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    Lori Ginnings
    Polaris GWAC Draft Amendment
    GSA has released a draft amendment for the Polaris GWAC Small Business and Women-Owned Small Business Pools. Please review the draft amendment and provide any feedback as outlined in the SAM.gov notice. Polaris GWAC Small Business Pool- https://sam.gov/opp/b025fe6b1f4d46d0aa9f0d7b1ee2bc49/view Polaris GWAC Women-Owned Small Business Pool-https://sam.gov/opp/ee234f96a1354fb998a26570c62254c0/view
     
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    Last Activity: 5/13/2022 11:37 AM
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    ValerieHCarreno
    Polaris Update
    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.
     
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    Last Activity: 4/7/2022 1:50 PM
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    ValerieHCarreno
    Polaris Acquisition Update: 3/25/2022
    GSA has issued the Request for Proposals for the Polaris GWAC, Small Business and Women-Owned Small Business Pools.
     
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    Last Activity: 3/25/2022 1:42 PM
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    ValerieHCarreno
    Small Business Governmentwide Acquisition Contract Polaris Q&A
    GSA is working closely with internal and external stakeholders to bring the first two Polaris Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to industry soon. In preparation for the upcoming solicitations, GSA considered industry questions and comments to help finalize and clarify the language in the RFPs. Attached are answers, clarifications, and updates to the RFPs since the last RFP drafts and Interact postings. GSA appreciates your continued engagement.
     
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    Last Activity: 3/18/2022 1:03 PM
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    ValerieHCarreno
    Polaris Industry Forum - Recording 10/20/2021
    Thank you all for engaging with us on Oct. 20 at the Polaris Industry Forum.  Please see the recording from that event.
     
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    Last Activity: 2/16/2022 10:13 AM
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    ValerieHCarreno
    Small Business Governmentwide Acquisition Contract Interact Post
    Happy New Year!  GSA is excited to announce the Pre-Solicitation Notices for release of the Polaris Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) Small Business Pool and Women-Owned Small Business Pool in accordance with FAR 5.204, Pre-solicitation notices.
     
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    Last Activity: 1/31/2022 4:51 PM
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    ValerieHCarreno
    Request for Information- Executive Order 14028: Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity
    Executive Order (EO) 14028 Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity presents requirements that could have major impacts on the resources of industry partners, specifically small businesses, and GSA would like to know the challenges that industry will face in supporting and implementing
     
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    ValerieHCarreno
    ITC POLARIS Industry Forum - October 20th 2021

     
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    Last Activity: 11/30/2021 2:13 PM
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    JulieG
    Thank you for sharing the slides. Looking for the Q&A response, can you provide a link? Cannot find.
    Posted 11/25/2021 9:32 AM
    ValerieHCarreno
    Thank you for your interest in Polaris. FAQs will be posted once available.
    Posted 11/30/2021 2:13 PM
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    SB GWAC Blogger
    Updated Polaris Draft RFP Sections
    The Polaris team is pleased to share the updated draft of the solicitation submission instructions and evaluation criteria (Sections L and M). Substantial feedback was received to the draft RFP issued in December 2020. That feedback, along with recent customer and industry discussions, was used to make beneficial updates to the solicitation. The changes made will encourage maximum participation by small businesses, emphasize customer requirements, and reduce barriers to entry for small businesses.
     
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    Last Activity: 11/30/2021 2:06 PM
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    Comments (10)
    klentz
    At the Professional Services Council meeting October 14, 2021 GSA was asked a question could a offeror use the same corporate experience as a prime and a subcontractor in the same pool, GSA was unsure of the answer and said they need to publish a table...Read More
    Posted 10/26/2021 9:18 PM
    gabefulton
    The updated DRFP is very clear in the usage of Relevant Experience and how it can be used, however, the subject of certifications was not addressed. Will the Government allow a single CMMI LVL 3 certification, for example, to be used more than once...Read More
    Posted 10/27/2021 10:23 AM
    ValerieHCarreno
    Please provide all questions and comments to polaris@gsa.gov. We have gathered over 1,500 comments. We are reviewing this information to ensure the final RFP language is clear and concise.
    Posted 10/27/2021 10:39 AM
    karenwillow1
    Hello. We ask that the vendor community receive a preview of the attachments so we can prepare for the solicitation release prior to the actual release. As a small business we really need to start preparing to address all components of the response and...Read More
    Posted 11/02/2021 10:41 AM
    ValerieHCarreno
    Hello, All attachments will be include in the final RFP release. Thank you for your interest in Polaris.
    Posted 11/30/2021 2:06 PM
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    ValerieHCarreno
    Giving Thanks
    We are thankful for you, our dedicated industry professionals. We've received much feedback regarding the planned release timeline of the Polaris solicitations. In an effort to provide all of our stakeholders time to celebrate this holiday season with friends and family, the solicitations for the small business and WOSB pools are planned for release in January 2022. The HUBZone and SDVOSB solicitations will follow. Thank you for your continued support.
     
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    Last Activity: 11/24/2021 11:25 AM
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