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Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts
Did you know?
Our GWACs allow ordering agencies to utilize Blanket Purchase Agreements. Please review the
GWAC BPA Toolkit [DOCX - 1 MB]
for more information.
IT Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts
are pre-competed, multiple-award IDIQ contracts that provide federal agencies with total IT solutions from vetted vendors and meet tech requirements more efficiently and economically.
Our IT GWACs provide
Best in Class
solutions for enterprise architecture, information assurance, software engineering, and systems design. Small business set-aside GWACs also help boost small businesses and provide socioeconomic credit to agency customers.
IT GWACs
8(a) STARS III
is set aside exclusively for SBA certified 8(a) businesses that offer customized commercial and non-commercial IT services and IT services-based solutions.
VETS 2
is set aside for highly qualified service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses who provide information technology solutions.
Polaris
is a
small business
GWAC featuring four socio-economic pools for customized IT services-based solutions.
Alliant 2
offers comprehensive information technology solutions through customizable hardware, software, and services solutions purchased as a total package.
Alliant 3
enables federal agencies to acquire complex, enterprise-wide IT solutions quickly, securely, and at scale.
News, events, and training
New!
The
Polaris
HUBZone, WOSB and SDVOSB pools are open for business.
New!
Alliant 3
is open for business. Alliant 3 delivers governmentwide enterprise IT services-based solutions from some of the best and brightest the industry has to offer.
All members of the acquisition team are encouraged to attend Delegation of Procurement Authority training. Upcoming training classes are listed on the
GSA events
page.
How to use GWACs
The Delegation of Procurement Authority clearly delineates the roles and responsibilities between the GSA
contracting officer
and the ordering contracting officer, and complies with the Office of Management and Budget’s executive agent designation to GSA. Only warranted contracting officers (appointed pursuant to FAR 1.603) can request a DPA, which grants them permission to issue awards and modifications against the selected GWACs. Follow these steps to use our GWACs:
Review DPA MOA
Review the corresponding
Delegation of Procurement Authority Memorandum of Agreement
for each GWAC you want to use:
8(a) STARS III [DOCX - 46 KB]
Alliant 2 [DOCX - 44 KB]
Alliant 3 [DOCX - 3 MB]
VETS 2 [DOCX - 42 KB]
Polaris [DOCX - 1 MB]
Attend DPA training
You must complete one of the following
training options
before requesting a DPA:
Attend a regularly scheduled
live webinar
* (1-2 hours long; many offer continuous learning points).
Review the applicable GWAC ordering guide (see section “Issue a Request for Information or Request for Proposal” below)
Contact our team to schedule a training session
We recommend all members of the acquisition team — including COs, COTRs, and contract specialists as well as any other project or program managers and staff that support acquisition — attend a live DPA training session for a more interactive training experience with our instructors. If you have questions regarding GWAC DPA training, please reach out to
alliant2@gsa.gov
(
Alliant 2
) or
sbgwac@gsa.gov
(8(a) STARS III, Polaris and
VETS 2
).
Request a DPA
To request
delegation of procurement authority
, complete the
DPA certification form
. You should receive an email containing your delegation letter within 2 business days. Once you receive the delegation letter, you can issue task orders on the applicable GWAC(s).
Request an optional scope review
Requesting a scope review
from GSA can help reduce the risk of protest and improve acquisition outcomes.
Issue a Request for Information or Request for Proposal
GSA can assist in conducting an RFI through its
Market Research as a Service
tool. In addition, the ordering guides below define roles and responsibilities for the
GWAC ordering process
and provide helpful instructions for using our GWACs. Remember to always follow your agency’s acquisition procedures.
Alliant 2 ordering guide [PDF - 1022 KB]
— for ordering and administering task orders under the Alliant 2 GWAC
Alliant 3 ordering guide [DOCX - 4 MB]
— for ordering and administering task orders under the Alliant 3 GWAC
SBGWAC ordering guide [DOCX - 4 MB]
— for ordering and administering task orders under the Small Business GWACs, including 8(a) STARS III, Polaris and VETS 2
GSA GWAC BPA Toolkit [DOCX - 1 MB]
— provides guidance on establishing blanket purchase agreements
Defense Contracting Officer’s Representative Handbook
Guidance on creating 508 compliant IT solicitations
Report contract actions
Contracting officers must submit complete reports on required contract actions
within three business days
after a contract is awarded, or in accordance with the guidance from your agency.
The
Federal Acquisition Regulation
requires customer agencies to
collect and report data
on their procurements to
Sam.gov
, which refers to GWACs as indefinite delivery vehicles or IDVs. Most information is automatically updated based on the user’s account and the characteristics of the parent GWAC when creating or modifying an award.
Customer agencies receive socioeconomic credit for their task orders through
Sam.gov
, and the contracting officer
must
fill in the following information to
transfer the socioeconomic credit
to the agency:
Contracting office agency ID
Contracting office ID
Funding agency ID
Funding office ID
Information on reporting contract awards can be found in FAR Subpart 4.6 — Contract Reporting.
Evaluate past performance
Agencies must prepare
past performance evaluations
for orders with a period of performance (including options) of more than one year, according to the
Federal Acquisition Regulation 42.15
. You can motivate high quality performance by recording performance information periodically, and discussing the results with contractors. Contractors can have an opportunity to improve inadequate performance before the next reporting cycle.
Agencies must submit these reports electronically in the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (this system has been retired). Past performance assessment must be made on an annual basis in accordance with the guidance on the
Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System website
.
Contracting officers can use
evaluation resources
and provide contractors with
interim assessments
(at least annually) to help identify and correct any problems with the contract.
Rating systems should track cost, schedule, technical performance or quality of product or service, and business relations (including customer satisfaction). We recommend using five basic ratings in each element: exceptional, very good, satisfactory, marginal, and unsatisfactory.
Acquisition resources
GSA Advantage!®
eBuy
.
eLibrary
.
Market Research as a Service
Assisted Acquisition Services
GWAC resources
GWAC Prices Paid Tool
GWAC Sales Dashboard
Expired IT contracts
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Unless otherwise specified, the per diem locality is defined as
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(unless otherwise listed separately)."
When a military installation or Government - related facility(whether or not specifically named) is
located partially within more than one city or county boundary, the applicable per diem rate for the
entire installation or facility is the higher of the rates which apply to the cities and / or counties,
even though part(s) of such activities may be located outside the defined per diem locality.
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Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts
Did you know?
Our GWACs allow ordering agencies to utilize Blanket Purchase Agreements. Please review the
GWAC BPA Toolkit [DOCX - 1 MB]
for more information.
IT Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts
are pre-competed, multiple-award IDIQ contracts that provide federal agencies with total IT solutions from vetted vendors and meet tech requirements more efficiently and economically.
Our IT GWACs provide
Best in Class
solutions for enterprise architecture, information assurance, software engineering, and systems design. Small business set-aside GWACs also help boost small businesses and provide socioeconomic credit to agency customers.
IT GWACs
8(a) STARS III
is set aside exclusively for SBA certified 8(a) businesses that offer customized commercial and non-commercial IT services and IT services-based solutions.
VETS 2
is set aside for highly qualified service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses who provide information technology solutions.
Polaris
is a
small business
GWAC featuring four socio-economic pools for customized IT services-based solutions.
Alliant 2
offers comprehensive information technology solutions through customizable hardware, software, and services solutions purchased as a total package.
Alliant 3
enables federal agencies to acquire complex, enterprise-wide IT solutions quickly, securely, and at scale.
News, events, and training
New!
The
Polaris
HUBZone, WOSB and SDVOSB pools are open for business.
New!
Alliant 3
is open for business. Alliant 3 delivers governmentwide enterprise IT services-based solutions from some of the best and brightest the industry has to offer.
All members of the acquisition team are encouraged to attend Delegation of Procurement Authority training. Upcoming training classes are listed on the
GSA events
page.
How to use GWACs
The Delegation of Procurement Authority clearly delineates the roles and responsibilities between the GSA
contracting officer
and the ordering contracting officer, and complies with the Office of Management and Budget’s executive agent designation to GSA. Only warranted contracting officers (appointed pursuant to FAR 1.603) can request a DPA, which grants them permission to issue awards and modifications against the selected GWACs. Follow these steps to use our GWACs:
Review DPA MOA
Review the corresponding
Delegation of Procurement Authority Memorandum of Agreement
for each GWAC you want to use:
8(a) STARS III [DOCX - 46 KB]
Alliant 2 [DOCX - 44 KB]
Alliant 3 [DOCX - 3 MB]
VETS 2 [DOCX - 42 KB]
Polaris [DOCX - 1 MB]
Attend DPA training
You must complete one of the following
training options
before requesting a DPA:
Attend a regularly scheduled
live webinar
* (1-2 hours long; many offer continuous learning points).
Review the applicable GWAC ordering guide (see section “Issue a Request for Information or Request for Proposal” below)
Contact our team to schedule a training session
We recommend all members of the acquisition team — including COs, COTRs, and contract specialists as well as any other project or program managers and staff that support acquisition — attend a live DPA training session for a more interactive training experience with our instructors. If you have questions regarding GWAC DPA training, please reach out to
alliant2@gsa.gov
(
Alliant 2
) or
sbgwac@gsa.gov
(8(a) STARS III, Polaris and
VETS 2
).
Request a DPA
To request
delegation of procurement authority
, complete the
DPA certification form
. You should receive an email containing your delegation letter within 2 business days. Once you receive the delegation letter, you can issue task orders on the applicable GWAC(s).
Request an optional scope review
Requesting a scope review
from GSA can help reduce the risk of protest and improve acquisition outcomes.
Issue a Request for Information or Request for Proposal
GSA can assist in conducting an RFI through its
Market Research as a Service
tool. In addition, the ordering guides below define roles and responsibilities for the
GWAC ordering process
and provide helpful instructions for using our GWACs. Remember to always follow your agency’s acquisition procedures.
Alliant 2 ordering guide [PDF - 1022 KB]
— for ordering and administering task orders under the Alliant 2 GWAC
Alliant 3 ordering guide [DOCX - 4 MB]
— for ordering and administering task orders under the Alliant 3 GWAC
SBGWAC ordering guide [DOCX - 4 MB]
— for ordering and administering task orders under the Small Business GWACs, including 8(a) STARS III, Polaris and VETS 2
GSA GWAC BPA Toolkit [DOCX - 1 MB]
— provides guidance on establishing blanket purchase agreements
Defense Contracting Officer’s Representative Handbook
Guidance on creating 508 compliant IT solicitations
Report contract actions
Contracting officers must submit complete reports on required contract actions
within three business days
after a contract is awarded, or in accordance with the guidance from your agency.
The
Federal Acquisition Regulation
requires customer agencies to
collect and report data
on their procurements to
Sam.gov
, which refers to GWACs as indefinite delivery vehicles or IDVs. Most information is automatically updated based on the user’s account and the characteristics of the parent GWAC when creating or modifying an award.
Customer agencies receive socioeconomic credit for their task orders through
Sam.gov
, and the contracting officer
must
fill in the following information to
transfer the socioeconomic credit
to the agency:
Contracting office agency ID
Contracting office ID
Funding agency ID
Funding office ID
Information on reporting contract awards can be found in FAR Subpart 4.6 — Contract Reporting.
Evaluate past performance
Agencies must prepare
past performance evaluations
for orders with a period of performance (including options) of more than one year, according to the
Federal Acquisition Regulation 42.15
. You can motivate high quality performance by recording performance information periodically, and discussing the results with contractors. Contractors can have an opportunity to improve inadequate performance before the next reporting cycle.
Agencies must submit these reports electronically in the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (this system has been retired). Past performance assessment must be made on an annual basis in accordance with the guidance on the
Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System website
.
Contracting officers can use
evaluation resources
and provide contractors with
interim assessments
(at least annually) to help identify and correct any problems with the contract.
Rating systems should track cost, schedule, technical performance or quality of product or service, and business relations (including customer satisfaction). We recommend using five basic ratings in each element: exceptional, very good, satisfactory, marginal, and unsatisfactory.
Acquisition resources
GSA Advantage!®
eBuy
.
eLibrary
.
Market Research as a Service
Assisted Acquisition Services
GWAC resources
GWAC Prices Paid Tool
GWAC Sales Dashboard
Expired IT contracts
Contact us
Chat or call
We are available Sunday 9 p.m.-Friday 9:30 p.m. Eastern time. Average wait times are under a minute.
Live chat currently closed: Normal hours are Sunday 9 p.m.-Friday 9:30 p.m. Eastern time.
855-482-4348
ITCSC@gsa.gov
Hours for live chat and calls:
Sun 8 p.m. to Fri 8:30 p.m. Central time
Follow us
ITC on LinkedIn
ITC Blog
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Last updated: Apr 22, 2026
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Get my location
OR
State
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Rates for Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and possessions are set by the
Department of Defense.
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Department of State.
2
Choose a date
Select fiscal year
OR
Travel start date (mm/dd/yyyy)
Travel end date (mm/dd/yyyy)
Rates are available between 10/1/2023 and 09/30/2026.
The End Date of your trip can not occur before the Start Date.
Additional terms and conditions
Traveler reimbursement is based on the location of the work activities and not the accommodations,
unless lodging is not available at the work activity, then the agency may authorize the rate where
lodging is obtained.
Unless otherwise specified, the per diem locality is defined as
"all locations within, or entirely
surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city, including independent entities located within
those boundaries."
Per diem localities with county definitions shall include
"all locations within, or entirely
surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city as well as the boundaries of the listed counties,
including independent entities located within the boundaries of the key city and the listed counties
(unless otherwise listed separately)."
When a military installation or Government - related facility(whether or not specifically named) is
located partially within more than one city or county boundary, the applicable per diem rate for the
entire installation or facility is the higher of the rates which apply to the cities and / or counties,
even though part(s) of such activities may be located outside the defined per diem locality.