# Exception to Fair Opportunity for the MACRO Bridge Task Order

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/47qfca26r0005

- Solicitation number: 47QFCA26R0005
- Notice type: Justification
- Status: Awarded to Applied Research Associates, Inc.
- Department: General Services Administration
- Agency: Federal Acquisition Service
- Contracting office: GSA FAS Aas Fedsim (47QFCA)
- NAICS: 541330 Engineering Services
- Product or service code: R425 Engineering and Technical Services
- Place of performance: Tampa, Florida
- County: Hillsborough County (FIPS 12057). https://abierto.us/counties/hillsborough-county-fl-12057
- City: Tampa. https://abierto.us/cities/tampa-fl-1271000
- First posted: April 15, 2026
- Last posted: April 15, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6d439e4f99d642a581cab8b5c08380f0/view

## Description

General Services Administration (GSA) Assisted Acquisition Services (AAS), in support of the Department of Defense (DoD), proposed the award of a sole source Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Task Order (TO) for the Mission Awareness Capabilities Ramp-up and Optimization (MACRO) Task Order (TO) Bridge under the GSA ASTRO Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Development/Systems 47QFCA26F0015 Pool contract vehicle.

This effort will provide continued support to the DoD for comprehensive system engineering services support including Program Management, Analytical and Execution Planning (AEP) Services, Engineering, Development, Integration, and Sustainment (EDIS) Services, Test and Evaluation (T&E) Services, and Training Support.

The TO was awarded on March 25, 2026. This sole source effort will allow for mission essential activities to continue until award of the competitive Integrated, Next-Generation, Versatile, Intelligence, Capabilities, Technologies, and Applications (INVICTA) TO.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Applied Research Associates, Inc. (UEI LTMGBJ76B9D8)
- Contract: 47QFCA26F0015 under 47QFCA22D0305, delivery order
- Obligated: $53,666,829.00, current value $89,903,952
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 47QFCA26R0005 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 47QFCA (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_47QFCA26F0015_4732_47QFCA22D0305_4732/

- Recipient: Applied Research Associates, Inc. (UEI LTMGBJ76B9D8)
- Contract: 47QFCA22D0305
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 600 offers received
- Link: award number 47QFCA22D0305 equals the contract number; same sub-agency 4732 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_47QFCA22D0305_4732/


## Publications

- April 15, 2026: Justification. Notice 6d439e4f99d642a581cab8b5c08380f0. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6d439e4f99d642a581cab8b5c08380f0/view

## Points of contact

- Shante McGee, shante.mcgee@gsa.gov, (571) 609-1377

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