Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) 47QTCB22D0211

The 8(a) STARS III Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) is a $50 billion multiple award IDIQ contract awarded by the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) to provide information technology (IT) services and IT services-based solutions. The GWAC is set aside for certified 8(a) small businesses and will allow Ordering Contracting Officers (OCOs) to issue fixed-price, time-and-materials, or labor-hour task orders with incentives. The contract scope includes services such as data management, communications technology, IT operations and maintenance, IT security, and software development. The GWAC has a period of performance through July 1, 2026. Epmpoint, Inc., a SBA certified 8(a) and HUBZone small business, was awarded a position on the 8(a) STARS III GWAC. Epmpoint has previous experience providing SharePoint and IT services support to the Department of Defense under 8(a) sole source contracts.

The 8(a) STARS III GWAC was competitively solicited and awarded as a follow-on to the previous STARS II GWAC. The solicitation was open only to certified 8(a) small businesses and focused on providing customizable IT services-based solutions to meet agencies' unique mission needs. The GWAC does not have predefined functional areas tied to NAICS codes, allowing for a broad scope of eligible work. It also includes sub-areas for emerging technologies and performance outside of CONUS locations. Warranted Contracting Officers must obtain a GSA delegation of procurement authority prior to issuing orders against the 8(a) STARS III GWAC.