GSA’s $10B+ Polaris IT GWAC SB Pool Receives 102 Awardees 1/6/2025 The General Services Administration has published a pre-award notice listing 102 companies that have secured positions on the Polaris governmentwide acquisition contract (GWAC) small business (SB) pool for IT products and services. There is no contract ceiling yet, however it is expected to have a size between $10 – 15 billion per EZGovOpps analysts and a potential 10-year time frame. It replaces GSA’s ALLIANT 2 SB contract vehicle. Initially...

Army selects 12 Awardees for LTRaC Live Training Support Contract 12/5/2024 The U.S. Army has awarded the $344.1 million LTRaC Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract for live training support to 12 companies, highlighting the military’s ongoing modernization of training technologies. The contract, valued at over a third of a billion dollars, reflects the increasing complexity of military training in an era of rapid technological advancement and evolving global security challenges. Managed by the Army Contracting Command in Orlando, Florida, the LTRaC contract...

GSA Extends Deadline for Alliant 3 Submissions to Feb 3rd 11/27/2024 The General Services Administration (GSA) has extended the submission deadline for the Alliant 3 governmentwide acquisition contract to February 3rd, moving it from the original October 28th date. The extension comes after GSA issued an amendment to the request for proposals (RFPs) in late June. The Alliant 3 contract, which covers an unrestricted pool of IT products and services, encompasses a wide range of technological domains. These include artificial...

OASIS+ 8(a) Small Business Contract Awardees Notified 10/25/2024 The General Services Administration (GSA) recently announced its initial selection of small business awardees for the OASIS+ professional services contract, revealing 182 potential winners for the 8(a) small business category. This represents just the first phase of rolling awards, with more selections expected. GSA emphasized that companies not yet notified are still under evaluation as part of the ongoing award process. The selected companies’ status as winners reflects that they may still...

USACE awards Eight on $738M Medical Facilities Support Services MFSS IIIa Contract 10/18/2024 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Huntsville Engineering and Support Center (CEHNC) awarded eight companies on its Medical Facilities Support Services (MFSS) IIIa Contract. USACE handles the ongoing installation support for Medical Project Support Services (PSS). This multiple-award contract falls under NAICS 561210 – Facilities Support Services, is a Total Small Business set-aside, and has a contract ceiling of $738 million. Services include medically related project...

Veterans Affairs Awards Ten for SPRUCE IT IDIQ 10/4/2024 SPRUCE, AKA the Secure, Performant, Reliable, and User-Centered Experiences solicitation for a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract was created by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). It was released in September 2023 and is focused on delivering digital products and services that enhance the user experience. The contract provides support for software development and operations, technical advising, architecture planning, service design, user research, data science, data analytics, and product support operations. The...

Army MAPS Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services Vehicle is Revealed 9-24-24 The Army has unveiled details on the recompete of its core contract vehicles for professional and IT-related services. On September 19th , the Army posted a sources sought that outlined its vision for the forthcoming Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services (MAPS) contract. Initial information shows that the contract will be divided into five distinct domains. Each domain will be awarded to a limited number of...

GSA Resolving Some OASIS+ SB Small Business Protests 9/6/24 On July 30, 2024, the General Services Administration (GSA) released a list of 1,383 awardees for the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus (OASIS+) Small Business (SB) professional services contract. However, companies that were not selected have contested the GSA’s proposal evaluation process. A few of these initial bid protests against the OASIS+ contract award have been rejected, though it appears approximately ten remain unresolved. The GSA is planning remedial...

IRS Awards Three for $1.9B EPPIS BPA – Enterprise Program Project Integration Services 8/9/2024 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has awarded positions to three companies under the Enterprise Program Project Integration Services EPPIS seven-year, $1.9 billion blanket purchase agreement (BPA). This BPA aims to provide information technology and program management support services for the Enterprise Program Management Office. This award was the result of a full and open competition, with the IRS receiving 27 proposals in total. According to Federal...