Polaris GWAC Women Owned Small Business Pool

April 6, 2022 - After receiving feedback related to the evaluation of joint ventures under Polaris, GSA is currently assessing whether any changes are necessary for the RFPs. While completing this assessment, GSA is temporarily pausing the RFPs until further notice. A subsequent amendment will establish a new closing date. Following completion of the assessment, the proposal due date will be extended accordingly. Offerors are encouraged to pause proposal activities until this assessment is completed. During this pause, the opening of the Polaris Submission Portal is also on hold. The due date for questions has not been changed. Please submit questions to polaris@gsa.gov no later than April 18, 2022. Please continue to monitor SAM.gov for future updates. ---- March 30, 2022 - Attachment J.P-6 Project Verification Form is provided. This attachment may be used as the Project Verification Form when required by Section L.5.2.2.1.1(2), L.5.2.2.1.2 and/or L.5.2.3.1.1 for verification of submitted relevant experience. ---- The General Services Administration (GSA) is pleased to release the Polaris Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) Women-Owned Small Business Pool Request for Proposals (RFP), 47QTCB22R0003. This solicitation is the only source of official information about this procurement. The Polaris Women-Owned Small Business Pool RFP consists of the following: Polaris Small Business Pool RFP SF33 J.P-1 Representations and Certifications from Section K J.P-2 Joint Venture Experience Template J.P-3 FPDS-NG Sample J.P-4 Past Performance Rating Form J.P-5 GSA Form 527 Contractor’s Qualifications and Financial Information An optional pre-proposal conference will be recorded and released online to provide an overview of the Polaris RFP. This conference will not introduce new information. Details on accessing the recording will be provided through this announcement in the coming days. To account for the planned SAM.gov downtime for Unique Entity ID (SAM) transition, the Polaris Submission Portal (PSP) will open for registration no earlier than April 5, 2022. Prior to the PSP opening for registration, industry is encouraged to review the solicitation requirements on SAM.gov and view the upcoming pre-proposal conference. The Polaris CO is the sole point of contact for all questions under this solicitation. Industry is welcome to submit any questions after viewing the pre-proposal conference and upon registering in PSP. Offerors must submit all questions regarding the solicitation via the PSP. Questions not submitted via the PSP will not be answered. GSA reserves the right to publicly discuss and publish, or simply consider, questions and comments regarding the RFP. Questions answered will be made available to all potential Offerors via PSP.