News Monthly Archives: June 2016

LaGuardia PTAC Attends Annual Small Business and Procurement Expo

June 28, 2016 500 Businesses Network At LaGuardia CC Source: Campus News, June 20, 2016 Nearly 500 small business owners networked and explored potential contracting opportunities with government agencies, procurement representatives and prime contractors at LaGuardia Community College Business Services’ … Continued

State and Local Government Fiscal Year Ends Soon

June 23, 2016 Government contractors should reach out to agencies prior to June 30 Source: American City & County, Michael Keating, June 13, 2016 June 30 marks the end of the fiscal year in 46 states, according to the National … Continued

Multiple Award Schedules

June 22, 2016 IMPORTANT UPDATE: GSA to Begin Rollout of the Formatted Product Tool (FPT) Starting with Solicitation Refreshes and Mass Mods for Schedules 72 and 58 I Source: GSA Interact, MAS Blogger, June 20, 2016 The General Services Administration … Continued

DCAA Audit Shows Errors in Contract Records

June 20, 2016 Pentagon Clerks Entered Wrong Data for Post-Contract Audits Much of the Time Source: Government Executive, Charles S. Clark, May 19, 2016 The Defense Department’s contract audit follow-up records contained inaccurate data in as many as 100 of … Continued

IT Contractors Needed for Homeland Security

June 16, 2016 Homeland Security Wants Its Own Contract Vehicle for Agile Services Source: Nextgov, Mohana Ravindranath, May 27, 2016 The Homeland Security Department wants to jump on the agile bandwagon for its mobile and Web applications. DHS eventually wants … Continued

One of SBA’s Affiliation Rules Recently Confirmed

June 15, 2016 SBA OHA Reaffirms 70% Threshold For Economic Dependence Affiliation Source: SmallGovCon, Matthew Schoonover, May 18, 2016 Under the SBA’s affiliation rules, one of the many ways a small business can be deemed affiliated with another is through … Continued