On July 6, 2020, the General Services Administration GSA) https://www.gsa.gov issued the solicitation for the 8(a) STARS III Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) to purchase information technology services from 8(a) prime contractors.
This 8(a) STARS III RFP will focus on emerging technologies with a contract ceiling for $50 billion and is going to create opportunities for small disadvantaged businesses to help federal agencies obtain IT. GSA’s 8(a) STARS III program has a long-standing partnership with SBA to support 8(a) firms.
According to the Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Julie Dunne, “STARS III will increase opportunities for hundreds of 8(a) companies at a time when we are relying on their expertise to modernize the federal government’s infrastructure and improve virtual service delivery for citizens and employees in the U.S. and abroad.”
Go to https://beta.sam.gov for the solicitation (Notice ID 47QTCB20R0005). Questions from industry may be directed to S3@gsa.gov.