On April 1, the Army dropped one of the biggest solicitations of 2026 — and you have exactly 30 days to respond. The Marketplace for Acquisition of Professional Services (MAPS) is a $50 billion ceiling, 10-year MA-IDIQ that consolidates two legacy contract vehicles (RS3 and ITES-3S) into a single acquisition covering professional services and IT across five technical domains. Solicitation W15P7T26RA006 is live on SAM.gov. Proposals are due May 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM local time.
If you're an IT services or professional services contractor doing Army work — or you want to be — this is the vehicle you need to be on. Here's what you need to know.
The basics
MAPS is issued by Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) in support of the Capability Program Executive Enterprise Software and Service (CPE ES2), formerly PEO Enterprise. The primary NAICS code is 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), and the solicitation runs 332 pages across the base document plus attachments including three separate self-scoring scorecards.
The contract structure is a Multiple Award IDIQ with a $50 billion aggregate ceiling. The maximum ordering period is 10 years — a 5-year base ordering period plus one 5-year optional ordering period. Task orders will be issued as Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Time and Materials (T&M), or Cost Reimbursement (CR), including hybrid combinations. Place of performance is worldwide, including CONUS, OCONUS, and hostile areas.
The contracting officer is Molly Beale ([email protected], 520-671-2530).
Five technical domains
MAPS organizes work into five technical support areas, each functioning as a separate domain with its own NAICS code, scoring, and award pool:
1. Engineering, Logistics and Operational Services (NAICS 541330) — Covers engineering services, logistics, manufacturing readiness, medical logistics, technology insertion, integration, and interoperability. Seven technical capabilities scored for relevance.
2. Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (NAICS 541715) — Covers basic research, applied research, experimental/developmental research, modeling and simulation, prototyping and fabrication support, and exploratory research. Six technical capabilities.
3. Management and Advisory Services (NAICS 541611) — Covers acquisition and strategic planning, financial services, training, education, program management, quality assurance, and risk management. Seven technical capabilities.
4. Emerging IT Services (NAICS 541512) — Covers big data and analytics, quantum computing, business process reengineering, network/systems operation and maintenance, integration and consolidation IT services, and cybersecurity services. Six technical capabilities.
5. Foundational IT Services (NAICS 541519) — Covers help desk support, IV&V, IT education and training, IT supply chain management, IT management services, and IT services. Six technical capabilities.
Offerors propose to one or more domains. Each domain is evaluated and awarded independently — your score in one domain doesn't affect your standing in another.
Number of awards: 70 per domain
The Government intends to make 70 awards per domain, broken out as follows:
- 30 Large Business awards (15 of which are reserved for Emerging Large Businesses)
- 25 Small Business awards
- 15 Commercial-Sector Vendor awards
With five domains, that's up to 350 total contract awards across all categories. The Government reserves the right to adjust these numbers up or down. If one category doesn't fill its spots, there's a defined reallocation order: Commercial-Sector shortfalls may be redistributed at the Government's discretion; Small Business shortfalls go to Emerging Large Business; Emerging Large shortfalls go to Large Business; and Large Business shortfalls go to Small Business.
"Emerging Large Business" is a new designation worth noting — it applies to businesses that exceed the small business size standard but have average annual gross revenue of less than $100M over the previous three years. This is a meaningful carve-out for mid-tier companies that often struggle to compete against both large primes and small business set-asides.
The self-scoring evaluation methodology
MAPS uses a self-scoring model similar to OASIS+, Alliant 3, and CIO-SP4. Here's how it works:
Phase 1: Initial Ranking. Offerors complete a scorecard (Attachment 0002) by scoring their own qualifications against defined criteria. The Government ranks proposals from highest self-score to lowest within each domain and business category.
Phase 2: Verification Review. Starting with the highest-scoring proposals, the Government verifies all supporting documentation. Unsubstantiated or inaccurate claims result in downward score adjustments — potentially to zero. Scores can only go down during verification, never up. This is a rolling process: if a verified score drops, that proposal is re-ranked and the next-highest unverified proposal moves up for review.
Phase 3: Pre-award clearance. Once the top 70 verified scores per domain are established, the Government conducts responsibility determinations.
Phase 4: Awards. Contracts are awarded to the highest technically rated offerors with fair and reasonable pricing. The price evaluation is straightforward: the Offeror's FFP submission must be between $50 and $100. This is not a competitive pricing exercise — it's a reasonableness check.
Screening questions: the pass/fail gate
Before your scorecard is even evaluated, you must pass a set of screening questions. If you answer "no" to any applicable question, your proposal is eliminated. The screening requirements vary by business category:
All categories: Active Secret facility clearance (except Commercial-Sector Vendors), ISO 9001:2015 or ISO 9001:2013 certification, CMMC Final Level 2 (self) certification or higher.
Large Business additional requirements: Government Determined Acceptable Accounting System and Government Determined Acceptable Purchasing System.
Emerging Large Business: Confirmation of Emerging Large Business status.
Small Business: Small Business certification under the applicable NAICS.
All categories also require: satisfactory CPARS ratings (no Marginal or Unsatisfactory final CPARS ratings on any contract under the five MAPS NAICS codes within the last three years).
What the scorecard actually scores
The scoring breaks down into two major categories: Systems and Certifications, and Past Performance. Each has specific point values that differ by business category.
Systems and Certifications (varies by category)
Points are awarded for Government-approved systems (property management, purchasing, accounting) and active certifications (CMMI, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, and additional industry certifications). The maximum points vary: Large Business can earn up to approximately 13,000 points from systems and certifications; Emerging Large Business up to approximately 16,000; and Small Business up to approximately 13,000.
Past Performance (the bulk of your score)
Past performance is where the competition is won or lost. Offerors submit up to three Qualifying Projects (QPs) per domain. Each QP is scored across multiple dimensions:
Recency (max 3,000 points): 1,000 points per QP with at least one year of completed performance in the last two years. Projects with performance in the two-to-four year window earn 500 points.
Relevance (max 21,000 points): This is the biggest single scoring category. Each QP earns 7,000 points if it covers 100% of the domain's technical capabilities, down to zero for less than 25% coverage. This means your strongest QPs need to demonstrate breadth across all six or seven capabilities in your target domain — not depth in just one or two.
NAICS Alignment (max 3,000 points): 1,000 points per QP that aligns with the domain-specific NAICS code.
Performance Quality (max 30,000 points): Based on CPARS or PPQ ratings. 10,000 points per QP with all-Exceptional ratings; 7,500 for all-Very Good; 4,500 for all-Satisfactory. Any Unsatisfactory rating in any element zeroes out the entire QP.
Dollar Value (max 12,000 points): Tiered by business category. For Large Business: 4,000 points per QP over $50M, 2,000 for $25-50M, 1,000 for $2.5-25M. For Small Business: 4,000 per QP over $10M, 2,000 for $5-10M, 1,000 for $2.5-5M.
Passthrough Rate (max 18,000 points): Rewards low subcontractor passthrough. 6,000 points per QP with 0-30% subcontracted work; 2,500 for 30-50%; 1,000 for 50-65%; zero for over 65%.
Vacancy Rate / Time to Fill / Schedule / Completeness (max 30,000 points): For level-of-effort QPs, scoring is based on vacancy rate (0% = 5,000 points per QP) and time to fill (30 days or less = 5,000 points per QP). For outcome-based QPs, scoring is based on schedule delivery and completeness against project requirements.
What this means for your pursuit strategy
A few things stand out from the scoring structure:
Performance quality is king. At up to 30,000 points, CPARS ratings are the single largest scoring area. If your three QPs all have Exceptional ratings across all elements, you're earning 30,000 points from quality alone. If they're all Satisfactory, you're at 13,500 — a 16,500-point gap that's nearly impossible to close elsewhere. Before you decide to bid, pull your CPARS and assess honestly.
Relevance rewards breadth. The 7,000-point maximum for 100% technical capability coverage means your QPs need to demonstrate work across every capability in the domain, not just your strongest service area. A project that covers 5 of 7 capabilities (71%) earns only 2,500 points — a 4,500-point difference per QP compared to full coverage.
Low passthrough is heavily rewarded. The scoring aggressively favors firms that perform most of the work themselves. At 6,000 points per QP for sub-30% subcontracting versus zero for over 65%, this is a 18,000-point swing across three QPs. Joint ventures and heavy subcontracting arrangements will struggle here.
The 30-day window is tight. With proposals due May 1, you have roughly 30 days to select your domains, identify your three strongest QPs per domain, complete the self-scoring scorecards, gather all supporting documentation (CPARS, certifications, system approvals, PPQs), and assemble your submission. This isn't a proposal writing exercise — it's a documentation and evidence assembly sprint.
The bottom line
MAPS is one of the most consequential Army acquisitions of 2026. A $50B ceiling across five domains covering the full spectrum of IT and professional services, with a 10-year ordering period and 350 potential awards, makes this a must-evaluate opportunity for any contractor in the Army IT and professional services space.
The self-scoring methodology means you can assess your competitiveness before you submit. Run your QPs through the scorecard, calculate your projected score, and compare it against what you think the competitive field looks like. If your three best QPs all have Satisfactory (not Exceptional) CPARS, limited domain coverage, and high passthrough rates, this might not be your vehicle — and it's better to know that now than after investing 100 hours in a submission package.
If you're evaluating MAPS alongside other pursuits this month, tools like RFP Snapshot can help you triage the 332-page solicitation into a structured summary in minutes, giving your leadership the key data points they need for a rapid go/no-go discussion while your proposal team focuses on the scorecard.