“The General Services Administration gave the public a look at its next step in developing the agency’s new small business governmentwide contracting (GWAC) vehicle that will eventually replace the canceled Alliant 2 Small Business contract.”
“The new vehicle will emphasize Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) and woman-owned small business set-asides, streamlined pricing and contract submission processes, as well as a source for emerging artificial intelligence, machine learning, as-a-service offerings, cloud and edge computing technologies, as well as cybersecurity technology, according to GSA officials.”
“In an Aug. 27 webcast, GSA small business and IT category officials gave a loose outline of how they see the agency’s next-generation small business contract will develop in the coming months. They asked for industry input…”
“Along with offering innovative technologies, GSA is considering implementing operational techniques that will streamline application processes in the contract, as well as new pricing techniques…” Read the full article here.
Source: GSA imagines new small business GWAC – By Mark Rockwell, August 27, 2020. FCW.
