As a Best-in-Class contract, 8(a) STARS III is designated by the Office of Management and Budget as a preferred governmentwide solution.

NAIS is an 8(a) Streamlined Technology Acquisition Resource for Services (STARS) III Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) awardee, facilitating integrated IT solutions. The contract provides worldwide IT solutions to federal agencies while fulfilling customers’ socioeconomic goals. The 8(a) STARS III GWAC – a/k/a “STARS III”, is a Multiple Award, Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (MA-IDIQ) contract to provide IT services/IT services-based solutions which may include the integration of ancillary support integral to the IT services being acquired.

Who can use 8(a) Stars III: Federal Agencies and Department of Defense (DOD)

Order Types: Order contract types permitted include FAR 16.2 Fixed-Price contracts; FAR 16.4 Incentive contracts; FAR 16.601 Time-and-Materials contracts; and FAR 16.602 Labor-Hour contracts. These contract types may be used individually or in combination within a single Order comprising multiple Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs). Orders may also incorporate FAR 17.1 Multi-year Contracting and FAR 17.2 Options. Cost Reimbursement (FAR Subpart 16.3) Orders are not allowed.

Services: 

• Data Management
• Information and Communication Technology
• IT Operations and Maintenance
• IT Security / IT workforce augmentation
• Software Development
• Systems Design  

Scope Sub-Area 1: Emerging Technology-Focused IT Services 

• Artificial Intelligence (ML, Deep Learning/Neural Networks, Natural Language Generation)
• Autonomic Computing
• Blockchain/Distributed Ledger
• Quantum Computing
• Robotic Process Automation
• Technological Convergence
• Virtual Reality (Augmented, Extended, Mixed Reality)

Scope Sub-Area 2: IT Services performed outside of CONUS: 

• This sub-area provides for IT services-based solutions to be performed outside the contiguous United States (OCONUS). A TOR can fit in this sub-area if the scope is primarily IT services, and it includes performance in an OCONUS location.
• OCONUS work locations include the non-foreign work areas of Alaska and Hawaii, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands and the territories and possessions of the United States (excluding the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands) as well as foreign work areas. 
• It is anticipated that there may be Orders for work in foreign areas. The Department of State Standardized Regulations (DSSR) addresses foreign area allowances and benefits for U.S. Government civilians. The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Administration, Office of Allowances, (https://www.state.gov/) publishes quarterly report indexes of living costs abroad, per-diem rate maximums, quarter’s allowances, hardship differentials, and danger pay allowances.

Contact the NAIS 8(a) STARS III Program Manager for details: 571-666-0003