Frequently Asked Questions

  1. Who can use the contract?
    Any Federal agency can use the contract through GSA.
  2. How does a client agency get access to the contract?
    Through an interagency agreement with GSA.
  3. How is financing handled for this contract?
    Upon execution of an interagency agreement, the client obligates money into the GSA information technology fund. This money is then available for use on the assigned contract.
  4. What kind of funds can be used under this contract?
    Any type of funds [operation and maintenance (O&M), research and development (R&D), etc.] can be used.
  5. What type of work can be performed under the contract?
    The contract specifies work will be supported in the areas of systems integration, software engineering, and communication.
  6. Are labor categories and labor rates specified for the contract?
    GSA has defined seventeen labor categories for the contract. Each Millennia contractor has bid "ceiling rates" for each of the labor categories. These ceiling rates are the maximum (exclusive of fee) that GSA will accept for the labor categories.
  7. Can equipment and software be acquired under this contract?
    Yes. However, there must be a labor component to the contract.
  8. Is there a prescribed limit to the amount of equipment or software that can be acquired under the contract?
    No.
  9. What is the ceiling for individual task orders?
    There is no ceiling value for individual task orders. The ceiling for the contract is $25 billion over 10 years. SAIC has been awarded task orders over $500M.
  10. Does GSA support multi-year task orders under this contract?
    Yes. SAIC has been awarded task orders with a 10-year period of performance.
  11. Does the Millennia contract support classified work?
    Yes. Classification requirements are determined by the end user client and incorporated into the task order by a DD Form 254, Contract Security Classification Specification. Task orders have been initiated for classified work up to Top Secret/SCI.
  12. Does the contract have small business subcontracting goals?
    Minimum percentage of subcontracted dollars are required as follows:
    Small Business: 35% of total subcontracted dollars
    The Small Business portion is distributed as follows:
    Non-Disadvantaged: 20% of total subcontracted dollars
    Disadvantaged: 10% of total subcontracted dollars
    Women-Owned: 5% of total subcontracted dollars
  13. Does the customer receive small disadvantaged business (SDB), 8-A, and woman owned business credit?
    Yes
  14. Is competition required for each task order?
    Yes. Each Millennia task order request is provided to each of the eight Millennia contract holders. Each has an opportunity to submit a proposal.
  15. What is the average timeline for a Millennia task order?
    The major events in the life cycle of a typical task order and the average time intervals between events are as follows:

    Millennia Task Order Timeline
    EventElapsed time since previous event
    Task Order Release 
    Cost proposal and key personnel qualifications2-4 weeks
    Technical oral briefing1 week
    Contract award2-4 weeks
  16. What kind of contract is awarded?
    Contracts have primarily been cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) although in 2005 an increasing number of cost-plus-award-fee (CPAF) contacts have been awarded. Several of the contracts have had fixed price (FP) contract line item numbers (CLINs) as well.
  17. What is the fee structure for the contract?
    FEDSIM assigns four CLINs on a task order: labor, travel, tools, and other direct costs (ODCs). Fees are negotiated separately for each CLIN. Labor always gets the largest fee. No fee is allowed on travel. The standard fee for tools and ODC's is 2%. However, larger fees can be negotiated depending on the nature of the work involved and the percentage of the contract dollars allocated to these items.
  18. Does SAIC have a specified team of subcontractors?
    No. We form a subcontractor team based on the requirements of each task order request.