HUBZone Acquisition Information

Introduction

geoConvergence is a HUBZone firm with a principal place of business in Bloomington, Indiana providing geospatial, cloud engineering, facilities management, and information technology services to the federal government. geoConvergence is eligible to receive competitive and sole source HUBZone contracts up to $4,500,000 in value for Services, and $7,000,000 for Products.

geoConvergence, LLC

642 N Madison St, Bloomington, IN 47404

Phone: (855) 447-3939

Point of Contact: Prem Radhakrishnan

Email: prem@geoconvergence.com

Small Business Administration (SBA)

Indiana District Office

8500 Keystone Crossing #400

Indianapolis, IN 46240

Phone: (317) 226-7272

How to award a streamlined HUBZone Sole Source Contract:

1. Discuss project with geoConvergence and establish technical requirements, a time frame, and a price estimate.

2. Contact your Contracting Officer (KO), Agency Small Business Specialist, or the Indianapolis SBA District Office supporting geoConvergence, for assistance and provide a package that includes the requirements description, estimated period of performance, applicable NAICS code, anticipated dollar value, etc. IAW
FAR19.804-2 “Agency Offering”. (geoConvergence can help you prepare this package.)

3. The KO will send an Offering Letter to the SBA requesting permission to conduct sole source negotiations with geoConvergence. (geoConvergence will have already alerted their Business Opportunity Specialist to expect the package in order to expedite the process.)

4. The SBA confirms eligibility of geoConvergence and authorizes the negotiations.

5. The KO negotiates with geoConvergence.

• Simplified Acquisition efforts do not require a technical proposal; the KO sends RFQ to geoConvergence
  requesting cost proposal; upon receipt, KO negotiates cost and terms with geoConvergence.
• If the estimate exceeds the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (currently $250K), the KO sends RFP to geoConvergence requesting technical and cost proposals; upon receipt, KO negotiates cost and terms with geoConvergence.

6. Upon completion of negotiations, KO prepares a contract award document and sends to geoConvergence for signature.

7. Upon receipt of the executed contract from geoConvergence, the KO signs contract and sends it to the SBA.

8. Contract performance begins.

Although the duration can vary considerably depending on complexity and urgency, this entire acquisition process has been accomplished in as little as two weeks.

Contract Types

There are no additional limitations in terms of contract type to be awarded under the HUBZone program. Cost-reimbursable, fixed price, time, and materials (and their variations) can be issued. We generally recommend a broadly scoped master contract from which task orders may be issued. This method provides the customer with maximum flexibility and control without a requisite commitment to utilize the full value of the contract.