Contract Vehicles
1. 8(a) Sole Source
The Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a) Sole Source vehicle enables agencies to engage in direct buy contracts with certified contractors.
Mindcubed’s 8(a) certification is valid through May 2026.
Benefits of 8(a) Sole Source
The 8(a) sole source vehicle provides agencies a simplified and shortened acquisition procedure: 1. Reduced decision cycle: the time required to award an 8(a) sole source contract is usually within days.
2. Lowered administrative costs: procurement process and time is reduced to a minimum.
3. Prices reflecting the best value: agency negotiates with the firm directly to get the best value.
4. Credit for promoting small business participation within agency.
5. Can initiate a contract with a simple high level statement of work.
Steps to Establish 8(a) Sole Source Contract with Mindcubed
1. The Government program manager or interested party develops a statement of work, prepares government estimate, and obtains the necessary funding.
2. The Government program manager or interested party chooses Mindcubed to perform the work and submits a procurement request to the agency contracting officer.
3. The agency contracting officer prepares and submits Statement of Work (SOW) or the Performance Work Schedule (PWS) along with an “Offer Letter” to dcofferletters@sba.gov.
4. SBA processes the Offer Letter and returns it to the agency contracting officer who submits the Statement of Work and Request for Proposal or Quotation to Mindcubed.
5. Mindcubed submits the proposal which is evaluated and negotiated (if necessary) by the agency.
6. The contract is awarded to Mindcubed.
2. GSA 8(a) STARS III – PRIME (Joint Venture KHS Technologies)
Mindcubed is Prime on GSA 8(a) STARS III Best In Class Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) through its Joint Venture KHS Technologies. KHS Technologies LLC is an SBA approved 8(a) Mentor-Protege Joint Venture between Karsun Solutions (Mentor) and Mindcubed (Protege).
Contract No. 47QTCB22D0190
Period of Performance. 07/02/2021 to 07/01/2026 (Base Period)
Program Manager. Mr. Habib Nasibdar
Email. stars3@khssol.com
For further information please visit the 8(a) STARS III website.
3. GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) – PRIME
Mindcubed is Prime on the GSA MAS Schedule.
SIN 54151S – Information Technology (IT) Professional Services
SIN 518210C – Cloud Computing and Cloud-Related IT Professional Services
SIN 541611 – Management and Financial Consulting, Acquisition and Grants Management Support, and Business Program and Project Management Services
Contract No. GS-35F-221BA
Period of Performance. 2/24/2014 to 2/23/2029
4. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ONE IT – PRIME
Mindcubed is a Prime contract holder of SEC One IT contract through its Joint Venture KHS Solutions in Small Business category. SEC One IT is an indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling value of $2.5 billion. The seven information technology channels under the vehicle are Application Management and Development (Platform), IT Infrastructure and Operations Management (Small Business Only), Business Solutions Delivery (Non-Platform), Information Security, IT Data Management, IT Governance, and Technology Business Management.