1) ALLIANT GWAC for Businesses Big and Small

GSA’s newest GWAC for Information Technology is actually divided into two separate programs: ALLIANT, open for bids from any company, with a $50 billion ceiling over ten years; and ALLIANT Small Business (SB), which includes a $15 billion ceiling and a 51 percent set aside for small businesses. The ALLIANT GWAC merges six contracts (Millennia, Applications 'n Support for Widely-Diverse End-User Requirements [ANSWER], Safeguard, Virtual Data Center, Disaster Recovery, and Access Certificates for Electronic Services [ACES]). We expect the RFP to be released within the next six weeks, due 60 days after that, and awarded in June 2006.

With ALLIANT, subcontracting and teaming will be a necessity, which can open many opportunities for vendors that have yet to make a dent in the federal marketplace. Products and Services expected to be listed on ALLIANT include:

• Security
• Information assurance
• Business process re-engineering
• Communications
• Web development
• Modeling & simulation
• Biometrics
• Nanotechnology

Approximately 20 ALLIANT awards will be made with a five-year base and a five-year option. Additionally, ALLIANT SB will include 40 awards. Interested parties should begin developing teaming and subcontracting agreements with other companies immediately. EZGSA’s contract management and client marketing teams stand ready to assist you in making these connections. For more information, call an Account Manager at 301/913-5000 or visit our website at http://www.ezgsa.com/sub_links/dsp_alliant.shtml.