Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts
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United States federal government procurement vehicle
indefinite‑delivery indefinite‑quantity contract
multiple‑award contract
Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts are long-term, governmentwide contracts used by U.S. federal agencies to efficiently purchase a broad range of IT and professional services from pre-vetted vendors.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Government-wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal government procurement vehicle
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indefinite‑delivery indefinite‑quantity contract ⓘ multiple‑award contract ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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National Institutes of Health NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. General Services Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | GWACs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardStructure | multiple award to several vendors ⓘ |
| benefit |
access to a broad range of IT and professional service offerings
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increased procurement efficiency for federal agencies ⓘ leveraging governmentwide buying power ⓘ reduced acquisition lead time ⓘ |
| category |
information technology acquisition
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professional services acquisition ⓘ |
| complianceRequirement |
small business participation goals
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socioeconomic set‑aside requirements where applicable ⓘ |
| contractType | long‑term contract ⓘ |
| customer |
U.S. Department of Defense components when authorized
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civilian federal agencies ⓘ |
| documentation | GWAC ordering guides issued by administering agencies ⓘ |
| example |
GSA 8(a) STARS GWAC
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GSA Alliant GWAC NERFINISHED ⓘ NASA SEWP GWAC NERFINISHED ⓘ NIH CIO‑SP GWAC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
ceiling value established at the contract level
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centralized contract administration ⓘ decentralized ordering by customer agencies ⓘ use of task orders and delivery orders ⓘ |
| geographicScope | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | to provide compliant, cost‑effective acquisition solutions for IT and services ⓘ |
| oversightBy | Office of Management and Budget NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyContext | federal category management ⓘ |
| pricing | pre‑negotiated contract terms and conditions ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide pre‑competed, task‑order ready contracts
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to reduce duplication of contracting effort across agencies ⓘ to streamline federal procurement of IT and related services ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Federal Acquisition Regulation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Best‑in‑Class contracts
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Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contracts NERFINISHED ⓘ Multiple Award Schedule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | governmentwide ⓘ |
| taskOrderLevel | competition among contract holders ⓘ |
| usedBy | U.S. federal agencies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
acquisition of information technology products and services
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acquisition of professional services ⓘ |
| vendorStatus | pre‑vetted vendors ⓘ |
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Government-wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs)