Glossary

Contract Vehicles

The specific governmentwide and agency contract vehicles a contractor competes to get on, then competes under for task orders, including GSA Alliant 2, GSA OASIS+, NASA SEWP, and the major defense and intelligence community IDIQs. Useful for business development professionals deciding which vehicle to pursue and tracking upcoming recompetes.

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Air Force Cyber & ISR IDIQs
Multiple Air Force contract vehicles for cyber operations, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance services.
Contract Vehicles
Army ITES-3S
Army's Information Technology Enterprise Solutions–3 Services IDIQ for IT services across the Army enterprise.
Contract Vehicles
DISA ENCORE III
Defense Information Systems Agency's IDIQ for IT services including engineering, integration, and sustainment. Supports DoD's global communications infrastructure.
Contract Vehicles
Government-Wide Acquisition Contract
Task-order or delivery-order contract for IT available to all federal agencies.
Contract Vehicles
GSA Alliant 2
GSA's government-wide IT services GWAC for complex, integrated IT solutions. Multiple award IDIQ with a $50B ceiling. Available to all federal agencies.
Contract Vehicles
GSA Multiple Award Schedule
GSA's commercial catalog of products and services available to all federal agencies at pre-negotiated prices. Formerly multiple schedules (IT-70, etc.), now consolidated into one.
Contract Vehicles
GSA OASIS+
GSA's next-generation government-wide professional services IDIQ. Phase II launched Jan. 2026 with continuously open on-ramps across 13 domains and 6 pools (unrestricted + 5 SB tracks). ~4,100 awards to date. Designated Best-in-Class (BIC).
Contract Vehicles
IC Cyber & SIGINT IDIQs
Classified indefinite-delivery vehicles for cyber operations and signals intelligence support across the Intelligence Community.
Contract Vehicles
Intelligence Community Contract Vehicles
Multiple classified IDIQ contract vehicles across CIA, NSA, NGA, DIA, and other IC agencies. Include cyber operations, SIGINT, GEOINT, and analysis support.
Contract Vehicles
Multiple Award Contract
A contract vehicle in which an agency pre-awards the same scope of work to multiple contractors, who then compete for individual task or delivery orders as needs arise.
Contract Vehicles
Multiple Award Task Order Contract
An indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity vehicle under which two or more contractors are awarded the base contract and then compete against each other for individual task orders.
Contract Vehicles
NASA SEWP V / SEWP VI
NASA's Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement — GWAC for IT products and services. SEWP V extended through Sept. 30, 2026 while SEWP VI ($60B ceiling) completes source selection amid protests. GSA is in discussions to assume management post-award.
Contract Vehicles
Navy SeaPort-NxG
Navy's next-generation electronic platform for acquiring support services in 23 functional areas. Multiple award, IDIQ, rolling admissions.
Contract Vehicles
NIH CIO-SP3
NITAAC's IT services GWAC for health IT and general IT. CIO-SP4 was cancelled in Feb. 2026 due to years of protests and EO 14240 procurement consolidation. CIO-SP3 extended through April 2027. GSA expected to absorb the program.
Contract Vehicles