Symphony at a Glance

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Symphony at a Glance

• Symphony is focused on helping federal agencies
  identify and adopt innovative Government and
  Commercial solutions to solve complex operational
  and fiscal challenges
• Founded in 2002 as a Service-Disabled
  Veteran-Owned Small Business
• Headquartered in Herndon, VA

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Symphony at a Glance

• Symphony is committed to serving as an
  operational and intellectual conduit for Federal
  Agencies seeking to resolve complex operational
  and fiscal challenges
• We work in close coordination with Government
  partners and stakeholders to identify and adopt
  innovative Government and Commercial Best
  Practices

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Symphony at a Glance

• Practice Areas
• Program and Project Management
• HIPAA Consulting
• Training Program Development Delivery
• Healthcare Financial Compliance Programs
• Information Technology Change Management
• Meeting Events Management
• Professional Technical Staffing Support

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Symphony at a Glance

• Clients
• Department of Veterans Affairs
• Walter Reed Army Medical Center
• U.S. Air Force Education and Training Command
• Office of the Air Force Surgeon General
• DoD Military Health System

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VETS GWACTeam Symphony
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VETS GWAC
VETS GWAC Overview

• Veterans Technology Services (VETS) Government
  Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC)
• Multiple award, ID/IQ, Small Business set-aside
  contract for Service Disabled Veteran Owned
  (SDVO) small technology firms
• 44 Companies Awarded VETS
• VETS Team Symphony Contract GS-06F-0521Z
• Assist Federal Agencies in meeting 3 SDVO
  contracting goals

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VETS GWAC
VETS GWAC Overview

• Period of Performance
• 2/2007 2/2012 Plus One, 5 year option
• 5 billion ceiling
• IT Services in two functional areas
• FA 1 Systems Operations
• FA 2 Information Systems Engineering

Team Symphony - FA 1
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VETS GWAC Overview
Functional Area 1 Systems Operations
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Benefits to the Customer
VETS GWAC Overview
Investing in people who have served and
protected our Nation

• Strongly endorsed by DoD and VA
• Sole sourcing up to 3.5 Million for services (5
  Million for manufacturing) (Veteran Benefits Act
  of 2003, H.R. 2297, SEC. 36)
• Expedited procurement process
• Fast process for contracting officers to be
  trained and certified to use vehicle
• Competitive rates
• Goes toward 3 fulfillment requirement for
  contracting with SDVO companies

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High Level Endorsements
VETS GWAC Overview

• Kenneth Krieg
• Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics
• Robert Howard
• CIO, Department of Veterans Affairs
• Charlie E. Williams, Jr.
• Deputy Assistant Secretary (Contracting), USAF
• Pete Green
• Secretary of the Army

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Subcontracting

• 50 of work in Task orders must be fulfilled by
  SDVO Team Members
• Larger companies on Team Symphony offer
  complimentary skills and service offerings

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Team Symphony Members

• www.aitheras.com
• www.asmr.com
• www.asterand.com
• www.basetech.com
• www.logisticshealth.com
• www.martin-blanck.com
• www.microtechllc.com
• www.oracle.com
• www.prosol1.com
• www.saic.com
• www.symconsulting.com
• www.verisign.com
• www.verizonbusiness.com
• www.vips.com

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Training Contract Officers
Marketing

• Training is easy and can take as little as 15
  minutes to complete. Delegation can only be
  granted to warranted Ordering Contracting
  Officers (OCOs), but all individuals involved
  with an order are encouraged to participate in
  the training.
• To start the process, Contracting Officers
  interested in becoming VETS GWAC OCOs need to
  submit the following information to
  vetsgwac_at_gsa.gov
• Agency name, individual(s) full name, street
  address, email address, phone number and fax
  number for each Contracting Officer requesting
  VETS GWAC delegation of ordering authority.
• Scan and email a copy of each Contracting
  Officer's warrant to the names listed below or
  copies may be faxed to [phone].
• Upon receipt of this information, a VETS GWAC PCO
  will contact the Contracting Officer(s) to set up
  a training date and time.
• For more information, access GSAs VETS GWAC
  website at www.gsa.gov/vetsgwac
• Janna Babcock, Contract Specialist,
  janna.babcock_at_gsa.gov
• Aletha Pelham, Contract Specialist,
  aletha.pelham_at_gsa.gov

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Contact

• Christine Mundie
• 505 Huntmar Park Drive, Suite 375
• Herndon, VA 20170
• Ph. 703-397-9142
• Fx. 703-481-1214
• cmundie_at_symconsulting.com
• www.symconsulting.com