April 29, 2016 Small businesses preferred in DoD’s search for innovative technology to support nation’s security Source: Georgia Tech Procurement Assistance Center, Chuck Schadl, March 30, 2016 The Department of Defense (DoD) is accepting — until May 3, 2016 — white … Continued
April 4, 2016 Army Improperly Extended Contracts, GAO Says Source: SmallGovCon, Steven Koprince, February 4, 2016 The Army improperly used FAR 52.217-8 (Option to Extend Services) to extend several contracts for periods much longer than the six-month maximum allowed by the … Continued
March 17, 2016 U.S. seeks ideas from professionals to hobbyists on use of available technologies in terror attacks Source: Computerworld, Patrick Thibodeau, March 15, 2016 Uncle Sam wants your brain power, technical expertise and imagination to help defend the U.S. No enlistment … Continued
March 15, 2016 APTAC invited to provide input on regulatory barriers APTAC Staff article The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee is seeking input from PTACs and their clients on a number of issues relating to DoD small business contracting. In … Continued
March 11, 2016 DoD proposes DFARS amendment to create awareness of contractors’ independent R&D Source: The Contracting Education Academy at Georgia Tech, Chuck Schadl, March 3, 2016 The Department of Defense (DoD) is proposing to amend to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) … Continued
March 6, 2016 Better compliance with subcontracting requirements is needed, Spence tells Subcommittee Washington, DC – February 25, 2016 – Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (APTAC) President Chuck Spence appeared before the U.S. House Small Business Committee’s Subcommittee on … Continued
February 29, 2016 Quad Cities Chamber RFP: Asset Mapping and Defense Related Economic Base Assessment Source: Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce, Vicky Miller, February 25, 2016 The Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce is seeking qualified Consultants with our RFP for the Defense … Continued
February 17, 2016 DCMA Head Wendy Masiello: Agency Seeks Increased Small Business GovCon Participation Source: GovConWire, Ross Wilkers, January 28, 2016 The Defense Contract Management Agency is working on ways to help small businesses increase their participation in the government contracting … Continued
January 15, 2016 Beware of ‘government vendor registration’ websites that charge a fee Source: Georgia Tech PTAC, July 22, 2014 In a recent story, we alerted you to the existence of websites which unnecessarily lead businesses to pay a fee to … Continued
January 12, 2016 SAM.gov registration is free, and help with SAM is free, too Source: Georgia Tech PTAC, November 11, 2013 Businesses interested in Federal contracting must, as an initial step, register in the Government’s vendor database known as System for … Continued
