Alliant Small Business Governmentwide Acquisition Contract

GSA Announces Notice to Proceed For Alliant Small Business Contract: The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced today the Alliant Small Business Information Technology contract is now available to accept task orders. The Notice to Proceed announcement, which occurred February 2, 2009, is the final step in the award process. GSA will begin training its customer agencies on use of the contract and issuing delegations of procurement authority. Federal customers interested in receiving training on Alliant Small Business are asked to send their requests to alliantsb@gsa.gov. The contract has a five-year base period with one five-year option and is valued at $15 billion.

Alliant Program Status Notification: GSA is happy to report positive progress for the Alliant Program. Re-evaluations for Alliant Small Business have been completed and the contract is on schedule for award by the end of the month. For Alliant, GSA has completed the technical and cost/price re-evaluation of the Alliant offers based on recommendations and findings of the Court of Federal Claims. We have determined that it is necessary to enter into discussions with the offerors to maximize the government’s ability to obtain best value for our customers. Once the information requested through discussions is provided from the offerors, a new anticipated award date will be made available.

The Alliant Small Business Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (Alliant SB GWAC) is a competitive multiple award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity set-aside small business contract. The contract is designed to provide worldwide information technology solutions to federal agencies while strengthening opportunities in federal contracting for small businesses.

Please note: The solicitation for this contract closed on December 6, 2006. No additional offerors can be considered unless the agency holds an open-season, which the agency reserved the right to conduct or not conduct later during the contract's life, if it deems it to be in the government's best interest.

Alliant SB GWAC Features

  • Pre-competed, multiple award contracts
  • Aligned with Federal Enterprise Architecture
  • Five-year base with one, five-year option
  • Full gamut of contract types: fixed price, cost reimbursement, labor hour, and time and material terms
  • Ordering procedures based on Fair Opportunity (FAR 16.505)
  • Program ceiling - $15 billion

Alliant SB GWAC Benefits

  • Enables federal clients to earn Small Business credit
  • Pre-competed, easy-to-use contracts
  • Short procurement lead time
  • Training and support from Alliant SB GWAC acquisition team
  • Avoids bundling concerns
  • Limited protestability in accordance with NDAA 2008
  • Low user fee (0.0075)

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Last Reviewed 2/10/2009