(September 24, 2021) An updated draft of the solicitation submission instructions and evaluation criteria (Sections L and M) has been shared through the Small Business GWAC Community of Interest. We encourage interested parties to review the updated draft sections and provide any feedback by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 15, 2021. The Small Business GWAC Community of Interest and updated draft sections are available at: https://interact.gsa.gov/group/small-business-gwac-community-interest. ---------------------------------- (March 9, 2021) Thank you to everyone who provided feedback to the draft RFP. As a reminder, GSA encourages interested parties to join the Small Business GWAC Community of Interest on GSA Interact at: https://interact.gsa.gov/group/small-business-gwac-community-interest Updates and additional information will be shared through this Interact page up until release of the final solicitation. ---------------------------------- The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is seeking feedback from the small businesses information technology (IT) community and other interested stakeholders about Polaris, a new Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC). Polaris will enable the federal government to obtain customized IT services-based solutions from highly qualified small business, HUBZone and women-owned small business (WOSB) firms. The Polaris team previously released a request for information (RFI) and also requested feedback on several topics through the Small Business GWAC Community of Interest. We received a very strong response to all of those requests and truly appreciate the perspectives provided. Taking those responses into consideration along with ongoing conversations with customer agencies, GSA has developed this draft request for proposals (RFP). We encourage interested parties to review this draft solicitation and provide feedback using the attached "Polaris Draft RFP Response Template". We want to emphasize that these documents are in “draft” form and are subject to change. Additionally, some content and attachments have not been provided in this draft RFP. These may be shared in the future through the Small Business GWAC Community of Interest or on beta.SAM.gov. This draft RFP is not a solicitation for Government services. GSA does not anticipate posting questions and responses or amendments to the draft RFP as would occur with a formal RFP. No awards will be made from this draft RFP and any response is voluntary. Respondents are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this draft solicitation; all costs associated with responding to this draft solicitation will be solely at the respondent’s expense. Not responding to this draft solicitation does not preclude participation in any future solicitation. Feedback to this draft solicitation must be submitted to
[email protected], using the provided response template, by 4:00 p.m. Central Time on January 29, 2021. As a reminder, GSA recommends interested parties join the Small Business GWAC Community of Interest on GSA Interact at: https://interact.gsa.gov/group/small-business-gwac-community-interest. Additional information may be shared by the Government through this Interact page up until release of the final solicitation.