February 25, 2016 WELCOME TO THE 15TH ANNUAL U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SMALL BUSINESS FORUM & EXPO! Source: US Department of Energy The Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), is proud to present the 15th … Continued
February 3, 2016 Mayors View Infrastructure Needs as Their Biggest Problem Source: Engineering News-Record, Tom Ichniowski, January 20, 2016 Mayors view underfunded infrastructure as the “most pressing problem” they face, says a new survey by the U.S. Conference of Mayors and Boston … Continued
January 25, 2016 This recent article from the Chicago-Post Tribune highlights the kind of assistance that PTACs all around the country are providing to their local small businesses. Congratulations to Shane Springer and the Indiana PTAC for work well-done! Small … Continued
December 10, 2015 How Vendors Can Make the Most of SLED Procurement Opportunities Source: Route Fifty, Dave Nyczepir, October 7, 2015 Diversifying among more levels of the government contracting market is a start. Vendors with a data-driven strategy for allocating … 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
Some essentials – like “Listening” – are often overlooked when Marketing GSA’s National Outreach Program Manager Christy Jackiewicz forwarded to us this terrific blog post on marketing essentials . She’s worked with small businesses for many, many years and knows … Continued
FY16 Small Business Kickoff Outreach The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) is presenting a FY 2016 Small Business Kick-Off Forum to share DOE initiatives and upcoming procurement opportunities, and to further the … Continued
Does perception matter? In federal contracting, it does. Perception is reality, even in federal contracting. At the National Contract Management Association’s World Congress, a panel discussed how perception may or may not influence federal contracting. Source: FederalTimes, Article written by … Continued
Green Certification and Ecolabeling To differentiate your product or service as environmentally sound, you may want to obtain certification from an independent, third-party so that you can include their logo or “ecolabel” on your product’s label and other marketing materials. … Continued
