MPF Federal, LLC (MPF Federal) is now providing cutting-edge technology solutions under GSA’s 8(a) STARS II GWAC, a government-wide indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract engineered to provide all federal agencies with access to award-winning small businesses. This established contract vehicle streamlines the procurement process, saving time and taxpayer money.
For the Government, STARS II offers streamlined procurement for participants since prices have been pre-competed. Because each technology provider has been proven, agencies are assured of quality work with a much shorter procurement lead-time and lower user access fees while receiving socioeconomic credit.
STARS II is intended to support federal agency Information Technology (IT) requirements. The contract offers simple to complex IT service solutions, such as: IT help desk support, information assurance, cyber-security, virtualization, IPV6, Web 2.0, and more. The geographical scope of coverage is worldwide and organizational scope of coverage includes those entities authorized in GSA Order ADM 4800. MPF Federal has been awarded the 8(a) STARS II GWAC in the following STARS II streamline acquisition in four functional areas, organized by NAICS code:
| Features | Benefits |
|---|---|
| $10B program ceiling and five-year base period with one, five-year option | Allows for long term planning of large scale program requirement |
| Directed task orders up to $4M, under the competitive threshold per FAR 19.804-6. The rationale at FAR 19.804-2(a)10, (i) or (ii), is germane to directed orders. While some sole source is flagged as “high risk,” that is not the case with 8(a) directed orders. | Enhanced opportunities for government to engage the right skills very quickly |
| Contract types include: Fixed-Price Family (FAR 16.2), Time & Materials (FAR 16.6), Labor-Hour (FAR 16.6), Hybrid blends, and Incentives (FAR 16.4) | Offers flexibility of contract types to mitigate risk |
| Permits other direct costs to include ancillary services and/or equipment that the Government determines to be integral and necessary to the IT services-based solution | Provides flexibility at the order level and facilitates integrated IT solutions |
| Access to exceptionally qualified 8(a) small business industry partners | Enables federal clients to earn 8(a) small business credits |
| Pre-competed, easy-to-use contract with streamlined ordering procedures based on FAR 16.505 | Saves time and money by reducing procurement lead time |
| Compliance with Section 843 of the NDAA of 2008 and Section 863 of NDAA 2009 (DoD). DoD bought close to a Billion dollars on STARS I | FAR 16.505 Fair Opportunity process supports best value awards |
| Limited protests on orders under $10M | Minimizes protest risk and supports timely order award for optimal mission support |
STARS II was authorized under the provisions of Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act 15 U.S.C. 637(a) and retains the 8(a) sole source, a/k/a “directed order”, authority found in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.8. STARS II resulted from a competitive 8(a) procurement, which was offered to and accepted into the SBA 8(a) program; therefore, order requirements do not require an additional offer and acceptance from SBA per 19.804-6(a).
An Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memorandum dated June 6, 2008, titled “Improving the Management and Use of Interagency Acquisitions” establishes that using a GWAC, such as STARS II, is presumed to be in the Government’s best interest. In a July 29, 2009, memorandum from the OMB, the Director cited that Agencies should not count as high risk those acquisitions made noncompetitively pursuant to a statute, including sole source awards made under the small business development 8(a) program.
The Director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy issued a memorandum dated July 14, 2011, identifying STARS II as a contract to be considered by DoD organizations during market research in support of maximizing small business prime contracting opportunities.
Federal contracting officers (CO) who wish to use STARS II must receive a STARS II overview training and Delegation of Procurement Authority (DPA). Orders can be awarded by warranted CO who have received a written DPA. There are various ways to receive STARS II DPA training:
For more details, please visit: STARS II Delegation of Procurement Authority (http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/209173).
For detailed information on how MPF FEDERAL, LLC can meet your needs using this contract, please contact:
MPF FEDERAL, LLC
Office: (301) 265-2200
Email: info@mpffederal.com
Program Manager: Anna Gilmore Hall
Email: agilmorehall@mpffederal.com
For more information about how the 8(a) STARS II GWAC can help your agency with information technology requirements, contact The Small Business GWAC Center at (877) 327-8732, e-mail S2@gsa.gov, or visit http://www.gsa.gov/8astars2.
8(a) STARS II GWAC Contract: http://triforce-inc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/8aSTARSIIContract.pdf
8(a) STARS II Pricing Information: http://triforce-inc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Pricing-Information.xls
8(a) STARS brochure: https://cmls.gsa.gov/servlet/servlet.FileDownload?retURL=%2Fapex%2FCMLSPubCategory%3FsearchKey%3DSTARS%2BII&file=00P3000000O0ABVEA3
The Information Technology (IT) Schedule 70 was established by GSA to assist federal government agencies with their procurement of IT products, services, and solutions as needed to meet their agency IT missions. This Multiple Award Schedule grants agencies direct access to the commercial experts who can thoroughly address the needs of the government IT community through 14 Special Item Numbers (SINs). MPF Federal was awarded a contract under SIN 132-51 Information Technology Professional Services.
MPF Federal services offered via our GSA IT 70 schedule includes:
702 Russell Avenue, Suite 440
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Phone: (301) 265-2200
Email: info@mpffederal.com