Emerge was recently awarded the GSA 8(a) STARS III GWAC by the US General Services Administration. 8(a) STARS III, is GSA’s fourth-generation 8(a) GWAC. STARS III is a multiple-award indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity (MA-ID/IQ) contract designed to provide federal agencies with innovative IT services-based solutions from vetted 8(a) small disadvantaged businesses, in support of meeting their socioeconomic contracting goals. Through STARS III, agencies can access award-winning 8(a) firms through an established contract vehicle, saving time and taxpayer money over open-market methods. The STARS III contract ceiling is $50 billion.

8(a) STARS II Features and Benefits:

• • $50 billion program ceiling
  • Five-year base with one 3-year option.
  • Available to all federal agencies
  • Short procurement lead time
  • Directed task orders up to $4.5 million each are allowed
  • Award periods up to 8 years in length
  • 8 (a) socioeconomic credit transferrable to the agency
  • Full range of Contract Types, including Fixed Price, Incentive Order, Cost Reimbursement, Time and Materials, and Labor Hour

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 STARS III GWAC that include, but are not limited to: 541511,  541513, 541519 and 518210.

Examples of work are not meant to be all-inclusive, but rather general indications of the types of services within a given IT services-based solution:

• • Data Management
  • Information and Communications Technology
  • IT Operations and Maintenance
  • IT Security / IT workforce augmentation
  • Software Development
  • Systems Design

Contractor Program Manager: Michelle Hogan | Phone: 240-701-7730 | Email: mlhogan@emerge-sg.com

Access STARTS III Website: GSA 8(a) STARS III Website