MBS Products and Services can be obtained
through the following contract vehicles

Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs)

A Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) is a simplified procurement method used by government agencies to streamline the purchase of frequently needed supplies or services. It is a pre-negotiated arrangement that allows an agency to repeatedly purchase goods or services without issuing separate contracts for each order.

BPAs offer a flexible, cost-effective, and simplified process for procuring common-use office supplies, IT equipment and software, consulting, and maintenance services.

Like other government contract vehicles, BPAs may be established as single-award or multiple-award agreements, where multiple vendors can compete for specific orders. Currently, MBS holds BPAs with agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the State of Virginia, and the Applied Physics Laboratory.

Under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.303, BPAs help simplify recurring purchases while maintaining compliance and transparency.

Government-wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs)

A Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) is a pre-competed, multiple-award contract administered by one federal agency but available to all federal agencies for purchasing IT products and services. GWACs are designed to streamline procurement by eliminating the need for individual solicitations for each purchase.

Since pricing and terms have already been competitively evaluated, GWACs allow agencies to issue orders quickly without undergoing the full traditional procurement process — saving time, reducing administrative burden, and providing cost-effective access to a broad range of vendor offerings.

Common GWAC examples include 8(a) STARS, Alliant 2, VETS 2 (GSA), CIO-SP3, CIO-SP4 (NIH’s NITAAC), and SEWP (NASA). GWACs are governed by FAR Part 16.505 and are overseen by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Multi-Agency Contracts (MACs)

A Multi-Agency Contract (MAC) is an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract established by one government agency and made available to multiple agencies for purchasing products and services, typically beyond IT-only needs. Like GWACs, MACs streamline procurement by allowing agencies to order directly from pre-competed contracts.

Compared with GWACs, MACs differ in three key ways:

• Scope: GWACs are focused on IT products and services, while MACs can include a wider variety of products and services.
• Oversight: GWACs require specific OMB designation; MACs generally do not.
• Agency Usage: GWACs are government-wide vehicles managed centrally; MACs are agency-specific but accessible to other agencies.

MACs are often used for service and consulting contracts (such as engineering, training, administrative support, and operational services). Examples include OASIS (GSA) and SeaPort-NxG (US Navy). MACs are governed by FAR Part 16.504 and offer agencies flexibility, efficiency, and competitive pricing.

Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)

An Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is a flexible contracting method used by government agencies to procure products or services when the exact quantities and delivery schedules are not known at the time of award. The contract establishes overall terms and conditions, including pricing, while allowing specific quantities and delivery dates to be determined later through individual task or delivery orders.

IDIQs define minimum and maximum limits for products or services but do not require exact amounts or delivery deadlines upfront. This flexibility reduces repetitive bidding by leveraging pre-negotiated terms, and in multiple-award scenarios, competition among contractors ensures competitive pricing and high quality.

IDIQ contracts are governed by FAR Part 16.504, which outlines the rules for establishing and managing these flexible acquisition vehicles.