OPPORTUNITY QUALIFICATION SUMMARY

Opportunity Name: Streamlined Technology Acquisition Resources for Services III (STARS III)

Solicitation Number: 47QTCB20R0005

Agency: General Services Administration (GSA)

Sub-Agency: Federal Acquisition Service

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Financial Considerations
Contract Value:

$50,000,000,000

Timeline
Status:

RFP has been released

Solicitation Date:

July 6, 2020

Proposal Due Date:

August 5, 2020

Award Date:

March, 2021

Competency
Primary:

IT Services

Secondary:

Communications Equipment, Communications Services, Computer Equipment, Professional Services, Quality Assurance, Software, Testing & IV&V

Competition
Competition Type:8(a) Set-Aside
Award Type: IDIQ - GWAC
Awards: Multiple
NAICS: 541512 – Computer Systems Design Services
Size Standard: $30 M in Annual Receipts
Details
Contract Term:

5-year(s) base plus 1x 3year(s) option(s)

Contract Type:

IDIQ, Firm Fixed Price, Time and Materials, Labor Hour

Location:

CONUS, OCONUS

GARDANT Point of Contact (POC)
866-855-3788
[email protected]

Background

The General Services Administration, Federal Supply Service (GSA FSS) Small Business Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) Center, located in Kansas City, Missouri, has responsibility for awarding and administering contracts with small disadvantaged 8(a) firms.

The resultant contracts provide high-quality information technology (IT) solutions. These contracts will enable the federal marketplace to fulfill IT requirements. These contracts also provide the Small Business GWAC Center with the opportunity to offer Federal Agencies innovative solutions that deliver the best value to support their missions worldwide.

Requirements

General Scope

  • The Master Contract will provide Federal government agencies with IT services and IT services-based solutions on a global basis and is designed to support emerging technologies (ET)
  • In addition to IT services, IT services-based solutions are comprised of a range of ancillary support, but maintain focus on IT services-based outcomes
  • The scope of the contract will be based on six Functional Areas (FAs), described in paragraph 3 below. The ordering contracting officer (OCO) is responsible for determining the FA that most accurately represents the IT services being procured
  • The primary NAICS code for the Master Contract is designated as 541512 Computer Systems Design Services. Requirements that align with other IT services NAICS codes are within the scope of the STARS III GWAC. These NAICS codes include, but are not limited to: 541511, 541512, 541513, 541519, 518210

FA1: 541511 – Custom Computer Programming Services

  • This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in writing, modifying, testing, and supporting software to meet the needs of a particular customer. Illustrative examples include:
    • Applications software programming services, custom computer
    • Computer program or software development, custom
    • Computer programming services, custom
    • Computer software analysis and design services, custom
    • Computer software programming services, custom
    • Computer software support services, custom
    • Programming services, custom computer
    • Software analysis and design services, custom computer
    • Software programming services, custom computer
    • Web (i.e., Internet) page design services, custom

FA2: 541512 – Computer Systems Design Services

  • This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in planning and designing computer systems that integrate computer hardware, software, and communication technologies
  • The hardware and software components of the system may be provided by this establishment or company as part of integrated services or may be provided by third parties or vendors. These establishments often install the system and train and support users of the system. Illustrative examples include:
    • Computer systems integration design consulting services
    • Local area network (LAN) computer systems integration design services
    • Information management computer systems integration design services
    • Office automation computer systems integration design services

FA3: 541513 – Computer Facilities Management Services

  • This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing on-site management and operation of clients’ computer systems and/or data processing facilities. Establishments providing computer systems or data processing facilities support services are included in this industry. Illustrative examples include:
    • Computer systems facilities (i.e., clients’ facilities) management and operation services
    • Data processing facilities (i.e., clients’ facilities) management and operation services
    • Facilities (i.e., clients’ facilities) management and operation services, computer systems or data processing
    • Facilities (i.e., clients’ facilities) support services, computer systems or data processing

FA4: 541519 – Other Computer Related Services

  • This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing computer related services (except custom programming, systems integration design, and facilities management services). Establishments providing computer disaster recovery services or software installation services are included in this industry. Illustrative examples include:
    • Computer disaster recovery services
    • Software installation services, computer

FA5: 518210 – Data Processing, Hosting, And Related Services

  • This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing infrastructure for hosting or data processing services. These establishments may provide specialized hosting activities, such as Web hosting, streaming services, or application hosting (except software publishing), or they may provide general time-share mainframe facilities to clients. Data processing establishments provide complete processing and specialized reports from data supplied by clients or provide automated data processing and data entry services. Illustrative examples include:
    • Application hosting
    • Optical scanning services
    • Web hosting
    • Computer data storage services
    • Video and audio streaming services
    • Computer input preparation services
    • Microfilm imaging services
    • Computer time rental

FA6: 541512 – Emerging Technology-focused IT Services

  • This FA provides for information technology services-based emerging technology (ET) innovation to securely accelerate transformation and advance mission outcomes. A TOR can fit in FA6 if it includes IT services-based ET as the focus
  • ET can be understood as evolving state-of-the-art information technologies and their use in solutioning to improve and/or transform business processes and enhance mission delivery
  • Rather than specifying predetermined technology solutions, agencies considering ET are encouraged to succinctly focus on articulating in the TOR the business problems they face, e.g. through the use of a statement of objective approach
  • FA6 IT services-based ET activities include, but are not limited to:
    • Analyzing, designing and applying the knowledge needed to investigate and solution ET
    • Providing technical expertise and guidance to plan, conduct, technically direct, document, test and assess ET implementations, including operating and sustaining ET implementations
    • Analyzing the trade-off of implementing vs. not implementing ET, including cost-benefit analysis
  • Illustrative ET examples include:
    • Artificial Intelligence to include: Machine Learning and Deep Learning/Neural
    • Networks
    • Autonomic Computing
    • Blockchain/Distributed Ledger Digital
    • Assistants Edge Computing
    • Micro Services
    • Natural Language Generation
    • Network Fabrics, with or without Software-defined Networking
    • Quantum Computing
    • Robotic Process Automation
    • Serverless Development
    • Technological Convergence of existing technologies
    • Virtual Reality to include: Augmented Reality, Extended Reality, Mixed Reality, Computer Vision

Contract Structure

  • The scope of the contract will be based on six Functional Areas (FAs), each grounded in one of four NAICS codes and their respective definitions. A prospective task order for IT services or an IT services-based solution should be vetted with the NAICS code from the complete NAICS system that, in the judgment of the customer agency, is most closely connected with/that best prospectively fits the IT services-based outcome. If the best-fit NAICS code is one of the six listed below, it is a STARS III candidate opportunity in the respective FA. The Small Business GWAC Center can assist OCOs in making NAICS and FA selections:
    • FA1: 541511 – Custom Computer Programming Services
    • FA2: 541512 – Computer Systems Design Services
    • FA3: 541513 – Computer Facilities Management Services
    • FA4: 541519 – Other Computer Related Services
    • FA5: 518210 – Data Processing, Hosting, And Related Services
    • FA6: 541512 – Emerging Technology-focused IT Services

Incumbent Contract

There are currently 787 incumbent contracts for this requirement. For detailed incumbent contracts information (including inactive STARS II contracts), please refer to the Contracts section of the Opportunity Report. Please note that some contracts are listed multiple times in order to provide additional vendor POCs.