DHS GSA Strategic Sourcing BPA

How to Procure Booz Allen Hamilton Services Through DHS GSA Strategic Sourcing BPA

What is DHS GSA Strategic Sourcing BPA?

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) GSA Strategic Sourcing Initiative is a multiple award blanket purchase agreement (BPA) under the GSA Financial and Business Solutions (FABS) schedule. The scope encompasses accounting, budgeting, and complementary financial management services. It’s a vehicle that DHS can use to improve the performance, quality, timeliness, and efficiency of its financial programs.

What are the functional categories and capabilities under this BPA?

Under this BPA, Booz Allen will provide the following support capabilities to DHS:

• Accounting: Analyzing processes and summarizing transactions, assisting in devising new or revised accounting policies and procedures, and performing special studies to improve accounting operations
• Budgeting: Assessing and improving budget formulation and execution processes, conducting special reviews of budget formulation or execution issues, and reviewing budgetary controls
• Complementary Financial Management Services: Assessing and improving financial management systems, conducting A-127 compliance reviews, identifying system requirements, assisting in improving and streamlining reporting and analysis processes, performing cost-benefit or other special financial analyses, and assisting with strategic and operational financial planning

How do I purchase Booz Allen services under the DHS GSA Strategic Sourcing BPA?

Below are simple and quick steps to follow when procuring Booz Allen services from the DHS GSA Strategic Sourcing BPA:

Step 1: Develop Requirements

• Prepare Statement of Work (SOW) and Request for Quote (RFQ), including adefinition of DHS Client requirements. The RFQ / SOW describes the services, period of performance, deliverable schedule, and evaluation criteria.

Step 2: Solicit Response

• DHS sends the RFQ / SOW to at least three BPA-holders if the value is above the $2,500 micro purchase threshold; send to more BPA holders if the order exceeds the maximum threshold of $1 million.

Step 3: Conduct Evaluations

• DHS receives, reviews and evaluates vendor responses. Evaluation is based on criteria established in the RFQ/SOW.

Step 4: Award Task Order

• DHS Awards the task order and contacts/transmits to the successful BPA holder.

Booz Allen provides a comprehensive range of accounting, budgeting, and financial management services and solutions that endure.

Accounting

• Analyze, Process, Classify and Summarize Transactions
• Resolve Audit Findings and Implement Corrective Actions
• Develop Financial management and Accounting Policies and Procedures
• Improve Accounting Operations
• Assess Internal Controls
• Assess Compliance and Risk
• Assess Financial Reporting

Budgeting

• Assess and Improve Budget Formulation and Execution Processes
• Conduct Special Reviews
• Review Budgetary Controls

Financial Management

• Conduct Strategic Operational Financial Planning
• Formulate Financial Policy
• Formulate Financial Management Systems Assessment and Planning
• Conduct Financial Reporting and Analysis
• Conduct Special Studies and Analysis
• Assess Performance Measures, Benchmarking and Financial Quality Data Assurance

Through these and other firmwide capabilities, we offer a fully integrated approach to all facets of the federal financial management lifecycle, creating a common foundation to discuss, prioritize, and execute change.