Glossary / Contracts
Alliant 3
Alliant 3 is GSA's full-and-open governmentwide acquisition contract for complex information-technology services, succeeding Alliant 2. Agencies across government place task orders on it for cloud, cybersecurity, systems integration, software and infrastructure work, often in the tens or hundreds of millions of dollars. It carries small-business subcontracting goals on its orders, which is where small firms most often take part, as subcontractors to the large holders. Alliant 3's awards were made in 2025 and 2026 after a long evaluation.
Why it matters to your pipeline
Alliant is where the largest IT orders go, and almost every holder needs small subcontractors with specific skills and certifications to meet its subcontracting plan. A small firm that cannot hold the vehicle can still build its past performance under it. GovSmith's vCMs track which holders are pursuing which orders and where a client's capability fits a holder's team.
When this term shows up in an opening GovSmith finds for you, your vCM explains what it means for that pursuit and does whatever it calls for. You decide; we do the work.
Example
A small data-engineering firm joins an Alliant holder's team on a $120M agency modernization order, takes a $4M workshare over three years and earns an agency reference it later uses on a Polaris pursuit.
Find out what applies to you
Some terms will matter to your business right away and some won’t for years. A vCM can tell you which are which.