GAITS
Awarded the 8(a) STARS Government Wide Acquisition
Contract Worth $15 Billion
 Springfield,
VA , June, 2004 - Global Analytic Information Technology
Services (GAITS), a Virginia-based systems integrator
and IT services firm, announced today that it has
been awarded the 8(a) STARS Government Wide Acquisition
Contract with a program ceiling of $15 billion.
Support services covered by this contract span the
information technology spectrum including information
systems engineering and integration, operations
and maintenance, information technology technical
support, technology demonstration, and the procurement
of hardware and software.
Thomas Asefi,
GAITS President, stated, “We are honored to
be awarded this contract which will give all Federal
Agencies access to GAITS in the areas of Information
Technology. Our breadth of expertise, extremely
successful past performance, and a great emphasis
on customers services has paid great dividend to
GAITS.”
The new 8(a) Streamlined Technology
Acquisition Resources for Services (STARS) GWAC
is a small business set-aside contract for technology
solutions. Announced last summer as 8(a) Federal
Acquisition Services for Technology (FAST)2 Solicitation
No. 6FG-03-RAV-0002, and recently renamed to 8(a)
STARS, this new contract vehicle is the replacement
contract for the current 8(a) FAST small business
contract scheduled to expire October 31, 2004.
8(a) STARS is a multiple award, indefinite delivery,
indefinite quantity contract vehicle and
contains the following features:
* 3-year base with two, two-year option periods;
* 8 distinct Functional Areas (FA) designated by
the North American Industry Classification System
(NAICS):
- FA1 NAICS 541511 Customer Computer
Programming Services
- FA2 NAICS 541512 Computer Systems Design
Services
- FA3 NAICS 541513 Computer Facilities Management
Services
- FA4 NAICS 518210 Data Processing, Hosting
and Related Services
- FA5 NAICS 541519 Other Computer Related Services
- FA6 NAICS 516110 Internet Publishing and
Broadcasting
- FA7 NAICS 519190 All Other Information Services
- FA8 NAICS 517110 Wired Telecommunications
Carriers
Directed task orders up to $3 million
each for federal civilian agencies are allowable
pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(5):
- Directed task orders up to $3 million each
for Department of Defense activities are compliant
with Section 803 of the 2002 National Defense
Authorization Act
- 8(a) credit can be transferred back to client
agency via Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS)
- Program ceiling: $15 billion
- Non-protestable
- Order placement: GSA FTS Client Support Centers
or Delegation of Authority from Procuring Contracting
Officer
- Geographic coverage: Continental United States,
some worldwide
benefits
- Hardware, software, and services may be procured
as part of an integrated solution
- Support small business and meet procurement
preference goals
- Pre-competed, easy to use contracts
- Availability and access to proven small business
and 8(a) technology providers
- Short procurement lead time
- Low user fee, 0.75 percent
- Small Business GWAC Center provides information
technology (IT) specialty contract administration
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