December 12, 2015 OMB tells GSA, agencies to draw up rapid contracting plans for cyber breaches Trevor Rudolph, the chief of OMB’s new cyber and national security unit, talks about plans for rapid response to a cybersecurity breach. Source: Federal … Continued
December 7, 2015 GAO: Out-Of-Scope Delivery Order Modification Was Improper Source: SmallGovCon, Ian Patterson, November 19, 2015 An agency may not procure new services under an existing GSA Schedule delivery order if the new services exceed scope of the original … Continued
December 4, 2015 VA & Kingdomware Agree: Supreme Court Case Isn’t Moot Source: SmallGovCon, Steven Koprince, November 24, 2015 The VA and Kingdomware Technologies Inc. haven’t agreed on much in recent years, but in briefs filed with the Supreme Court … Continued
December 3, 2015 GSA contract brings new opportunities for company Hydra-Tech Pumps is a veteran owned small business operating in Nesquehoning, PA since 1977. The company pioneered the development of Hydraulic Drive Submersible Pumps, and continues to develop new products … Continued
December 3, 2015 GSA Launches New Professional Services Schedule Source: Government Contracts Insights, Sandeep Nandivada, October 16, 2015 On October 1, 2015, the General Services Administration (GSA) consolidated eight separate schedules into a new Professional Services Schedule (PSS) that will … Continued
November 24, 2015 FAR; Unique Identification of Entities Receiving Federal Awards Source: Federal Register, November 18, 2015 DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to re-designate the terminology for unique identification of entities receiving … Continued
November 22, 2015 Contracting professionals attend workshops in Washington, D.C. Source: Contracting Academy, Chuck Shadl, November 18, 2015 On Sunday, November 8, 2015, the Academy presented “Counseling Businesses for Government Contracting Success,” a workshop featuring seven case studies based on … Continued
Agency sees wave of expiring contracts as an opportunity to reduce duplication If you hold – or are pursuing – GSA service contracts, you’ll want to factor this information into your plans for 2015. Source: Federal News Radio, Jared Serbu … Continued
4 Government Contracting Trends to Watch in 2016 Castlemar Consulting’s Mark Abel examines four contracting trends for 2016. Source: Washington Exec, Article written by Mark Abel, published October 1, 2016 Today’s times represent an ongoing shift in the federal services … Continued
GSA wants industry comments on cybersecurity SIN With the recent security breaches at OPM, GSA is looking to make it easier for agencies to procure cyber security tools and services. Source: Federal Times, Article written by Aaron Boyd, published August … Continued
