Alliant Small Business Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC)
Alliant Small Business, GSA's premier small business set-aside GWAC, provides flexible access to customized IT solutions from a large, diverse pool of industry partners. With a $15 billion program ceiling and a five-year base period with one five-year option, Alliant Small Business allows for long-term planning of large-scale program requirements while strengthening opportunities for small businesses.
Alliant Small Business features
Ceiling: $15 billion
Period of performance: February 2009 to February 2014, with one five-year option from February 2014 to February 3, 2019.
Alignment with the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) and Department of Defense Enterprise Architecture (DoDEA)
This provides a common framework and terminology for defining and understanding the components of an IT solution. Alignment with the FEA and DoDEA enables Alliant Small Business to evolve over time as technologies change without requiring a technical refresh. It also conforms to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) policy mandates for reporting on IT investments.
Low 0.75 percent contract access fee
GWACs share the same low fee with GSA Schedules.
Access to all types of task orders
Alliant Small Business features fixed-price, cost-reimbursement, labor-hour, and time-and-materials task order types, providing greater flexibility in procuring different types of IT products and services and meeting your mission requirements.
How federal agencies have used Alliant Small Business
Operating an information assurance response center
One small business was awarded a $52 million task order to operate the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Information Assurance Response Center (NIARC) in Las Vegas, NV.
Providing IT and cyber support for a CIO’s office
The Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of the Chief information Officer Headquarters awarded a $70 million task order to a small business.
Encouraging maximum small business utilization in contracting
The Department of Defense issued a memo on July 14, 2011, encouraging the use of Alliant Small Business, among other small business GWACs, to meet the Department’s small business contracting and information technology needs. Read the memo (PDF).
Increasing competition while reducing acquisition cycle time
The Department of the Navy recently conducted a General IT Development and Support Services strategic sourcing analysis, focusing on cost savings. They recommended increasing the use of existing contract vehicles to generate greater competition while reducing cycle time, including the Alliant Small Business GWAC. Alliant Small Business will work with the Navy team to establish and deliver training opportunities.
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