8(a) STARS III governmentwide acquisition contract

Active Awarded Last action

Contract number
47QTCB22D0172
Awardee
Awarding agency
Task orders
3 $3,471,247 obligated

Award facts

Opportunity
Combined order value
$5,247,495 Current and potential, with all options
Last date to order 64% complete
IDV ceiling <1% used
$50,000,000,000.00
Award type
Multiple award
Who can order
All agencies
Contracting staff
Set-aside
Competitive 8(a)
Competition
Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Pricing
Order Dependent (IDV only)

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

About this IDV

Written by GovTribe AI ·

GSA Federal Acquisition Service awarded a multiple-award GWAC to Arete Consulting LLC on February 23, 2022, under the 8(a) STARS III program with a $50 billion ceiling and ultimate completion date of July 1, 2029. The 8(a) STARS III is a competitive 8(a) set-aside vehicle that serves federal agencies governmentwide for IT goods and services and professional services across multiple functional domains.

Arete Consulting LLC is an SBA-certified 8(a) Program Participant and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business headquartered in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Place of performance is nationwide and worldwide. The base period and option structure extend through July 1, 2029.

Recent delivery order activity under this GWAC includes three significant awards. The U.S. Coast Guard issued a delivery order on August 31, 2024, for management, information assurance, and network services with a ceiling of $588,078.56 and performance through August 30, 2027, under 8(a) sole-source set-aside. The Coast Guard also awarded a delivery order on August 1, 2023, for engineering study support of the Modernized Learning Management System with a $1,796,527.02 ceiling and performance extended through January 31, 2026 under competitive 8(a) set-aside. The Office of Federal Student Aid issued a delivery order on July 19, 2025, for operations and maintenance support of the Health Education Assistance Loan Online Processing System with a ceiling of $2,862,889.14 under competitive 8(a) set-aside, exercising Option Year 1 with performance through July 18, 2027.

Task orders

Task order Ordering agency Obligated Awarded
Operations and maintenance support for the health education assistance loan online processing system for FSA. 91003125F0014 Office of Federal Student Aid $1,086,642
This is an 8(a) direct award task order for a three (3) year follow contract to provide management, information… 70Z07924FISD30005 Coast Guard $588,079
Modernized learning management system (M-LMS) engineering study suppoert 70Z02323F68100001 Coast Guard $1,796,527

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00010 · Add DEI clause and RFO class deviations based on EO 14275 and EO 14398 $0
Exercise an Option P00009 · Exercise option to extend the contract ordering period $0
Other Administrative Action P00008 · Implement GSA class deviation RFO-2025-16 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00007 · Implement GSA CD 2025-04 / CD 2025-05 and add far 52.240-1 $0
Vendor Address Change P00006 · Address change $0
Funding Only Action P00005 · Minimum revenue guarantee met based on task order award -$250
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00004 · Add far 52.204-30, federal acquisition supply chain security act orders-prohibition $0
Other Administrative Action P00003 · Administrative corrections to the STARS III GWAC. $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00002 · Add far 52.204-27, prohibition on a bytedance covered application (JUN 2023), which applies to all future orders against this contract. $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00001 $0
Original award $250
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Quick answers

Who was awarded contract 47QTCB22D0172?

47QTCB22D0172 was awarded to Arete Consulting LLC by Federal Acquisition Service (General Services Administration) on February 23, 2022.

How much is contract 47QTCB22D0172 worth?

Orders under 47QTCB22D0172 have obligated $3,471,247. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $5,247,495. 47QTCB22D0172's own ceiling is $50,000,000,000.

How many orders have been placed under contract 47QTCB22D0172?

3 orders have been placed under 47QTCB22D0172, the latest on July 19, 2025.

Who can order from contract 47QTCB22D0172?

47QTCB22D0172 is a multiple award government wide acquisition contract (GWAC). All agencies can place orders on it.

Is contract 47QTCB22D0172 part of a contract vehicle?

Yes. 47QTCB22D0172 is part of 8(a) STARS III (STARS III).

Was contract 47QTCB22D0172 competed?

The extent of competition for 47QTCB22D0172 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. It was set aside: Competitive 8(a).

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