Schedule 541 – Advertising & Integrated Marketing Solutions (AIMS)

Contract Numbers and Services Provided

GS-23F-0198S

• SIN: 541-4B Video/Film Production Services
• SIN: 541-1000 Video/Film Production Services

GS-23F-0197S

• SIN: 541-3 Web Based Marketing Services
• SIN: 541-4E Commercial Photography Services
• SIN: 541-4F Commercial Art and Graphic Design Services

Contract Period: 6/7/06 to 6/6/11 with option periods

Government Website: www.gsadvantage.gov

On-line access to contract ordering information, terms and conditions, up-to-date pricing, and the option to create an electronic delivery order are available through GSA Advantage!, a menu-driven database system.

Client Restrictions: Applicable to All U.S. federal agencies

SeaPort-e Mutiple Award Contract

Visual Eyes services apply to the Functional Areas:

Seaport-e Background:

In 2002, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) promulgated Seapower 2. Seapower 21 provides a framework to align, organize and integratge the U.S. Navy to meet the wide variety of challenges that lie ahead. The CNO called upon the entire Navy to find ways to become more efficient and effective. To meet Seapower 21 objectives and to increase efficiency, the NAVSEA Warfare Centers established the Seaport Enhanced (Seaport-e) Mutiple Award Contract (MAC) vehicle, using a web-based, e-business procurement Portal, to facilitate performance-based service acquistion, leverage buying power, improve business intelligence and reduce cycle time. In October 2004, the Virtual SYSCOM Commanders formalized an agreement to expand the ordering community of Seaport-eto include all Virtual SYSCOM activities and to leverage the success of Seaport-e in achieving the aforementioned objectives across the Virtual SYSCOM. Additionally, other Navy activities, including the Military Sealift Command, Stretegic Systems Programs, and the United States Marines have chosen to use SeaPort Enhanced.

Visual Eyes Quality Assurance: Click HERE for Visual Eyes Quality Assurance document.

Visual Eyes SeaPort-e teaming Partner: Newman Management Associates.

“Best Value” Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)

In the spirit of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act, this cooperative agreement is to further reduce administration costs of acquiring commercial items from the General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Contract GS-23-F-0198S.

The FSS BPA eliminates contracting and open market costs such as: search for sources, the development of technical documents, solicitations and the evaluation of bids and offers. Teaming Arrangements are permitted with FSS contractors in accordance with Federal Acquisition Act (FAR) Part 9.6

The BPA will decrease costs, reduce paperwork and save time by eliminating the need for repetitive individual purchases from the schedule contract. The end result is to create a purchasing mechanism for the Government that works better and costs less.

Ordering From Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs):

When ordering from Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) established under GSA Schedule contracts, ordering activities shall follow the applicable procedures indicated below:

Authorized users may place the order directly under the established GSA Schedule BPA when the need for the supply or service arises. Since a best value selection is made when the single BPA is established, the authorized users do not need to make a separate best value selection for each order under the BPA.