Polaris GWAC Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Pool

This contract establishes a Government‑Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) vehicle – the Polaris GWAC – reserved for Service‑Disabled Veteran‑Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs). The GWAC is an indefinite‑delivery‑indefinite‑quantity (IDIQ) contract that enables any federal agency to place task‑order competitions for a broad suite of information‑technology and professional services. The pool is awarded in multiple phases; the latest phase (June 2026) added seventeen SDVOSB firms to the contract awardee roster. The contract’s base period is five years with a single optional five‑year extension, and there is no overall dollar ceiling for task‑order awards. Awardees must meet stringent small‑business size standards, maintain appropriate security clearances, and comply with extensive FAR and GSA clauses (including Section 889 telecom restrictions and CAF reporting). • Provides a nationwide, pre‑qualified SDVOSB pool for federal IT, cloud, cybersecurity, data‑management, software development, and related services. • Multi‑award IDIQ with up to 70 contractors; the most recent award added 17 firms, each eligible for future task‑order competitions. • No fixed contract ceiling; task orders can be up to $500 million each, with a 0.75 % Contract Access Fee (CAF) remitted quarterly. • Requires 5‑year base term (plus one optional 5‑year renewal), minimum $2,500 guaranteed award, and $500,000 minimum task‑order sales to trigger the option year. • Vendors must maintain active SAM registration, SDVOSB certification, insurance minimums, and submit detailed transactional data and CAF payments as stipulated in the solicitation.