“Thank you to everyone who provided feedback to the draft RFP. As demonstrated by several thousand comments, the draft RFP engagement has given the Polaris team a robust perspective as GSA finalizes development of this governmentwide IT solution. Responses to some of the more frequently asked questions from the draft RFP are provided below. We encourage small businesses to continue following this page as select topics may be posted here on the GSA Small Business GWAC Community of Interest.”
“Question 1: When will the Polaris RFP be released?
Response 1: More specifics on the procurement schedule will be provided in a future post; however, the final RFP is not expected until later this summer, at the earliest. To help ensure Polaris meets stakeholder needs, additional market research is being conducted prior to GSA’s release of the final RFP.”
“Question 2: What is the NAICS and size standard for Polaris?
Response 2: The planned NAICS is 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services) which presently has a small business size standard of $30 million.”
“Question 3: Will more information be released prior to the final RFP?
Response 3: Yes, updates will be provided through this Interact page. Future updates will include…”
Source: Polaris Update – March 9, 2021. GSA Blog.
