• VETS GWAC
The Veterans Technology Services (VETS) Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) is a small business set-aside contract for service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVO) small technology firms. It is the result of Executive Order 13360 that is designed to strengthen federal contracting opportunities for SDVO firms. VETS presents a new way for federal agencies to achieve small business goals through purchase of Information Technology solutions from small businesses owned by service-disabled veterans. The VETS GWAC offers many exceptional benefits to the government customer looking to compete their Information Technology requirements among dozens of highly-skilled SDVOSB-led teams offering a broad range of IT services in two major Functional Areas:
FA 1 Systems Operations & Maintenance
FA 2 Information Systems Engineering
Some of the benefits of the VETS GWAC include:
- Five-year base period with one, five-year option
- Ordering procedures based on Fair Opportunity (FAR 16.505)
- $5 billion program ceiling
- Federal agency assistance in meeting 3 percent goal for contracting with Service-disabled veteran-owned firms
- Pre-competed, easy to use contracts
- Short procurement lead time
- Training and support from VETS GWAC acquisition team
- No-Cost Review of your SOW by the VETS GWAC acquisition team
- Increased contracting opportunities for small business
- Limited protestability and lower risk of delays
The official GSA VETS GWAC page
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