Attachment J 1 

COMMITS NexGen Fair Opportunity Competitive Procedures 

In accordance with FAR 16.505, the fair opportunity to be considered competitive 

procedures for the COMMITS NexGen program is provided below.  

As an overview, the basic COMMITS NexGen fair opportunity competitive process 

begins when an information technology need is identified.  A performance based (when 

appropriate) Statement of Requirements (SOR), with source selection criteria is 

prepared.  Additionally, the requiring agency and Commerce Information Technology 

Solutions Office (CITS) define the roles and responsibilities of the government parties in 

a task order management plan.  The SOR is offered to the appropriate COMMITS 

NexGen contract holders according to tier to determine if they wish to submit a task 

order proposal.  The requesting activity evaluates the submitted task order proposals, 

and based on an evaluation of the proposal against the previously developed evaluation 

criteria, the delivery order is awarded to the `best value  Contractor.  

In the event, the Department of Commerce delegates ordering authority through this 

vehicle, the ordering agency must abide by the Department of Commerce ordering 

procedures. 

The following process represents general guidelines.  The process for each effort can be 

tailored to fit the needs of the customer.  

Step 1:  

Identify Need 

Identifying the need for information technology solutions is the first step in the 

COMMITS NexGen process.  This task is the responsibility of the requiring 

activity  (the customer).  If an activity recognizes the need for information 

technology solutions, they should first contact the COMMITS program office.  

The program office will provide guidance and instructions on the use of the 

COMMITS NexGen contracts.  The program office will, if needed, assist with 

the development of the full Statement of Requirements, and provide the 

necessary resources to fully describe the technical requirements of the task, 

to ensure successful competition and award of the delivery order.  During this 

step the reimbursable charge to non DOC customers will be discussed.  The 

charge will be tailored to fit the amount of effort the customer requires of the 

CITS office to satisfy their requirement.  

Step 2:  

Address Scope Issues, if any 

This is the responsibility of the CITS office, in conjunction with the COMMITS 

NexGen Contracting Office.  This step is necessary to ensure that the 

anticipated requirements are within the scope of the COMMITS NexGen 

contracts.  While this step is necessary, given the scope of work envisioned 

by the basic contracts, and the solution based structure, it is anticipated that 

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