SYNECTICS FOR MANAGEMENT DECISIONS, INC. General Services Administration Federal Supply Service PSS Federal Supply Schedule Price List Professional Services Schedule (PSS) Special Item Number (SIN) Awarded: SIN 874-1/RC Integrated Consulting Services Federal Supply Group: 8742 Class: 87 Contract Number: GS-1 OF-0207L Period Covered by Contract: March 15, 2011 through March 14, 2016 info@smdi.com ph: 703.528.2772 fax: 703.528.2857 www.smdi.com 1901 N. Moore Street Suite 900 Arlington, VA 22209 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. The INTERNET address GSA Advantage! is: http://www.gsaadvantage.gov. For more information on ordering from Federal Supply Schedules click on the FSS Schedules button.
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Federal Supply Service Authorized Federal Supply Schedule Price List 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 menudriven database system. The INTERNET address for GSA Advantage! is: http://www.gsaadvantage.gov. Schedule for - Professional Services Schedule (PSS) Federal Supply Group: 8742 Class: 87 Contract number: GS-10F-0207L For more information on ordering from Federal Supply Schedules click on the FSS Schedules button at http://www.fss.gsa.gov. Contract period: 3-15-2011 through 3-14-2021 Pricelist Approved: January 14, 2016 MOD # PO-0006 Synectics for Management Decisions, Inc. Suite 900 1901 North Moore Street Arlington, VA 22209 Telephone: (703) 807-2327 FAX: (703) 528-2857 http://www.smdi.com Contract Administration: Teresa Hall Allen Business size. O Customer Information 1a. Table of awarded special item number(s) with appropriate cross-reference to page number(s): 874-1 (p. 3) 1b. Identification of the lowest priced model number and lowest unit price for that model for each special item number awarded in the contract. This price is the Government price based on a unit of one, exclusive of any quantity/dollar volume, prompt payment, or any other concession affecting price. Those contracts that have unit prices based on the geographic location of the customer, should show the range of the lowest price, and cite the areas to which the prices apply. 2. Maximum order: 1,000,000.00 3. Minimum order: 100.00 4. Geographic coverage (delivery area): FOB Worldwide 5. Point(s) of production: Same as Contractor 6. Discount from list prices or statement of net price: Government net prices (discounts already deducted) Special Item Number (SIN) Awarded: 874-1 7. Quantity discounts: Same as Contractor Contract No. GS-10F-0207L Page 2
8. Prompt payment terms: Net 30 days 9a. Notification that Government purchase cards are accepted up to the micro-purchase threshold: Contact Contractor 9b. Notification whether Government purchase cards are accepted or not accepted above the micro-purchase threshold: Yes 10. Foreign items (list items by country of origin): None 11a. Time of delivery: Specified on Task Order 11b. Expedited Delivery: Items available for expedited delivery are noted in this price list under this heading. 11c. Overnight and 2-day delivery. The Contractor will indicate whether overnight and 2-day delivery are available. Also, the Contractor will indicate that the schedule customer may contact the Contractor for rates for overnight and 2-day delivery: Contact Contractor 11d. Urgent Requirements. The Contractor will note in its price list the Urgent Requirements clause of its contract and advise agencies that they can also contact the Contractor s representative to effect a faster delivery: Contact Contractor 12. F.o.b. point(s): Destination 13. Ordering address(es): Same as contractor. 14. Payment address(es): Same as contractor 15. Warranty provision: None 16. Export packing charges, if applicable: N/A 17. Terms and conditions of Government purchase card acceptance (any thresholds above the micro-purchase level): Contact contractor 18. Terms and conditions of rental, maintenance, and repair (if applicable): N/A 19. Terms and conditions of installation (if applicable): N/A 20a. Terms and conditions of repair parts indicating date of parts price lists and any discounts from list prices (if applicable): N/A 20b. Terms and conditions for any other services (if applicable): N/A 21. List of service and distribution points (if applicable): N/A 22. List of participating dealers (if applicable): N/A 23. Preventive maintenance (if applicable): N/A 24. Environmental attributes, e.g., recycled content, energy efficiency, and/or reduced pollutants. 25. Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number: 00-566-4854 26. Notification regarding registration in Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. 27. Uncompensated Overtime (Indicate if used). Contract No. GS-10F-0207L Page 3
Special Item Number Descriptions SIN 874-1 Consulting Services Synectics provides expert advice, guidance, or counseling in support of agencies management, organizational, and business improvement efforts. This may also include studies, analyses, and reports documenting any proposed developmental, consultation, or implementation efforts. Examples of Synectics consultation efforts include: Strategic, business, and action planning Systems alignment Cycle time High performance work Leadership systems Performance measures and indicators Process and productivity improvement Organizational assessments, program audits, and evaluation Additionally, Synectics provides facilitation and surveying services to assist agencies with problem-solving techniques by bringing together diverse teams and/or groups with common and divergent interests along with providing expert consultation, assistance, and deliverables associated with all aspects of surveying within the context of PSS. Examples of Synectics problem-solving techniques include: Defining and redefining the agenda Convening and leading large and small group briefings and discussions Resolving disputes, disagreements and divergent views Recording discussing content and focusing decision-making Providing a draft for the permanent record Debriefing Synectics provides assistance with performance of all phases of the survey process which include: Planning survey design Sampling Survey development Pretest/pilot surveying Assessing reliability and validity Administering surveys using various types of data collection methods as appropriate (e.g., computer-assisted surveying, focus groups, written questionnaires, in-person and telephone interviewing) Database administration Analyses of quantitative and qualitative survey data Synectics provides assistance with action planning and implementation of recommendations as necessary by producing reports such as: Description of summary of results with associated graphs, charts, and tables Description of data collection and survey administration methods Discussion sample characteristics and representation of data Analysis of non-responsiveness Briefings to discuss recommendations and follow-up actions Contract No. GS-10F-0207L Page 4
Synectics PSS Price List Option 3 Hourly Rates Consulting Services SIN 874-1 Year 16 Year 17 Year 18 Year 19 Year 20 Project Director $152.11 $155.30 $158.57 $161.90 $165.30 Task Manager $127.15 $129.82 $132.55 $135.33 $138.17 Senior Mathematical Statistician $209.09 $213.48 $217.96 $222.54 $227.21 Mathematical Statistician $147.96 $151.07 $154.24 $157.48 $160.79 Senior Survey Statistician $135.51 $138.36 $141.26 $144.23 $147.26 Survey Statistician $76.04 $77.64 $79.27 $80.93 $82.63 Principal Business Process Reengineering Specialist $135.52 $138.37 $141.27 $144.24 $147.27 Senior Business Process Reengineering Specialist $89.14 $91.01 $92.92 $94.87 $96.87 Senior Statistical Programmer $134.77 $137.60 $140.49 $143.44 $146.45 Statistical Programmer $109.51 $111.81 $114.16 $116.56 $119.00 Junior Programmer $71.83 $73.34 $74.88 $76.45 $78.06 Senior Systems Analyst $118.33 $120.81 $123.35 $125.94 $128.59 Senior Marketing Specialist $221.23 $225.88 $230.62 $235.46 $240.41 Senior Cost Analyst $126.46 $129.12 $131.83 $134.60 $137.42 Senior Research Analyst $113.94 $116.33 $118.78 $121.27 $123.82 Program Analyst $106.44 $108.68 $110.96 $113.29 $115.67 Management Analyst $88.51 $90.37 $92.27 $94.20 $96.18 Research Assistant $66.96 $68.37 $69.80 $71.27 $72.76 Editor $73.67 $75.22 $76.80 $78.41 $80.06 Administrative Assistant $55.45 $56.61 $57.80 $59.02 $60.26 Survey Interviewer $44.14 $45.07 $46.01 $46.98 $47.97 Clerical $38.55 $39.36 $40.19 $41.03 $41.89 SCA Eligible Contract Labor Category SCA Equivalent Code Title WD Number Administrative Assistant 01020-Administrative Assistant 2005-2103 Clerical 01111 General Clerk I 2005-2103 The Service Contract Act (SCA) is applicable to this contract and includes the above SCA applicable labor categories. The prices for the indicated SCA labor categories are based on the U.S. Department of Labor Wage Determination Number(s) identified in the matrix. The prices offered are based on the preponderance of where work is performed and should work be performed in an area with lower SCA rates, resulting in lower wages being paid, the task order prices will be discounted accordingly. Prices for the SCA labor categories meet or exceed those in Wage Determination No 2005-2103, Revision 10, date 6/15/2010. Contract No. GS-10F-0207L Page 5
Labor Category Descriptions Project Director A. Duties. Serves as the Project Director for a contract and works with the Government Contracting Officer (CO), the contract-level Contracting Officer s Representative (COR), the task order-level COR(s), government management personnel and customer agency representatives. Responsible for the overall management of the contract and producing results on time and within budget. Provides guidance to Task Managers. Minimum 6 years senior management experience (4 multidisciplinary), 10 years progressively responsible professional experience Task Manager A. Duties. Serves as the task manager for a large, complex task order (or a group of task orders affecting the same common/standard/migration system) and assists the Project Director in working with the Government Contracting Officer (CO), the contract-level Contracting Officer s Representative (COR), the task order-level COR(s), government management personnel and customer agency representatives. Under the guidance of the Project Director, responsible for the overall management of the specific task order(s) and ensuring that the technical solutions and schedules in the task order are implemented in a timely manner. Minimum 2 years management experience, 10 years subject-area experience Senior Mathematical Statistician A. Duties. Oversees and directs use of sound statistical methods. Provides guidance in use of microcomputer software designed for data analysis like SAS, HLM, SPSS, MLn, etc. and in the processing of large, complex data files (e.g., longitudinal or hierarchical). Minimum 10 years experience in variety of statistical analyses and techniques (5 years applied experience in social or economic statistics) Ph.D. Mathematical Statistician A. Duties. Conducts data analysis with software programs such as SAS, HLM, SPSS, MLn, etc. Processes large, complex data files (e.g., longitudinal or hierarchical). Minimum 5 years experience in variety of statistical analyses and techniques Experience with statistical software Master s degree Senior Survey Statistician A. Duties. Addresses such issues as weighting choices, efficiency of survey and sample design, variance estimation, imputation, analysis of variance in complex sample survey data, problems of multiple comparisons, multivariate analyses, and longitudinal and trend analyses. Conducts Contract No. GS-10F-0207L Page 6
data analysis with software programs such as SUDAAN, WesVar, PC-Carp, etc. Processes large, complex data files (e.g., longitudinal or hierarchical). Minimum 5 years experience in various aspects of survey services Expertise in survey and sample design, survey data collection, imputation, analysis of variance in complex sample survey data Survey Statistician A. Duties. Assists in addressing such issues as weighting choices, efficiency of survey and sample design, variance estimation, imputation, analysis of variance in complex sample survey data, problems of multiple comparisons, multivariate analyses, and longitudinal and trend analyses. Produces statistical tables, charts, and graphs from large scale data bases, and analyzes data using SAS, SPSS, variance estimation packages such as WesVar or SUDAAN, and other statistical packages. Minimum 2 years experience in various aspects of survey services Experience in survey and sample design, imputation, analysis of variance in complex sample survey data Principal Business Process Reengineering Specialist A. Duties. Applies process improvement and reengineering methodologies and principles to conduct process modernization projects. Responsible for effective transitioning of existing project teams, and the facilitation of project teams in the accomplishment of project activities and objectives. Provides group facilitation, interviewing, training, and provides additional forms of knowledge transfer. Key coordinator between multiple project teams to ensure enterprise-wide integration of reengineering efforts. Provides daily supervision and direction to Business Process Reengineering Specialist. Minimum 10 years progressive experience Senior Business Process Reengineering Specialist A. Duties. Applies process improvement and reengineering methodologies and principles to conduct process modernization projects. Duties include process and data modeling, developing modern business methods, identifying best practices, and creating and assessing performance measurements. Provides group facilitation, interviewing, training, and provides additional forms of knowledge transfer. May be under the supervision and direction of a Principal Business Process Reengineering Specialist or may work independently. Minimum 5 years progressive experience Senior Statistical Programmer A. Duties. Uses statistical software such as SAS, SPSS, SPLUS, SUDAAN, MINITAB, or Contract No. GS-10F-0207L Page 7
BMDP. Plans and evaluates use of technology, including database systems. Develops software, manages networks, maintains hardware, sets up computer software, troubleshoots typical hardware and software problems. Develops, modifies, and maintains analytical software Minimum 6 years progressive experience Statistical Programmer A. Duties. Analyzes functional business applications and design specifications for functional activities. Develops block diagrams and logic flow charts. Translates detailed design into computer software. Tests, debugs, and refines the computer software to produce the required product. Prepares required documentation, including both program-level and user-level documentation. Enhances software to reduce operating time or improve efficiency. Provides technical direction to programmers to ensure program deadlines are met. Expertise with multiple areas of computer software and hardware Experience with statistical software Junior Programmer A. Duties. Participates in the design of software tools and subsystems to support reuse and domain analysis. Assists in interpreting software requirements and design specifications to code, and integrating and testing software components. Some experience with statistical and other software Senior Systems Analyst A. Duties. Analyzes user needs to determine functional requirements for hardware or software systems and to determine functional requirements for analysis and definition of business needs. May oversee the work of other Systems Analysts. Minimum 5 years progressive experience Senior Marketing Specialist A. Duties. Develops or analyzes complex market strategies related to research or technology user needs. Minimum 5 years consumer marketing experience (3 in developing market strategies) Master s degree Contract No. GS-10F-0207L Page 8
Senior Cost Analyst A. Duties. Analyzes and develops criteria for determining the need for benefit/cost analyses and developing methodologies, tools, and procedures to perform benefit/cost analyses of information systems alternatives. Minimum 6 years experience benefit/cost analyses Senior Research Analyst A. Duties. Identifies substantive and methodological problems, employs appropriate statistical techniques to conduct complicated statistical or methodological analyses of process data and data from complex sample surveys and present such analyses in written form. Senior analysts who serve as principal investigators for specific tasks shall possess a high level of substantive and methodological knowledge related to the task as well as the capability to direct, coordinate, and review the work of others to produce accurate, well written, effectively organized, clearly presented analyses. Expertise in research substance and methodology, minimum 6 years experience Experience in statistical analyses Program Analyst A. Duties. Performs technology assessments and market analysis of information and communications technology. Minimum 5 years progressive experience (2 years technology specific) Management Analyst A. Duties. Works on substantive and methodological problems, employs appropriate statistical techniques to conduct statistical or methodological analyses of process data and data from complex sample surveys and present such analyses in written form. B. Qualification. Minimum 4 years experience Research Assistant A. Duties. Gathers, analyzes, and composes technical information. Conducts research and ensures the use of proper technical terminology. Translates technical information into clear, readable documents to be used by technical and non-technical personnel. Minimum 2 years analytical experience Contract No. GS-10F-0207L Page 9
Editor A. Duties. Reviews written reports for clarity of presentation and consistency with relevant publications guidance. Minimum 3 years experience Administrative Assistant A. Duties. Performs logistical and other administrative support. B. Qualifications Skills and experience necessary to carry out duties Survey Interviewer A. Duties. Carries out survey interviewing. Some training and experience in survey interviewing Clerical A. Duties. Performs clerical support. Skills and experience necessary to carry out duties Contract No. GS-10F-0207L Page 10