Surviving Sequestration: Over $116 Billion in Contracting Opportunities on the Horizon

Published: April 05, 2013

Despite the emphasis the tighter budgets agencies face under sequestration, major contract opportunities are continuing to move forward. The sum total for 28 upcoming contracts is $116.142 billion. Of course, small businesses won’t be left out in the cold. Of that total, close to some $17 billion will for be small businesses awards.

Contract Status Key
?	Moving Forward
?	On Hold
X	Cancelled
?	Contracting Office Not Commenting
*	Small Business Opportunity

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Agency	Program/Account	Value	Opportunity ID	Status
Air Force	Training System Acquisition Program (TSA III)	$20.9 B	37291	?
Air Force	* Engineering Professional Administrative Support Services (EPASS)	$5.0 B	93515	?
Air Force	*Network-Centric Solutions (NETCENTS II A&AS)	$710 M	48254	?
Air Force	* Technical Data Support Services (TDSS(e))	$467 M	78427	?
Air Force	*Follow On Third Party Logistics Services for Support Equipment Commodity Council (3PL SECC)	$288 M	92288	?
Army	Train Educate and Coach (TEACH)	$8.0 B	69254	?
Army	Space and Missile Defense Technology Design Development Demonstration and Integration (D3I)	$4.9 B	54159	?
Army	Strategic Service Solutions (S3)	$4.0 B	86280	?
Army	Utility Monitoring and Control Systems for Heating Venting and Air Conditioning (UMCS IV) (HVAC)	$2.5 B	80441	?
Army	Technical Information Engineering Services (TIES)	$995 M	69356	?
Army	Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC III)	$1.5 B	78525	?
Army	*Information Management Communications Services (IMCS 3)	$500 M	72006	?
Commerce	* Patent Office Support Services (PTOSS IV)	$252 M	32547	?
Education	Common Services for Borrowers (CSB)	$2.3 B	33550	X
GSA	One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS)	$12.0 B	90928	?
HHS	Health Marketing Communications Services (HMCS)	$870 M	67831	?
HHS	Chief Information Officer Commodity Solutions (CIO-CS)	$10.0 B	47886	?
NASA	Solutions for Enterprisewide Procurement (SEWP V)	$20.0 B	82396	?
NASA	Center Maintenance Operations and Engineering (CMOE)	$971 M	53636	?
NASA	* Marshall Engineering Technicians and Trade Support Services (METTS)	$151 M	53603	?
State	Passport Support Services (PSP)	$570 M	64443	?
State	* Hybrid Information Technology Services for State (HITSS II)	$2.1 B	49544	?
USAID	Encouraging Global Anticorruption and Good Governance Efforts (ENGAGE)	$750 M	83090	?
Defense	Global Network Services (GNS)	---	86970	?
Defense	Defense Systems Technical Area Tasks (DS) (TATs)	$3.0 B	48780	?
Defense	Homeland Defense and Security Technical Area Tasks (HD TATs)	$900 M	48776	?
Defense	* Special Operational Equipment Tailored Vendor Logistics Support Program	$5.7 B	70506	?
DHS	BiowatchGen 3	$3.1 B	68486	?
Navy	Rapid Response Irregular Warfare (RR/IW)	$5.0 B	67883	?
Navy	Consolidated Afloat Network and Enterprise Services Full Deployment Production Units (CANES)	$1.0 B	50287	?

Source: Deltek

Many of Deltek’s opportunity analysts have reported that contracting offices have been unable to comment on the precise impact of sequestration their programs. Contractors will want to monitor changes in requirements and scheduling as the precise impact of sequestration becomes clearer.

In some cases, agency officials indicated that sequestration is not expected to have an immediate impact on their contract. Future delays in funding, however, could be a possibility. Certainly, agencies are prioritizing programs, complying with mandates and, in some cases, restructuring their efforts. Program cancellations, however, seem to be in the minority.