Qwest Government Services Procurement (GSP)
Qwest GSP Policy
Small Business Program
QGSI Terms & Conditions

Qwest Government Services Procurement (GSP)

The mission of Qwest government services procurement (GSP) is to provide procurement and subcontract support for its federal government clients. In doing so, GSP fully supports Qwest's Small Business Program initiatives.

All procurement activities are conducted in accordance with applicable laws, recognized standards of business conduct, the Qwest compliance program and the expectations of our federal clients via regulatory flow down requirements.

While Qwest does not guarantee work to potential subcontractors, suppliers, and/or teaming partners, we nonetheless seek quality small businesses, disadvantaged, 8(a), HUBzone businesses, woman-owned businesses, veteran owned businesses, and service disabled veteran businesses.

Qwest Government Procurement Policy

Qwest government procurement policy, while consistent with the Qwest corporate procurement policy, is differentiated from the corporate policy due to the uniqueness of the federally mandated procurement policies that flow through Qwest's prime contracts and subcontracts. As such, a separate set of policies, processes and are procedures for compliance have been constructed and separately maintained for all Qwest government services procurements. These policies substantially reflect the flow down provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and agency supplemental regulations.

Small Business Program
Qwest Government Services, Inc. (QGSI) actively seeks and recruits the following qualified and federally certified (see "Becoming a Qwest Subcontractor" section) businesses as defined below to fulfill its subcontract, procurement and teaming requirements on behalf of our Federal clients.

• Small Businesses
• Small Disadvantaged Businesses
• Woman-Owned Small Businesses
• HUBZone Small Businesses
• Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
• Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities or Minority Institutions

Executive Endorsement
The Qwest Small Business Program initiative has received the highest endorsements from Diana Gowen, Senior Vice President, Qwest Government Services and from our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Edward Mueller.

Becoming a Qwest Subcontractor
Each potential subcontractor, supplier or teaming partner is evaluated for their capabilities and pre-qualified to meet federal contracting requirements prior to being selected as a QGSI subcontractor.

To begin the evaluation process you must register your company as an Online Representation and Certification Applicant (ORCA) with the federal government (see web link https://orca.bpn.gov/). We cannot onboard a company without having their Representation and Certification record on file. We also highly recommend that you register your company in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database http://www.ccr.gov/ as it is the primary registrant database for contracts for the U.S. Federal Government.

Upon completion of your registration with both CCR and ORCA, you can download and complete Qwest’s Supplier Qualification Form. Please ensure that all sections of the form are completed as instructed as incomplete forms will not be accepted.
Send your completed Supplier Qualification Form to:

Debra Crafter
Qwest Government Services, Inc.
Fax: 1-888-523-0016
Phone: 703-293-6912

QGSI Terms & Conditions

Download the QGSI Terms & Conditions:

Version Applicable to Purchase Orders Issued from August 31, 2004 to May 18, 2008

Version Applicable to Purchase Orders Issued from May 19, 2008 to October 8, 2008

Version Applicable to Purchase Orders Issued from October 9, 2008 to Present