Human Capital And Training Solutions 8(a) (HCATS 8a)

GSA Federal Acquisition Service is procuring customized training, human capital strategy, and organizational performance improvement services under the Human Capital and Training Solutions 8(a) Master IDIQ, with ordering closed as of December 21, 2025. The vehicle is restricted to 8(a)-certified small businesses, though task orders show a mixed set-aside structure in practice.

Ordering closed six months ago, ending a five-year vehicle lifecycle that began in December 2020. Task-order velocity has remained consistent across the ordering window—57 total awards averaging 11 orders per year from 2021 through 2024, with 4 awards issued in 2025 before the December deadline. Of the combined $581.3 million potential value across all task orders, $319.7 million (55 percent) has been obligated to date.

The vehicle funds two core service categories: Pool 1 covers professional and management development training (NAICS 611430, 61699, 624310); Pool 2 covers human resources consulting services (NAICS 541611, 541612, 541613, 541618, 611710). Awarded task orders span training development, curriculum management, leadership coaching, sexual assault prevention and response support, workforce development programs, and organizational assessments for agencies across the federal government.

Federal Emergency Management Agency dominates customer activity, holding 17 of 57 orders (30 percent of the task-order count) worth $97.8 million combined potential value. The Office of Personnel Management and Army National Guard Readiness Center represent the next two largest customers with 9 and 4 orders respectively. Activity spans 23 distinct customer agencies, with FEMA, OPM, and Army National Guard accounting for roughly 61 percent of task-order count.

Prime contractor concentration is moderate. By order count, Constant Eagle Hill LLC and Sgc23 Joint Venture LLC each hold 9 awards (47 percent combined), while Bloomsburie LLC accounts for 5 orders. By potential value, concentration is tighter: It Concepts, Inc. dominates with 2 orders valued at $217.6 million (37 percent of the portfolio), followed by Precise Federal Consulting LLC at $51.1 million. The top five primes by potential value capture 65 percent of combined contract value across 27 total awardees, indicating substantial concentration at the top tier.

Set-aside designations reflect a competitive small-business vehicle: 51 percent of orders carry no set-aside, 32 percent are competitive 8(a), 11 percent are total small business, 5 percent are 8(a) sole-source, and 2 percent are woman-owned small business. Recent task orders show ceiling values ranging from $1.4 million to $24.9 million, with performance durations extending through 2029 and 2030, reflecting multi-year training and development engagements typical of the human capital management market.

The Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCaTS) Program is the result of a partnership between the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the General Services Administration (GSA). HCaTS is comprised of three indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) governmentwide contract vehicles: HCaTS Unrestricted (HCaTS U), HCaTS Small Business (HCaTS SB), and HCaTS 8(a). These vehicles provide reliable, flexible, fast and efficient ways to obtain best-value, customized solutions for human capital management and training requirements.