GSA 8(a) STARS III

Overview

ValidaTek holds GSA 8(a) STARS III through CVTEK, LLC, a joint venture partnership. CVTEK, LLC is a prime contractor for the General Services Administration (GSA) 8(a) Streamlined Technology Acquisition Resource for Services (STARS) III program. CVTEK is a prime contractor in both scope sub-areas.

The Best-in-Class 8(a) STARS III GWAC is a small business set-aside contract that provides flexible access to customized IT solutions from a large, diverse pool of 8(a) industry partners.

The 8(a) STARS III GWAC

• Expands capabilities for emerging technologies
• Supports both OCONUS and CONUS requirements
• Features limited protestability up to $10M
• Offers expert guidance from the GSA team, including free scope review services and market research

Scope of Work

The scope of the 8(a) STARS III GWAC is centered on North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code 541512 but may include other NAICS codes that are predominately IT services. These may include, but are not limited to:

• 541511
• 541513
• 541519
• 518210

The contract offers IT services ranging from simple help-desk support, information assurance, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and more. STARS III also provides two focused scope sub-areas: Emerging Technologies (ET) and OCONUS Place of Performance.

8(a) STARS III prime contractors in the ET scope sub-area have experience providing evolving state-of-the-art emerging technologies such as technological convergence, robotic process automation, autonomic computing, and more. Prime contractors in the OCONUS scope sub-area have experience providing IT services in an Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) location.

About Our Joint Venture

CVTEK is an SBA-approved mentor-protégé joint venture between Choisys Technology, Inc. (protégé) and ValidaTek, Inc. (mentor), formed to provide mission-critical IT support for the Federal Government's evolving mission requirements.

Choisys is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and SBA-certified 8(a) Business Development Program participant. ValidaTek brings nearly 20 years of proven federal experience to the partnership.

Quality is central to CVTEK. Our joint venture members' ISO 9001, ISO 20000-1, and ISO 27001 certifications and CMMI Level 5 appraisals for both Services and Development reflect our commitment to discipline, customer service, and excellence.