Advantages

SAIC was awarded a GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract for Language Services, Contract No. GS-10F-0308U, on July 23, 2008. The Language Services contract is an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Schedule contract that provides for task orders to be placed as Firm Fixed Price (FFP) or Time and Materical (T&M) using the labor categories and ceiling rates defined in the contract. Order type is at the discretion of the ordering agency. There is no contract ceiling or maximum task order size for the contract.

The Language Services contract provides for services to be performed across the United States and overseas. Where state registration is required for offering and providing language services, SAIC will ensure compliance with state requirements.

Advantages of using the GSA Language Services schedule include:

• Five-year contract ordering period through July 22, 2013
• ID/IQ contract with no ceiling and no maximum order limitations
• Labor categories/rates for FFP and T&M task orders
• Available to all federal agencies and authorized organizations
• Direct customer/contractor relationship - no transfer of funds to GSA required
• No Commerce Business Daily (CBD) synopsis is required, all competitive requirements have been met
• Provides for teaming and subcontracts
• Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) may be established