GSA Assisted Services and FEDSIM are available to complete contracting for agencies in using the VETS GWAC. The Small Business GWAC Center will provide statement of work assistance (See Scope Reviews section on this website), but will not complete contracting for a client.

Governmentwide acquisition contract (GWAC) means a task-order or delivery-order contract for information technology established by one agency for Governmentwide use. Each GWAC is operated by an executive agent designated by the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996. GWACs have unique features and benefits that make them sought after alternatives when choosing an acquisition strategy for your next technology.

No. Delegations do not transfer over from one GWAC to another. Each contract is unique with its own terms and conditions.

An agency receives credit through reporting in FPDS-NG.

No. They must provide fair opportunity in accordance with FAR 16.505 as the RFP established unless an exception from FAR 16.505(b)(2) applies. Exceptions must be documented in the file.

State and local governments can only use the VETS GWAC if they are already on a separate cost reimbursement contract to the Federal Government. The VETS GWAC does not allow for Cost Reimbursement work.

Yes. See FAR 52.219-14, Limitations in Subcontracting, and contact the Small Business GWAC Center if you have questions. Prime contractors may use other Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses for subcontracting, and that work counts as if they had done it themselves.

No. 8(a) credit only applies to an 8(a) set aside, other socioeconomic credit will apply, for example Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-owned and HUBZone when the agency completes their FPDS-NG data entry fro the task order.

No. We do not release the list of delegated ordering officials. You may ask a contracting officer if they are delegated or call to ask the Small Business GWAC Center if a contracting officer has been delegated. We will identify agencies that have delegated ordering officials upon request.

Yes, all of the prime contractors on the VETS GWAC are service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses pursuant to the Small Business Administration and FAR regulations governing size re-representation on long-term contracts. However, though not required, pursuant to case law the ordering contracting officer has the discretion to require a re-representation of the prime contractor's size status as a condition of order award on a long-term contract such as the VETS GWAC. VETS GWAC primes encountering a NAICS code and size standard in a task order solicitation should look to determine if the ordering contracting officer was clear about their intention for including the NAICS code and size standard. It is commonplace for a NAICS code and size standard to be listed, and that doesn't explicitly indicate that an order level size re-representation is a solicitation requirement. In our view, if an OCO intends to require an order level size re-representation as a condition of order award, they should explicitly make that assertion in the task order solicitation. When in doubt, proactively approach the ordering contracting officer early in the solicitation period and inquire. Ordering contracting officers are invited to visit with the VETS GWAC team at vetsgwac@gsa.gov regarding these matters for further guidance.

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