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Human Capital and Training Solutions
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HCaTS Program Status Update
The ordering periods for Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCaTS) contracts are concluding. While performance on existing task orders may continue, no new orders can be placed after the dates below:
HCaTS 8(a):
Ended December 21, 2025
HCaTS Unrestricted:
Ends September 25, 2026
HCaTS Small Business:
Ends November 9, 2026
Where to Move Your Requirements
OASIS+
Now open for awards (as of Jan 12, 2026). For more information, visit
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Multiple Award Schedule
(MAS):
Available immediately for professional services, including the
MAS 8(a) Pool
for competitive and sole source awards.
Learn more about MAS
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complimentary scope review
. Our team can analyze your requirements and recommend whether MAS, OASIS+, or another solution is the best fit.
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The Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCaTS) Contracts are strategically sourced, government-wide, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicles designed to provide comprehensive, customized human capital and training services to federal agencies.
Program features
HCaTS pools and NAICS codes
HCaTS scope
HCaTS contracts
HCaTS labor categories
Ordering period
Contract types and ceiling
Small business utilization
Contract access fee or CAF
Best-in-class
Program features
HCaTS offers agencies a reliable, flexible, and efficient way to obtain best-value solutions for complex human capital and training requirements. These contracts expand procurement options while also creating new opportunities for small businesses to support federal initiatives. HCaTS solutions are delivered by bona fide executive, administrative, and professional employees, as defined in Part 541 of Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations.
HCaTS consists of three IDIQ contract vehicles
HCaTS Unrestricted (HCaTS U) - Open to businesses of all sizes
HCaTS Small Business (HCaTS SB) - Designed for
small business
providers
HCaTS 8(a) - Reserved for socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses
These vehicles provide federal agencies with a fast, flexible, and efficient way to access customized human capital and training solutions.
Explore the PSHC Learning Series video: OASIS and HCaTS 8(a) Contracts
Why use HCaTS?
Comprehensive, customized solution for human capital and training services
Best-in-Class with highly technically rated, fair and reasonable pricing pools of contractors
Allows maximum flexibility for customers
Allows all contract types (including hybrid)
Allows commercial and/or non-commercial services for both CONUS and OCONUS
Allows ancillary services and other direct costs at the task order level
Maximizes small business utilization goals
Undertakes effective change management initiatives
Helps develop effective metrics to assess progress in carrying out human capital strategies
HCaTS pools and NAICS codes
Each HCaTS vehicle encompasses two pools that are solely defined by the NAICS codes each pool is comprised of. At the time of master contract award and option exercise, all NAICS codes in each pool shared the same small business size standard, which remains in effect for the duration of the HCaTS contracts’ period of performance. Task orders should be solicited among and awarded to contract holders in the pool that contains the NAICS code corresponding to the scope of the task order.
HCaTS Pool
NAICS Code
Description
Pool 1
611430
Professional and Management Development Training
611699
All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction
624310
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Pool 2
541611
Administrative Management & General Management Consulting Services
541612
Human Resources Consulting Services
541613
Marketing Consulting Services
541618
Other Management Consulting Services
611710
Educational Support Services
HCaTS scope
The scope of both HCaTS pools is identical and is defined by three key service areas:
KSA 1 - Customized Training and Development Services
Training program management support
Technical and general skills development
Leadership, management, and supervisory training, development, and support
Knowledge and competency training
Career development, management, and coaching
KSA 2 - Customized Human Capital Strategy Services
Human resources strategy and development
Organizational and position management
Staff acquisition
Talent, performance, compensation, and separation management
Integrated business management
Change management
Employee value proposition
Employee and labor relations
KSA 3 - Customized Organizational Performance Improvement
Performance Metrics and Improvement
Strategic Planning and Alignment
Facilitation and Data Analytics
Business Process Improvement and Reengineering
Organizational Assessment and Transformation
HCaTS contracts
HCaTS Unrestricted Contracts [PDF - 1 MB]
HCaTS Small Business Contracts [PDF - 877 KB]
HCaTS labor categories
HCaTS includes 84 standardized labor categories that correspond to Office of Management and Budget’s Standard Occupational Classification System for which the Bureau of Labor Statistics maintains compensation data. The use of these labor categories is optional; labor categories may be added at the task order level.
See
Attachment J.1- HCaTS Standardized Labor Categories [PDF - 107 KB]
for a list of the individual labor categories, corresponding SOC Numbers, titles, functional descriptions, and definitions of levels for each.
Ordering period
The following dates are the last day of the ordering period for each HCaTS vehicle. Task orders can be awarded under HCaTS any time prior to the expiration of the ordering period. Each task order can have a period of performance up to five years and six months.
Expiration of the Ordering Period:
HCaTS Unrestricted:
Sep 25, 2026
HCaTS Small Business (HCaTS SB):
Nov 9, 2026
HCaTS 8(a):
Dec 21, 2025
Contract types
HCaTS allows maximum flexibility for contract types at the task order level, including:
Fixed-Price-all types
Cost-reimbursement-all types
Time-and-materials
Labor-Hour
Hybrids of any contract types
Contract ceiling
The maximum dollar value for all task orders issued under the HCaTS contracts, including all options if exercised, is as follows:
For Pool 1:
HCaTS Unrestricted: $3.45 billion
HCaTS Small Business and 8(a): $3.45 billion
For Pool 2:
HCaTS Unrestricted: $2.3 billion
HCaTS Small Business and 8(a): $2.3 billion
Total Program Ceiling: $11.5 billion
Small business utilization
The HCaTS SB and HCaTS 8(a) vehicles are 100% small business set-aside. HCaTS Unrestricted has several small business contract holders as well. Competitive set-asides for the following socio-economic categories can be awarded under HCaTS SB with credit toward your small business goals:
HUBZone Small Business
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
Veteran-Owned Small Business
Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business
Women-Owned Small Business
8(a) competitive set-aside and direct awards can be made under HCaTS 8(a) with credit toward your 8(a) small business goals.
Contract access fee or CAF
The CAF rate for HCaTS Unrestricted, HCaTS SB, and HCaTS 8(a) is only 0.75 percent applied to the total task order amount. Exceptions to this fee or agency-specific fee agreements will be listed here, if any.
Best-in-class
HCaTS has been a Best-in-Class, or BIC solution for Human Capital and Training since October 2016. BIC contracts are endorsed by OMB as “good-for-government” options that save time and money. Agencies are encouraged to use BIC contracts per OMB Memos M-17-22 and M-19-13, and the President’s Management Agenda.
BIC solutions like HCaTS are thoroughly vetted and meet key criteria, including:
Rigorous planning and requirements definition
Strategic pricing
Data-driven demand and consumption management
Strong category and performance management
Independent validation
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