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BIC MAC to follow OASISSecond RFI coming in MayGeneral Services Administration officials have started planning for the “OASIS” professional services follow-on contract, tentatively called “BIC MAC,” to go into effect in 2024. OASIS (One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services), with $35.4 billion in sales since fiscal 2015, and OASIS Small Business (SB), with $14.75 billion in sales during that period, have been very successful vehicles. Small business captured 42% of awards overall. Initial planning suggests the follow-on would be a single contract, the Best In Class Multiple-Award Contract (BIC MAC) for professional services. GSA officials have described several general themes for the follow-on, including a broader scope, more companies, several domains and a “complimentary” approach to the Multiple-Award Schedules. GSA officials also have reached out to industry as the planning gets underway. A Request for Information was released in March, and another is anticipated in May. The initial solicitation is expected in early fiscal 2022. Despite the assurances, some industry observers worry that there may be overlap between the BIC MAC and the GSA Multiple Award Schedules. “The current approach for BIC MAC largely duplicates the existing MAS program, leaving few key features that differentiate between the two programs,” Roger Waldron, president of the Coalition for Government Procurement, wrote in an April 9 column. Here are GSA’s figures on OASIS and OASIS SB sales and the percentage share of small business awards for fiscal years (Source: GSA):
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GSA data: https://bit.ly/3angsFE
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