Indiana Geospatial Intelligence Firm Awarded 8(a) STARS III Contract
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Indiana Geospatial Intelligence Firm Awarded 8(a) STARS III Contract
The GSA 8(a) STARS III contract has a total value of $50 billion
(Odon, IN – February 11, 2022)
True North Joint Venture, LLC, an SBA 8(a) Certified Joint Venture with its managing partner being geoConvergence, has been awarded a coveted spot on the GSA 8(a) STARS III contract vehicle. 8(a) STARS III is a $50 billion, Best-in-Class contract vehicle that is designed to give 8(a) companies a chance to compete for governmentwide contracts. GSA reports 8(a) STARS III will give the government access to advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, robotic process automation, blockchain and other emerging technologies. True North Joint Venture, LLC is an All Small Mentor-Protégé joint venture formed between geoConvergence and Evanhoe & Associates.
“This award gives our joint venture a tremendous opportunity to compete for and win work in a way we haven’t before,” said Prem Radhakrishnan, co-founder & CEO of geoConvergence. “We will be able to serve as a prime contractor and sole source opportunities while bringing on qualified subcontractors.” Evanhoe is equally excited and, according to Evanhoe Program Director, Kenny Wilson, “We’re looking forward to pursuing new work with geoConvergence on this very active governmentwide IT acquisition contract.”
Currently, True North Joint Venture is one of 982 companies nationwide (seven of which are in Indiana) awarded a spot on the 8(a) STARS III contract vehicle.
In receiving this award, geoConvergence was assisted by both the Indiana District Office of the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Indiana Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), a division of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC).
“SBA and PTAC assisted us in navigating the complex federal contracts system and truly helped make this happen,” said Radhakrishnan.
“This is a classic case of a state and federal entities helping private industry in its effort to scale,” said Mike Dodd, Dioltas Advisory Board Chairman, a strategic advisor to geoConvergence. “In this case, geoConvergence now has the opportunity to win multi-million-dollar contracts and have a true fiscal impact on the State of Indiana by hiring more employees and adding to the state’s tax base.”
About geoConvergence
geoConvergence is a SBA 8(a) certified, minority-owned small business. The firm specializes in the design and implementation of world-class Geospatial Intelligence, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and Space Management solutions by leveraging technical skills in Software Development (SecDevOps), Cloud Engineering, and Data Analytics required to create secure, effective, efficient, and resilient solutions in today’s highly connected network environment. For more information, visit https://geoConvergence.com
