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Department of the Air Force releases $3.75B DAFSTS II Strategic Transformation IDIQ solicitation
Multi-award A&AS IDIQ ceiling: $3.75B over 5 years. NAICS 541611. Tier 1 + Tier 2 awards to all technically acceptable offerors. Final RFP responses due late November.
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GSA names 43 Phase 1 Alliant 3 awardees — no maximum dollar ceiling on the GWAC
February 23, 2026 announcement: 43 phase-1 winners from 133 proposals. Total target ~76 awardees across multiple phases. No maximum dollar ceiling. Vehicle covers cloud, cyber, data, software, systems engineering, emerging tech.
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Policy
OMB memo orders agencies to catalog AI use in contracts — contractors may face disclosure requests
The Office of Management and Budget has issued a memorandum directing all federal agencies to complete inventories of artificial intelligence use in contract performance by September 30, 2026, and to require contractors on high-risk programs to provide AI use disclosures. The memo builds on the January 2025 OMB AI governance framework.
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OASIS+ Phase 2 launches January 12, 2026 — continuous on-ramp + 5 new domains across all 6 pools
Permanent open season from January 12, 2026. 1,300+ small businesses already on OASIS+. December 4, 2025 announcement added 5 new service domains (total now 13 domains across 6 solicitations).
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Army ITES-4S GWAC enters Phase 2 — $14.3B IT services vehicle targets small-business primes
The Army's $14.3 billion Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-4 Servers (ITES-4S) contract has entered Phase 2 of competition, with proposals due in May 2026. The vehicle is exclusively set aside for small businesses and represents one of the largest small-business-only IT GWACs currently in competition.
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SAIC books $95M GAO + $378M FAA IT modernization contracts in 2026
SAIC posted FY26 revenue of $7.3B as recent civilian-agency wins stack up. The $95M GAO Technical Information Services award and $378M FAA end-user-services contract anchor the company's federal-modernization positioning.
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Enforcement
1260H list enforcement begins June 2026 — defense contractors must vet lobbyists for CMC ties
DoD's 1260H 'Chinese military companies' list (Section 1260H of FY2021 NDAA) begins June 2026 enforcement for contractors working with individuals/entities lobbying for CMCs. June 2027 expands to contractors sourcing from or doing business with 1260H entities.
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Policy
FY2026 appropriations enacted late January 2026 — final minibus closes shutdown door
Bipartisan late-January 2026 deal funded every federal agency for FY2026. Final minibus covered DoD, DOL, HHS, Education, DHS, DOT, HUD. Federal contractors don't get back pay during shutdowns — agencies catching up on award flow now.
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DOGE termination tracker: 10,000+ contracts, ~$71B cancelled or restructured by 2026
Independent trackers (HigherGov, GovSpend, Fed-Spend, G2Xchange) report 10,000+ DOGE contract terminations valued ~$71B (some estimates go to $85B). USAID, Education, FEMA, and consulting/DEI work hit hardest.
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Enforcement
SBA initiates termination for 628 firms in 8(a) Program — financial-record refusals trigger enforcement
March 4, 2026 SBA action: 628 firms terminated for refusing to turn over three years of financial documents. Cumulative termination action now reaches ~800 firms, roughly 20% of total 8(a) participants.
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Policy
Revolutionary FAR Overhaul status: 25% page cut, 484 pages eliminated, 2,724 'must-do' clauses removed
Six-month progress report: FAR text reduced 25%, 484 pages eliminated, 2,724 mandatory requirements stripped. Implementation continues via rolling agency class deviations through 2026; formal rulemaking in FY26.
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Peraton and CACI each land $2.25B DCSA background-investigation contracts
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency awarded parallel $2.25B fieldwork-support contracts to CACI International and Peraton — covering security clearance and background investigation work that supports the entire federal cleared workforce.
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