Humble Beginnings Originally known as “Scientific and Engineering Workstation Procurement,” SEWP I began in 1993 as an $800 million government-wide acquisition contract (GWAC) handled by NASA for federal procurement of Unix workstations. In 2001, SEWP III contracts were awarded with a value of $4 billion for a five-year term. The opportunity was divided into three small-business set-aside competitions (with two awarded to seven companies) and three 8(a) noncompeted set-asides. These competitions were based on two IT categories: Category A, which...

Update as of January 10, 2017: The Air Force has confirmed that SBEAS will be a 100% set-aside. Importantly, SBEAS will implement a new SBA rule regarding subcontracting: a small-business prime contractor who subcontracts the first-tier to a  “similarly situated entity” — that is, a similar small-business in the same SBA program — that work will not be counted towards the subcontracting work percentage limitations. This is an attempt to spark cooperation between small-businesses in the same program, and keep...

GSA’s IT Schedule 70 Contract, as of October 1, 2016, includes four new Highly Adaptive Cybersecurity Services (HACS) Special Item Numbers (SINs) as a part of the Cybersecurity National Action Plan (CNAP) implemented by President Obama in February 2016. This presents brand new opportunities for companies offering cybersecurity services to enter a booming market– the federal government is looking to spend $19 billion on cybersecurity in Fiscal Year 2017 alone. For an understanding of the new SINs and to learn...

UPDATE: On February 5, 2018, GSA announced 21 awardees and 10 “apparent successful offerors,” for a potential total of 31 new contractors in OASIS SB’s Pool 2. The 10 “apparent successful offerors” will be cleared as full awardees after a financial responsibility or accounting review. The full list can be found here. Update as of January 6, 2017: GSA has extended the deadline for the OASIS SB on-ramp in an effort to attract more small businesses to the program. The deadline...

UPDATE: On March 14, 2018, protests were submitted to GAO over the ALLIANT 2 SB awards. EZGovOpps counts 7 protesters currently on the docket, with decision dates currently scheduled for June 22, 2018. EZGovOpps will continue to monitor this large acquisition and associated protests.  UPDATE: On February 14th, 2018, GSA released the final list of 81 Small Business awardees. 4 of those awardees are still awaiting final SBA Size Challenge results.  UPDATE: GSA has released a “Preaward Notice” for the $15 billion...