Common use of Vertical Contract On Clause in Contracts

Vertical Contract On. Ramping 1. Have outgrown their small business sized 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 2. Demonstrate successful performance under OASIS SB 3. Submit a proposal in response to a solicitation materially identical to the original version of the OASIS unrestricted solicitation 4. Meet all of the Pass/Fail Criteria of the original OASIS unrestricted solicitationand, 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 OASIS Pool in accordance with the scoring table in Section M.6. of the OASIS unrestricted solicitation at the time of the original OASIS unrestricted Pools. The vertical Pool on-ramping solicitation will include the same evaluation factors/sub-factors as the original OASIS unrestricted solicitation. The terms and conditions of the resulting award will be materially identical to the existing version of OASIS unrestricted. The period of performance term will be coterminous with the existing term of all other OASIS unrestricted Contractors. Immediately upon vertical on-ramping to OASIS unrestricted, 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; however, the Contractor will be placed on Dormant Status under their OASIS SB Pool. The Contractor must continue performance on active task orders under their dormant OASIS SB Pool, 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 CO may conduct a vertical pool on-ramp without conducting any other form of on-ramp.

Vertical Contract On. Ramping 1. Have outgrown their small business sized 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 2. Demonstrate successful performance under OASIS SB 3. Submit a proposal in response to a solicitation materially identical to the original version of the OASIS unrestricted solicitation 4. Meet all of the Pass/Fail Criteria of the original OASIS unrestricted solicitationandsolicitation 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 OASIS Pool in accordance with the scoring table in Section M.6. of the OASIS unrestricted solicitation at the time of the original OASIS unrestricted Pools. The vertical Pool on-ramping solicitation will include the same evaluation factors/sub-factors as the original OASIS unrestricted solicitation. The terms and conditions of the resulting award will be materially identical to the existing version of OASIS unrestricted. The period of performance term will be coterminous with the existing term of all other OASIS unrestricted Contractors. Immediately upon vertical on-ramping to OASIS unrestricted, 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; however, the Contractor will be placed on Dormant Status under their OASIS SB Pool. The Contractor must continue performance on active task orders under their dormant OASIS SB Pool, 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 CO may conduct a vertical pool on-ramp without conducting any other form of on-ramp.

Vertical Contract On. RampingRamping‌ The OASIS Program is a family of OASIS Pools and OASIS Small Business (SB) Pools with identical scopes. Each OASIS Pool is unrestricted and each OASIS SB Pool is a 100% Small Business Set Aside contract. For those OASIS SB Contractors who no longer certify as a small business for their respective OASIS SB Pool, the OASIS SB Contractor may elect to be considered to be placed on the corresponding OASIS unrestricted Pool. In order to be eligible to do this, the recertification as a large business of the company must not have been achieved on the basis of a merger or acquisition; or novation agreement in recognition of a successor in interest when Contractor assets are transferred during the term of OASIS SB. For example, if Contractor X in OASIS SB Pool 1 ($16.5M size standard), can no longer certify as a small business under the $16.5M size standard, Contractor X may elect to be considered for OASIS Pool 1 as a large business. In order to vertically on-ramp, the Contractor must: 1. Have outgrown their small business sized 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 2. Demonstrate successful performance under OASIS SB 3. Submit a proposal in response to a solicitation materially identical to the original version of the OASIS unrestricted solicitation 4. Meet all of the Pass/Fail Criteria of the original OASIS unrestricted solicitationand, 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 OASIS Pool in accordance with the scoring table in Section M.6. of the OASIS unrestricted solicitation at the time of the original OASIS unrestricted Pools. The vertical Pool on-ramping solicitation will include the same evaluation factors/sub-factors as the original OASIS unrestricted solicitation. The terms and conditions of the resulting award will be materially identical to the existing version of OASIS unrestricted. The period of performance term will be coterminous with the existing term of all other OASIS unrestricted Contractors. Immediately upon vertical on-ramping to OASIS unrestricted, 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; however, the Contractor will be placed on Dormant Status under their OASIS SB Pool. The Contractor must continue performance on active task orders under their dormant OASIS SB Pool, 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 vertical pool on-ramp without conducting any other form of on-ramp.

Vertical Contract On. RampingRamping‌ The OASIS Program is a family of OASIS Pools and OASIS Small Business (SB) Pools with identical scopes. Each OASIS Pool is unrestricted and each OASIS SB Pool is a 100% Small Business Set Aside contract. For those OASIS SB Contractors who no longer certify as a small business for their respective OASIS SB Pool, the OASIS SB Contractor may elect to be considered to be placed on the corresponding OASIS unrestricted Pool. In order to be eligible to do this, the recertification as a large business of the company must not have been achieved on the basis of a merger or acquisition; or novation agreement in recognition of a successor in interest when Contractor assets are transferred during the term of OASIS SB. For example, if Contractor X in OASIS SB Pool 1 ($15M size standard), can no longer certify as a small business under the $15M size standard, Contractor X may elect to be considered for OASIS Pool 1 as a large business. In order to vertically on-ramp, the Contractor must: 1. Have outgrown their small business sized 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 2. Demonstrate successful performance under OASIS SB 3. Submit a proposal in response to a solicitation materially identical to the original version of the OASIS unrestricted solicitation 4. Meet all of the Pass/Fail Criteria of the original OASIS unrestricted solicitationand, 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 OASIS Pool in accordance with the scoring table in Section M.6. of the OASIS unrestricted solicitation at the time of the original OASIS unrestricted Pools. The vertical Pool on-ramping solicitation will include the same evaluation factors/sub-factors as the original OASIS unrestricted solicitation. The terms and conditions of the resulting award will be materially identical to the existing version of OASIS unrestricted. The period of performance term will be coterminous with the existing term of all other OASIS unrestricted Contractors. Immediately upon vertical on-ramping to OASIS unrestricted, 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; however, the Contractor will be placed on Dormant Status under their OASIS SB Pool. The Contractor must continue performance on active task orders under their dormant OASIS SB Pool, 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 vertical pool on-ramp without conducting any other form of on-ramp.

Vertical Contract On. Ramping 1. Have outgrown their small business sized 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 2. Demonstrate successful performance under OASIS SB 3. Submit a proposal in response to a solicitation materially identical to the original version of the OASIS unrestricted solicitation 4. Meet all of the Pass/Fail Criteria of the original OASIS unrestricted solicitationand, 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 OASIS Pool in accordance with the scoring table in Section M.6. of the OASIS unrestricted solicitation at the time of the original OASIS unrestricted Pools. The vertical Pool on-ramping solicitation will include the same evaluation factors/sub-factors as the original OASIS unrestricted solicitation. The terms and conditions of the resulting award will be materially identical to the existing version of OASIS unrestricted. The period of performance term will be coterminous with the existing term of all other OASIS unrestricted Contractors. Immediately upon vertical on-ramping to OASIS unrestricted, 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; however, the Contractor will be placed on Dormant Status under their OASIS SB Pool. The Contractor must continue performance on active task orders under their dormant OASIS SB Pool, 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 vertical pool on-ramp without conducting any other form of on-ramp.

Vertical Contract On. Ramping 1. Have outgrown their small business sized 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 2. Demonstrate successful performance under OASIS SB 3. Submit a proposal in response to a solicitation materially identical to the original version of the OASIS unrestricted solicitation 4. Meet all of the Pass/Fail Criteria of the original OASIS unrestricted solicitationandsolicitation 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 OASIS Pool in accordance with the scoring table in Section M.6. of the OASIS unrestricted solicitation at the time of the original OASIS unrestricted Pools. The vertical Pool on-ramping solicitation will include the same evaluation factors/sub-factors as the original OASIS unrestricted solicitation. The terms and conditions of the resulting award will be materially identical to the existing version of OASIS unrestricted. The period of performance term will be coterminous with the existing term of all other OASIS unrestricted Contractors. Immediately upon vertical on-ramping to OASIS unrestricted, 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; however, the Contractor will be placed on Dormant Status under their OASIS SB Pool. The Contractor must continue performance on active task orders under their dormant OASIS SB Pool, 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 vertical pool on-ramp without conducting any other form of on-ramp.

Vertical Contract On. RampingRamping‌ The OASIS Program is a family of OASIS Pools and OASIS Small Business (SB) Pools with identical scopes. Each OASIS Pool is unrestricted and each OASIS SB Pool is a 100% Small Business Set Aside contract. For those OASIS SB Contractors who no longer certify as a small business for their respective OASIS SB Pool, the OASIS SB Contractor may elect to be considered to be placed on the corresponding OASIS unrestricted Pool. In order to be eligible to do this, the recertification as a large business of the company must not have been achieved on the basis of a merger or acquisition; or novation agreement in recognition of a successor in interest when Contractor assets are transferred during the term of OASIS SB. For example, if Contractor X in OASIS SB Pool 1 ($15M size standard), can no longer certify as a small business under the $15M size standard, Contractor X may elect to be considered for OASIS Pool 1 as a large business. In order to vertically on-ramp, the Contractor must: 1. Have outgrown their small business sized 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 2. Demonstrate successful performance under OASIS SB 3. Submit a proposal in response to a solicitation materially identical to the original version of the OASIS unrestricted solicitation 4. Meet all of the Pass/Fail Criteria of the original OASIS unrestricted solicitationandsolicitation 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 OASIS Pool in accordance with the scoring table in Section M.6. of the OASIS unrestricted solicitation at the time of the original OASIS unrestricted Pools. The vertical Pool on-ramping solicitation will include the same evaluation factors/sub-factors as the original OASIS unrestricted solicitation. The terms and conditions of the resulting award will be materially identical to the existing version of OASIS unrestricted. The period of performance term will be coterminous with the existing term of all other OASIS unrestricted Contractors. Immediately upon vertical on-ramping to OASIS unrestricted, 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; however, the Contractor will be placed on Dormant Status under their OASIS SB Pool. The Contractor must continue performance on active task orders under their dormant OASIS SB Pool, 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 vertical pool on-ramp without conducting any other form of on-ramp.