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Office of Management and Budget designated GSA 8(a) STARS II as Best-in-Class contract
It’s a perfect opportunity to automate, monitor and apply agile security throughout ALL phases of the agile software life-cycle. This begins right away in the planning phase but carries on into development, building, testing, release, delivery, deployment and beyond. In that way, it’s very similar to CI/CD in that it puts you in a better position to frequently deliver apps to your end users by introducing automation wherever and whenever you can.
According to one recent study, every person will generate about 1.7 megabytes of new data every single second. But at the same time, data on its own is meaningless. It’s little more than a series of countless 1s and 0s sitting on a hard drive somewhere. What you need is a way to make sense of that data – analyzing it in a way that uncovers the true story hidden underneath. Common agile tools we use include TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, Theano, and Caffe.
This type of agile cloud-based environment brings with it a number of key advantages, like the fact that people can work from anywhere and communication and collaboration have never been easier. But it also dramatically increases the potential attack surface of your business, too – there are simply more ways for you to fall victim to a cyber attacker than there were even a decade ago. Every device connected to the web is a potential vulnerability just waiting to be taken advantage of by someone who knows what they’re doing.
STARS II is a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract task orders engineered to provide cutting-edge technology solutions from award-winning 8(a) small businesses to federal agencies. Using GSA STARS II will enable you to access 8 a Stars II prime contractors through an established contract vehicle instead of traditional, open market methods – saving resources and taxpayer funding. In addition, CCT is an Amazon AWS Federal Agile DevSecOps Partner.
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in planning and designing agile devsecops solutions that integrate computers, software, and communication technologies. The hardware and software components of the solution may be provided by this establishment or company as part of integrated services or may be provided by third parties or vendors partners. These establishments often install, train, and support users of the technology.
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Delivering incremental higher value agile software to end-users with high collaboration, common tool sets, and full life-cycle responsibility.
Deploying high quality software improvements at the speed of operations enhances agency outcomes.
Celebrating 12+ Years supporting Air Force’s medical facilities, security operations, systems development, and other missions.
Regional Agile Release Trains that plan, commit, develop, and deploy fully integrated software deliverables.
DevSecOps agile security and compliance strategy that evolves from emerging threats using robust governance and risk mitigation, covering all legal, regulatory, and technical facets.
Enhanced application performance from fast and often agile code deployments to keep pace with critical feature requests.
Optimize resources to maximize value and eliminate successful outcome blockers by customizing software to immediate need.
Quality and Security incorporated practices at all stages of agile software development workflow.
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518210 DATA PROCESSING, HOSTING, AND RELATED SERVICES
519190 ALL OTHER INFORMATION SERVICES
541330 ENGINEERING SERVICES
541511 CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES
541512 COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES
541513 COMPUTER FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES
541519 OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES
541611 ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES
541690 OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES
541990 ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES
561210 FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES
561621 SECURITY SYSTEMS SERVICES (EXCEPT LOCKSMITHS)
Yes, based on Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637 and FAR 19.8), you may award task orders at or under the $4 Million competitive threshold on a sole-source basis. These are also known as a directed order. GSA Contract holders may take advantage of this unique provision based on self-marketing efforts or past performance.
When requirements exceed the $4 Million competitive threshold in accordance with FAR 16, you must give all contract holders within a functional area fair opportunity to compete.
Review the 8(a) STARS II GWAC ordering guide for guidance. In general, you need to follow these steps: 1). Attend 10 minute training 2). Request a delegation of procurement authority 3). Issue the task order 4). Report contract actions 5). Review past performance
8(a) STARS II is non-protestable and offers the unique opportunity to contract with highly qualified 8(a) small, disadvantaged businesses. Using a GWAC is a faster alternative to time-consuming, protestable, and costly full and open competitions.
GWACs are in-scope for information technology, agile software development, devsecops, and IT-related services. You can also buy hardware, software and related supplies as part of an integrated solution when majority of the project is labor.
New task orders may be issued between August 31, 2016 and August 30, 2021. Order performance may go through August 30, 2024.
Contracting officers can ensure their agencies receive 8(a) and SDVOSB credit by conducting a task order size re-representation. Ordering contracting officers can conduct a task order size re-representation as a condition of new task order awards, if you think it is in your agency’s best interest. Post-award, your agency claims socioeconomic credit by reporting contract actions in the Federal Procurement Database System (FPDS).
FAR 19.804-6 An 8(a) contractor may continue to accept new orders under GSA 8(a) STARS II even if it exits the 8(a) program. SBA’s acceptance of the original GSA 8(a) STARS II contract is valid for the full term of the contract.
