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GSA Announces Request for Proposal for No-Cap Contract for Alliant 3

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The General Services Administration on Friday announced a request for proposals for its Alliant 3 Government Acquisition Contract (GWAC), which has no maximum dollar ceiling.

GSA’s new GWAC is a multiple-award, indefinite-duration, indefinite-quantity contract for the provision of a broad range of IT service solutions, and may include technology integration related to the acquired services, depending on the request for proposal.

Specifically, the GSA seeks to include “every conceivable aspect of IT services,” including artificial intelligence, biometrics, quantum computing, machine learning, cloud computing and more.

The RFP states that the agency will evaluate proposals from the highest total score to the lowest, and take the top 76 proposals as preliminary qualifying proposals. Each contract will be scored based on elements such as relevant experience in emerging technologies.

This uncapped contract, with a minimum contract guarantee of $2,500, follows the Alliant 2 GWAC, which had a $50 billion cap that was later raised to $75 billion to allow agencies to continue using the contract vehicle to purchase IT solutions pending the launch of Alliant 3.

FedScoop previously reported that due to the success of the Alliant 2 program, GSA was considering moving forward with the next GWAC earlier than planned.

The GSA’s Alliant 3 homepage currently states that the agency is “currently developing the next unrestricted Alliant 3 GWAC.” GSA directs interested parties to the Community of Interest, which serves as a forum to discuss topics related to the next GWAC.

Caroline Nihill

Written by Caroline Nihill

Caroline Nihill is a reporter for FedScoop in Washington, DC, covering federal information technology. Her reporting has included tracking the White House and Congress’s governance of artificial intelligence, as well as efforts to modernize the federal government. Caroline was previously a contributing editor for Scoop News Group, where she wrote for FedScoop, StateScoop, CyberScoop, EdScoop, and DefenseScoop. She earned her bachelor’s degree in media and journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill after transferring from the University of Mississippi.