Monterey was awarded a 5-year Department of State Blanket Purchase Agreement as part of a Contractor Teaming Agreement to provide Department-wide program management support services to meet the needs of DOS Bureaus operating both domestically and overseas.
This BPA allows for a full range of services including:
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Strategic Planning
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Supply Chain & Logistics
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Financial Management
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Program Management
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Workforce Planning
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Cost Reduction & Business Case Development
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Support of Critical Acquisitions
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Supplier Performance Management
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Data Analytics
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Metrics Definition & Performance Measurement
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Complex IT support
This BPA will allow Monterey to help the State Department to meet the following objectives:
- Provide Project Management, Program Management, and Program Management Office services and personnel for program support to maximize an organization’s ability to perform its mission at a lower total cost and meet budget, schedule, and quality goals.
- Provide support that evaluates, develops, implements, and manages program risks to ensure the organization’s investments are well thought out, cost-effective, and that these investments support the mission and business goals of the organization
- Provide a wide-spectrum of project management support in standardization, training, and development based on best practices to achieve the organization’s strategic goals and enable the organization to apply lessons learned throughout the project life-cycle.
- Independent Validation & Verification (IV&V) is defined broadly as a second set of eyes for the Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer’s Representative, and Program Manager, providing senior program management insight. The primary goal of these services is to reduce overall program or contract risk, and work with, not against, the existing program management team to achieve program goals and make the contract a success.