Alliant 3 Launches and the Procurement Architecture Reset

This week marked a structural inflection point in federal IT contracting. On February 20, the General Services Administration announced Phase 1 awards for the Alliant 3 Governmentwide Acquisition.

Executive Summary

This week marked a structural inflection point in federal IT contracting. On February 20, the General Services Administration announced Phase 1 awards for the Alliant 3 Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC), selecting 43 vendors from 133 proposals for an uncapped, 10-year vehicle covering systems engineering, cloud services, cybersecurity, data solutions, software development, and emerging technologies (Source: GSA.gov, February 20, 2026; SAM.gov award notice, February 20, 2026). Simultaneously, the Department of State finalized 48 awards across its EVOLVE IDIQ functional areas. The Office of Management and Budget advanced efforts to restore agency CIO authority over IT acquisitions. A proposed FAR rule on covered semiconductors moved forward with comments due April 20. These events converged with the Department of Homeland Security’s $1 billion Blanket Purchase Agreement to Palantir Technologies (awarded February 12, reported February 19) and continued operationalization of OMB Memorandum M-26-04, tightening AI procurement guardrails.

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