New small biz GWAC dubbed Polaris -- FCW

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The agency is evaluating using an online proposal submission tool to speed up Polaris contract awards, as well as a modified evaluation strategy.</p> <p>The vendor evaluation strategy might mirror those used in Veterans Technology Services 2 and Alliant 2, she said. Those considerations were driven by industry comments that "made it clear" changes to the business practices needed a tune-up, she said.</p> <br/>   <div class="aboutAuthor"> <p id="ph_pcontent2_0_AuthorInfo_AboutAuthor" class="author">About the Author</p> <p> <strong></strong> <p><img src="/web/20201007053551im_/https://fcw.com/articles/2020/10/05/~/media/GIG/FCW/Staff/Mark.png"> Mark Rockwell is a senior staff writer at FCW, whose beat focuses on acquisition, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Energy. </p><p> Before joining FCW, Rockwell was Washington correspondent for Government Security News, where he covered all aspects of homeland security from IT to detection dogs and border security. 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