Term
GWAC
Government-wide acquisition contract
A pre-competed IDIQ that any federal agency can use to buy information technology without running its own competition.
A GWAC is an IDIQ built specifically for information technology, awarded by one agency but usable by any federal buyer. SEWP, CIO-SP, and Alliant are the names you will hear most. Getting a seat is competed like any other IDIQ; after that, the work arrives the same way it does on any multiple-award vehicle, as task orders you compete for against the other seat holders.
In a sentence
"This requirement will be competed among SEWP V contract holders." Only businesses that already hold a seat on that specific GWAC are eligible to respond, so the competition that mattered most already happened when the vehicle itself was awarded.
Also called
- IT GWAC
- SEWP
- CIO-SP
- Alliant
Terms like this show up in every federal notice. We translate them in place, on every notice in your trade.