GSA 8(a) Stars III Contract Vehicle Awarded to LTMC, LLC

LTMC, LLC holds an 8(a) STARS III (Streamlined Technology Acquisition Resources for Services) GWAC, which "is now designated as a Best-in-Class contract vehicle by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)"  and "is a Multiple Award, Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (MA-IDIQ) contract to provide information technology (IT) services and IT services-based  solutions which may include the integration of ancillary support which is necessary and integral to the IT services being acquired.  STARS III Master Contract awards are reserved exclusively for qualifying Small Business Administration (SBA) certified 8(a) prime contractors with competitive prices."  (GSA, 2021)

All information below is directly pulled from the 8(a) Stars III website and contracting documents.

• The 8(a) STARS III GWAC ordering period is a five year base with one three year option. This ordering period began on July 2, 2021.
• The ceiling for 8(a) STARS III is $50 billion.
• 8(a) STARS III allows for fixed price, time and materials, labor-hour or a hybrid blend of these task order types.
• The contract access fee for the 8(a) STARS III GWAC is .75%, the same as GSA Schedules.
• The contract includes two sub-areas, one for emerging technology and one for OCONUS requirements.

STARS III provides Federal agencies with IT services and IT services-based solutions, both commercial and non-commercial, as defined in the Clinger-Cohen Act and FAR 2.101. IT services-based solutions can be tailored to meet an agency’s particular mission needs and may include new and emerging technologies that evolve over the life of the contract. The principal nature of any resulting Order must be for IT services; however ancillary support may be included when it is integral to and necessary for the IT services-based solution. Services may be performed at Government and/or Contractor locations worldwide, as specified in each Order. Provisions and clauses that supplement the FAR, which are prescribed and included in authorized agency acquisition regulations, may be added at the order level so long as they do not conflict with the basic contract. OCOs are responsible for clearly identifying the applicable U.S. General Services Administration Small Business GWAC Ordering Guide–July 2021 31 provision and clause configuration in order solicitations.