“It was a rough last few months for small businesses wanting to contract with the federal government.”
“Between the 8(a) STARS II ceiling challenges and the ongoing protests of the Second Generation IT Services (2GIT), and now the cancellation of the Alliant 2 Small Business contract, the General Services Administration is facing an unusual amount of contracting setbacks.”
“Late on Thursday, just before the three-day weekend, GSA announced it would cancel the Alliant 2 Small Business program that has been in the works for almost four years.”
“This decision comes after GSA made two sets of awards in 2017 and 2018 before facing protests and taking corrective action twice.”
“But if that was their only challenge, it would’ve been enough.”
“Now we learn that the 2GIT program, another large multiple award IT products contract which some estimate to be worth $5.5 billion, is taking corrective action after two sets of protests. Industry sources say GSA is revamping the entire self-scoring approach that decides if vendors are qualified.”
“If that was their only challenge, it would’ve been enough. But wait, there’s more…” Read the full article here.
Source: Cancellation of Alliant 2 Small Business caps a rough few months for small firms – By Jason Miller, July 8, 2020. Federal News Network.
