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GSA will make phase one contract awards under the Alliant 3 Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC). GSA received 133 proposals in response to the solicitation and has identified 43 offerors eligible for award in phase one.

GSA has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to conduct market research related to pricing under SIN 33411. The RFI is intended to help GSA determine what additional information may be needed to substantiate proposed pricing and assess whether reseller markups applied to original equipment manufacturer (OEM) pricing result in fair and reasonable pricing.

GSA has published a new IT Procedural Guide titled Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations. The guide outlines the processes and procedures GSA will use to ensure that nonfederal systems appropriately protect CUI in accordance with GSA requirements and standards issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

On January 12, GSA announced the full implementation of Transactional Data Reporting (TDR). The initial mandatory implementation of TDR began in 2025 with a select number of items, which resulted in $20.2 million in annual cost avoidance. GSA anticipates the total annual cost avoidance will reach a projected $50 million with mandatory reporting fully established across the agency.

GSA has released the final Request for Proposals (RFP) amendments for OASIS+ Phase II, completing the solicitation framework for the program’s next generation of Best-in-Class contracts. Issued on January 12, the amendments cover all six contracts and introduce five additional Domains.