Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Task Order Vehicle: DHS EAGLE
The Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading-Edge Solutions (EAGLE) is a multiple-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle, specifically designed as the preferred source of information technology (IT) services for the majority of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) enterprise infrastructure and initiatives.

Digital Infuzion offers services with prime contractor SRA International under Functional Category 3 – Independent Test, Validation, Verification, and Evaluation.
Work performed under this category includes: quality and operational assessments, integration testing and system test and evaluation, including security certification and accreditation, for IT systems. Please visit SRA’s EAGLE website for more information.

EAGLE Ordering Procedures
The DHS Ordering Guide for EAGLE can be found here. You may also download it from our Publications page.

Two optional approaches have been developed to conduct EAGLE Task Order competitions: the traditional ordering process and the multiphased fair opportunity process.

Traditional Ordering Process
When utilizing the traditional process, all prime contractors within the designated FC will be provided the opportunity to submit full technical and cost proposals. Therefore, if the TO request
is complex and requires extensive technical and cost proposals from each contractor, the Government would need to allocate the proper resources and schedule to evaluate each of
these proposals according to the Evaluation Plan. The following key steps are to be followed for
the traditional ordering process:

1. A SOO/SOW/PWS is sent with a “Request for Traditional Technical and Cost Proposal”
   to all prime contractors within the designated FC. The request should typically place a
   limit of no more than 15 pages on the technical proposal, subject to adjustment at the discretion of the TO CO based on the size, scope and complexity of the TO. The request may also include an oral presentation requirement if it is determined to be beneficial to
   the evaluation. A complete cost proposal must be submitted, with no page restrictions.
   The amount of time allowed for the traditional response is typically eight days, which
   may be adjusted based on the scope/complexity of the requirement and the needs
   of the customer.
   
2. Technical and cost evaluations are conducted by the Government evaluation teams designated according to the written Evaluation Plan.
   
3. Negotiations take place (if needed).
   
4. A TO is awarded to the successful offeror.

3.1.2 Multiphased Ordering Process
While it is anticipated that the traditional ordering process will be used for the majority of requirements under EAGLE, a multiphased approach is available for use when appropriate.
This approach may be used in conducting fair opportunity competitions under either a small business set-aside or an unrestricted basis. It consists of a Phase 1 request for a brief technical proposal and cost estimate, followed by a down-select and request for full technical and cost proposals from the remaining competitors. The multiphased process provides three major benefits. First, it allows the Government to focus the TO selection on the most qualified contractors. Second, it saves the Government significant time and expenditures associated with evaluating a potentially large number of proposals. Third, it saves less qualified candidates significant time
and expenditures in bid and proposal costs. The following key steps are followed for the multiphase process:

1. A SOO/SOW/PWS is sent with a request for a multiphased proposal to all prime contractors within the designated FC. The request could be for a written proposal, oral proposal, or both. If the Phase 1 request includes a written proposal, the request would typically place a limit of no more than seven pages for the response, which encompasses the proposed technical and management approach, as well as past performance information. Within the seven pages, the offeror should also include a preliminary estimate or not-to-exceed (NTE) estimate for cost. The amount of time allowed for the Phase 1 response is typically five days, which may be adjusted based on the scope/complexity of the requirement and the needs of the customer. The request may also include an oral presentation requirement if it is determined to be beneficial to the evaluation.
   
2. Technical evaluations and evaluations of the preliminary cost estimate/NTE are conducted by the Government evaluation teams designated according to the written Evaluation Plan.
   
3. Based on the evaluations, a down-select could occur which identifies the contractors that would be most qualified to compete for the TO. The down-select process could identify one or more prime contractors that are the most qualified.
   
4. Only the qualified offeror(s) that are identified in the downselect process will be invited to submit a Phase 2 Traditional Technical and Cost Proposal.
   
5. Technical and cost evaluations are conducted by the Government evaluation teams designated according to the Evaluation Plan.
   
6. Negotiations would take place (if needed).
   
7. A TO is awarded to the successful offeror.