prevent scratches, hair, dander, and dirt from damaging your vehicle’s exterior.

Protect Your Investment

Truck and car covers protect your car from scratches, dents, and other damage, ensuring it stays in top condition for years.

Checklist When Shopping for Vehicle Covers 

Choosing the best material for your car cover is imperative because a poor choice can cause damage. So, which materials are ideal for car covers?

Look for materials that can withstand the weather where you live, like waterproof and UV-resistant fabrics. You’ll also want a soft liner to prevent scratching your paint job.

If you’re in a windy area, check for covers with elastic hems and tie-down straps to keep them secure. Some covers even have grommets for cable locks if security is a concern. To point, the EzyShade 10-Layer All-Weather Car Cover is ready with two tie-down straps, grommeted holes placed mid-section, and elastic hems at the front and rear.

Remember about storage! A cover with a storage bag is easier to stash away when not in use.

Lastly, check the warranties. They can give you peace of mind and ensure you’re getting a quality product.

Price & Value

All of the car covers we’ve selected are excellent options, but we’ll explain what comes with each price tier to help you make your selection.

Budget

On the lower end of the price scale, you’ll find options that work well in milder climates like the Tecoom YL 8-Layers ($59) that are waterproof and have eight layers, mirror pockets, and a storage bag. While the car cover doesn’t lack coverage, the straps that need to be threaded through the wheels are a bit awkward, so that’s where the cost chimes in. A universal fit might have misaligned accessories. Also, the feel is a bit cumbersome. Albeit protective, other choices, such as the Kayme 6-Layer Truck Cover ($67), also have a construction and hand feel that’s less than premium.

Mid-Tier

Designs such as the Motor Trend T-850 ($84) have thoughtful details like labeling the front of the cover for quick orientation. The construction was great, with water resistance and zero condensation build-up. The design has an elastic hem and straps for security when it’s windy, and the durability is excellent. We also like that it comes with a storage bag.

Premium

Bumping above a hundred dollars, the Coverking Silverguard ($155) is a premium design that has even more details, including mirror pockets, double-stitched seams, waxed thread, overlapping seams, and covered grommets. Nicer covers, like the Coverking, are more durable, more weather resistant for heavier precipitation, and include a piece of material on the underside as a preventive measure against potential scuffs.

Frequently Asked Questions

About OASIS+

One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus or OASIS+, is a suite of governmentwide, multiple-award contracts designed to support federal agencies’ procurement requirements for services-based solutions. This suite of services contracts is available for use by agencies throughout the Federal Government who hold a Delegation of Procurement Authority or DPA.

OASIS+ is a collection of indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity or IDIQ contracts, of which the contract base period is five years with one option period of five years that may extend the cumulative contract ordering period to 10 years. Task orders can be awarded under OASIS+ any time prior to the expiration of the ordering period of the master contracts. Notwithstanding, the OASIS+ IDIQ master contracts (contractor specific) can have different award dates; however, all contracts for each specific MAC have the same contract end dates (e.g., all of the Small Business contracts will end on the same date).

OASIS+ contracts may be used by all federal agencies, including the Department of Defense and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers, or FFRDCs, but are not open to state and local governments at this time.

Orders issued against the OASIS+ contracts are considered Interagency Acquisitions. GSA has specific statutory authority under 40 U.S.C. 501 to purchase supplies and non-personal services on behalf of other agencies. Therefore, the Economy Act does not apply to OASIS+ orders.

A streamlined program with expanded offerings

Under the OASIS+ program, this suite of contracts combines the scope of legacy OASIS, Building Maintenance & Operations, or BMO, and Human Capital & Training Solutions or HCaTS, along with new areas of service that were previously not in scope. It expands the range of service offerings for buyers and gives sellers a greater variety of areas they can compete for.

GSA is responsible for the award, administration, and management of the OASIS+ IDIQ contracts. Each task order placed against OASIS+ will have its own Requiring Activity (agency requesting services) and an Ordering Contracting Officer, or OCO (person who performs the acquisition). OASIS+ will enable federal customers to acquire innovative solutions from highly qualified businesses on a contract vehicle designed to be Best-in-Class, or BIC: a governmentwide designation that satisfies key criteria defined by the Office of Management and Budget.

• Learn more about contracts
• Learn more about domains and labor categories

GSA eBuy procurement tool

Upon award of OASIS+ contracts, GSA eBuy will be the required task order solicitation tool. GSA eBuy provides ordering contracting officers and industry partners a centralized portal with real-time, automated responses when solicitations are issued, increasing acquisition efficiency and transparency. In addition, GSA eBuy provides program and contract management tools that mitigate risks associated with fair opportunity by streamlining management and oversight.

For OASIS+ customers, GSA eBuy will provide the capability to:

• Review awarded vendors
• Submit RFIs, RFPs and amendments
• Manage task orders from solicitation to task order award
• Provide a secure environment to release information only to OASIS+ contract holders

For OASIS+ industry partners, GSA eBuy serves as a single location to receive solicitations providing the capability to:

• View solicitations/RFIs/RFPs released via GSA eBuy all in one place
• Maintain/update POC for automated notifications
• Respond to RFIs/RFPs and MRAS requests
• Submit proposals securely and directly to the buying agency
• Receive automated notifications
• Act as a repository for historical solicitation documents going forward

Training is available to help you register, navigate, and use the tool:

• Resources for a full list of trainings

Built for the future

OASIS+ represents a bold step by GSA to innovate on the successes and opportunities gleaned from the OASIS program over the years. Drawing on these learnings, we are building a more robust suite of IDIQ contracts for the next generation of professional services solutions, that will be flexible enough to meet federal customers’ increasingly complex requirements.

OASIS+ is flexible, easy to use, and allows ordering activities to solicit and/or award orders in a streamlined, high quality manner. The benefits of OASIS+ include:

• Task orders that may be:
  • Awarded against six different IDIQ contracts that have no contract ceiling or cap on awards;
  • For work performed inside the Continental United States and/or outside Continental United States locations;
  • For complex commercial or non-commercial services;
  • For any contract type, including hybrid mix and structures of Contract Line Item Number or CLIN types tailored to individual task order requirements;
• Open on-ramping; after the initial phase of awards, the solicitation for OASIS+ will remain continuously open, allowing potential industry partners to obtain OASIS+ contracts at any time as long as they qualify;
• Flexible/expandable Domain-based structure; ability to add Domains based on government need;
• A cumulative ordering period of 10 years;
• Technology-based ordering and market research tools;
• Access to an industrial base of highly qualified contractors;
• Ancillary services and Other Direct Costs or ODCs defined as integral and necessary to complete a total integrated solution under a requirement are within the scope of the master contract;
• Access to transactional data and data analytics for spend analysis and market research;
• Save time without having to complete the following, which have already been completed at the OASIS+ master contract level;
  • FAR subpart 9.1 responsibility determinations;
  • General Services Administration Manual/Regulation (GSAM/R) 505.303-70 congressional notifications; however, the ordering agency specific policies will still be applicable/required.

OASIS+ will:

• Fulfill federal agencies’ non-IT services requirements through highly qualified contractors and a simpler buying experience.
• Expand access to Best-in-Class non-IT service contracts for highly qualified contractors by providing increased small business opportunities and an improved selling experience.
• Encourage competition among services contractors to provide best value mission outcomes.
• Maximize small business participation by removing barriers to entry and helping customer agencies acquire the best professional services solutions to meet their requirements.

Key features

• Flexible/expandable domain-based structure
• Global access to commercial and noncommercial structures
• No contract ceiling or cap on awards
• Industrial base of highly qualified contractors
• 10-year period (base of five years + one five year option period)
• Open on-ramping after initial awards
• Price evaluation at the contract level
• Task order solicitation through a single platform, GSA eBuy

Learn more about how OASIS+ compares to legacy OASIS

Domains, scope and labor categories

The contract scope is organized by domains and North American Industry Classification System or NAICS codes.

Domains: The contract scope is organized by domains or functional groupings of related services spanning multiple NAICs codes. Domains and the NAICS codes listed under the domains are designed to align order requirements to qualified industry partners. Each domain is limited to the NAICS codes and associated size standards specifically listed under that domain.

NAICS codes: The North American Industry Classification System or NAICS is the standard used by federal statistical agencies in classifying entity establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy.

Learn more about NAICS codes

Scope

The OASIS+ contracts cover services that are: primarily noncommercial, with the allowance for commercial services task orders; classified and unclassified requirements; and within the continental United States and outside the continental United States. All OASIS+ task orders must be within scope of the respective OASIS+ IDIQ contract for which it is awarded, provided the Ordering Contracting Officer or OCO determines the principal-purpose NAICS code for the order to be one of the OASIS+ NAICS codes. If the OCO determines its requirement has a principal-purpose NAICS code outside one of the OASIS+ NAICS codes, the requirement is not within scope of OASIS+.

Domains
 

Management and Advisory

This domain includes a full range of management and consulting services that can improve a federal agency’s performance, aid its endeavors to meet mission goals, and provide operating advice and assistance on administrative and management issues.   

View NAICS codes for the M&A domain

Technical and Engineering 

This domain includes requirements to provide specific engineering, geoscience, or other technical professional skills, such as those performed by engineers, geologists, geophysicists, and technicians, required to handle specific operating conditions and problems for the benefit of the government. Work under this Domain typically involves the application of physical laws and principles of engineering in the design, development, and utilization of machines, materials, instruments, processes, and systems; and providing expert advice and assistance on technical functions and issues. 

View NAICS codes for the T&E domain

Research and Development 

This domain includes any requirements in support of Research and Development activities. R&D activities may be aimed at achieving either specific or general objectives. The term R&D includes basic research, applied research and experimental development. Services include conducting R&D in: the physical, engineering and life sciences; nanotechnology; biotechnology; and social sciences and humanities. 

View NAICS codes for the R&D domain

Intelligence Services 

This domain focuses on Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance mission requirements. Services may support organizational and technological capabilities that improve situational awareness and enhance command and control strategies within defense and intelligence environments. 

View NAICS codes for the INTEL domain

Environmental

This domain supports agencies in meeting their environmental requirements and streamlining the contracting process by providing a faster, more cost-efficient means to meet environmental objectives. Requirements typically involve multidisciplinary teams of scientists, engineers, and other technicians with expertise in areas such as air and water quality, asbestos contamination, remediation, ecological restoration, and environmental law. Environmental consulting could consist of support such as Planning and Documentation Services for the development, facilitation, and coordination of or for environmental initiatives or mandates in areas of chemical, radiological, or hazardous materials. 

View NAICS codes for the ENV domain

Facilities 

Services in this domain include any and all services required to maintain and operate buildings, paved services, utilities infrastructure, and real property assets and equipment. This could include major facilities support such as Department of Defense installations, hospitals, cemeteries, and other federal or industrial real property, but does not include major or primary purpose construction. GSA has included a wide range of services found in facilities contracts because of their historical use to support total facilities solutions. 

View NAICS codes for the FAC domain

Logistics 

Services on this domain include comprehensive logistics solutions, including planning and designing, implementing, or operating systems or facilities for the movement of supplies, equipment, or people by road, air, water, rail, or pipeline. 

View NAICS codes for the LOG domain

Enterprise Solutions

This domain is focused on requirements that are large-dollar, wide-reaching, and highly complex in scope, often spanning multiple disciplines and/or locations, and requiring many different types of labor and expertise. It is for the procurement of highly technical, new and emerging and/or specialized mission objectives that require special management attention and oversight because of: 

• the importance to the agency mission; 
• the high-level development, operating, or maintenance costs; 
• the high risk; 
• the high return; or 
• their significant role in the administration of agency-wide programs, systems, finances, property, or other resources. 

This domain also includes non-IT services in support of national security systems in accordance with 40 USC § (a). By design, this domain shares overlapping NAICS with other domains within OASIS+. 

The enterprise solutions domain will only be available for the Unrestricted contract.

Scope for Information Technology & Non-Information Technology

What’s in scope / out of scope

Information Technology or IT, by definition, means any equipment, or interconnected system(s) or subsystem(s) of equipment that is used for the automatic acquisition, storage, analysis, evaluation, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by the agency. For purposes of this definition, this includes equipment used by the agency directly or by a contractor under a contract with the agency that requires its use, or to a significant extent, its use in the performance of a service or the furnishing of a product.

IT is considered an ancillary support service or product under OASIS+ and may be included only when the service or product is integral and necessary to complete a total integrated solution. “Non-IT” includes any service or equipment that is acquired by a Contractor incidental to a contract or contains embedded IT that is used as an integral part of the service or product, but the principal function of which is not the acquisition, storage, analysis, evaluation, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information. (For example, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment, such as thermostats or temperature control devices, and medical equipment where IT is integral to its operation, is non-IT).

Non-IT also includes any equipment or services related to a National Security System in accordance with 40 USC § (a). The term “National Security System” means a telecommunications or information system operated by the Federal Government, the function, operation, or use of which involves intelligence activities, cryptologic activities related to national security, command and control of military forces, equipment that is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system; or, is critical to the direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions, not including a system to be used for routine administrative and business applications (including payroll, finance, logistics, and personnel management applications).

Non-IT may include embedded IT components including software, IT hardware, and other items and services traditionally considered IT on IT requirements.

Non-IT professional services are not considered ancillary support services. Non-IT professional services are considered to be within the primary scope of the Domains.

Labor categories

OASIS+ labor categories align to the Office of Management and Budget’s Standard Occupational Classification Manual , which includes compensation data maintained by the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Federal agencies use the Standard Occupational Classification system, a federal statistical standard, to classify workers into occupational categories for the purpose of collecting, calculating, or disseminating data.

NAICS codes by domain

Determining the appropriate primary NAICS code

OASIS+ domains contain multiple NAICS codes. Federal Acquisition Regulation 19.102 requires the Ordering Contracting Officer, or OCO, to determine the appropriate NAICS code and related small business size standard and include them in all solicitations above the micro-purchase threshold. FAR 19.102(b)(1) requires that the NAICS code assigned describe the principal nature of the service being acquired.

The primary NAICS code for all OASIS+ UR contracts will be selected and assigned based on the smallest size standard within its awarded Domains. When the OASIS+ CO assigns a primary NAICS Code, receipts-based size standards take precedence over NAICS codes based on employees. This primary NAICS code will be reflected in each awarded contract and associated Federal Procurement Data System, or FPDS, record. However, assignment of a primary NAICS code does not limit contractors’ eligibility to respond to task order solicitations or perform work outside of the NAICS assigned as their primary NAICS on their contract. Contractors will be eligible to compete within all awarded Domain Contract Line Item Numbers CLINs (NAICS codes), which represent the contractor’s specific fair opportunity pools.

The primary NAICS code for all OASIS+ SB contracts will be selected and assigned based on the largest size standard within its awarded Domains. When the OASIS+ Contracting Officer assigns a primary NAICS code, employee-based size standards take precedence over NAICS codes based on annual receipts. This is critical to ensure contractors are not locked out of Domain fair opportunity during re-representation in accordance with Section G.3.1.7.2, as long as they are otherwise eligible based on their size standard at time of re-representation.

Understanding primary-level NAICS codes vs task order-level NAICS codes

For administrative purposes only, the six OASIS+ solicitations are assigned a single NAICS code () which represents the preponderance scope of the OASIS+ Contract Program as a whole. This is not the NAICS that will be reported at the task order level.

FPDS is currently designed to accept only one NAICS code to be associated with a procurement action. This is simply a limitation of the FPDS system and has no bearing on individual task order NAICS code assignments. The OASIS+ process of NAICS code assignment at the individual master contract level is for administrative purposes, and will ensure proper socioeconomic and size status reporting at the task order level. Due to a limitation with the FPDS, only a single NAICS code may be assigned to a contract and subsequently reported with each contract action (i.e., task order); therefore, each contractor will be assigned a single primary NAICS code to its master contract based on its awarded Domains. This primary NAICS code will be reflected in each awarded contract and associated FPDS record. However, assignment of a primary NAICS code does not limit contractors’ eligibility to respond to task order solicitations or perform work outside of the NAICS assigned as their primary NAICS on their contract. contractors will be eligible to compete within all awarded Domain CLINs (NAICS codes), which represent the contractor’s specific fair opportunity pools. Fair opportunity will be managed in the OSP, which will be the mandatory, sole system for OCOs to issue task order solicitations. The contractor will only be included in and allowed to compete under the NAICS codes where they are represented (and subsequently re-represent) as a small business concern for the corresponding size standard, and are otherwise eligible under the socioeconomic contract.
 

Management & Advisory

This domain includes a full range of management and consulting services that can improve a Federal agency’s performance, its endeavors to meet mission goals, and provide operating advice and assistance on administrative and management issues. Management and Advisory Domain scope areas include, but are not limited to:

• Acquisition & grants management support
• Business case development/analysis support
• Business consulting
• Business intelligence support
• Business process improvement
• Business process reengineering
• Change management
• Concept development & requirements analysis
• Configuration management
• Cost/schedule/performance analysis & improvement
• Cost estimation & analysis
• Cost/performance trade-off analysis & studies
• Decision analysis
• Earned value management (EVM) analysis
• Ebusiness support
• Executive-level administrative support
• Governance
• Horizontal analysis & protection activities
• Information analytics
• Integration of support systems
• Interface management
• Investigative services
• Knowledge based acquisition
• Knowledge management
• Leadership & organizational assessments
• Long range planning, futures, & forecasting
• Manpower estimating
• Policy analysis
• Project management, program management, integrated program management
• Program documentation
• Coordination with law/policy making entities
• Regulatory compliance support
• Requirements management
• Risk assessment, mitigation, & management
• Stakeholder requirements analysis
• Strategy development
• Strategic forecasting & planning
• Technical & analytical support
• Vulnerability assessment

M&A NAICS codes

CLIN key: X: 1=SB; 2=8(a); 3=HUBZone; 4=SDVOSB; 5=WOSB; 6=UR

CLINNAICS code and titleSize standardX Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services$24.5 MillionX Human Resources Consulting Services$29.0 MillionX Marketing Consulting Services$19.0 MillionX Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services$20.0 MillionX Other Management Consulting Services$19.0 MillionX Environmental Consulting Services$19.0 MillionX Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services$19.0 MillionX All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services$19.5 Million

Technical & Engineering

This Domain includes requirements to provide specific engineering, geoscience, or other technical professional skills, such as those performed by engineers, geologists, geophysicists, and technicians, required to handle specific operating conditions and problems for the benefit of the government. Work under this Domain typically involves the application of physical laws and principles of engineering in the design; development, and utilization of machines, materials, instruments, processes, and systems; and providing expert advice and assistance on technical functions and issues. Technical and Engineering Domain scope areas include, but are not limited to:

• Advanced technology pilot & trials
• Alternative energy sources & engineering
• Capabilities integration & development
• Communications engineering
• Configuration management
• Concept development
• Data analytics & management
• Design documentation & technical data
• Energy services to include management planning & strategies, audit services & metering
• Engineering (aeronautical, astronomical, chemical, civil, electrical, materials, mechanical, Etc.)
• Engineering process improvement
• Environmental engineering
• Human factors/usability engineering
• Human systems integration
• Independent verification & validation
• Integration support
• Interoperability
• Life cycle management
• Mission assurance
• Modeling & simulation
• Operational test & evaluation
• Optical engineering
• Program analysis
• Quality assurance
• Radar engineering
• Red teaming & wargaming
• Requirements analysis (technical)
• Operation & maintenance or direct support of an existing weapon system or major system
• Risk management
• Scientific (non-R&D) analysis & support
• Software development (for IT services involving 40 USC § (a) activities)
• Surveying and mapping (except Geophysical) services
• System design & integration
• System effectiveness & analysis
• System engineering
• System safety engineering
• System security & information assurance
• System verification & validation
• Technical assessment, data management, & planning
• Technical documentation

T&E NAICS codes

CLIN key: X: 1=SB; 2=8(a); 3=HUBZone; 4=SDVOSB; 5=WOSB; 6=UR

CLINNAICS code and titleSize standardX Ship Building and Repairing1,300 employeesX Other Support Activities for Air Transportation$40.0 MillionX All Other Support Activities for Transportation$25.0 MillionX Architectural Services$12.5 MillionX Engineering Services$25.5 MillionX (Exception 1) Military and Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons$47.0 MillionX (Exception 2) Contracts and Subcontracts for Engineering Services Awarded Under the National Energy Policy Act of $47.0 MillionX (Exception 3) Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture$47.0 MillionX Building Inspection Services$11.5 MillionX Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services$28.5 MillionX Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services$19.0 MillionX Testing Laboratories$19.0 MillionX Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services$24.5 MillionX Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services$19.0 MillionX All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services$19.5 MillionX Flight Training$34.0 Million

Research & Development

This Domain includes any requirements in support of Research and Development (R&D) activities. R&D activities may be aimed at achieving either specific or general objectives. The term R&D includes basic research, applied research and experimental development. Services include conducting R&D in: the physical, engineering and life sciences, Nanotechnology, Biotechnology and social sciences and humanities. The R&D Domain scope areas include, but are not limited to:

• Cell & tissue culture & engineering
• Conceptual design & modification of product or process alternatives
• Design & specification development
• Conducting clinical tests to satisfy requirements prior to commercialization
• Decision support sciences
• Design & improvement of manufacturing or production technologies, processes, techniques
• Design, construction, & testing of preproduction prototypes & models
• Design, development & implementation of new reagents, testing methods or protocols
• Design of tools & materials involving new technology
• Development of new experimental therapeutic drugs, compounds, or molecules
• Development of tools, resources & procedures relating to advanced biologics, assays & testing
• Development of new methods for drug delivery
• DNA: genomics, gene probes, DNA sequencing, genetic engineering
• Environmental science research
• Experimental development
• Laboratory & clinical research
• Life science research
• Mathematical science research
• Physical science research
• Biotechnology research & process development
• Product experimentation & modification
• Psychological science research
• R&D advanced training
• R&D of automated processes or robotics
• Protein/peptide sequencing & synthesis
• Research of new applications for existing products
• Software development or I.T. initiatives related to experimental product or process improvements
• Social science research
• Special studies & analysis
• Technical research consulting, development, and facilitation services
• Technology transfer/insertion, training & consulting
• Test & evaluation (non-routine) services
• Regulatory requirements compliance testing

R&D NAICS codes

CLIN key: X: 1=SB; 2=8(a); 3=HUBZone; 4=SDVOSB; 5=WOSB; 6=UR

CLINNAICS code and titleSize standardX Engineering Services$25.5 MillionX (Exception 1) Military and Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons$47.0 MillionX (Exception 2) Contracts and Subcontracts for Engineering Services Awarded Under the National Energy Policy Act of $47.0 MillionX (Exception 3) Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture$47.0 MillionX Testing Laboratories$19.0 MillionX Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services$24.5 MillionX Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services$19.0 MillionX Research and Technology in Nanotechnology1,000 employeesX Research and Technology in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)1,000 employeesX Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)1,000 employeesX (Exception 1) Aircraft, Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts1,500 employeesX (Exception 2) Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment1,250 employeesX (Exception 3) Guided Missiles and Space Vehicles, Their Propulsion Units and Propulsion Parts1,300 employeesX Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities$28.0 MillionX All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services$19.5 MillionX Medical Laboratories$41.5 Million

Intelligence Services
 

This Domain focuses on Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance mission requirements. Organizational and Technological capabilities improve situational awareness and enhance command and control strategies within defense and intelligence environments. Intelligence Services Domain scope areas include, but are not limited to:

• Assured positioning, navigation & timing capabilities support
• Prototyping, integrating & testing
• Command, power & integration support
• Counter-IED & minefield detection & neutralization
• Counterintelligence (CI)
• Cyberspace operational support
• Cyber & tactical network science
• Detection & neutralization of explosive hazards
• Electro-optical/infrared surveillance
• Electronic countermeasures
• Information superiority support
• Electromagnetic spectrum operations
• Field & enterprise intelligence support
• Geospatial intelligence (GEOINT)
• Human intelligence (HUMINT)
• Imagery intelligence (IMINT)
• Integrated power support services
• Intelligence, information and electronic warfare
• Intelligence production, collection, analysis, exploitation & dissemination
• Intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, & targeting (ISRT) development & support
• Intelligence analysis
• Intelligence archiving
• Intelligence cataloging
• Intelligence retrieval
• Intelligence management
• Measurement and signature intelligence (MASINT)
• Mission command, planning & application
• Network visualization
• Night vision, electronic, & optical surveillance
• Offensive & defensive cyber operations
• Open source intelligence (OSINT)
• Power/energy generation & management
• Product realization engineering
• Secure correspondence management
• Signals intelligence (SIGINT)
• Software development (for IT services involving 40 USC § (a) activities)
• Standardized software framework implementation
• Space & terrestrial communications
• Specialized functional training
• Tactical & strategic network support
• Tactical cyberspace operations
• Technical Intelligence (TECHINT)
• Threat modeling & simulation
• Unmanned systems

INTEL NAICS codes

CLIN key: X: 1=SB; 2=8(a); 3=HUBZone; 4=SDVOSB; 5=WOSB; 6=UR

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CLINNAICS code and titleSize standardX Engineering Services$25.5 MillionX (Exception 1) Military and Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons$47.0 MillionX (Exception 2) Contracts and Subcontracts for Engineering Services Awarded Under the National Energy Policy Act of $47.0 MillionX (Exception 3) Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture$47.0 MillionX Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services$24.5 MillionX Process, Physical Distribution and Logistics Consulting Services$20.0 MillionX Other Management Consulting Services$19.0 MillionX Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services$19.0 MillionX Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)1,000 employeesX (Exception 1) Aircraft, Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts1,500 employeesX (Exception 2) Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment1,250 employeesX (Exception 3) Guided Missiles and Space Vehicles, Their Propulsion Units and Propulsion Parts1,300 employeesX Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities$28.0 MillionX All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services$19.5 MillionX All Other Business Support Services$21.5 MillionX Investigation Services$25.0 Million

Environmental

This Domain supports agencies in meeting their environmental requirements and streamlining the contracting process by providing a faster, more cost-efficient means to meet environmental objectives. Requirements typically involve multi disciplined teams of scientists, engineers, and other technicians with expertise in areas, such as air and water quality, asbestos contamination, remediation, ecological restoration, and environmental law. Environmental consulting could consist of support such as Planning and Documentation Services for the development, facilitation, and coordination of and/or for environmental initiatives or mandates in areas of chemical, radiological, and/or hazardous materials. Environmental Domain scope areas include, but are not limited to:

• Air monitoring
• Air toxicology & criteria pollutants strategy & analyses
• Archeological/cultural resource management plans
• Archaeological site consulting & preservation
• Biomass & biofuel energy strategy & analyses
• Carbon capture, utilization & storage
• Cleanup and assessment of emerging contaminants (PFAS)
• Consulting on endangered species, wetland & watershed protection
• Crop & tree migration
• Cultural resource geographic information services
• Emissions reduction strategy & analyses (locomotives, marine vessels, aircraft, etc.)
• Environmental consulting
• Environmental education
• Environmental emergency response
• Environmental engineering
• Environmental information management
• Environmental impact assessment
• Environmental management & monitoring
• Environmental remediation
• Environmental risk assessment
• Environmental toxicology
• Forest land fire management planning
• Geographical information systems (GIS) support
• Hazardous material management, planning, disposal & remediation
• Laboratory (environmental) testing
• Land use planning
• Mapping, cartography & integrated mapping from various data sources
• Migration pattern analysis
• Munitions / unexploded ordnance cleanup
• Natural resource management & planning
• Pollutant contamination planning, assessment & mitigation
• Reclamation services
• Regulatory development and compliance
• Remote sensing for environmental studies
• Terrestrial, marine, atmospheric measuring & management
• Thermal mapping
• Sea-level rise analysis & response
• Sediment management
• Storage tank (above & below ground) removal
• Stormwater management
• Vegetation & topography mapping
• Vehicle fleet electrification support
• Water and/or wastewater and/or groundwater monitoring
• Water and/or wastewater infrastructure
• Water conservation and/or pollution prevention
• Watershed characterization & assessment

ENV NAICS codes

CLIN key: X: 1=SB; 2=8(a); 3=HUBZone; 4=SDVOSB; 5=WOSB; 6=UR

CLINNAICS code and titleSize standardX Engineering Services$25.5 MillionX Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services$28.5 MillionX Testing Laboratories$19.0 MillionX Environmental Consulting Services$19.0 MillionX Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services$19.0 MillionX All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services$19.5 MillionX Facilities Support Services$47.0 MillionX Hazardous Waste Collection$47.0 MillionX Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal$47.0 MillionX Remediation Services$25.0 MillionX (Exception) Environmental Remediation Services1,000 employees

Facilities

Services in this Domain include any and all services required to maintain and operate buildings, paved services, utilities infrastructure, and real property assets and equipment. This could include major facilities support such as DoD installations, hospitals, cemeteries, and other Federal or industrial real property, but does not include major/primary purpose construction. GSA has included a wide range of services found in facilities contracts because of their historical use to support total facilities solutions. Facilities Domain scope areas include, but are not limited to:

• Airfield lighting services
• Airport security services & surveillance
• Alarm and security system maintenance
• Architectural & framework building maintenance services
• Base operation support services
• Building inspection services (including OSHA)
• Building management services
• Cathodic protection & corrosion control
• Cemetery maintenance
• Civil engineering services
• Commissioning services
• Communication services - general
• Communication services - telecommunications
• Community center management
• Conference center support
• Custodial services
• Electrical services (electrical maintenance)
• Elevator services (elevator maintenance)
• Elevator inspection services
• Emergency management services
• Energy management control systems (EMCS)
• Energy and water conservation management and reporting
• Engineering management services
• Engineering to support installation of facility resource & optimization (R&O) decisions to distribute limited & scarce future funding
• Engineering to support construction cost estimates
• Engineering services to provide general management over current & future maintenance
• Environmental compliance & conservation
• Environmental pollution prevention
• Equipment and electronics maintenance
• Facility & installation maintenance services
• Fire alarm/fire suppression (fire suppression system preventative maintenance & repair)
• Fire alarm system maintenance & repair
• Fire protection and emergency services
• Fitness / Sport Center Management
• Force protection assets & entry control points
• Fuels management
• Grounds maintenance
• HVAC services (HVAC maintenance)
• Infrastructure planning
• Insect & pest control
• Integrated waste management services
• Janitorial services
• Landscaping/grounds maintenance
• Locksmiths
• Logistics planning
• Ground transportation services
• Installation deployment readiness center (IDRC)
• Mailroom services
• Maintenance of fuel distribution & grounding systems
• Material management
• Operations & maintenance (O/M) of facilities
• O/M of aerospace facilities & equipment
• O/M of airfields
• O/M of electrical distribution & HVAC systems
• O/M engineering
• O/M of fresh water system
• O/M of historic facilities
• O/M of utility & sanitation systems
• Plumbing & pipefitting services
• Pollution prevention & remediation programs.
• Real property management
• Refuse collection and disposal
• Renewable energy systems
• Repair & restoration projects
• Roofing services
• Security forces services
• Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIF)
• Septic services
• Snow removal
• Street sweeping & maintenance
• Traffic management
• Vehicle management
• Water distribution
• Water tanks
• Waste management & recycling services

FAC NAICS codes

CLIN key: X: 1=SB; 2=8(a); 3=HUBZone; 4=SDVOSB; 5=WOSB; 6=UR

CLINNAICS code and titleSize standardX Roofing Contractors$19.0 MillionX Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors$19.0 MillionX Plumbing, Heating, and Air Conditioning Contractors$19.0 MillionX Other Building Equipment Contractors$22.0 MillionX Painting and Wall Covering Contractors$19.0 MillionX All Other Specialty Trade Contractors$19.0 MillionX All Other Transit and Ground Passenger transportation$19.0 MillionX Other Support Activities for Air Transportation$40.0 MillionX Other Support Activities for Road Transportation$18.0 MillionX All Other Support Activities for Transportation$25.0 MillionX Residential Property Managers$12.5 MillionX Nonresidential Property Managers$19.5 MillionX Landscape Architectural Services$9.0 MillionX Engineering Services$25.5 MillionX Building Inspection Services$11.5 MillionX Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services$24.5 MillionX Process, Physical Distribution and Logistics Consulting Services$20.0 MillionX Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services$19.0 MillionX All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services$19.5 MillionX Facilities Support Services$47.0 MillionX Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths)$25.0 MillionX Exterminating and Pest Control Services$17.5 MillionX Janitorial Services$22.0 MillionX Landscaping Services$9.5 MillionX All Other Support Services$16.5 MillionX Solid Waste Collection$47.0 MillionX Hazardous Waste Collection$47.0 MillionX Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal$47.0 MillionX Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance$12.5 Million

Logistics

Services on this Domain include comprehensive logistics solutions, including planning and designing, implementing, or operating systems or facilities for the movement of supplies, equipment or people by road, air, water, rail, or pipeline. Logistics Domain scope areas include, but are not limited to:

• Analysis & recommendation of support equipment
• Cold chain medical supply services
• Deployment logistics
• Disaster management/contingency operations
• Distribution & transportation
• Food & perishable goods supply services
• Industrial relocation/expansion services
• Infrastructure services (including transportation & delivery)
• Integrated Product Support (IPS) technical requirement creation
• Integrating public & private resources
• IPS system design, risk assessment, schedules creation & performance tracking
• Inventory management
• Life cycle sustainment
• Logistical studies & evaluation
• Logistics design
• Logistics management & support services
• Logistics operations support & maintenance
• Logistics optimization
• Logistics services
• Logistics training services
• Rapid deployment of supplies & equipment through communication & logistics systems
• Repair & alteration
• Resource sourcing - global, regional, local, etc.
• Specialized cargo management
• Supply chain management & provisioning
• Supportability analysis & implementation
• Technology & industrial base
• Test range support
• Value chain management

LOG NAICS codes

CLIN key: X: 1=SB; 2=8(a); 3=HUBZone; 4=SDVOSB; 5=WOSB; 6=UR

CLINNAICS code and titleSize standardX Ship Building and Repairing1,300 employeesX Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation1,500 employeesX Special Needs Transportation$19.0 MillionX All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation$19.0 MillionX Air Traffic Control$40.0 MillionX Other Support Activities for Air Transportation$40.0 MillionX All Other Support Activities for Transportation$25.0 MillionX Couriers and Express Delivery Services1,500 employeesX General Warehousing and Storage$34.0 MillionX Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage$36.5 MillionX Other Warehousing and Storage$36.5 MillionX Engineering Services$25.5 MillionX Process, Physical Distribution and Logistics Consulting Services$20.0 MillionX Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services$19.0 MillionX All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services$19.5 MillionX Facilities Support Services$47.0 MillionX Specialized Automotive Repair$9.0 MillionX Automotive Body, Paint and Interior Repair and Maintenance$9.0 MillionX All Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance$10.0 Million

Enterprise Solutions (UR Only)

This Domain is for the procurement of highly technical, new and emerging and/or specialized mission objectives that require special management attention, and oversight because of the importance to the agency mission; high-level development, operating, or maintenance costs; high risk; high return; or their significant role in the administration of agency-wide programs, systems, finances, property, or other resources. This Domain also includes non-IT services in support of national security systems in accordance with 40 USC § (a).

The Enterprise Solutions Domain is focused on requirements that are large-dollar, wide-reaching (e.g., across one organization, agency or multiple organizations and/or agencies) and highly complex in scope. By design, this Domain shares overlapping NAICS with other Domains within OASIS+. This Domain includes contractors who are able to manage vast projects with the potential of (but not limited to) the following highly specialized project requirements:

• Multi-layered subcontracting teams
• High touch/high accountability in the areas of contractor acquired or contractor managed government Property
• Vast accounting system, estimating system, and invoicing demands
• Stringent quality control and government quality assurance oversight and accountability
• Geographically dispersed project offices (on the government site, or the contractor site)
• Requirements for extensive upfront capital to launch, transition into, and/or sustain for long periods of time due to the high-capital-demand value to launch and sustain business operations in support of an agency mission requirement(s).
• The minimum order threshold for future task orders issued through this Domain is $250 Million total estimated value (including the base and all option periods). 

ENT NAICS codes

CLINNAICS code and titleSize standard Ship Building and Repairing1,300 employees Engineering Services$25.5 Million (Exception 1) Military and Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons$47.0 Million (Exception 2) Contracts and Subcontracts for Engineering Services Awarded Under the National Energy Policy Act of $47.0 Million (Exception 3) Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture$47.0 Million Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services$24.5 Million Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services$20.0 Million Environmental Consulting Services$19.0 Million Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services$19.0 Million Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)1,000 employees (Exception 1) Aircraft, Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts1,500 employees (Exception 2) Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment1,250 employees (Exception 3) Guided Missiles and Space Vehicles, Their Propulsion Units and Propulsion Parts1,300 employees All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services$19.5 Million Facilities Support Services$47.0 Million Remediation Services$25.0 Million (Exception) Environmental Remediation Services1,000 employees

Labor

The following information is related to researching contract features that focus on labor.

Domain and NAICS selection

The contract scope is organized by domains and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes. The OCO must assign the OASIS+ NAICS code to each task order solicitation. The NAICS code assigned should reflect the principal nature of the work required under the task order. NAICS codes by domain identifies the seven Domains on SB, and the eight Domains on Unrestricted and associated NAICS with size standards under OASIS+. If the principal purpose of the requirement is for any other functional area (Domain) and/or NAICS code outside the specific NAICS codes awarded/listed in the OASIS+ contracts, then the requirement is out of scope for OASIS+.

Only one Domain and one NAICS code under one contract family must be selected.

OASIS+ Domains each contain multiple NAICS codes. FAR 19.102 requires the OCO to determine the appropriate NAICS code and assign one NAICS code and corresponding OASIS+ size standard in all solicitations and task orders. FAR 19.102(b)(1) requires that the NAICS code assigned describes the principal purpose of the service being acquired. The tables on the NAICS code by domain page identify the OASIS+ Domains and NAICS codes with their corresponding size standards.

Note: In accordance with regulation, OCOs must select the task order NAICS code based upon the work to be performed and not based upon the applicable size standard or program office supported. Apparent discrepancies will be brought to the OCO’s attention. If the Domain/NAICS code selection is deemed inappropriate, the OASIS+ Contracting Officer(s) may rescind the OCO’s OASIS+ Delegation of Procurement Authority.

Each OASIS+ CLIN under each OASIS+ contract and Domain represents a specific NAICS code. Accordingly, the fair opportunity pool for each task order includes only the contractors that were awarded an OASIS+ contract and CLIN, applicable to the task order solicitation’s contract vehicle, Domain, and NAICS code.

Task order labor categories

In accordance with OASIS+ contract section B.8, the master contract provides the flexibility to use custom/requirements-driven labor categories for CONUS, OCONUS, specialized labor, construction wage rate requirements, professional services, service contract labor standards, or any combination thereof, at the task order level. The OCO is the authority in establishing what kind of labor is appropriate for each task order requirement.

OCOs may use any of the following labor categories:

• OASIS+ standardized labor categories
• Contractor-proposed custom or specialized labor categories that are non-standard
• OCO-directed, non-standard, or specialized labor categories that are customized to the requirement

Continental United States (CONUS) Standardized Labor Categories

OASIS+ CONUS standardized labor categories correspond to the Office of Management and Budget’s Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Manual [PDF, 285 pages], which includes compensation data maintained by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the Department of Labor (DoL). CONUS standardized labor categories are individual labor categories that are mapped to a single SOC and functional description.

The contractor may propose CONUS standardized labor when proposing a total solution; however, the OCO will determine whether circumstances merit the use of CONUS standardized labor. CONUS standardized labor categories are encouraged but not mandatory for use at the task order level. The OCO should indicate in the task order solicitation whether or not contractors must submit labor pricing using the master contract’s CONUS standardized labor categories in their task order proposals. If non-standardized labor categories are used at the task order level, the contractor is required to map awarded labor categories to the standardized labor categories when reporting in accordance with Section G.3.2.4 and the seniority levels in Attachment J-1 (such as Junior, Journeyman, Senior, Subject Matter Expert [SME]).

Custom or specialized labor

When CONUS standardized labor categories are not mandatory or not able to be mapped directly by the contractor, the contractor may propose specialized labor when proposing a total solution; however, the OCO will determine whether circumstances merit the use of specialized labor.

OCONUS labor

The Contractor may propose OCONUS labor when proposing a total solution; however, the OCO will determine whether circumstances merit the use of OCONUS labor.

Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS)

When SCLS are within the scope of the task order, wage rate requirements shall be implemented in accordance with FAR subpart 22.10 and other applicable regulatory supplements. The OCO shall identify such work in the task order solicitation and make a determination as to whether wage determinations are to be applied.

The master contract includes a list of clauses and/or provisions at Section I.1.2 that flow down to SCLS-applicable task orders. The OCO shall incorporate any additional appropriate clauses and provisions in each task order solicitation and subsequent award when service contract labor standards apply. When applicable, the OCO shall incorporate wage determinations subject to wage rate requirements in the task order award.

Requirements for labor under Time & Material and Labor Hour task orders

When preparing solicitations for commercial or non-commercial T&M and/or LH type task orders, the OCO must incorporate one of the following provisions in the task order solicitation:

• FAR 52.216-29 Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements — Non- Commercial Item Acquisition with Adequate Price Competition
  • For DoD requirements, when selecting FAR 52.216-29, the OCO must also select Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.216-, Alternate A Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements — Non-Commercial Item Acquisition with Adequate Price Competition.
• FAR 52.216-30 Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements — Non- Commercial Item Acquisition without Adequate Price Competition
• FAR 52.216-31 Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements — Commercial Item Acquisition

When the provision FAR 52.216-30 or FAR 52.216-31 is selected, and there is an exception to fair opportunity, the OASIS+ contracts establish maximum allowable labor rates. These labor rates will be identified as fully burdened ceiling rates for certain non-custom, CONUS, T&M/LH labor categories for both government and contractor sites. Based on the specific task order requirements, the OCO is authorized to exceed the OASIS+ ceiling rates for those labor categories that include Secret/Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information labor and/or OCONUS locations, if necessary.

The ceiling rates do not apply when the provision FAR 52.216-29 Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements — Non-Commercial Item Acquisition With Adequate Price Competition is selected; or FAR 52.216-29 with DFARS 252.216-, Alternate A, is selected; or FAR 52.216-31, Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements-Commercial Item Acquisition is selected; and there is not an exception to fair opportunity.

Clauses and provisions

Due to the various combinations of contract provisions/clauses which may be required for an individual task order based on the contract type, statement of work, dollar value, and other specific customer agency requirements, the OASIS+ IDIQ cannot predetermine all the contract provisions/clauses for future individual task orders. However, all “Required” and “Required when Applicable” provisions/clauses set forth in FAR 52.301 automatically flow down to all orders based on their specific contract type, statement of work, and dollar value. The Attachment J-5, OASIS+ Task Order Clause and Provision Matrix, applies to task orders as applicable.

If there is a conflict between task order terms and conditions and master contract terms and conditions, the master contract terms must take precedence.

The OCO must include any FAR clauses in full text that need to be filled in (for example, FAR 52.217-9 applicable to orders with options).

DoD-specific clauses and provisions

For task orders subject to DoD requirements, DoD provisions and clauses from the DoD FAR Supplement (DFARS) have been incorporated in Attachment J-4. If applicable, the OCO may use the Attachment J-4 to ensure the required DFARS provisions and clauses will flow down to the task order level. The required provisions and clauses are updated through the version date indicated on the J-4 attachment. Alternate and supplemental provisions and clauses from Command-specific and/or DoD Component levels are not included; the OCO may incorporate them into the specific solicitation and subsequent task order. The required DoD provisions and clauses are updated through the master contract version date indicated on the J-4 attachment. Should Attachment J-4 not reflect any updated DoD provision or clause at the time of task order solicitation or award, the OCOs may insert those required updated provisions or clauses into their task order. Periodically, during the term of the master contract, an update to Attachment J-4 may be executed on the master contract via a bilateral contract modification.

DoL-specific clauses and provisions

For task orders subject to SCLS or construction wage rate requirements, DoL provisions and clauses from FAR part 22 have been incorporated in Attachment J-5. Only the applicable provisions and clauses must flow down to the task order level. The OCO may incorporate alternate, supplemental, or agency-level provisions and clauses into the specific solicitation and subsequent task order. Should this list not reflect any updated DoL provision or clause at the time of task order solicitation or award, the OCOs may insert those required updated provisions or clauses into their task order. Periodically, during the term of the master contract, an update to these DoL Required Provisions and Clauses may be executed on the master contract via a bilateral contract modification.

CAS-specific clauses and provisions

For task orders subject to CAS requirements, CAS provisions and clauses from FAR part 30 have been incorporated in Attachment J-5. The OCO must identify the provisions/clauses in the task order solicitation and subsequent task order award, as applicable.

Davis-Bacon Act

Ancillary/minor amounts of construction, alteration, or repair may be included as ancillary services to support the total solution in task orders. The OCO must also include all applicable construction-related clauses and wage decisions in the task order, as applicable.

Task orders

The following information is related to researching contract features that focus on task orders.

Minimum and maximum order limitations

Minimum order

• OASIS+ minimum order is the Simplified Acquisition Threshold, or SAT.
• When the government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than the SAT, as amended, the government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract.
• In accordance with Section C.2.5.1 of the OASIS+ UR contract, the minimum order threshold for task orders issued through the Enterprise Solutions Domain is $250 million total estimated value (including the base and all option periods).

Maximum order

• Except for any limitations that the FAR imposes, there is no maximum order limitation under OASIS+; the OASIS+ program has no ceiling on any OASIS+ Multiple Agency Contracts.

OASIS+ task order contract/CLIN types

For OASIS+ task orders, allowable contract types include:

• FAR subpart 16.2 fixed-price contracts
• FAR subpart 16.3 cost-reimbursement contracts
• FAR subpart 16.4 incentive contracts
• FAR 16.601 time-and-materials
• FAR 16.602 labor-hour contracts

Task orders may also incorporate FAR subpart 17.1 Multi-year Contracting and FAR subpart 17.2 Options. However, Service Contract Labor Standards, or SCLS applicable orders CANNOT have a base period longer than five years. OASIS+ supports both commercial and non-commercial requirements. OASIS+ does not allow agreements identified in FAR subpart 16.7.

These contract types can be used individually or in combination within a single task order comprising multiple CLINs. If using multiple contract types, please use separate CLINs for the work under each contract type and annotate each CLIN with the associated contract type, as this is important for clause selection and implementation.

For cost-reimbursement type task orders, the accounting system requirements at OASIS+ Contract Section G.3.1.9.1.1 Accounting System apply. OASIS+ contractors are NOT required to demonstrate that their accounting system is adequate for determining costs applicable to cost-reimbursement type contracts or orders in accordance with FAR 16.301-3(a)(3). Therefore, prior to awarding a cost-reimbursement type task order, Ordering Contracting Officers, or OCOs must determine if the contractor’s accounting system is adequate for determining costs applicable to the task order.

Although not required, many contractors demonstrated adequate accounting systems prior to OASIS+ contract award. Contractors are required to maintain and update the status of their accounting system.

Also, CAS are applicable at the task order level. Therefore, the OCO is responsible for determining the applicability of CAS to any given task order. The OCO must then ensure that the contractor has made the required solicitation certifications and that the required disclosure statement has been submitted. The OCO must not award a CAS covered task order until the Cognizant Federal Agency Official, or CFAO has made a written determination that a required disclosure statement is adequate. The contractor is required to notify the OCO in writing for any CAS covered task orders about any revisions to the CAS Disclosure Statement or cost accounting practices. For additional CAS-specific considerations, see CAS-specific clauses and provisions.

Task order period of performance duration

OASIS+ has a five year base period of performance with one option period of five years that may extend the cumulative term of the contract to 10 years in accordance with FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract, if exercised by the OASIS+ CO(s). The master contract also includes FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, which may extend this period up to an additional six months, if exercised by the OASIS+ CO(s). Each OASIS+ master contract family has a unique ordering period of performance end date.

The period of performance for each task order awarded under the master contract shall be specified in the task order by the ordering agency. Task orders must be solicited and awarded prior to the master contract’s term expiring and may extend up to five years and six months (which includes the extension at FAR 52.217-8 clause, if applicable) after the term’s expiration.

Task order option periods may be exercised after the contract term expires as long as the final task order option period does not extend the cumulative term of the task order beyond five years and six months after the OASIS+ contract ordering term ends.

After the contract ordering term expires, the master contract terms and conditions will be actively administered by the government and the contractor until the contractor’s final task order is closed out. Therefore, the master contract terms and conditions shall remain in effect with respect to all active task orders until the last task order is closed out.

Contract access fee

Our operating costs are reimbursed through a CAF charged on all task orders placed against the master contract(s). The CAF is paid by the ordering agency, but remitted to GSA by the contractor. GSA maintains the unilateral right to establish and change the CAF rate. GSA will provide at least a 60-day notice prior to the effective date of any change to the CAF rate or payment process.

The OASIS+ CAF must be included in each task order under a separate CLIN (for example, a CAF CLIN for the base and a CAF CLIN for each option period). This CLIN should be established as a flexibly reimbursable no-fee CLIN. OCOs may use a different contract type for this CLIN; however, it’s NOT recommended.

The CAF rate is a flat 0.15%, applied to the total amount billed on each invoice (including ancillary support, travel, and profit) for all task orders.

Due to the low CAF rate, there are no Memorandums of Understanding with federal agencies that discount the established CAF rate; additionally, there is no cap/ceiling applicable to the CAF.

Using the established CAF rate, the contractor must include the estimated CAF in each task order proposal based on the total estimated order value, which helps avoid potential funding issues. The contractor must include the CAF as a separate line item on all proposals and invoices to the government, regardless of contract type. GSA establishes the CAF, and the CAF must never be treated as a negotiable element between the contractor and the ordering agency. If the contractor does not ensure a separate CAF CLIN is included in its task order proposal and resulting task order award, the contractor must still be liable to pay the owed CAF to the government.

OCOs must instruct contractors to bill for CAF on every invoice/voucher as a separate line item in accordance with the OASIS+ contract Section B.11 OASIS+ Contract Access Fee.

Each invoice billed under the task order must include a separate CAF line item as in the following example:

CAF line itemCostCLIN Labor$100.00CLIN Material$50.00CLIN Travel$50.00Subtotal$200.00CLIN CAF (0.15% of subtotal)$0.30Total Invoice including CAF$200.30

Classified task order considerations

The task order solicitation should clearly express all requirements for security clearances, both facility and personnel. Please adhere to all classified handling procedures at all times.

Example for classified work:

1. Determine Contract Vehicle/Domain/NAICS code.
2. Notify the applicable contract holders of an upcoming classified solicitation via the mandatory task order solicitation system (eBuy); request that interested contractors respond; include instructions for how the solicitation may be viewed; for example, location may be Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility or Secret Internet Protocol Router instructions.
3. Post the solicitation in a secure location (for example, distribute via Secret Internet Protocol Router emails).
4. Review the offer and award task order.
5. Notify GSA of the task order award by emailing that an award has been made (a copy of the task order is not required to be attached to the ) and include Task Order Number, Commercial / Non-commercial, Total Period of Performance, Number of Option Periods, Award Amount, Total Contract Value, Domain / NAICS, Ordering Official Name & and the total amount of CAF applicable to the task order.

AbilityOne considerations

The OASIS+ Program fully supports the subcontracting with AbilityOne contractors, where the services are included on the AbilityOne Procurement List.

In accordance with FAR 8.005, the OCO shall, “Insert the clause at FAR 52.208-9, Contractor Use of Mandatory Sources of Supply and Services, in solicitations and contracts that require a contractor to provide supplies or services for government use that are on the Procurement List maintained by the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled.” For certain task orders where supplies are anticipated to be supplied for use by the government, the Procurement List maintained by the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled is a mandatory source of supply and should be checked to see if these supplies are available from this source.

Under DoD regulations, prime contractors are allowed to receive credit toward their small business subcontracting goals if they subcontract with qualified nonprofit agencies participating in the AbilityOne Program. (See 10 U.S. Code ).

Pricing and wage rates

The following information is related to researching contract features — specifically, those that focus on pricing and wage rates.

OASIS+ pricing

OASIS+ pricing is not allowed to be released to the public. However, the pricing will be available to Ordering Contracting Officers, or OCOs, who hold an OASIS+ DPA. The non-published OASIS+ ceiling rates apply only to sole source Time and Material, or T&M/Labor Hour, or LH, orders and no other order type. OASIS+ pricing reflects ceiling rates based upon the highest qualified employees within a given labor category, working in the highest paid area within CONUS, on a highly complex requirement, excluding secret, top secret or secret compartmented information and OCONUS work. It is recommended that this pricing only be used in conjunction with other proposal analysis techniques at FAR 15.404-1 to ensure that the final agreed-to-price is fair and reasonable.

OCOs should their request to , to include the contractor’s proposed rates for sole-source T&M or LH task orders only. GSA will compare the proposed rates to the contract ceiling rates for that contractor and respond to the OCO whether the proposed rates are below or above the ceiling, but will not provide the actual contract ceiling rates to customers.

Pricing is determined fair and reasonable based on competition at the order level, and negotiation of pricing is highly encouraged at the task order level.

GSA offers a Pricing Intelligence Suite with multiple pricing resources including the contract awarded labor category plus tools (CALC+).

Construction wage rate requirements

Any requirement whose principal purpose, as determined by the OCO, falls under the scope of FAR part 36 — Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts, is not within the scope of OASIS+. When ancillary labor for construction, alteration and repair are included as ancillary support services within the scope of a task order for a total, integrated solution, construction wage rate requirements must be implemented in accordance with FAR subpart 22.4 and other regulatory supplements, as applicable. The OCO must identify such work in the task order solicitation and make a determination as to whether wage determinations are to be applied.

The master contract includes a list of clauses and/or provisions at Section I.1.2 that flow down to the task order level when construction, alteration, and repairs are within the scope of the task order. The OCO must incorporate any additional appropriate clauses and provisions in each task order solicitation and subsequent award when construction, alteration, and repairs are within the scope of the master contract and task order requirement. When applicable, the OCO must incorporate wage determinations subject to construction wage rate requirements in the task order award.

Travel pricing (all order types)

Travel may be required to support the OASIS+ task order requirements. For those task orders requiring travel, the contractor must include estimated travel requirements in the task order proposal as required by the OCO. All travel must be in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulation, FTR, (as applicable) and all lodging must be at or below allowable, published lodging rates for the respective locality, unless an exception applies. The contractor is required to ensure good stewardship of travel funds, and must seek rates lower than the approved FTR lodging rates whenever possible.

For CAF considerations for travel, refer to Contract access fee; CAF is applied to travel.

Outside the continental United States

The Department of State Standardized Regulations or DSSR is the controlling regulations for allowances and benefits available to all U.S. government civilians assigned to foreign areas. OCOs are authorized to select a foreign area pricing approach consistent with the DSSR tailored to their order requirements.

If a task order request for proposal or TORFP includes foreign area work and the OCO has not identified a preferred foreign area pricing approach, contractors may include a foreign area pricing approach consistent with the DSSR in their response to a TORFP. OCOs will determine if the approach results in a fair and reasonable price in accordance with the DSSR, FAR subpart 15.4, Contract Pricing, and FAR part 16, Types of Contracts as applicable. Upon request of the OCO, the contractor must provide data other than certified cost or pricing data (FAR 15.403-3) to support the task order proposal(s).

Develop and issue task order solicitation

Solicitation considerations

The OCO must consider the Task Order Solicitation Template (link provided below) and must create the task order solicitation within eBuy, consistent with FAR 16.505 ordering procedures. In addition to the information required by FAR 16.505(a)(7), the following information is required to be provided within eBuy:

• OASIS+ Contract Program
• OASIS+ Domain and Master Contract CLIN/NAICS Code
• DPA Acknowledgement
• Title
• Solicitation Number from Solicitation Standard Form (Reference #/uPIID)
• Description (Include a detailed description of services required, and any evaluation criteria.)
• Solicitation Closing Date and Time
• Delivery (Number of days After Receipt of Order (ARO))
• Period of Performance
• Attach Documents
• Solicitation
• PWS/SoW/SOO
• Task Order Contract Line Items (optional in eBuy, but must be included in the Solicitation Document)
• Shipping Address (automatically populated with Ordering Activity’s information)
• Primary Type of Contract*
• Primary Type of Services (Non-Commercial or Commercial)*
• Acknowledgement that Limitations on Subcontracting are included at task order level*
• Award Method*
• Total Estimated Contract Value*
• Place of Performance*

*Forthcoming updates to eBuy will require input of this information

Task Order Solicitation Template

Upon filling out the following template, delete all instructional information in blue and any sections that do not apply. Also, this template format is not mandatory; however, the minimum information herein is necessary for a proper solicitation under OASIS+.

Download the OASIS+ Task Order Solicitation Template [DOCX - 93 KB]

Find sample documents

Sample documents and templates are available via search through the links below. Currently, we do not have any templates or samples specific to OASIS+. We will expand the list to include OASIS+-specific templates and samples in the future; check Interact for details.

• Find Samples and Templates - Search Buy.gsa.gov for specific documents.
• eBuy Open - Find existing document templates and samples.

Review solicitation requirements and considerations

Prohibitions. It is not allowable to solicit the same requirement under two different IDIQs (e.g. issuing a solicitation to OASIS+ UR and OASIS+ WOSB concurrently). Refer to statute 41 USC (c)(2)(A), which includes the requirement of fair notice with the intent to make the purchase. Additionally, if an OCO solicits from two separate IDIQs, then there is a violation of statute because each Domain under an OASIS+ IDIQ is independent from a Domain under another IDIQ. See also Prohibitions - Prohibited actions against or under OASIS+ contracts.

Pricing and price list requests. OASIS+ has limited pricing (on 20 labor categories) that applies only to noncompetitive/direct award/sole source awards for Time and Materials (T&M) and Labor Hour orders only. The ceiling rates will be available to OCOs/Delegation of Procurement Authority (DPA) holders upon request . These rates are not shareable, but may be included in the OCO contract file. Negotiations are always highly encouraged on any government procurement, including OASIS+, including negotiations of pricing. OCOs are required to prove pricing fair and reasonable at the task order level.

“Fair opportunity” notification requirement. Use of eBuy to broadcast the solicitation notice to all qualifying contract holders, under one contract vehicle, within one given Domain and CLIN (NAICS code) satisfies the “fair opportunity” notification requirement. For classified requirements, see Classified task order considerations.

Contractors in dormant status. The OASIS+ master contract(s) terms and conditions provide for contracts to be placed in dormant status, see OASIS+ contract section H.12 Dormant Status. While a contract is in dormant status, contractors are required to continue work on existing task orders, but are not eligible to compete for new task order awards under the contract that is in Dormant Status.

Off-ramping contractors or working with contractors in dormant status

After a contract has been developed and issued, it is important to review who’s bidding on your contract; some contractors may be off-ramped or in dormant status, in which case they are not eligible to participate in your solicitation.

OASIS+ Off-Ramping

GSA reserves the unilateral right to off-ramp non-performing contractors. Off-ramping methods may result from conditions such as:

• Debarment, suspension, or ineligibility as defined in FAR subpart 9.4;
• Termination as defined in FAR part 49;
• Failure to meet the standards of performance, deliverables, or compliances;
• Failure to accept or conform to program-wide terms and/or conditions; and/or
• Taking any other action which may not be permitted under the master contract’s terms and conditions.

The OASIS+ CO may off-ramp the contractor by not exercising the option, terminating the contract, or canceling the contract. Contract cancellation may occur at any time and for any reason by either the OASIS+ contractor or the government.

Contractors in Dormant Status

If the OASIS+ CO determines that any requirements of the OASIS+ contracts are not being met, the Contractor may be placed into Dormant (inactive) Status. Dormant Status may be activated for any OASIS+ Domain CLIN(s) that a Contractor has been awarded.

If Dormant Status is activated, the Contractor shall not be eligible to participate or compete in any subsequent task order solicitations for any Dormant CLIN(s) while the Contractor is in Dormant Status. However, the Contractor shall continue performance on previously awarded task orders and modifications of those active task orders, including the exercise of options and modifications at the task order level. Additionally, the Contractor remains eligible to accept a logical follow-on to an order previously issued under the Master Contract on a sole-source basis in the interest of economy and efficiency provided that all awardees were given a fair opportunity to be considered for the original order (FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(C)). The Contractor must comply with the terms and conditions of the Master Contract and ensure Sections F and G deliverables are received/completed timely.

Dormant status is not a Debarment, Suspension, Cancellation as defined in GSAM/R 552.242-99, or Ineligibility as defined in FAR subpart 9.4 or a Termination as defined in FAR part 49. Grounds for being placed in Dormant Status specifically include, but are not limited to, trends or patterns of behavior associated with the failure to meet the deliverables and compliances specified under Section F.4.

Dormant Status will only be imposed after careful consideration of the situation and collaboration with the Contractor to resolve the issues. The OASIS+ contracts include Dormant Status details.

Award the task order

Proposal evaluation considerations

OCOs should evaluate proposals based on the methodology stated in the task order solicitation to maintain fairness in the ordering process and mitigate protest risk. The following factors should all be taken into account as part of this process:

Price

The OCO is responsible for analyzing task order proposals and documenting their cost or price analysis to include a determination that the final agreed-upon price is fair and reasonable at the task order level. To the maximum extent practicable, price analysis should be based on competition.

OASIS+ Master Contract Ceiling Rates: Except for sole source T&M/LH orders as detailed in Pricing and wage rates in accordance with FAR 16.505(b)(3), price rates are determined fair and reasonable at the task order level.

Evaluation Factors

In accordance with FAR 16.505(b)(1)(ii), “The contracting officer may exercise broad discretion in developing appropriate order placement procedures. The contracting officer should keep submission requirements to a minimum. Contracting Officers may use streamlined procedures, including oral presentations.”

The source selection procedures in FAR Part 15.3 do not apply when using the procedures of FAR 16.505 Ordering (when providing for fair opportunity). The task order solicitation and award process should be as streamlined as practical to reduce solicitation and proposal preparation costs and time for both the government and contractor.

Task order award considerations

OCOs are required to use eBuy to report award information for any task orders awarded under OASIS+.

eBuy is currently being configured to require the reporting of information not collected as part of the solicitation process that is known only upon award of a task order. OCOs will be notified of the task order award information required to be reported in eBuy when this functionality is available.

Public Notice of Awards with Exceptions to Fair Opportunity

For orders based on an exception to fair opportunity, in accordance with FAR 16.505(b)(2)(ii)(D), the OCO must post the required public notice within 14 days after placing the order. If exception (A) (urgency-unacceptable delay) is used, the public notice must be posted within 30 days after placing the order. This posting requirement includes posting the justification approved for the exception at the SAM.gov.

Note the actions excluded from this notice requirement are:

• Disclosures that would compromise national security, and
• Socioeconomic set-asides authorized by FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F).

Task Order Level Protests

All protests at the task order level are handled by the agency soliciting the task order. FAR 16.505(a)(10) prohibits protests under FAR 33.1 in connection with the issuance or proposed issuance of task orders against a MAC except for:

• a protest on the grounds that the Order increases the scope, period of performance, or maximum value of the contract; or
• a protest on orders valued in excess of $10 million FAR 16.505(a)(10)(i) grants sole authority to GAO only to hear order level protest (no agency level protest, etc.). Protests must be filed in accordance with the procedures at FAR 33.104 to the GAO.

Note: For purposes of determining the applicable dollar value threshold for GAO’s jurisdiction to hear protests in connection with the issuance of a task or delivery order, GAO analyzes the statutory authority (i.e., title 10 or title 41 of the United States Code) under which the IDIQ contract was established, rather than the authority applicable to the agency that issued the task or delivery order. Thus, because OASIS+ is a civilian agency IDIQ contract awarded by GSA, the minimum protest threshold for all orders under OASIS+ is $10M in accordance with as stated in FAR 16.505(a)(10)(i)(B)(1). Reference Matter of Intecon LLC; B-.2; April 22, .

NAICS Code Appeals

The OASIS+ NAICS code chosen by the OCO from NAICS codes by domain representing the principal purpose of a task order may be appealed in accordance with FAR 19.103.

Ombudsman

In accordance with GSAM/R 516.505 (b): The GSA Task Order and Delivery Order Ombudsman shall review and resolve complaints from contractors concerning all task and delivery order actions made by GSA.

Complaints regarding task and delivery order actions of other agencies using GSA contract vehicles shall be directed to the ordering agency’s Task Order and Delivery Order Ombudsman. For orders issued by any other ordering activity, refer to the agency specific Ombudsman.

Reporting Task Order Awards in FPDS

Contract actions are reported in the FPDS within three (3) days after execution of the action. It is important that each OASIS+ task order is reported as an order under the respective OASIS+ master contract number. Each OASIS+ contractor may have multiple OASIS+ contract numbers depending on how many IDIQ contracts they were awarded.

Double check that the FPDS report accurately reflects the appropriate values in all fields, in particular those related to award data, fair opportunity procedures used, and number of offers received.

The FPDS system will propagate the NAICS code field in the task order action report with the NAICS code reported for the indefinite delivery vehicle (IDV) contract. Refer to Domains, NAICS codes, scope and labor categories for additional information.

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