Alliant 3 GWAC, Request for Proposal (RFP)

2/19/25: Amendment A0010 is issued to the Alliant 3 Conformed Request for Proposal (RFP), 47QTCB24R0009 to: (1) remove from Section L.4.1 Proposal Format, Table 22, row L.5.7.1, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emission and Reduction Goals - Attestation, 2) allow the use of CTA member’s company name and UEI in place of the Offeror name and UEI on attachment J.P-2, A3 Primary NAICS Code Relevant Experience Project Template and J.P-3, A3 Emerging Technology Relevant Experience Project Template for federal projects (RFP Section L.5.3.2.1, L.5.2.4.2), 3) update FAR clauses located in Section K, Representation and Certifications, to be automatically updated in .... Read More

2/11/25: Amendment A0009 is issued to the Alliant 3 Conformed Request for Proposal (RFP), 47QTCB24R0009 to comply with Executive Order 14154, Unleashing American Energy (January 20, 2025) and Executive Order 14148, Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions (January 20, 2025). The following areas are removed from the Alliant 3 RFP solicitation, and Symphony will be automatically updated to reflect the changes.  No action is required from the Offeror as a result of the amendment.

• Alliant 3 (A3) Greenhouse Gas (GHG) evaluation points regarding Sustainability Related Disclosures.
• A3 Statement of Work requirements for Energy, Sustainability, .... Read More

2/7/25: Suspending Enforcement of Contractual Greenhouse Gas and/or Climate Risk Requirements in Existing Solicitations.

The General Services Administration (GSA) is taking action to reduce burden on Offerors on all requirements related to “climate-related risk management and/or greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory and/or reduction target disclosure requirements”.  This is in accordance with Executive Order 14154, Unleashing American Energy (January 20, 2025) and Executive Order 14148, Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions (January 20, 2025).

GSA intends to take immediate action to begin the removal of:

• Alliant 3 (A3) Greenhouse Gas (GHG) evaluation points regarding .... Read More

1/28/25: Amendment A0008 is issued to the Alliant 3 Conformed Request for Proposal (RFP), 47QTCB24R0009 to: (1) remove the Meaningful Relationship Commitment Letter (MRCL) project requirement (RFP Section L.5.1.5(f)(5)); (2) include the requirement to designate a Parent-Company Corporate Official empowered to resolve operational and consensus issues between the entity claiming the MRCL, and its Affiliate, Division or Subsidiary with which it claims a MRCL (RFP Section L.5.1.5(f)(5)); (3) update the previously performed project requirement for SBSubk SBCTAs to claim Organizational Risk Assessment points (L.5.6(b)).   

The Alliant 3 proposal due date is February 24, 2025. For any technical support related .... Read More

1/23/25: Amendment A0007 is issued to the Alliant 3 Conformed Request for Proposal (RFP), 47QTCB24R0009 to: (1) update the verification of Emerging Technology Relevant Experience projects performed as a subcontractor or under a previous/existing Contractor Teaming Arrangement (CTA) for Federal or Commercial projects (RFP Section L.5.2.4.2(d) and (e)); (2) update the Verification of Primary NAICS Code Relevant Experience Submission for Federal Government Contracts (RFP Section L.5.2.3.1); (3) provide clarity on the definition of a Meaningful Relationship Commitment Letter project (RFP Section L.5.1.5(f)(5)); (4) for federal contracts only, authorize the partial redaction of the attestation statement of cognizant Contracting Officers and .... Read More

12/18/24: The Alliant 3 Team is pleased to provide a pre-recorded, pre-proposal conference for the Alliant 3 (A3) Request for Proposal (RFP), 47QTCB24R0009. The A3 pre-proposal conference is issued as a series of videos focusing on specific areas of the RFP. We encourage all offerors to view all of the videos and hope the series partitioning improves your experience. Please see below for a listing of the A3 pre-proposal conference video series, available through attachment Alliant 3 Pre-proposal Conference.

Alliant 3 Overview

Small Business Offeror Types

Small Business Subcontracting Plan

C-SCRM

Pricing

VETS 4212 .... Read More

12/09/24: Amendment (A0006) is issued to the Alliant 3 Conformed Request for Proposal (RFP), 47QTCB24R0009, version 6 to update Section L.5.7.1, from Public Disclosure of Scope 1 or 2 or 3 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions to Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction - Attestation. Offerors are required to provide a signed attestation of Public Disclosure of GHG emission and reduction goals, as delineated in Section L.5.7.1, to receive the maximum 1,750 points for this scoring element. The proposal due date of February 3, 2025 remains unchanged. The following attachments are included with this amendment: 

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11/26/24: Amendment (A0005) is issued to the Alliant 3 Conformed Request for Proposal (RFP), 47QTCB24R0009, version 5 to update Section L.1, Table 21, Provision Incorporated by Reference, FAR Provision 52.204-7, System for Award Management (Nov 2024). In addition, a new version of the GSA Form 527 is provided with an updated effective date and expiration date. The attachment is titled J.P-10 A3 GSA Form 527 Contractor Qualification and Financial Information V.3. The updated version of the conformed RFP supersedes any previous versions issued by GSA. Offerors are required to use the most recent version of all RFP attachments. The attachments .... Read More

11/26/24: Amendment (A0005) is issued to the Alliant 3 Conformed Request for Proposal (RFP), 47QTCB24R0009, version 5 to update Section L.1, Table 21, Provision Incorporated by Reference, FAR Provision 52.204-7, System for Award Management (Nov 2024). In addition, a new version of the GSA Form 527 is provided with an updated effective date and expiration date. The attachment is titled J.P-10 A3 GSA Form 527 Contractor Qualification and Financial Information V.3. The updated version of the conformed RFP supersedes any previous versions issued by GSA. Offerors are required to use the most recent version of all RFP attachments. The attachments .... Read More

11/22/24: Amendment (A0004) is issued to the Alliant 3 Conformed Request for Proposal (RFP), 47QTCB24R0009, version 4 to align Section L.4.1, Proposal Format Table, L.5.2.4.2 with Government Response GR4-262, to allow a set of Task Orders or BPA calls that are combined for Primary NAICS Relevant Experience Projects to be submitted separately and used as individual Emerging Technology Relevant Experience Projects. The proposal due date is changed to February 3, 2025, 4 pm, Eastern Time (ET), to support the Offeror in submitting additional attachment J.P-3, Emerging Technology Relevant Experience Project Templates. The Alliant 3 Team will issue the pre-recorded, pre-proposal .... Read More

11/08/24: Thank you for your interest in the Alliant 3 GWAC solicitation. The Alliant 3 GWAC Team is pleased to provide the final set of Government responses (GR Set 04) and corresponding amendment (A0003).  In some cases, the questions were slightly modified to answer a host of similar questions or comments. The Alliant 3 Conformed Request for Proposal (RFP), 47QTCB24R0009, version 3 takes precedence over any previous RFP versions issued to the public via the government point of entry SAM.gov. The following attachments are included in this final release, which concludes the government response period:

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10/25/24: The government response period is extended to November 8, 2024 to respond to the remaining questions received at the end of the question period (August 2, 2024). Offerors are advised to review all government responses to questions. In some cases, the questions were slightly modified to answer a host of similar questions or comments. The third set of government responses to the Alliant 3 GWAC solicitation, 47QTCB24R0009, is attached using A3 GR Set 03_10.25.24.

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09/27/24: Alliant 3 Request for Proposal (RFP), Government Response 02 is released to provide the questions and comments that are associated with .... Read More

The General Service Administration (GSA) intends to release the official Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Alliant 3 Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) Unrestricted in Q3, FY24. We recommend all potential offerors ensure their legal entity is registered in SAM.gov with an up-to-date account containing a corresponding and validated Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). GSA intends to award an Alliant 3 contract to 76 potential offerors (plus ties). This presolicitation notice will be updated to include a link to Symphony, the proposal intake system, to prepare your organization for proposal submission and familiarity with the software.

The following draft Alliant 3 .... Read More