How to Select an OASIS+ Qualifying Project (QP)

OASIS+, or One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services +, recently wrapped up the final Phase I contract awards and released the first batch of Phase II contract awards. Phase II began on January 12, 2026, and is still in early stages of rolling admissions. As many offerors discovered in Phase I, the contract proposal process is not easy. This article will tackle one of the most important, and often confusing, components of that proposal process: selecting a Qualifying Project (QP).

What Is OASIS+ Exactly?

OASIS+ is a government-wide acquisition contract (GWAC), indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicle administered by General Services Administration (GSA) for the procurement of high-quality, non-IT professional services. OASIS+ is a Best-In-Class vehicle as well, meaning it meets standards established by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for high-performing contracts.

So how does OASIS+ ensure that awarded vendors align with its BIC designation? It does so primarily through an extensive past performance evaluation where multiple projects performed by a vendor are graded against a standard rubric known as the OASIS+ scorecard. This scorecard can be downloaded on the SAM.gov Solicitation page for OASIS+, under the attachments section.

An Introduction to the OASIS+ Scorecard

The OASIS+ Domain Qualifications Matrix and Scorecards document, or simply just the OASIS+ Scorecard, is a spreadsheet that helps vendors grade their own projects and forecast the number of points that a Qualifying Project will gain in an OASIS+ contract proposal review. Contract offerors in the Small Business pools must gain 36 points out of a maximum of 50 to qualify for an OASIS+ contract award. Offerors in the Unrestricted pool must gain 42 points out of 50. The points needed to qualify always remain the same, but the path to get those points will change based on the Domain the offeror is applying for.

What is an OASIS+ Domain?

OASIS+ Domains are the large categories that the professional services in scope of the Solicitation fall into. The Phase I OASIS+ Solicitation included 8 domains, and Phase II expanded into 5 more, to a total of 13 domains. These are as follows:

• Technical and Engineering
• Research and Development
• Management and Advisory
• Environmental
• Intelligence Services
• Enterprise Solutions
• Facilities Services
• Logistics
• Business Administration (New!)
• Financial Services (New!)
• Human Capital (New!)
• Marketing and Public Relations (New!)
• Social Services (New!)

What is a Qualifying Project Under OASIS+ Phase II?

To be a qualifying project by OASIS+ scoring guidelines, a project only needs to meet one criterion: it must be above the minimum average annual value for the applicable domain and pool. Below is a table that can help you determine the threshold for each category:

How to Select Qualifying Projects for Maximum Scoring

Now, just having a qualifying project doesn’t get any points by itself. Instead, each qualifying project must meet various domain-specific scoring criteria to gain points. While each domain varies, there are some common throughlines that matter to all scoring categories, described in the following three sections.

Relevance

Tied to Clause L.5.2.3.1of the OASIS+ Solicitations, project relevance is when the annual average value of domain-relevant work is at or above the overall annual average value threshold for the domain.

For example, if a project scored against the Management & Advisory (M&A) small business domain has an annual average value of $1,000,000, but only $250,000 of it can be attributed to tasks within the M&A scope, then it is a qualifying project but it won’t gain any points in relevance.

The relevance of the project scope is the most critical portion of scoring a qualifying project. A relevant qualifying project will gain 4 points per project, up to a maximum of 20 points if the offeror supplies five total relevant projects.

Scale

Projects gain additional points when they significantly surpass the minimum threshold for a qualifying project. Threshold values will vary across domains and pools, but generally a project that is double the minimum value will gain a point, and a project from 4x to 10x the minimum value will gain an additional two points.

To return to the same M&A small business category example, a project that is $1,000,000 in average annual value will gain an additional point in scale, but not an additional two, which is only met when the annual average value surpasses $4,000,000.

For most domains, scale can also be met through the number of full-time employees staffed on the project.

Integrated Experience

Integrated Experience, per Solicitation clause L.5.2.3.3, is concerned with the complexity of scope within a given project. OASIS+ defines this complexity in terms of types of labor categories supplied, or distinct functional sub-areas demonstrated within the project tasks.

Across all domains and pools, having five different types of labor categories staffed on the project will gain the point for integrated experience.

Alternatively, if you can’t demonstrate five or more distinct labor categories, you can also demonstrate integrated experience through functional sub-areas. These sub-areas are defined in the Solicitation document J.P-5 Functional Areas and Sub-Areas, which can be downloaded from the SAM.gov page for the Solicitation. Generally, each domain requires demonstration of 3 to 5 sub-areas.

Where are there Additional Points to Score?

These common criteria comprise about two-thirds of the total amount of points that can be scored, but there are still other important scoring criteria that are more diverse across domains. For example, the Technical & Engineering domain may grant points for the number of first-tier subcontractors utilized in project performance, whereas the Environmental domain allocates points instead to projects that deal with environmental regulatory development and implementation.

There are also points to be scored at the company level for most domains. These include but are not limited to having CMMI or CMMC Level 2, certain ISO certifications, such as 9001:2015, or facility clearance. These points typically only comprise 3 to 4 of the 50 possible points.

Does it Matter Whether the Project is Federal Prime, Subcontracted, or Commercial?

As a best-in-class vehicle, OASIS+ is geared towards contractors that can demonstrate federal prime work; some points can only be attained through projects that are federal prime. That being said, projects that are subcontracted federal work or commercial work are eligible to be used as qualifying projects. There is no restriction to using only or primarily non-federal prime work, but the path to meeting the minimum points may be harder.

Do You Need Help With OASIS+?

OASIS+ Phase II is rapidly ramping up with rolling submissions, and the first wave of applicants are starting to receive contract awards. If you know you want to apply for OASIS+ and just need help, or if you want to better understand how your projects may fit within the scoring criteria of OASIS+, reach out to Winvale today.