The 8(a) STARS III Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) is a multiple award IDV awarded by the General Services Administration to provide customized information technology solutions and services on a competitive 8(a) set-aside basis. With a potential value of $50 billion and a period of performance through July 2026, the GWAC was awarded to It Data Consulting LLC in July 2021.
Delivery orders issued against the GWAC by various federal agencies include $16 million for IT and non-IT labor services to the Defense Media Activity through November 2028; $977,687 for software system manifest data requirements and $3.25 million for system software operations, maintenance, and development services to the Consumer Product Safety Commission through June 2024; $4.05 million for OCIO PMO support services to the Department of the Army Headquarters through November 2026; and $1.45 million for agile coaching and transformation services to the Department of Justice's Executive Office for Immigration Review. Places of performance include Fort Meade, Maryland; Herndon, Virginia; Fort Myer, Arlington, Virginia; and Herndon, Virginia.
The originating solicitation sought proposals for the 8(a) STARS III GWAC to provide federal agencies an acquisition vehicle for customized IT services-based solutions on a competitive 8(a) set-aside basis. With a potential value of $50 billion, the GWAC aims to support agencies' IT needs and small business goals through fixed-price, time-and-materials, and labor-hour task orders within its scope, which includes emerging technologies and overseas work.