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8(a) FAST 8(a) Federal Acquisition Services for Technology

The 8(a) FAST contract vehicle is in its final days of the contract period.

No new orders may be issued after October 31, 2004. The maximum period of performance may not extend beyond October 31, 2005.  Please contact a member of the Small Business GWAC Center regarding modifications to existing orders or for additional information.

The 8(a) FAST GWAC reached a significant milestone in Fiscal Year 2004 with sales topping $2 billion with more than 80% of firms receiving orders.  Much of the success of this program was due to 8(a) FAST firm's self-marketing efforts and partnership of the Federal Technology Service (which logged more than 14,000 transactions over the contract period.)

The 8(a) FAST contract is a small business set-aside contract for technology solutions.  This multiple award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (MAIDIQ) contract vehicle offers a full range of information technology support services from nearly 150 proven 8(a) small disadvantaged industry partners for federal agency use. Through this contract, federal agencies can meet their information technology requirements as well as their socioeconomic goals.

Benefits to federal agency customers:

  • Support Small Business and meet procurement preference goals
  • Federal agencies receive the 8(a) credit for use on the contract
  • Short procurement lead time
  • Qualified 8(a) industry partners are available
  • Easy to use
  • Low user fee
  • Small Business Center provides information technology (IT) specialty contract administration
  • Pre-competed multiple-award contracts· Sole source orders up to $3 million

Unique contract features:

  • Requirements over $3M must give contract holders a fair opportunity to compete in accordance with FAR Part 16
  • Special Item Code (SIC) 7373 – Computer Integrated Systems Design
  • Contract Expiration: 10/31/04
  • Maximum Period of Performance: 10/31/05
  • Contract Ceiling: $90M
  • Non-protestable
  • Order Placement: GSA FTS Client Support Centers or Delegation of Authority from Procuring Contracting Officer
  • Geographic Coverage: Continental United States, some Worldwide

 

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