DHS Systems Engineering SETA Contract Vehicle set to Enter 4th Iteration 11/21/2023 The Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) contract vehicle is set to enter its fourth iteration, with the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) planning a competitive recompete indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract. DHS foresees SETA IV reaching a ceiling value exceeding $100 million. The solicitation for this IDIQ is expected to be released by May 2024. The IDIQ contract will encompass professional scientific, technical, programmatic...

Update on GSA COMET II Contract Vehicle for IT Services 11/16/2023 The second iteration of the CIO Modernization and Enterprise Transformation COMET II contract vehicle for information technology services is heating up. In September about 400 companies and 750 registrants participated in the COMET II Industry Day led by the General Services Administration (GSA). Much interest has been generated as the recompete is anticipated to have a ceiling value exceeding $1 billion. David Shive, the Chief Information Officer at GSA,...

Air Force adds $2.6B to WE&C Engineering & Construction Services Contract 11/10/2023 The U.S. Air Force is set to enhance the funding capacity of a potential $2.6 billion global engineering and construction support services contract over eight years by approximately $1.8 billion. This adjustment aims to raise the ceiling value of the Worldwide Engineering and Construction indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (WE&C IDIQ) contract to $4.4 billion, covering the remaining option years and providing crucial support for the Facilities, Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization program....

30 Awarded on T4NG2 IT Technology Solutions & Services IDIQ 11/7/2023  The Veterans Affairs Department has selected 30 awardees for the second iteration of its Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation contract vehicle, T4NG2. As you can ascertain from the title, T4NG2’s purpose is acquiring IT solutions and services. Like the previous iteration, the vehicle is an enterprise contractual solution covering a wide range of Information Technology and Health IT services, including program management, strategic planning, systems and software engineering,...

USAID Awards 7 for Central America Regional Support Services CARSS 11/6/2023 The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has granted contracts to seven companies as part of a potential five-year agreement worth up to $800 million. These contracts are intended to facilitate the provision of services to support USAID’s region-based and joint initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean. USAID disclosed the selected contractors for the Central America Regional Support Services, CARSS, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract via a notice released on SAM.gov....

In anticipation of NASA’s upcoming Safety and Mission Assurance Services SMAS III contracting vehicle, the space agency is preparing to release the associated solicitation. This third iteration of SMAS is expected to have a ceiling value of $226 million. The procurement effort, detailed in a pre-solicitation notice, will be overseen by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. The primary aim of this requirement is to bolster the mission of the Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) Directorate, designated as Code 300, in...

SEWP VI IT Support GWAC Draft Solicitation Released by NASA 9-19-2023 NASA is currently inviting input regarding a preliminary request for proposals (RFP) for the sixth iteration of the Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP VI) contract. This contract is designed to facilitate the acquisition of information technology products and services. NASA is actively seeking feedback from potential vendors on various aspects of the draft RFP, including its requirements, evaluation methods, schedules, security measures, export control considerations, safety protocols, occupational health...