{"id":6524,"date":"2026-03-27T05:12:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T05:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celmax.com\/federatesystems\/?page_id=6524"},"modified":"2026-04-16T11:44:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T11:44:59","slug":"direct-award-gsa-8a-stars-iii","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/celmax.com\/federatesystems\/direct-award-gsa-8a-stars-iii\/","title":{"rendered":"Direct Award – GSA 8(a) STARS III"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Direct Award & Sole Source Excellence<\/h2>\n

The GSA 8(a) STARS III GWAC is a Best-in-Class (BIC) vehicle that provides Federal agencies a simplified path to procure high-end IT services. Federate Systems Corporation (FSC) is a vetted contract holder, authorized to receive\u00a0sole source direct awards for requirements up to $4.5 million.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Contract: 47QTCB22D0602<\/span> UEI: C9SMLYDYA3Y7<\/span> CAGE: 6M9P7<\/span><\/p>\n

Why Federate Systems for STARS III?<\/h2>\n

Agencies choose FSC not just for the ease of procurement, but for our technical maturity. Our past performance demonstrates that we are the “Safe Choice” for high-consequence IT environments.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”cybersecurity_first_section_each”]<\/p>\n

Cloud Architecture & Migration<\/h4>\n

Complex migrations of on-premises workloads to AWS, Azure, and GCP. Expertise in Multi-AZ deployments, VPC design, and serverless ecosystems.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”cybersecurity_first_section_each”]<\/p>\n

AI\/ML & Data Science<\/h4>\n

Developing predictive models and GenAI solutions using SageMaker and Athena to turn massive datasets into mission-critical intelligence.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”cybersecurity_first_section_each”]<\/p>\n

Infrastructure Management<\/h4>\n

Optimizing data center components and O&M support to reduce latency and increase system response times.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”cybersecurity_first_section_each”]<\/p>\n

App Modernization<\/h4>\n

Refactoring legacy applications into modern, cloud-native microservices for improved performance and agility.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”cybersecurity_first_section_each”]<\/p>\n

Data Management<\/h4>\n

Providing end-to-end data architecture, governance, and security to ensure integrity across the full lifecycle.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”cybersecurity_first_section_each”]<\/p>\n

Enterprise Cyber Security<\/h4>\n

Implementation of Zero Trust Architecture, RMF support, and Information Assurance to protect data at rest and in transit.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

The Direct Award Process (Under $4.5M)<\/h2>\n

The GSA STARS III vehicle allows COs to bypass the traditional 8(a) offering\/acceptance process with the SBA, significantly accelerating the award timeline.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1774588810156{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #F2F4F8 !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

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  1. Market Research:<\/strong>\u00a0Agency identifies Federate Systems Corporation as a qualified STARS III industry partner.<\/li>\n
  2. Request Proposal:<\/strong>\u00a0Agency sends the SOW\/PWS directly to FSC to request a technical and price proposal.<\/li>\n
  3. Negotiation:<\/strong>\u00a0Agency evaluates the proposal and conducts any necessary price negotiations to ensure a “fair and reasonable” award.<\/li>\n
  4. Award:<\/strong>\u00a0Agency issues the Task Order directly to FSC via the STARS III contract.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Ready to Modernize?<\/h4>\n

    Our team can assist with technical language for your PWS\/SOW to ensure your mission requirements are met with precision.<\/p>\n

    Contact our STARS III Program Manager:<\/strong>\u00a0stars3@federatesystems.com<\/p>\n

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    [vc_row content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1774515017098{margin-top: -165px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}” el_class=”cybersecurity_first_section”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] Direct Award & Sole Source Excellence The GSA 8(a) STARS III GWAC is a Best-in-Class (BIC) vehicle that provides Federal agencies a simplified path to procure high-end IT services. Federate Systems Corporation (FSC) is a vetted contract holder, authorized to receive\u00a0sole source direct awards […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6524","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celmax.com\/federatesystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celmax.com\/federatesystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celmax.com\/federatesystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celmax.com\/federatesystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celmax.com\/federatesystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6524"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/celmax.com\/federatesystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6524\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6762,"href":"https:\/\/celmax.com\/federatesystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6524\/revisions\/6762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celmax.com\/federatesystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}