Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts
E1023381
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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Government-wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) | 1 |
| Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13106698 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts Context triple: [Federal Supply Schedules Program, relatedTo, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts]
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A.
Federal Supply Schedules Program
The Federal Supply Schedules Program is a U.S. General Services Administration procurement program that provides government agencies with pre-negotiated contracts for a wide range of commercial products and services at volume-discounted prices.
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B.
GSA Schedules Program
The GSA Schedules Program is a U.S. federal government contracting vehicle that streamlines the purchase of commercial products and services by pre-negotiating prices, terms, and conditions with approved vendors.
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C.
Federal Acquisition Circulars
Federal Acquisition Circulars are official periodic documents issued by the U.S. government to announce and implement changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation governing federal procurement.
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D.
Federal Acquisition Regulation
The Federal Acquisition Regulation is the primary set of rules governing how U.S. federal agencies procure goods and services from contractors.
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E.
GSA Acquisition Regulation
The GSA Acquisition Regulation is a supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation that provides agency-specific policies and procedures governing how the U.S. General Services Administration conducts its procurement and contracting activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Federal Supply Schedules Program
The Federal Supply Schedules Program is a U.S. General Services Administration procurement program that provides government agencies with pre-negotiated contracts for a wide range of commercial products and services at volume-discounted prices.
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B.
GSA Schedules Program
The GSA Schedules Program is a U.S. federal government contracting vehicle that streamlines the purchase of commercial products and services by pre-negotiating prices, terms, and conditions with approved vendors.
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C.
Federal Acquisition Circulars
Federal Acquisition Circulars are official periodic documents issued by the U.S. government to announce and implement changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation governing federal procurement.
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D.
Federal Acquisition Regulation
The Federal Acquisition Regulation is the primary set of rules governing how U.S. federal agencies procure goods and services from contractors.
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E.
GSA Acquisition Regulation
The GSA Acquisition Regulation is a supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation that provides agency-specific policies and procedures governing how the U.S. General Services Administration conducts its procurement and contracting activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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
NERFINISHED
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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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Government-wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs)