“The General Services Administration has big ideas for its new governmentwide small business IT contract but wants to know exactly what kinds of emerging technologies people want to see among the offerings.”
“GSA is developing Polaris as the spiritual successor to $15 billion Alliant 2 Small Business, which the agency abruptly canceled in July after years of protests, re-awards and more protests. At the time, officials said a replacement contract vehicle was coming, though they provided few details.”
“The first look at the new contract, dubbed Polaris, came in late August, followed by some early industry outreach.”
“’Polaris is also known as ‘The Guiding Star’ in the night sky,’ Laura Stanton, assistant commissioner for the Office of Information Technology Category, wrote in a recent blog post. ‘Polaris will not only guide small businesses through the federal market, it will also help GSA customer agencies through the acquisition of IT service-based solutions, and give GSA a chance to improve our offerings and set the agency on a solid course for the future.’”
“Now, GSA is starting to look at the specific technologies that will be offered on the contract and wants to make sure new and emerging offerings make the list.”
“The Polaris team is looking for specific feedback from industry and the federal contracting and IT communities about a set of known emerging technologies…” Read the full article here.
Source: GSA Wants to Know What Tech to Include on New Small Business GWAC: Polaris – By Aaron Boyd, October 8, 2020. Nextgov.
