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Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCaTS) Small Business Pool 2

The Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCaTS) Small Business Pool 2 contract supports all Federal agencies for human capital strategy, organizational performance improvement, workforce planning, workforce strategy, employee engagement, business process improvement, and implementation of all human capital areas.

 

Overview

The Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCaTS) contract is a Best-in-Class, multiple-award IDIQ to support all Federal agencies. The General Services Administration (GSA) and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) collaborated to create this vehicle. Arc Aspicio is a Pool 2 prime contractor on the HCaTS Small Business contract. Pool 2 includes Key Service Areas for human capital strategy and organizational performance improvement. The pool supports workforce planning, workforce strategy, employee engagement, business process improvement, and implementation of all human capital areas.

GSA HCaTS Information

GSA provides a Fact Sheet on HCaTS basics.

For a step-by-step ordering guide, template, scope review requests, training, and other information, visit GSA at GSA HCaTS page.

For the latests updates and news regarding HCaTS visit this GSA page.

Contract Access Fee (CAF) Reduced

GSA recently reduced the CAF to be 0.75%, making it an even more attractive vehicle.

Arc Aspicio's HCaTS Approach

Our innovative and proven methods embrace and incorporate:

  • The rigor, experience, and best practices of traditional human capital approaches

  • Intense client empathy and iterative design approaches from Design Thinking

  • A collaborative approach that takes into account and aligns stakeholder needs and capabilities

  • Innovative approaches, rigorous management, experience-based assets to accelerate delivery, and a team dedicated to client satisfaction

Our mission is to deliver innovative workforce solutions based on our expertise and success across multiple projects, clients and focus areas.

Our Human Capital framework includes practical, proven accelerators - techniques, templates, and tools to accelerate mission results on client projects. These accelerators include:

  • Workforce Planning

  • Competency Modeling

  • Training Needs Assessment Tool

  • Start Up and Transition Methodology

  • Organizational Change Management

  • Stakeholder Management

We focus on:

  • Human Capital Strategy

  • Organizational Strategy and Design

  • Professional Development

  • Workforce Engagement

  • Performance Management

  • Human Capital Analytics

  • Design Thinking

Arc Aspicio is a woman-owned small business and prime contractor under GSA HCaTS Small Business Pool 2, contract number: GS02Q17DCR0001

Program Manager, Tim Faulkner, 703-465-2060, tdf@arcaspicio.com

Contracts Manager, Lynn Ann Casey, 703-465-2060, lac@arcaspicio.com

For more information, please contact us at HCaTS@arcaspicio.com.

Primary NAICS codes for HCaTS are: 541611, 541612, 541613, 541618, 611710.

Arc Aspicio:

  • DUNS: 168719552

  • CAGE Code: 418G6

  • Sustainability Disclosures: N/A

Please see our current conformed contract.

Contributors

Rob O'Keefe |

Rob O’Keefe, President of Arc Aspicio, brings more than 25 years of experience in designing and delivering innovative solutions for the government and Fortune 500 corporations. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with extensive experience in large program risk and quality management. Rob currently leads Client Delivery for the company’s work at the Department of Homeland Security and on all contract vehicles.

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GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) (SIN 54151S and 541611)

Contract Number: GS-35F-0527X

Contract Period: 7/27/2011 - 7/26/2031

SINS/Categories: 54151S (Information Technology Professional Services, 541611 Management and Financial Consulting, Acquisition and Grants Management Support, and Business Program and Project Management Services

Status: Woman-owned Small Business (SBA Certified) and Unrestricted

Scope: Arc Aspicio provides Federal agencies with capabilities and expertise in a wide range of professional services to deliver complex solutions in management consulting, program management, stakeholder engagement, human-centered design and customer experience, data analytics and visualization, technology modernization, and digital transformation. GSA MAS gives Federal, state, and local government buyers access to professional services while saving buyers time and money through regulatory compliance, fair and reasonable prices, and eBuy.

Click here to view our schedule on the GSA Library.

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One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus (OASIS+)

Arc Aspicio offers services on GSA’s Best-in-Class contract vehicle, One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus (OASIS+) Federal agencies can access our skills and experience with strategic planning, management and advisory services, data analytics, technology modernization, and many other services. All of our services include human-centered approaches, a focus on innovation, and the use of data analytics and visualization to drive data-decision making for our clients as we help them solve complex challenges and design leading-edge solutions.

Contract Domains: Management and Advisory, Technical and Engineering, and Intelligence Services

Contracts:

  • Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB), Contract Number: 47QRCA24DW033, Contract Period: 09/30/2024 - 09/29/2034

  • Small Business (SB), Contract Number: 47QRCA25DSA11, Contract Period: 12/19/2024 - 12/18/2034

  • Unrestricted (UR), Contract Number: 47QRCA25DU026, Contract Period: 12/17/2024 - 12/16/2034

Learn more about the services and solutions we offer on OASIS+

Teaming Partners:

  • 2ndWave LLC: Helps Government clients solve their most complex Federal financial management and enterprise-wide IT challenges. Capabilities include Federal financial management, program management, and enterprise system solutions

  • TauSix: Provides secure innovative solutions and services that align technology with mission and business outcomes. Capabilities include cloud security, automation and compliance, secure integration, security operations, risk assessment, cybersecurity strategy, and project management and PMO support

  • Verax Solutions Group: Provides data services at every point along the data lifecycle, with capabilities including data and software engineering, systems architecture, quality assurance, program management, training implementation, and data exploitation

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Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCaTS) Small Business Pool 2

Contract Number: GS02Q17DCR0001

Contract Period: 12/17/2016 - 5/9/2027

Category: Small Business Pool 2 (HCaTS SB Pool 2)

Status: Woman-owned Small Business (WOSB)

As a prime contractor, Arc Aspicio provides capabilities and expertise relating to human capital strategy and implementation, organizational performance improvement, workforce strategy, planning, and development, employee engagement, organizational change management, process improvement, and other human capital-related services. HCaTS is designated as a Best-in-Class, multiple-award Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) available to all Federal agencies.

Learn more about HCaTS.

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Smithsonian Institution Consulting Services IDIQ

Contract Number: 333302-24DF-0010349

Contract Period: 07/23/2024 - 07/21/2034

This contract enables Arc Aspicio to deliver consulting services to each unit and museum across 14 business areas, including business process improvement, financial and internal controls, governance, human resources, IT, policy development, strategic planning, and supply management.   

We bring a human-centered, innovation-driven approach to help the Smithsonian transform learning and discovery both in-person and digitally. We tailor our solutions to fit the unique needs of each of the Smithsonian’s 21 museums and the National Zoo, as well as laboratories, observatories, field stations, scientific expeditions, libraries and archives, classrooms, and more.

Teaming Partners:

  • 2ndWave LLC: Helps Government clients solve their most complex Federal financial management and enterprise-wide IT challenges. Capabilities include Federal financial management, program management, and enterprise system solutions

  • Cocozza Organizing + Design LLC: With over 16 years of experience, Cocozza Organizing + Design has a deep understanding of how a Smithsonian Museum operates and how the Smithsonian’s central administration services interface with its museums, research centers, and cultural centers to support the Smithsonian’s mission for the increase and diffusion of knowledge. Capabilities include commercial and workspace organizing, remote and hybrid office organizing, paper organizing, records management, move coordination, process improvement, training, and more

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GSA 8(a) Streamlined Technology Acquisition Resources for Services III (STARS III) Contract (Subcontracted with 2ndWave)

Award Date: February 7, 2022

Contract Number: 47QTCB22D0281

Contract Ordering Period: 7/2/2021 – 7/1/2026 with one three year option. Performance on orders can go 5 years beyond ordering end date

We support 2ndWave LLC as subcontractors on their award of GSA’s STARS III contract by providing expertise in emerging technology and technology change management. The 8(a) STARS III contract is a Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) is designed to promote small business utilization when purchasing information technology (IT) services or IT services-based solutions for the federal government. 2ndWave LLC provides services under the STARS III contract in the areas of software development, systems integration, IT program management, systems analysis, design, consulting and support services under NAICS codes 541511, 541512, 541519, and 518210. They also have a focused sub-area under Emerging Technology (ET) for providing services for evolving state-of-the-art emerging technologies such as technological convergence, robotic process automation, autonomic computing, and more.

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