MOBIS Contract

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MOBIS stands for the "Mission Oriented Business Integrated Services" schedule, which is managed by the General Services Administration (GSA).

According to GSA:

"The MOBIS program offers a full range of management and consulting services that can improve a federal agency's performance and their endeavor in meeting mission goals. MOBIS contractors possess the necessary expertise to facilitate how the federal government responds to a continuous stream of new mandates and evolutionary influence. Included in this description are the President's Management Agenda; Government Performance and Results Act; Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act; OMB Circular A-76; Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act; government reinvention initiatives such as benchmarking and streamlining."

Special Item Numbers (SINs) under MOBIS:

• SIN 874-1 Consulting Services
  * SIN 874-2 Facilitation Services
  * SIN 874-3 Survey Services
  * SIN 874-4 Training Services
  * SIN 874-5 Support Products
  * SIN 874-6 Acquisition Management Support

Contractors shall provide professional support services to agencies in conducting federal acquisition management activities.

Services covered by this SIN are:

a. Acquisition planning assistance, including market research and recommending procurement strategy.

b. Acquisition document development, including cost/price estimates, quality assurance surveillance plans, statements of work, synopses, solicitations, price negotiation memoranda, etc.

c. Expert assistance in supporting proposal evaluations, including price/cost analysis or technical proposal analysis.

d. Contract administration support services, including assistance with reviewing contractor performance, developing contract modifications, and investigating reports of contract discrepancies.

e. Contract close-out assistance.

f. Competitive Sourcing support, including OMB Circular A-76 studies, strategic sourcing studies, privatization studies, public-private partnerships, and Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act studies.

Inherently Governmental services as identified in FAR 7.503 or by the ordering agency are prohibited under MOBIS. It is the responsibility of the Contracting Officer placing the order to make this determination. Ordering activities must require prospective contractors identify potential conflicts of interest and address those, prior to task order award. Please refer to the Ordering Guide located in the MOBIS Library.

• SIN 874-7 Program Integration and Project Management Services
  * SIN 874-99 Introduction of New Services

This is the vehicle for the introduction of procedures or products existing in the commercial market that are being developed, improved or have not yet been introduced to the federal government or are not currently available under any GSA contract.