Z Systems Corporation

8(a) STARS Governmentwide Acquisition Contract

Z Systems Corporation is excited to announce the award of our GSA 8 (a) Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC). The contract vehicle is designed to promote small business utilization when purchasing technology solutions for the federal government.

The new 8(a) Streamlined Technology Acquisition Resources for Services (STARS) GWAC is a small business set-aside contract for technology solutions. Announced last summer as 8(a) Federal Acquisition Services for Technology (FAST)2 Solicitation No. 6FG-03-RAV-0002 and recently renamed to 8(a) STARS, this new contract vehicle is the replacement contract for the current 8(a) FAST small business contract scheduled to expire October 31, 2004.

8(a) STARS is a multiple award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract vehicle and contains the following features:

3-year base with two, two-year option periods;
Z Systems can except work in 3 of 8 distinct Functional Areas (FA) designated by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS):
o FA1 NAICS 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services
o FA2 NAICS 541512 Computer Systems Design Services
o FA3 NAICS 541513 Computer Facilities Management Services
Directed task orders up to $3 million each for federal civilian agencies are allowable pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(5);
Directed task orders up to $3 million each for Department of Defense activities are compliant with Section 803 of the 2002 National Defense Authorization Act;
8(a) credit can be transferred back to client agency via Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS)
Program ceiling: $15 billion
Non-protestable
Order placement: GSA FTS Client Support Centers or Delegation of Authority from Procuring Contracting Officer
Geographic coverage: Continental United States, some Worldwide