4 tips for getting your first DHS contract By Alan Boyd Federal Times.com March 10, 2015 Nearly 35 percent of contracts with the Department of Homeland Security in 2014 were held by small businesses. Of the 9,400 small … Continued
Approximately 600 small contractors will lose their set-aside status in 2015 — and might not know it By Jill R. Aitoro FedBiz.com February 17, 2015 Nearly 600 small businesses will lose a set-aside status in 2015 — and … Continued
Contracting Success in a Changing Government Environment Source: Federal Times.com, By Michael Fischetti, NCMA, published February 25, 2015 Behind many contracting issues today is the implied topic of who is or isn’t winning contract awards. In the private sector, it’s … Continued
Non-Manufacturer Rule: Foreign-Made Products Didn’t Qualify Source: SmallGovCon, By Steve Koprince March 4, 2015 A contractor did not qualify as a small business under the non-manufacturer rule where it proposed to sell foreign-made products–even though the contractor itself was … Continued
GSA proposes price reporting requirements for Schedule, GWAC and IDIQ contracts; public comment due May 4th By Chuck Schadl, Georgia Tech Procurement Assistance Center March 9, 2015 The General Services Administration (GSA) issued a proposed rule on March 4, 2015 that responds … Continued
Coffee Hour offers help in complex world of government contracting By Mona Carlson, Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal March 5, 2015 Contracting with the federal government is a vastly different, and generally more complex, experience than vendors and service providers generally … Continued
New Local Service Untangles Government Bidding Process for Businesses The Estes Park Trail Gazette, March 3, 2015 The Board of Larimer County Commissioners today learned more about Colorado’s Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) which provides government contract assistance. Colorado PTAC now … Continued
