The General Services Administration (GSA) released the Alliant 3 Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) request for proposals (RFP) Friday, giving industry until July 26 to ask questions and Oct. 28 to submit their application.
The Alliant 3 contract provides Federal agencies with access to a variety of companies offering integrated IT services and service-based solutions for evolving needs worldwide.
GSA first published a draft of the new contract in October 2022. The scope of the Alliant 3 contract includes “every conceivable aspect of IT services,” according to the RFP, and it will take into account any future IT service needs that arise.
Notably, the Alliant 3 contract will have a minimum guaranteed award amount of $2,500 and does not have a maximum dollar ceiling.
“The Alliant 3 GWAC will provide Federal Government agencies with integrated IT services-based solutions for current and evolving needs on a global basis,” the June 28 RFP says. “This Master Contract allows for the application of technology to meet mission needs including the ability to perform all current and emerging IT services-based solutions required anywhere and anytime worldwide.”
GSA outlined at least 45 IT services covered under Alliant 3, ranging from 3D printing to energy sustainability management to quantum computing.
“IT solution services within scope of this Master Contract include new, emerging technologies that will evolve over the life of the Master Contract as supported by the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA), Department of Defense Information Enterprise Architecture (DoD IEA) Reference Models, and associated reference models,” the agency noted.
GSA announced in August 2022 a ceiling increase of its Alliant 2 customized IT services contract by $25 billion, to a new ceiling of $75 billion.
“The Alliant GWAC has again proven itself to be a go-to IT service contract to meet the complex IT modernization and mission needs of the government,” former GSA Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Sonny Hashmi said at the time.
Laura Stanton, assistant commissioner for the Office of Information Technology Category at GSA, said that the Alliant 2 ceiling increase, “combined with the team’s efforts on Alliant 3, should signal loud and clear to our customers and industry partners that we are committed to ensuring the Alliant program remains the contract of choice for Federal IT well into the future.”
