The Department of Defense's Procurement and Acquisition Policy office signed a memorandum of understanding with the General Services Administration to use its OASIS contract vehicles for its non-military 4th Estate agencies on June 16.

The OASIS (One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services) vehicle provides agencies complex professional services contracts.

Under the new MOU, OASIS and OASIS Small Business contracts will service the 4th Estate, an office of more than 21,000 Defense Acquisition Workforce members assigned to agencies outside of the military departments and includes components like the Defense Information Systems Agency, National Security Agency and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, among others.

Claire Grady, director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, said in a release that the OASIS contract vehicle had previously performed well for the military services and should equally serve the 4th Estate.

"This MOU not only paves the way for expanded usage by the 4th Estate, but also supports our commitment to cost-effectively meeting the warfighter's needs by securing the lowest fees for usage," she said.

"We look forward to the 4th Estate employing OASIS and OASIS SB as additional tools to meet their needs for professional services."

GSA said the OASIS contracts will provide program management, management consulting, logistics, engineering, scientific and financial services and will make the 4th Estate's procurements more efficient.

"We are pleased that DPAP finds the OASIS and OASIS small business suite of contracts can meet the 4th  Estate's professional services acquisition needs," Tiffany Hixson, professional services category executive, said in a statement.

"The MOU strengthens the existing partnerships between GSA and DoD, providing DOD with streamlined contracts to more effectively meet their mission requirements while eliminating costly duplicative contracts."

GSA added that the OASIS vehicles will assist the 4th Estate in a number of procurement options, including:

  • Reduce costs associated with award and administration of multiple IDIQ and/or standalone contracts
  • Reduce the lead time and administrative effort it takes to acquire complex professional services
  • Promote small business usage within DOD’s knowledge-based services functional domain
  • Gain insight into spend volume, and labor types and costs
  • Eliminate the need for Ordering Contracting Officers to evaluate proposals from poor performers
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