Release Date: February 2, 2026

Due Date: March 4, 2026

Availability: 40 Applications Through Industry Expert ez8a

Estimated Contract Size: $50 Billion

Our Best Estimate of the Award Structure

Total Firms: ~480

-Large Businesses: 120

-Small Businesses: 360

-8(a): 65

-SDVOSB: 50

-WOSB: 50

-HUBZone: 16

If your firm holds an SBA certification (8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB) and provides professional services, MAPS is a contracting vehicle you should be paying close attention to. We estimate that the average firm awarded a position on MAPS could generate approximately $5M per year through this vehicle.

MAPS is structured as a 5-year base contract with one potential 5-year renewal, making it a 10-year growth platform. For firms serious about scaling federal sales, this is not a contract to sit out.

About MAPS

MAPS is a GSA-run professional services IDIQ designed to consolidate how federal agencies buy professional services.

The simplest way to think about MAPS is this:

MAPS is to professional services what SEWP is to IT products.

That said, qualifying for MAPS will feel much more like OASIS+, as it relies on a scoring-based evaluation rather than a simple compliance exercise.

Core Industries Within MAPS Scope

1. Professional Services (Largest Scope Area)

This is the backbone of MAPS and represents the biggest opportunity.

Includes:

-Management consulting

-Strategy and transformation

-Program and project management

-Business process re-engineering

-Change management

-Organizational design

-Performance improvement

2. Technical & Engineering Services (Non-IT)

MAPS is not an IT hardware or software vehicle, but it strongly supports technical services.

Includes:

-Systems engineering (non-product)

-Engineering support

-Scientific and technical advisory services

-R&D support (non-grant)

-Modeling, simulation, and analysis

This is where agencies in defense, energy, transportation, and health will lean heavily into MAPS.

3. Financial, Audit & Risk Services

This is a sleeper category with significant federal spend.

Includes:

-Financial management

-Audit readiness

-Cost accounting

-Internal controls

-Fraud detection and prevention

-Grants oversight (particularly relevant to NGO clean-up initiatives)

4. Human Capital & Workforce Services

Strongly aligned with current administration priorities.

Includes:

-Workforce planning

-Talent acquisition support

-Training and curriculum development

-DEIA program implementation

-Change adoption and workforce transformation

5. Health, Social & Public Program Support (Not NGOs)

This category is critical to understanding MAPS’ intent.

MAPS is explicitly designed to:

-Shift work away from NGOs

-Toward accountable federal contractors

Includes:

-Public health program support

-Healthcare operations consulting

-Benefits administration support

-Data analysis for social programs

-Program evaluation

MAPS will be competitive, limited in awards, and heavily scrutinized on scoring. Firms that wait could already be behind.

If your company holds an SBA certification and fits within the MAPS core scope, now is the time to assess fit, scoring strength, and positioning. With only 40 application slots available through industry expert ez8a, early action matters.

If you want to determine whether MAPS is the right growth vehicle for your business—and how to compete effectively—reach out now to secure a review before applications fill. Industry expert ez8a does not charge for an initial application.