Common use of ON-RAMPING Clause in Contracts

ON-RAMPING. ‌ The total number of Contractors within any of the 7 OASIS SB Pools may fluctuate due to any number of reasons including but, not limited to, competition levels on task orders, mergers & acquisitions; the Government's exercise of the off-ramp process; and OASIS SB Contractors outgrowing their small business size status under their existing OASIS SB Contract. It is in the Government’s best interest that there remain an adequate number of Contractors eligible to compete for task orders in each OASIS SB Contract to meet the Government’s professional service mission requirements. Contractors are hereby notified that utilization of any on-ramping procedure below does not obligate the Government to perform any other on-ramping procedure. Furthermore, any on-ramping procedure may be performed for any single OASIS SB Pool at any time. H.15.1. Lateral Pool Ramping‌ In accordance with Section G.3.10., Contractors under OASIS SB will be required to recertify their business size standard under their existing NAICS Pool(s). For those OASIS SB Contractors who no longer certify as a small business for their respective Pool(s), the OASIS SB Contractor may elect to be considered for an OASIS SB Pool with a higher size standard if they qualify as a small business for that size standard and were not already included in that Pool. Additionally, for those OASIS SB Contractors who now certify as a small business for other OASIS Pool(s) that they did not previously fit the size standard, the OASIS SB Contractor may elect to be considered for an OASIS SB Pool with a lower size standard if they qualify as a small business for that size standard and were not already included in that Pool. For example, if Contractor X in OASIS SB Pool 1 ($16.5M size standard) only has a contract in Pool 1 and no longer qualifies as a small business for that Pool after recertification, Contractor X may elect to be considered for Pools 2 through 6 assuming they can qualify as a small business for each of those respective Pools. Example 2: Contractor X in OASIS SB Pool 2 ($22M size standard) experiences reduced business volume and now qualifies as a small business for Pool 1 after recertification. Contractor X may now elect to be considered for Pool 1 assuming they can qualify as a small business for that Pools. In order to obtain a Lateral Pool Ramp, the Contractor must: 1. Have outgrown their Pool size standard on the basis of natural growth, not on the basis of a merger, acquisition or novation agreement in recognition of a successor in interest when Contractor assets are transferred during the term of OASIS SB OR certify as a lower size standard than originally proposed. 2. Qualify as a small business for the Pool(s) being applied for 3. Demonstrate successful performance under the OASIS SB contract 4. Submit a proposal in response to a solicitation materially identical to the original version of the OASIS SB solicitation and, 5. Receive a proposal score equal to or higher than the lowest scoring Contractor within the Pool being applied for. Note: The lowest scoring Contractor is based on the lowest evaluated numerical score within a given Pool in accordance with the scoring table in Section M.6. of the OASIS SB solicitation at the time of the original OASIS SBawards. The lateral Pool ramping solicitation will include the same evaluation factors/sub-factors as the original OASIS SB solicitation. The terms and conditions of the resulting award will be materially identical to the existing version of OASIS SB. The period of performance term will be coterminous with the existing term of all other OASIS SB Contractors. Immediately upon lateral Pool ramping to OASIS SB, the Contractor is eligible to submit a proposal in response to any task order solicitation and receive task order awards with the same rights and obligations as any other Contractor within the new Pool(s); however, the Contractor will be placed on Dormant Status under the OASIS SB Pool(s) the Contractor is no longer eligible under (if applicable). The Contractor must continue performance on active task orders under their dormant OASIS SB Pool(s), including the exercise of options at the task order level at the discretion of the OCO, until all active task orders are closed-out. The OASIS SB CO may conduct a lateral pool on-ramp without conducting any other on-ramp.

ON-RAMPING. ‌ The total number of Contractors within any of the 7 OASIS SB Pools may fluctuate due to any number of reasons including but, not limited to, competition levels on task orders, mergers & acquisitions; the Government's exercise of the off-ramp process; and OASIS SB Contractors outgrowing their small business size status under their existing OASIS SB Contract. It is in the Government’s best interest that there remain an adequate number of Contractors eligible to compete for task orders in each OASIS SB Contract to meet the Government’s professional service mission requirements. Contractors are hereby notified that utilization of any on-ramping procedure below does not obligate the Government to perform any other on-ramping procedure. Furthermore, any on-ramping procedure may be performed for any single OASIS SB Pool at any time. H.15.1. Lateral Pool Ramping‌ In accordance with Section G.3.10., Contractors under OASIS SB will be required to recertify their business size standard under their existing NAICS Pool(s). For those OASIS SB Contractors who no longer certify as a small business for their respective Pool(s), the OASIS SB Contractor may elect to be considered for an OASIS SB Pool with a higher size standard if they qualify as a small business for that size standard and were not already included in that Pool. Additionally, for those OASIS SB Contractors who now certify as a small business for other OASIS Pool(s) that they did not previously fit the size standard, the OASIS SB Contractor may elect to be considered for an OASIS SB Pool with a lower size standard if they qualify as a small business for that size standard and were not already included in that Pool. For example, if Contractor X in OASIS SB Pool 1 ($16.515M size standard) only has a contract in Pool 1 and no longer qualifies as a small business for that Pool after recertification, Contractor X may elect to be considered for Pools 2 through 6 assuming they can qualify as a small business for each of those respective Pools. Example 2: Contractor X in OASIS SB Pool 2 ($2220.5M size standard) experiences reduced business volume and now qualifies as a small business for Pool 1 after recertification. Contractor X may now elect to be considered for Pool 1 assuming they can qualify as a small business for that Pools. In order to obtain a Lateral Pool Ramp, the Contractor must: 1. Have outgrown their Pool size standard on the basis of natural growth, not on the basis of a merger, acquisition or novation agreement in recognition of a successor in interest when Contractor assets are transferred during the term of OASIS SB OR certify as a lower size standard than originally proposed. 2. Qualify as a small business for the Pool(s) being applied for 3. Demonstrate successful performance under the OASIS SB contract 4. Submit a proposal in response to a solicitation materially identical to the original version of the OASIS SB solicitation and, 5. Receive a proposal score equal to or higher than the lowest scoring Contractor within the Pool being applied for. Note: The lowest scoring Contractor is based on the lowest evaluated numerical score within a given Pool in accordance with the scoring table in Section M.6. of the OASIS SB solicitation at the time of the original OASIS SBawards. The lateral Pool ramping solicitation will include the same evaluation factors/sub-factors as the original OASIS SB solicitation. The terms and conditions of the resulting award will be materially identical to the existing version of OASIS SB. The period of performance term will be coterminous with the existing term of all other OASIS SB Contractors. Immediately upon lateral Pool ramping to OASIS SB, the Contractor is eligible to submit a proposal in response to any task order solicitation and receive task order awards with the same rights and obligations as any other Contractor within the new Pool(s); however, the Contractor will be placed on Dormant Status under the OASIS SB Pool(s) the Contractor is no longer eligible under (if applicable). The Contractor must continue performance on active task orders under their dormant OASIS SB Pool(s), including the exercise of options at the task order level at the discretion of the OCO, until all active task orders are closed-out. The OASIS SB CO may conduct a lateral pool on-ramp without conducting any other on-ramp.

ON-RAMPING. ‌ The total number of Contractors within any of the 7 OASIS SB Pools may fluctuate due to any number of reasons including but, not limited to, competition levels on task orders, mergers & acquisitions; the Government's exercise of the off-ramp process; and OASIS SB Contractors outgrowing their small business size status under their existing OASIS SB Contract. It is in the Government’s best interest that there remain an adequate number of Contractors eligible to compete for task orders in each OASIS SB Contract to meet the Government’s professional service mission requirements. Contractors are hereby notified that utilization of any on-ramping procedure below does not obligate the Government to perform any other on-ramping procedure. Furthermore, any on-ramping procedure may be performed for any single OASIS SB Pool at any time. H.15.1. Lateral Pool Ramping‌ In accordance with Section G.3.10., Contractors under OASIS SB will be required to recertify their business size standard under their existing NAICS Pool(s). For those OASIS SB Contractors who no longer certify as a small business for their respective Pool(s), the OASIS SB Contractor may elect to be considered for an OASIS SB Pool with a higher size standard if they qualify as a small business for that size standard and were not already included in that Pool. Additionally, for those OASIS SB Contractors who now certify as a small business for other OASIS Pool(s) that they did not previously fit the size standard, the OASIS SB Contractor may elect to be considered for an OASIS SB Pool with a lower size standard if they qualify as a small business for that size standard and were not already included in that Pool. For example, if Contractor X in OASIS SB Pool 1 ($16.515M size standard) only has a contract in Pool 1 and no longer qualifies as a small business for that Pool after recertification, Contractor X may elect to be considered for Pools 2 through 6 assuming they can qualify as a small business for each of those respective Pools. Example 2: Contractor X in OASIS SB Pool 2 ($2220.5M size standard) experiences reduced business volume and now qualifies as a small business for Pool 1 after recertification. Contractor X may now elect to be considered for Pool 1 assuming they can qualify as a small business for that Pools. In order to obtain a Lateral Pool Ramp, the Contractor must: 1. Have outgrown their Pool size standard on the basis of natural growth, not on the basis of a merger, acquisition or novation agreement in recognition of a successor in interest when Contractor assets are transferred during the term of OASIS SB OR certify as a lower size standard than originally proposed. 2. Qualify as a small business for the Pool(s) being applied for 3. Demonstrate successful performance under the OASIS SB contract 4. Submit a proposal in response to a solicitation materially identical to the original version of the OASIS SB solicitation and, 5. Receive a proposal score equal to or higher than the lowest scoring Contractor within the Pool being applied for. Note: The lowest scoring Contractor is based on the lowest evaluated numerical score within a given Pool in accordance with the scoring table in Section M.6. of the OASIS SB solicitation at the time of the original OASIS SBawardsSB awards. The lateral Pool ramping solicitation will include the same evaluation factors/sub-factors as the original OASIS SB solicitation. The terms and conditions of the resulting award will be materially identical to the existing version of OASIS SB. The period of performance term will be coterminous with the existing term of all other OASIS SB Contractors. Immediately upon lateral Pool ramping to OASIS SB, the Contractor is eligible to submit a proposal in response to any task order solicitation and receive task order awards with the same rights and obligations as any other Contractor within the new Pool(s); however, the Contractor will be placed on Dormant Status under the OASIS SB Pool(s) the Contractor is no longer eligible under (if applicable). The Contractor must continue performance on active task orders under their dormant OASIS SB Pool(s), including the exercise of options at the task order level at the discretion of the OCO, until all active task orders are closed-out. The OASIS SB CO may conduct a lateral pool on-ramp without conducting any other on-ramp.