Federal Manager's Daily Report

The General Services Administration has announced it will

issue this spring a request for proposals from disabled

veteran-owned small businesses seeking to provide IT

services to federal agencies.


The “veterans technology services” 10-year contract would

help federal agencies meet a statutory three-percent

goal for contracting with those businesses, according to

GSA Administrator Stephen A. Perry.


The government-wide acquisition contract would likely be

awarded to multiple companies early in 2006, and focus

on information systems engineering and systems operations

maintenance — both would include IT security, said GSA.


It said agencies would have options to accomplish their

work through these “multiple award-indefinite

delivery-indefinite quantity” contracts through which

agencies award task orders including final prices once

they determine exactly they need.