Government Small Business Data Includes Billions to Fortune 500 Firms Source: PR Newswire, Article written by Steve Godfrey, published July 2, 2015 An analysis by the American Small Business League (ASBL) has uncovered 179 Fortune 500 firms and their subsidiaries … Continued
GAO: DHS steps help small business gain more contracting opportunities, but more data needed Source: FierceHomelandSecurity, Article written by Dibya Sarkar, published June 29, 2015 The Homeland Security Department has taken several key steps to broaden small business participation in … Continued
Military Chiefs Say They’re Often Blindsided By Acquisition Problems Interviews with 12 current and former military service chiefs reveal strong dissatisfaction with their Pentagon acquisition colleagues, who too often change the requirements for weapons systems or demand additional capability, according … Continued
Veteran-Contract Spat Taken Up by High Court A veteran-owned business passed over for a federal contract persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to consider its challenge Monday. The owner of Kingdomware Technologies qualifies as a service-disabled veteran, and the business participates … Continued
GAO: Agency Need Not Raise Offeror’s High Price In Discussions When an agency decides to hold discussions with offerors, must it discuss with an offeror the price proposed for the contract? Not unless that offeror’s proposed price is so high … Continued
University of Houston PTAC Advisor Sutton Recognized by SBA’s Houston District The Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (APTAC) congratulations Deidra Sutton for being named 2015 Minority Small Business Champion by the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) Houston District. Sutton, … Continued
Congress should back GAO investigation into small business contracting fraud California Rep. Janice Hahn (D) has drafted an amendment to H.R. 1481 that would call for a new GAO investigation into fraud and abuses in federal small business contracting programs. … Continued
Congress should back GAO investigation into small business contracting fraud California Rep. Janice Hahn (D) has drafted an amendment to H.R. 1481 that would call for a new GAO investigation into fraud and abuses in federal small business contracting programs. … Continued
Agencies May Evaluate Proposals During GAO Protests, Says Court A procuring agency was entitled to evaluate proposals during the course of a pre-award GAO bid protest without violating the automatic stay provision of the Competition in Contracting Act. According to … Continued
GAO Doubles Down On FedBid/COC Ruling The GAO has sustained a second protest based upon FedBid’s suspension of a contractor from its system. For the second time in less than one week, the GAO held that the contractor’s suspension from … Continued
