NASA SEWP VI: Aderas, Inc.

SEWP VI Contract Overview

NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement VI is a multi-award Government-Wide Acquisition Contract administered by the NASA Information Technology Procurement Office. SEWP provides Federal agencies and authorized users a streamlined acquisition path for mission-critical ITC/AV solutions and services.

Aderas, Inc. is a small-business federal technology solutions provider delivering application modernization, cloud services, cybersecurity, DevSecOps, data analytics, artificial intelligence, enterprise architecture, digital government, IT operations, and mission-support services. Under SEWP VI Category C, Aderas provides customized, mission-level ITC/AV service solutions to Federal agencies and authorized users.

Category C: Mission-based ITC/AV Services

Category C supports customized solutions at a mission or program level, including software development, telecommunications and network operations, engineering and design, analytics, hosting, IT operations, digital government, cybersecurity, training, and related services. Work may be performed at Government or contractor locations worldwide.

How to Obtain a Quote

Government customers should use the NASA SEWP Quote Request Tool to issue a Request for Quote, Request for Information, or Market Research Request and to support fair opportunity. Aderas can also assist customers in developing a clear Category C requirement before the request is posted.

1. Define the mission requirement. Identify objectives, users, locations, technical areas, service levels, deliverables, security and privacy requirements, Section 508 needs, period of performance, contract type, and evaluation criteria.
2. Confirm Category C scope and thresholds. Ensure the requirement is mission/program-level and services-based. Identify ancillary hardware or software and explain why each item is integral and necessary. Confirm the order value fits the applicable Category C year threshold.
3. Submit through the NASA SEWP Quote Request Tool. Once SEWP VI becomes effective and NASA activates the applicable ordering tools, select Category C / Group C1, issue the RFQ, RFI, or Market Research Request, and upload the statement of work, instructions, evaluation factors, and attachments.
4. Request Aderas pre-solicitation assistance. Before issuing a formal request, customers may contact Jimmy Nguyen at 703-623-2936 or Jimmy.Nguyen@aderas.com for general capability information, scope clarification, assistance identifying the appropriate technical areas, and preparation of the requirement. For an active SEWP request, customers may provide the SEWP request number, due date, agency, scope, place of performance, requested contract type, security requirements, and submission instructions. Aderas will provide its formal response through the NASA-prescribed process. Formal responses to requests issued through the NASA SEWP Quote Request Tool will be submitted through the Contract Holder Only Page. A courtesy copy may be provided only when permitted by NASA procedures and only after the identical response has been uploaded through the required SEWP process.
5. Evaluate and place the order. The ordering agency evaluates responses and issues the order under FAR 16.505 and agency procedures. Aderas will not begin performance, fulfillment, purchasing, or delivery until the NASA SEWP Program Management Office has processed the order, assigned a SEWP Control Number, and transmitted the processed order to Aderas.

Access the official NASA SEWP tools page.

Fair Opportunity and Requests for Quotes

The following requirements are based on Section A.1.13, Fair Opportunity and Requests for Quotes, of the NASA SEWP VI Terms and Conditions. The executed contract, applicable Federal Acquisition Regulation provisions, and current NASA SEWP procedures control in the event of any inconsistency with this webpage.

1. Fair Opportunity

Contractors will be provided a fair opportunity at the individual order level, as appropriate under FAR 16.505(b), including through the NASA SEWP Quote Request Tool. Documentation supporting the ordering agency’s selection is maintained by the issuing procurement office and is not required to be submitted with the order.

2. Offerings Must Be Available on the Contract

Aderas may not market, quote, or otherwise offer for sale any IT solution under its Category C contract until that solution has been added to the applicable SEWP contract database of record and made available to Government customers. Category C is a services-based category. Product-only requirements are not in scope. Hardware or software may be included only when it is ancillary, integral, and necessary to the mission-based services solution.

3. Request for Information Exception

When the Government issues a Request for Information as part of market research, Aderas may identify offerings that have not yet been added to its SEWP contract only when:

• Each such offering is clearly identified as not yet available on the Aderas SEWP contract; and
• Aderas submits the applicable technology-refreshment request to add the offering to its contract.

This exception applies to an RFI used for market research. It does not authorize Aderas to quote unavailable offerings in response to an RFQ or Market Research Request.

4. RFQ and Market Research Request Requirements

When the Government issues a Request for Quote or Market Research Request, Aderas may respond only with offerings available on its SEWP contract at the time the response is submitted. The quoted price for each offering must be no greater than the applicable price in the SEWP database of record at the time the quote is issued. Category C responses must also remain within the applicable Category C scope and order thresholds.

5. No-Bid Requirement

When Aderas does not have sufficient in-scope offerings available on its Category C contract to respond fully to a formal RFQ, Aderas must submit a No Bid. Aderas will not substitute offerings that are not available on its contract.

6. Partial Quotes

Unless the Government request expressly permits partial responses, Aderas must respond to all stated requirements. A partial quote may be submitted only when the RFQ specifically authorizes partial quotes.

7. Quote Validity

Each quote must clearly state the period for which it remains valid. Aderas will honor an order submitted within the stated validity period of the quote, subject to the SEWP contract and order-processing requirements.

8. Required Submission Through NASA SEWP

When an RFI, RFQ, or Market Research Request is issued through the NASA SEWP online Quote Request Tool, Aderas will submit its response through the Contract Holder Only Page in accordance with the Contract Holder User Manual. A formal quote may not be sent directly outside the SEWP Quote Request Tool when the request originated through that system, except as expressly permitted by NASA procedures. A courtesy copy may be provided only after the identical response has first been uploaded through the required SEWP process. When a Government customer identifies an approved alternative secure submission method for classified, sensitive, or otherwise protected information, Aderas will follow the customer’s instructions and applicable NASA SEWP procedures.

9. Protection of Government Request Information

Government information posted on the NASA SEWP Contract Holder Only Page—including RFQs, RFIs, Market Research Requests, requirements, attachments, and customer information—may be used only to prepare and submit Aderas’s response to the applicable SEWP opportunity. Aderas may not provide that information to unrelated third parties or use it to assist a company that is not a SEWP contract holder in preparing an unsolicited proposal for the posted Government requirement. Aderas remains responsible for safeguarding information shared with approved subcontractors, providers, and teaming partners assisting with its response.

Official NASA Resource: NASA SEWP Fair Opportunity and Quote Request Information

The contract’s Fair Opportunity clause governs all Category C quoting and ordering activity.

Installation, Warranty, Support, and Post-Delivery Policies

Sales and Support Contacts

Resolving a Problematic Order

1. Initial Support Contact

   Customers experiencing an order, performance, delivery, invoice, acceptance, warranty, or support issue should first contact:

   Jimmy Nguyen
   Warranty, Technical, Software, and Post-Delivery Support
   703-623-2936
   Jimmy.Nguyen@aderas.com

   Please provide the agency name, ordering office, agency order number, SEWP Control Number, affected service or deliverable, issue description, mission or business impact, urgency, and requested resolution.

2. Program Escalation

   If the issue is not resolved at the operational level, escalate to:

   David Lehman
   SEWP Program Manager
   571-275-3346
   David.Lehman@aderas.com
3. NASA SEWP Escalation

   If additional assistance is required after escalation to the Aderas SEWP Program Manager, Aderas will coordinate with the NASA SEWP Program Management Office as appropriate.

   NASA SEWP Customer Help Desk
   301-286-1478
   help@sewp.nasa.gov
   NASA SEWP Order Submission and Processing
   sewporders@sewp.nasa.gov

How to Contact NASA SEWP

Official Resources

• Aderas Homepage
• NASA SEWP official homepage
• NASA SEWP VI information and award updates
• NASA SEWP tools, including the Quote Request Tool
• NASA SEWP fair opportunity information
• U.S. Access Board Revised Section 508 Standards
• Printable Category C Ordering Guide

Accessibility: Aderas is committed to providing contract information that is accessible to people with disabilities. This page and its downloadable ordering guides are designed to support semantic structure, keyboard navigation, visible focus, sufficient color contrast, descriptive links, alternative text, responsive presentation, and accessible printing. Aderas will evaluate and maintain these resources in accordance with applicable Revised Section 508 requirements.