In our previous Introduction to GWACs, EZGovOpps noted that the use of GWACs continues to grow, and that IT-related services will continue to earn contracting dollars in the future. Now, the 8(a) STARS II GWAC by GSA appears to have bucked this trend in 2017. 8(a) STARS II Obligated Funding and Task Orders (GSA spending data, as of September 19, 2017) 2014 2015 2016 2017 Obligated Dollars $1,123,758,297.20 $1,274,584,197.20 $1,478,275,155.53 $908,536,288.22 Task Orders 668 662 710 276 As you can...

UPDATE 5/22/2018: GSA has intermittently released updated versions of the SETAS transition schedule. The various SETAC task orders are being re-competed in a staggered fashion as OASIS task orders. The transition schedule includes the incumbent information and the expected Task Order RFP (TORP) numbers when released to OASIS SB holders.  In another sign that GSA’s One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Small Business (OASIS SB) contract vehicle is growing in use across the Federal government, US Army Contracting Command at...

UPDATE: The final solicitation was released on September 15th, with proposals due on October 10, 2017. On October 23rd, the Army released amendments to the solicitation “due in part to industry questions”  submitted. EZGovOpps will continue monitoring the procurement process for this opportunity.  The U.S. Army has announced its intentions to move forward with the next version of its procurement vehicle for ruggedized military equipment: Common Hardware Systems 5 (CHS-5). Worth a potential $3.9 billion, CHS has continued to grow...

LATEST UPDATE: Even with Kaspersky now removed from federal networks, this topic is still making an impact on federal IT acquisition. Click here to read more.   UPDATE 2/15/2018: After our earlier question on whether Kaspersky would tackle the governmentwide software ban in the FY18 NDAA, it appears we now have the answer. Kaspersky filed a second lawsuit this week seeking to overturn the NDAA ban of its software.  UPDATE: On January 18, 2018, Kaspersky Lab reportedly filed a lawsuit against DHS...

UPDATE 5/16/2018: We continue to wait for F&ESE awards for the 2016 solicitation, as well as a new RFP for the SOE program. In the meantime, DLA released a solicitation for a new TLS program, Foreign Military Sales Medical Surgical (Med/Surg), on May 10, 2018. Read more about the program, potentially worth over $500 million, below. Proposals are due on July 13, 2018.  2017 is bringing two major Tailored Logistics Support (TLS) contracts into play for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), through...

In the aftermath of the cancellation of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Flexible Agile Support for the Homeland (FLASH) contract, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) spent time analyzing what went wrong in the procurement process. Eight of the original winners, on the other hand, wrote a letter last week instead seeking to focus on what went right for DHS FLASH, in what they deemed an “ambitious experiment to transform the often-flawed model of how the government buys software development...

UPDATE: On January 18th, 2018, Barnard Construction Company, Inc. was awarded a fixed price contract worth over $73 million for Santa Teresa Fence Replacement. On June 7, 2017 the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), through the Fort Worth District, held a border wall remote-industry day for firms interested in qualifying as sources for “Horizontal Construction Contracts For Southwestern Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements.” After firms are properly qualified and placed on the Prequalified Sources List, they will then receive separate...

UPDATE 9/5/2017: DHS has released the final solicitation for TACCOM II today, with proposals due on September 22. Importantly, DHS has changed the requirements for the small business size standards. Potential small business contractors are no longer required to hold the main (and now only) NAICS codes of 334220 and/or 541330 in their SAM registrations. However, they must still certify that they meet the small business size standards for those task category NAICS codes in the cover letter for the final proposal....

UPDATE: 18 more ACCENT awards were made on March 6, 2018. These awards went to 12 large businesses and 6 small businesses, with contracts lasting until February 2020. All of the contractors, old and new, can provide services to all agencies across DOD.  In February, the Army awarded contracts to 50 large and small businesses for the $248.7 million opportunity  known as the Army Cloud Computing Enterprise Transformation, or ACCENT. While the contract ceiling is not as large as some...

CDM SIN- EZGovOpps has covered the latest Special Item Numbers (SINs) added to IT Schedule 70 including the HACS cybersecurity SIN, a new Health IT SIN, and a proposed “Earth Observation Solutions” SIN for GIS-related products and services. Now, GSA has released a Request for Information (RFI) to gather input on a possible SIN for Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM), real-time cybersecurity tools needed to “safeguard, secure and strengthen cyberspace and the security posture of Federal networks.” This will build...