GSA - Socioeconomic Credit

8(a) STARS

Socioeconomic Credit

Contracting officers may claim socioeconomic credit for 8(a) STARS orders in the Federal Procurement Data System or other agency-designated reporting system. 8(a) STARS orders provide credit for all the socioeconomic attributes that the awarded firm has on file, as posted on our online industry partner spreadsheet. Please see the below guidance on claiming socioeconomic credit.

Claiming Socioeconomic Credit - DoD The following information is an excerpt from the FPDS-NG User’s Manual at Section 3.4 captioned "PURCHASER INFORMATION". In a nutshell, when an agency is reporting its own task orders, it must fill in the contracting office agency ID and contracting office ID, and when the record with its socioeconomic credit is completed it will be tied to the organization when the rest of the task order information is matched up as an order against the applicable 8(a) STARS GWAC contract number (referenced IDV). For DoD Agencies, the task order takes on all of the characteristics of the parent GWAC (referenced IDV). When ordering for a customer agency, fill out the contracting office agency ID and contracting office ID, and also fill in the funding agency ID and funding office ID for the customer agency to transfer the socioeconomic credit to the customer. For additional guidance, please view the DOD policy on Reporting Funding Organization Data to FPDS.

PURCHASER INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE AGENCY ID [A]

FPDS-NG automatically populates this field based on the user’s profile. This code cannot be changed when the document is in final status unless a modification to specifically transfer responsibility to another office is issued. This field uses FIPS 95 codes to identify contracting office agencies. Validation Rule 4A

CONTRACTING OFFICE AGENCY NAME [A]
FPDS-NG automatically populates this field based on the name associated with the Contracting Office Agency ID in FIPS 95.

CONTRACTING OFFICE ID [R]
Enter the FIPS 95 code that identifies the contracting office. Validation Rule 4B

CONTRACTING OFFICE NAME [A]
FPDS-NG automatically populates this field based on the name associated with the Contracting Office ID in FIPS 95.

FUNDING AGENCY ID [R]
Enter the code that corresponds to the DoD automatic addressing code (DoDAAC) for the funding agency on the attached list.

FUNDING AGENCY NAME [A]
FPDS-NG automatically populates the agency name based on the code entered in the Funding Agency ID.

FUNDING OFFICE ID [R]
Enter the DoD automatic addressing code (DoDAAC) identified on the purchase requisition and representing the transaction's requisitioner, not the pay office or accounting station DoDAAC. If Funding Agency is DOD, then Program/Funding Office Code must have a value from the DODAAC.

FUNDING OFFICE NAME [A]
FPDS-NG automatically populates the office name based on the code entered in the Funding Office ID.

FUNDED BY FOREIGN ENTITY [R]
Check the box if a foreign government or international organization bears some of the cost of the acquisition (this includes Foreign Military Sales).

REASON FOR INTER-AGENCY CONTRACTING [R]
The reason for purchase must be a valid value from the FPDS-NG data dictionary. If program/funding agency code is DOD and product/service code begins with 70, D3, H170, H270, H370, H970, J070, K070, L070, N070, U012, or W070, then reason for purchase must not be blank. Otherwise, leave blank. When the contracting agency or the funding agency is DOD and this procurement is for computer hardware or services, select a value for the reason certified by the funding office. Validation Rule 4E

Claiming Socioeconomic Credit - Civilian Agency Coding

In addition to the above, Civilian Agencies would need to code actions against Set Aside GWACs as follows:

EXTENT COMPETED
Should be coded either "Competitive Delivery Order" or "Noncompetitive Delivery Order". If Fair Opportunity to be considered was provided, select "Competitive Delivery Order". If an exception to Fair Opportunity to be considered was used, then select "Noncompetitive Delivery Order".

SOLICITATION PROCEDURES
Will be "Negotiated Proposal/Quote" or "No Solicitation Procedures Used".

TYPE OF SET-ASIDE
Should be coded "No Set-Aside Used". Since the entire GWAC (referenced IDV) is set-aside, there is no requirement set aside the individual tasks.

EVALUATED PREFERENCE
Should be "No Preference Used".