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      <title id="id18C4A0M0XNG" class="- topic/title ">
         <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">511.170</ph> Information
Technology Coordination and Standards.</title>
      <conbody class="- topic/body  concept/conbody ">
         <ol class="- topic/ol ">
            <li id="id18C4A0M10JY" class="- topic/li ">
               <p id="id18C4A0M60UD" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(a)</ph>
                  
                  
                    Standard Configurations.
The contracting officer shall use standard configurations for GSA
information technology procurements when feasible. A list of standard
configurations for applicable information technology procurements
can be found on the Acquisition Gateway Information Technology Hallway
(login required) at <xref href="https://hallways.cap.gsa.gov/app/#/gateway/information-technology"
                        format="html"
                        scope="external"
                        class="- topic/xref ">https://hallways.cap.gsa.gov/app/#/gateway/information-technology</xref>.</p>
            </li>
            <li id="id18C4A0MA05P" class="- topic/li ">
               <p id="id18C4A0MF0GU" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(b)</ph>
                  
                  
                    CIO Coordination. Requirements
for GSA information technology must be coordinated with the GSA
Chief Information Officer (CIO) in accordance with the Federal Information
and Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) (Pub L. No. 113-291).
Guidance for identifying the applicable GSA CIO point of contact can be found on GSA's Acquisition Portal
at <xref href="https://insite.gsa.gov/acquisitionportal"
                        format="html"
                        scope="external"
                        class="- topic/xref ">https://insite.gsa.gov/acquisitionportal</xref>. For
interagency acquisitions involving information technology, see <xref href="GSAM-Subpart_517-5.dita#Subpart_517-5"
                        outputclass="fm:Subpart"
                        class="- topic/xref ">subpart  517.5</xref>.</p>
            </li>
            <li id="id18C4A0ML05E" class="- topic/li ">
               <p id="id18C4A0N028Z" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(c)</ph>
                  
                  
                   GSA IT Standards Profile. GSA
information technology must also be approved for use pursuant to
the GSA Order CIO 2160.1 GSA IT Standards Profile. More details
about the formal GSA IT Standards Profile approval process can be found
on the GSA IT Standards webpage at the following link: <xref href="https://insite.gsa.gov/portal/content/500499"
                        format="html"
                        scope="external"
                        class="- topic/xref ">https://insite.gsa.gov/portal/content/500499</xref>.</p>
            </li>
            <li id="id18C7B0GK071" class="- topic/li ">
               <p id="id18C7B0GK0ZB" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(d)</ph>
                  
                  
                    Internet Protocol Version
6 (IPv6).</p>
               <ol class="- topic/ol ">
                  <li id="id18C7B0O10R4" class="- topic/li ">
                     <p id="id18C7B0OC03B" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(1)</ph>
                        
                        
                          <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Developing Requirements</i>.</p>
                     <ol class="- topic/ol ">
                        <li id="id18C7B0P0KCK" class="- topic/li ">
                           <p id="id18C7B0T0ZZK" class="- topic/p ">
                              <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(i)</ph>
                              
                              
                               In accordance with FAR 11.002(g),
contracting officers must include IPv6 requirements in all contracts
and orders for information technology (IT) that will have the capability
to access the Internet or any network utilizing Internet Protocol
(IPv4 or IPv6).</p>
                        </li>
                        <li id="id18C7B0W0ACN" class="- topic/li ">
                           <p id="id18C7B0W0AOM" class="- topic/p ">
                              <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(ii)</ph>
                              
                              
                                 Sample statement of
work language to require IPv6 compliance can be found on GSA's Acquisition
Portal at <xref href="https://insite.gsa.gov/acquisitionportal"
                                    format="html"
                                    scope="external"
                                    class="- topic/xref ">https://insite.gsa.gov/acquisitionportal</xref>.
                           </p>
                        </li>
                        <li id="id18C7B0W0D0V" class="- topic/li ">
                           <p id="id18C7B0W0DDQ" class="- topic/p ">
                              <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(iii)</ph>
                              
                              
                                See <xref href="GSAM-i539.101.dita#i539.101"
                                    outputclass="fm:ParaNumOnly"
                                    class="- topic/xref ">539.101</xref> 
                              <xref href="GSAM-i539.101.dita#i539.101/id18C7F0ZC06G"
                                    outputclass="fm:ParaNumOnly"
                                    class="- topic/xref ">(d)</xref> for guidance on verifying
contractor compliance with IPv6 requirements.</p>
                        </li>
                     </ol>
                  </li>
                  <li id="id18C7B0Z0BBU" class="- topic/li ">
                     <p id="id18C7B0Z0BQO" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(2)</ph>
                        
                        
                          <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Waivers</i>
                     </p>
                     <ol class="- topic/ol ">
                        <li id="id18C7B0Z0BWY" class="- topic/li ">
                           <p id="id18C7B0Z0BW1" class="- topic/p ">
                              <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(i)</ph>
                              
                              
                               The GSA Chief Information Officer
(CIO) must approve any waiver from IPv6 requirements. </p>
                        </li>
                        <li id="id18C7B0Z0B99" class="- topic/li ">
                           <p id="id18C7B0Z0BBD" class="- topic/p ">
                              <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(ii)</ph>
                              
                              
                                The waiver request
must provide the following information–</p>
                           <ol class="- topic/ol ">
                              <li id="id18C7B800AIC" class="- topic/li ">
                                 <p id="id18C7B800PD2" class="- topic/p ">
                                    <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(A)</ph>
                                    
                                    
                                      The product or service
description;</p>
                              </li>
                              <li id="id18C7BB030Q6" class="- topic/li ">
                                 <p id="id18C7BB0308J" class="- topic/p ">
                                    <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(B)</ph>
                                    
                                    
                                      The purpose of the procurement;</p>
                              </li>
                              <li id="id18C7BB0A0PK" class="- topic/li ">
                                 <p id="id18C7BB0A0X7" class="- topic/p ">
                                    <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(C)</ph>
                                    
                                    
                                      The requested duration
of waiver; and</p>
                              </li>
                              <li id="id18C7BB0B0HY" class="- topic/li ">
                                 <p id="id18C7BB0B0YQ" class="- topic/p ">
                                    <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(D)</ph>
                                    
                                    
                                      Sufficient justification
for why IPv6 should be waived.</p>
                              </li>
                           </ol>
                        </li>
                        <li id="id18C7B0Z0BH4" class="- topic/li ">
                           <p id="id18C7B0Z0BZ0" class="- topic/p ">
                              <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(iii)</ph>
                              
                              
                                A sample waiver request can be found on GSA's Acquisition
Portal at <xref href="https://insite.gsa.gov/acquisitionportal"
                                    format="html"
                                    scope="external"
                                    class="- topic/xref ">https://insite.gsa.gov/acquisitionportal</xref>.
                           </p>
                        </li>
                        <li id="id18C7B1003DY" class="- topic/li ">
                           <p id="id18C7B1003QL" class="- topic/p ">
                              <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(iv)</ph>
                              
                              
                                 Waivers must be documented
in the contract file.</p>
                        </li>
                     </ol>
                  </li>
               </ol>
            </li>
            <li id="id18C7B30B06G" class="- topic/li ">
               <p id="id18C7B30B0GO" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(e)</ph>
                  
                  
                    Software Code Development.
An alternatives analysis must be completed to leverage existing
Federal or commercial software prior to buying custom-developed
software code. To comply with this process, software requirements
must be developed using the following order of preference—</p>
               <ol class="- topic/ol ">
                  <li id="id18C7B30B0NY" class="- topic/li ">
                     <p id="id18C7B30B00T" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(1)</ph>
                        
                        
                          Software that the Government
already owns. For software that will be used by GSA, this requires
review of the GSA IT Standards List within the GSA Enterprise Architecture
Analytics &amp; Reporting Database that can be found on GSA's Acquisition
Portal at <xref href="https://insite.gsa.gov/acquisitionportal"
                              format="html"
                              scope="external"
                              class="- topic/xref ">https://insite.gsa.gov/acquisitionportal</xref>. The
GSA IT Standards List shows software that has been approved for
use within GSA by the Chief Technology Officer.</p>
                  </li>
                  <li id="id18C7B30B0X3" class="- topic/li ">
                     <p id="id18C7B30B01Q" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(2)</ph>
                        
                        
                          Existing commercially-available
software.</p>
                  </li>
                  <li id="id18C7B600RBR" class="- topic/li ">
                     <p id="id18C7B600REB" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(3)</ph>
                        
                        
                          Custom-developed software
code in conjunction with existing Government or commercial software.
See <xref href="#i511.170" outputclass="fm:ParaNumOnly" class="- topic/xref ">511.170</xref> 
                        <xref href="#i511.170/id18C7BE00M4D"
                              outputclass="fm:ParaNumOnly"
                              class="- topic/xref ">(f)</xref> for
requirements with procuring custom-developed code.</p>
                  </li>
                  <li id="id18C7B600TJ1" class="- topic/li ">
                     <p id="id18C7B600TT5" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(4)</ph>
                        
                        
                          Custom-developed software
code only. See <xref href="#i511.170" outputclass="fm:ParaNumOnly" class="- topic/xref ">511.170</xref> 
                        <xref href="#i511.170/id18C7BE00M4D"
                              outputclass="fm:ParaNumOnly"
                              class="- topic/xref ">(f)</xref> for
requirements with procuring custom-developed code.</p>
                  </li>
               </ol>
            </li>
            <li id="id18C7BE00MJV" class="- topic/li ">
               <p id="id18C7BE00M4D" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(f)</ph>
                  
                  
                    Custom-Developed Software
Code.</p>
               <ol class="- topic/ol ">
                  <li class="- topic/li ">
                     <p id="id18C7BE00MRE" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(1)</ph>
                        
                        
                          Developing
Requirements. Requirements for custom development of software code
must include the establishment of enforceable rights sufficient
to enable GSA to directly publish and publicly host all custom-developed
code in accordance with GSA CIO IL-16-03, GSA Open Source Software
Policy. To acquire open source software, the contracting officer
must include the following–</p>
                     <ol class="- topic/ol ">
                        <li id="id18C7BE00MOG" class="- topic/li ">
                           <p id="id18C7BE00ML6" class="- topic/p ">
                              <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(i)</ph>
                              
                              
                                Any
applicable FAR data rights clause; and</p>
                        </li>
                        <li id="id18C7BE00MV3" class="- topic/li ">
                           <p id="id18C7BE00M0F" class="- topic/p ">
                              <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(ii)</ph>
                              
                              
                                Sufficient data rights
language in the statement of work. GSA Standard Open Source Code
Statement of Work language can
be found on GSA's Acquisition Portal at <xref href="https://insite.gsa.gov/acquisitionportal"
                                    format="html"
                                    scope="external"
                                    class="- topic/xref ">https://insite.gsa.gov/acquisitionportal</xref>.
                           </p>
                        </li>
                     </ol>
                  </li>
                  <li id="id18C7BE00MT2" class="- topic/li ">
                     <p id="id18C7BE00MPJ" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(2)</ph>
                        
                        
                           <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Waivers</i>.</p>
                     <ol class="- topic/ol ">
                        <li id="id18C7BE00M1O" class="- topic/li ">
                           <p id="id18C7BE00MBX" class="- topic/p ">
                              <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(i)</ph>
                              
                              
                                The GSA Chief Information
Officer (CIO) must approve any waiver from the open source code
requirements mandated in <xref href="#i511.170/id18C7BE00MRE"
                                    outputclass="fm:ParaNumOnly"
                                    class="- topic/xref ">(1)</xref>. If a waiver is approved,
GSA must still acquire and enforce rights sufficient to enable GSA
or Government-wide reuse of custom-developed code. FAR clause 52.227-17
- Rights in Data - Special Works may be used to acquire Government-wide
reuse of custom-developed code.</p>
                        </li>
                        <li id="id18C7BE00MCX" class="- topic/li ">
                           <p id="id18C7BE00MK0" class="- topic/p ">
                              <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(ii)</ph>
                              
                              
                                The waiver request
must provide the following information–</p>
                           <ol class="- topic/ol ">
                              <li id="id18C7BE00MH2" class="- topic/li ">
                                 <p id="id18C7BE00MYS" class="- topic/p ">
                                    <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(A)</ph>
                                    
                                    
                                      The product or service
description;</p>
                              </li>
                              <li id="id18C7BE00MXC" class="- topic/li ">
                                 <p id="id18C7BE00MDW" class="- topic/p ">
                                    <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(B)</ph>
                                    
                                    
                                      The purpose of the procurement;
and</p>
                              </li>
                              <li id="id18C7BE00M6A" class="- topic/li ">
                                 <p id="id18C7BE00MU1" class="- topic/p ">
                                    <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(C)</ph>
                                    
                                    
                                      Sufficient justification
for why open source code requirements should be waived.</p>
                              </li>
                           </ol>
                        </li>
                        <li id="id18C7C0D0SSZ" class="- topic/li ">
                           <p id="id18C7C0D0S5B" class="- topic/p ">
                              <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(iii)</ph>
                              
                              
                                A sample waiver form can be found on GSA's Acquisition
Portal at <xref href="https://insite.gsa.gov/acquisitionportal"
                                    format="html"
                                    scope="external"
                                    class="- topic/xref ">https://insite.gsa.gov/acquisitionportal</xref>.
                           </p>
                        </li>
                        <li id="id18C7C0D0TQE" class="- topic/li ">
                           <p id="id18C7C0D0T1V" class="- topic/p ">
                              <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(iv)</ph>
                              
                              
                                Waivers must be documented
in the contract file.</p>
                        </li>
                     </ol>
                  </li>
               </ol>
            </li>
         </ol>
      </conbody>
   </concept>
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