Polaris GWAC HubZone Pool

The General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), Information Technology Category (ITC) is providing this presolicitation notice in accordance with FAR 5.204, for the upcoming release of the Polaris Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone) Pool. 

The Polaris GWAC HUBZone Pool will be a Multiple Award, Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide customized Information Technology (IT) services and IT services-based solutions. Polaris will be available for use by executive agencies and other entities as listed in GSA Order OGP 4800.2I, Eligibility to Use GSA Sources of Supply and Services. Performance may occur at Government and Contractor locations worldwide, as specified in each task order. Task order contract types permitted will include FAR Subpart 16.2 Fixed-price Contracts; FAR Subpart 16.3 Cost-Reimbursement Contracts; FAR 16.601 Time-and-Materials Contracts; and FAR 16.602 Labor-Hour Contracts. The contract ordering period will consist of a five-year base period with one, five-year option that may extend the cumulative contract ordering period to 10 years.

This synopsis is the presolicitation notice for the Polaris GWAC HUBZone Pool Request for Proposals (RFP). The RFP is set-aside for HUBZone concerns as the prime contractors per FAR 52.219-3 Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award. The NAICS code for this RFP is 541512 - Computer Systems Design Services, and the associated small business size standard is $30 Million. 

The System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov) is the only source for solicitation 47QTCB22R0006 - which is anticipated to be posted in September 2022. No hard copies will be provided. Please hold all inquiries until after the solicitation is posted on SAM.gov. Proposals will be due approximately 45 days after the solicitation is posted.

In the event any amendments to the RFP are necessary, only an amendment issued on an SF30, signed by a GSA Contracting Officer, and publicly posted in connection with solicitation 47QTCB22R0006 on SAM.gov is official.

All proposals must be submitted through the Polaris Submission Portal. Registration information and submission instructions will be provided with the release of the RFP. Offerors and proposed team members must be registered and active in SAM.gov. If not already registered and active in SAM.gov, prospective entities should allot adequate time to complete the validation process in SAM.gov. We strongly encourage offerors and team members to start the validation process as early as possible to avoid issues with submitting Polaris proposals by the due date. 

The Polaris GWAC HUBZone Pool Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) is the sole point of contact for this procurement. Please hold all inquiries until after the solicitation is posted on SAM.gov.  Requests for meetings regarding the Polaris GWAC will not be entertained prior to contract awards.

The Polaris GWAC HUBZone presolicitation notice has been shared via the Small Business GWAC Community of Interest at https://interact.gsa.gov/group/small-business-gwac-community-interest, however SAM.gov is the official source for solicitation information.  

It is the sole responsibility of the offerors to periodically check the solicitation on SAM.gov for more information. All responsible and certified HUBZone businesses may submit a proposal for consideration in response to the forthcoming RFP.