The 8(a) STARS III Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) is a multiple award IDV awarded by the General Services Administration to provide information technology services and solutions to federal agencies on a sole source basis under the 8(a) program. Cyber Security Solutions LLC holds a prime contract under the 8(a) STARS III GWAC with a potential value of $50 billion to be utilized through July 2026. Task orders issued to date include $252,115.39 for IT security assessment services from the National Institutes of Health, $1.6 million for cybersecurity personnel support to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, $3.4 million for financial management services to the Office of Personnel Management, and $740,303.77 for IT security assessment compliance services to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Places of performance include Maryland, Washington D.C., and the Consumer Product Safety Commission headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland.
The original June 2020 presolicitation notice sought proposals for the 8(a) STARS III GWAC to provide information technology services, IT services-based solutions, and emerging technologies to federal agencies in support of their 8(a) small business procurement goals. Examples given included data management, IT operations, security, development, and systems design. The resulting multiple award IDV established Cyber Security Solutions LLC as an 8(a) small business prime contractor eligible to receive task orders on a sole source basis with a focus on IT services and customized solutions tailored to agency needs.