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GSA 8(a) STARS III

GSA 8(a) STARS III Small Business Governmentwide Acquisition Contract

Overview

8(a) STARS III is a governmentwide best-in-class (BIC), easy-to-use, streamlined multiple award IDIQ (MA-IDIQ) that provides flexible access to customized information technology solutions from a large, diverse pool of 8(a) prime contractors. This fourth generation builds upon the framework of 8(a) STARS II including an even greater focus on emerging technologies as well as requirements outside of the continental United States (OCONUS).

Key Benefits & Product Coverage

Key Benefits

  • $50 billion program ceiling
  • Five-year base period with one three-year option period
  • Fixed Price, Incentive, Time and Materials, and Labor Hour contracts
  • Pre-competed, easy to use contracts
  • No protests on orders under $10 million unless the order increases the scope, period, or maximum value
  • NAICS: 541512 – Computer Systems Design Services (Primary), Others but limited to: 541511, 541513, 541519, 518210

Service Coverage

  • Access to proven 8(a) small business IT providers
  • Easy-to-use contracts
  • Contract type flexibility
  • Streamlined ordering procedures reducing lead time, saving time and money
  • 8(a) socioeconomic credit transferrable to the agency
  • Low user access fee (0.75%) built into contractor’s ceiling prices

Access GSA 8(a) STARS III

Search, compare, and acquire federal information technology (IT) services and customized IT solutions directly through the official GSA 8(a) STARS III Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC).

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