January 7, 2016 Putting the Defense Industry at the Defense Table Source: Signal, M. Thomas Davis, December 23, 2015 Risk aversion is defeating attempts at effectiveness. Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Jack Reed (D-RI), the chairman and ranking member of … Continued
January 7, 2015 Deadline Extended for Vendors to be Added to SeaPort e Contracts This special notice is to inform vendors that after this Rolling Admission period, there are no plans to add new vendors to the current SeaPort e … Continued
December 23, 2015 DoD says acquisition reforms working, won’t create new policy next year Listen to Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall discuss the Defense Department’s acquisition reforms. Source: Federal News Radio, Scott Maucione, December 2, 2015 A statistical analysis released … Continued
December 14, 2015 Congress Weighs In on Defense Procurement Gaps Source: Government Executive, Stan Soloway, November 30, 2015 There is still a significant schizophrenia within the government generally, and particularly in the Defense Department, over the use of commercial items … Continued
December 6, 2015 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issues RFI for SDVOSBs – Deadline December 11th The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has published a Request for Information (RFI) for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) participation only for Rapid … Continued
December 2, 2015 Sources Sought for Fresh Produce – Deadline December 7th The U.S. Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) has issued a Sources Sought Notice for an upcoming requirement for fresh fruits and vegetables (FF&V), to include packaged salads, live potted … Continued
December 1, 2015 Rolling Admissions Special Notice for Seaport This special notice is to inform vendors that after this Rolling Admission period, there are no plans to add new vendors to the current SeaPort-e program. Synopsis – Rolling Admissions Fiscal … Continued
December1, 2015 The ‘P’ in Procurement Isn’t Just for Price, It’s for People Too Source: Government Executive, Staci L. Redmon, November 11, 2015 Is the federal government moving away from lowest price, technically acceptable procurements? Contractors that are in the … Continued
November 30, 2015 Contractors Predict Tightening of Federal Opportunities in Next 5 Years Source: Government Executive, Charles S. Clark, November 18, 2015 Governmentwide spending on defense and civilian contracting risks being pinched over the next five years by growing mandatory … 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
