Sequestration’s impact on contractors by-the-numbers
Federal News Radio partnered with Govini, a government market research firm, to examine how sequestration has impacted the number of contracts being awarded, de...
Task orders not escaping reductions Over the past several years, agencies have used more multiple award or GSA schedule contracts. But even those are seeing reductions now. Govini examined task orders from October 2012 to June 2013 and found a 53 percent decrease as compared to the same period in 2011-2012.
"Task order contracts are becoming a very popular way for customers to move money quickly and award contracts very quickly," Pual Fernandes, the president of STG, a mid-tier IT company, told Federal News Radio.