GSA 8(a) STARS III: Unlocking IT Solutions for Federal Agencies

GSA 8(a) STARS III is a Multiple Award, Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (MA-IDIQ) contract to provide information technology (IT) services and IT services-based solutions, which may include the integration of ancillary support which is necessary and integral to the IT services being acquired. STARS III Master Contract awards are reserved exclusively for qualifying Small Business Administration (SBA) certified 8(a) prime contractors with competitive prices.

GSA 8(a) STARS III Website: http://www.gsa.gov/stars3
eTRANSERVICES STARS III Contract Number: [47QTCB22D0056]
Cage Code: [6GGS5]
Unique Entity ID (UEI): [Y56GTH99ZG29]

The Best-in-Class GSA 8(a) STARS III contract provides flexible access to customized IT solutions from a large, diverse pool of 8(a) industry partners. The GSA 8(a) STARS III GWAC:

Expands capabilities for emerging technologies
Supports both OCONUS and CONUS requirements
Features limited ability to protest up to $10M
Offers expert guidance from the GSA team, including free scope review services and market research

Contract Specifics:

Contract Type: Governmentwide Acquisition Contract and Value to the Government
Ceiling: $50 billion
Base Period: July 2, 2021- July 1, 2026 with option July 2, 2026-July 2, 2029 and performance can extend 5 years beyond ordering end date.
Task Order Types: Fixed price, time and materials, labor-hour or a hybrid blend
Contract Access Fee: 0.75%, the same as GSA Schedules
Sole Source Awards are authorized on GSA 8(a) STARS III

Examples of work to be performed relative to Order requirements include the following:

Data Management
Information and Communications Technology
IT Operations and Maintenance
IT Security / IT Workforce Augmentation
Software Development
Systems Design

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has added GSA 8(a) STARS III to its Eagle NextGen Strategic Solutions portfolio. Click Here to View the Memo. Adopting GSA 8(a) STARS III will give DHS and all other Federal Government and DoD agencies access.

Emerging technologies available under GSA 8(a) STARS III include:

Artificial Intelligence (including Machine Learning, Deep Learning/Neural Networks, Natural Language Generation)
Autonomic Computing
Blockchain/Distributed Ledger
Quantum Computing
Robotic Process Automation
Technological Convergence
Virtual Reality (including Augmented Reality, Extended Reality, Mixed Reality)

The primary North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for the Master Contract is designated as 541512, Computer Systems Design Services. Requirements that align with other IT services NAICS codes are within the scope of the GSA STARS III GWAC. These NAICS codes include, but are not limited to, 541511, 541513, 541519, and 518210.

GSA 8(a) STARS III is a small business set aside. Therefore, adopting this GWAC into the Eagle NextGen IT portfolio is consistent with DHS’s commitment to supporting Executive Order (EO) 13985 titled “Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.” It also promotes the DHS commitment to ensuring Department-wide contract vehicles and adopted Best-in-Class contracts provide maximum opportunities for small and socio-economic designated businesses.