Electronic FAA Accelerated and Simplified Tasks (eFAST)

The Electronic FAA Accelerated and Simplified Tasks (eFAST) is a comprehensive Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) designed to provide the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with a streamlined mechanism for acquiring a wide range of professional, technical, and IT services. The master BPA supports the FAA's mission to modernize and maintain the National Airspace System (NAS) by enabling rapid procurement of services across multiple functional areas, including air transportation support, business administration, research and development, information systems, documentation and training, engineering services, and maintenance and repair. With a substantial ceiling value of approximately $1 billion, the eFAST vehicle allows the FAA to quickly issue task orders to pre-qualified small businesses that can support the agency's complex technological and operational needs.

Task orders under eFAST typically range from $1 million to $100 million, with most contracts using time and materials or fixed-price pricing structures and performance periods between 3-5 years. The vehicle heavily leverages small business set-asides, with frequent designations including 8(a) Program participants, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSB). Frequently winning prime contractors include Capital Group LLC, OCH Technologies, Polycon Solutions, Grant Leading Technology, and Icatalyst, Inc. The work is predominantly performed at FAA facilities in locations such as Washington D.C., Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Herndon, Virginia, and covers critical areas like air traffic management, cybersecurity, software development, systems engineering, and technological infrastructure support for the National Airspace System.