Services — Application Research Center LLC

SBA 8(A) CONTRACT VEHICLE

Application Research Center (ARC) LLC has been certified by the U.S. Small Business

Administration (SBA) in the 8(a) Business Development (BD) and Small Disadvantaged

Business (SDB) Program. ARC is 8(a)certified by the U.S. SBA through year 2030.\. As an 8(a)

certified company, ARC can be awarded federal government contracts of up to $4.5 million on a

sole-source (non-competitive) basis. This extraordinary benefit enables agency initiatives to get

rapidly underway by streamlining the contract award process. Our status facilitates non-

protestable awards in as short as 5 business days – saving the government time and resources.

Direct Award Procedure:

1. Develop a statement of work (SOW) and a government estimate of the anticipated cost.

2. Draft an “Offering Letter” to SBA using sample attached.

3. Contact your group’s contracting officer and request to make an 8(a) procurement. Send the officer the draft Offering Letter (and the SOW) :Mara.Wells@sba.gov and CC 8(a) mailbox at Arizona8a@sba.gov

4. Your group’s contracting officer reviews and submits the Offer Letter to the SBA. The offer letter and SOW can be emailed to: Mara.Wells@sba.gov and CC 8(a) mailbox at Arizona8a@sba.gov

5. After processing the Offering Letter, SBA will contact your group’s contracting officer to

confirm 8(a) sole source eligibility. (And if they don’t contact you within five business days,

you can assume we are eligible and proceed to the next step.)

6. Your agency contracting officer can then send (or SOW, if applicable) to ARC and begin negotiations.

7. ARC will submit our proposal and upon agreement, your agency contracting officer can then

prepare a purchase order (SF-1449 attached) that awards the work to ARC. Your agency

contracting officer sends a copy of the purchase order to SBA for their records, and the

contract performance can now begin.

GSA Multi Award Schedule (MAS) Contract Vehicle

Contract Number: 47QTCA21D005D
SIN/Contract Category and Description:

54151S – Information Technology Professional Services; OLM – Order-Level Materials

518210C-Cloud Computing and Cloud Related IT Professional Cloud Computing and Cloud Related IT Professional Services

541519 - Other Computer Related Services
GSA Advantage Link – ARC (gsaadvantage.gov)
GSA eLibrary Link – ARC– GSA eLibrary Information

Program Description:

Buying through MAS Information Technology shortens procurement cycles, ensures compliance, and delivers the best value on over 7.5 million innovative IT products, services, and solutions from over 4,600 pre-vetted vendors.

Benefits: Federal, state, and local governments can count on the industry partners on MAS Information Technology to offer innovative information technology products, services, and solutions at the best prices.

MAS Information Technology Offers:

Wide variety of products and services
Competitive prices and discounts
Maximum order threshold
Flexible contracting and streamlined ordering
Security solutions
Approved Agreements – End-User Licensing Agreement (EULA)/Commercial Supplier Agreement (CSA)

If you would like to discuss this process or need any additional information, please contact karthik@apprc.com