Contracts/Awards
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The federal government is running your business. If you're a contractor doing work for the federal government, it might seem that way. The Professional Services Council says an influx of executive orders and legislation have placed a heavy burden on contractors to comply. Alan Chvotkin is executive vice president and counsel for the Professional Services Council. He writes about this in the October issue of PSC's Service Contractor Magazine.
October 19, 2015 -
The General Services Administration on Oct. 16 released a 15-year, $50 billion telecommunications solicitation as the follow-on to the Networx contract. GSA hopes to avoid the mistakes it made with Networx with the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions vehicle.
October 19, 2015 -
A new study says the Defense Logistics Agency could benefit from performance-based logistics contracts, but there may be some legal barriers in the way.
October 19, 2015 -
The Office of Management and Budget’s new guidance prohibits civilian agencies from buying computers off any contract except from one of three governmentwide acquisition contracts.
October 16, 2015 -
The Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards honor many of the individuals and businesses among the region's government contractors. The awards, sponsored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council, celebrate high achievers. Between now and Nov. 5, Federal News Radio is featuring the finalists for this year's GovCon Awards in a series of radio interviews and photo galleries. Click the links in each photo to listen to our Federal Drive and In Depth interviews with the finalists.
October 16, 2015 -
The Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards honor many of the individuals and businesses among the region’s government contractors. The awards, sponsored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council, celebrate high…
October 16, 2015 -
Hari Bezwada, the chief information officer of the Army’s Program Executive Office-Enterprise Information System, said he’s taking measured approach to migrate five ERP systems to a shared services provider.
October 16, 2015 -
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Mark Amtower to discuss the pending fiscal year 2016 budget, GSA schedules and more. October 19, 2015
October 15, 2015 -
The FBI was attempting to purchase Motorola tactical radios under an indefinite quantity, indefinite delivery contract operated by Homeland Security. The FBI set up its task order as a one-year term with four one-year options. That landed the deal in a protest by Harris. The Government Accountability Office shot down the FBI approach. How come? For an answer, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin turns to attorney Joe Petrillo, a partner at the law firm Petrillo & Powell.
October 15, 2015 -
When the government issues a purchase order following a request for quotation, sign it. You may not be required to, but it will offer some protection. Richard Lieberman is a consultant and author of "The 100 Worst Mistakes in Government Contracting". He joins In Depth with Francis Rose to explain the RFQ mistake and how to avoid it.
October 15, 2015 -
The Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards honor many of the individuals and businesses among the region's government contractors. The awards, sponsored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council, celebrate high achievers. Heidi Gerding, the president and CEO of HeiTech and a finalist for this year's Executive of the Year award in the $75 million or less in sales category, spoke to In Depth with Francis Rose about the awards.
October 15, 2015 -
New cyber regulations for companies in the defense industrial base are mandatory instead of voluntary. Alex Major, associate in the Government Contracts, Investigations & International Trade Practice Group of Sheppard Mullin, wrote about the new regulations on the Sheppard Mullin blog and he tells In Depth with Francis Rose that contractors and subcontractors may have been drafted.
October 15, 2015 -
OFPP Administrator Anne Rung and Tom Sharpe, the commissioner of the General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service, say category management now is a cross-agency priority goal with a focus on saving money and reducing contracts.
October 14, 2015 -
The Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards honor many of the individuals and businesses among the region's government contractors. The awards, sponsored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council, celebrate high achievers. Between now and Nov. 5, Federal News Radio is interviewing the finalists for this year's awards. Ben Edson is the founder and CEO of VariQ and a finalist for this year's Executive of the Year award in the $75 million-or-less in sales category. He joins the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about his nomination.
October 14, 2015 -
The Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards honor many of the individuals and businesses among the region's government contractors. The awards, sponsored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council, celebrate high achievers. Lisa Wolford, president and CEO of Constellation West and a finalist for this year's Executive of the Year award in the $75 million or less in sales category, tells In Depth with Francis Rose how her company is helping agencies to perform better.
October 14, 2015