“The General Services Administration will issue the final solicitation for the next iteration of its popular 8(a) Streamlined Technology Acquisition Resource for Services (8(a) STARS) multiple award contract by the end of September, according to one of the contract’s top managers.”
“In a June 10 blog post, Laura Stanton, acting assistant commissioner of GSA’s Federal Acquisition Services’ Office of Information Technology Category, said the agency will issue the final solicitation for the contract by end of the federal government’s fiscal year on Sept. 30.”
“The initial Stars III request for information went out last August.”
“Participation is open to small companies with the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) designation — those that are majority owned by U.S. citizens that meets criteria for being economically and socially disadvantaged.”
“In early April, the 8(a) STARS II governmentwide contract hit its $15 billion ordering obligation limit. GSA said in mid-May that task orders on the vehicle are still permissible for agencies whose contracting officers have obtained a control number from the agency to use the contract vehicle, but new control numbers are no longer being issued…” Read the full article here.
Source: GSA forecasts Stars III solicitation – By Mark Rockwell, June 11, 2020. FCW.
