Alliant 3 went live March 2026, a pre-competed federal IT GWAC running to 2036. What it buys, who won Phase 1, and where small businesses can position now. Alliant 3 went live March 10, 2026, a pre-competed federal IT GWAC running through 2036, with task orders performing to 2041. Here is what it buys, who got in, and where small businesses fit. On March 10, 2026, GSA issued the Notice to Proceed for Phase 1 awards on the Alliant 3 GWAC. The contract is live, and agencies can place orders against it, a clean, pre-competed pathway for enterprise IT through March 2036, with task order performance stretching to March 2041. If you work in federal IT contracting, proposal writing, or capture, especially if you are a small business, this vehicle deserves your attention. The Timeline You Need to Memorize | Milestone | Date | |---|---| | Phase 1 awards announced | February 20, 2026 | | Alliant 3 goes live (Notice to Proceed) | March 10, 2026 | | Base ordering period ends | March 9, 2031 | | Option period ends (5-year extension) | March 9, 2036 | | Final task order performance deadline | March 9, 2041 | That is a 15-year runway. If you are building a capture strategy today, you are not planning for the next solicitation cycle, you are planning for the next decade and a half of federal IT demand. Who Got In (And Who Is Still Waiting) GSA received 133 proposals for the Alliant 3 unrestricted pool. After evaluation, 43 offerors received Phase 1 awards , announced February 20, 2026 and fully executed by February 25. Phase 1 awardees include Booz Allen Hamilton, SAIC, Peraton, TekSynap, Core4ce, Astrion, and others across the federal IT prime landscape. If you did not make Phase 1, you are not out. GSA has stated plainly that offerors not identified in Phase One remain eligible for further award phases. GSA intends to make 76 awards (plus ties) in total, and as of mid-2026 was working to complete Phase Two awards, noting it had not yet determined whether additional phases would be necessary to reach the full count. That window matters. The difference between holding a seat on this vehicle and watching from outside is fifteen years of access. What Alliant 3 Actually Buys The core service areas map directly to where federal IT spending is headed: Core Services - Cloud services (migration, management, multi-cloud architectures) - Cybersecurity (Zero Trust implementation, threat detection, compliance) - Data solutions (analytics, management, AI/ML pipelines) - Software development (agile, DevSecOps, custom applications) - Systems engineering (enterprise architecture, integration) Emerging Technology Official program materials reference eleven emerging technology tracks, spanning areas such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, distributed ledger technology, robotic process automation, the Internet of Thi
Alliant 3 went live March 10, 2026, a pre-competed federal IT GWAC running through 2036, with task orders performing to 2041. Here is what it buys, who got in, and where small businesses fit.
On March 10, 2026, GSA issued the Notice to Proceed for Phase 1 awards on the Alliant 3 GWAC. The contract is live, and agencies can place orders against it, a clean, pre-competed pathway for enterprise IT through March 2036, with task order performance stretching to March 2041. If you work in federal IT contracting, proposal writing, or capture, especially if you are a small business, this vehicle deserves your attention. The Timeline You Need to Memorize | Milestone | Date | |---|---| | Phase 1 awards announced | February 20, 2026 | | Alliant 3 goes live (Notice to Proceed) | March 10, 2026 | | Base ordering period ends | March 9, 2031 | | Option period ends (5-year extension) | March 9, 2036 | | Final task order performance deadline | March 9, 2041 | That is a 15-year runway. If you are building a capture strategy today, you are not planning for the next solicitation cycle, you are planning for the next decade and a half of federal IT demand. Who Got In (And Who Is Still Waiting) GSA received 133 proposals for the Alliant 3 unrestricted pool. After evaluation, 43 offerors received Phase 1 awards , announced February 20, 2026 and fully executed by February 25. Phase 1 awardees include Booz Allen Hamilton, SAIC, Peraton, TekSynap, Core4ce, Astrion, and others across the federal IT prime landscape. If you did not make Phase 1, you are not out. GSA has stated plainly that offerors not identified in Phase One remain eligible for further award phases. GSA intends to make 76 awards (plus ties) in total, and as of mid-2026 was working to complete Phase Two awards, noting it had not yet determined whether additional phases would be necessary to reach the full count. That window matters. The difference between holding a seat on this vehicle and watching from outside is fifteen years of access. What Alliant 3 Actually Buys The core service areas map directly to where federal IT spending is headed: Core Services - Cloud services (migration, management, multi-cloud architectures) - Cybersecurity (Zero Trust implementation, threat detection, compliance) - Data solutions (analytics, management, AI/ML pipelines) - Software development (agile, DevSecOps, custom applications) - Systems engineering (enterprise architecture, integration) Emerging Technology Official program materials reference eleven emerging technology tracks, spanning areas such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, distributed ledger technology, robotic process automation, the Internet of Thi