Small business contracting
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The General Services Administration said in April the 8(a) STARS II govermentwide acquisition contract for IT services hit its contract ceiling, but now it has increased the vehicle’s maximum obligations to $22 billion.
June 24, 2020 -
Keith Johnson, the contracting lead for the CIO-SP3 and CIO-SP4 vehicles for NITAAC, said his office is reviewing industry comments on the $40 billion CIO-SP4 draft solicitation and will release the final one in late calendar year 2020.
June 04, 2020 -
The Defense Department and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released memos late last week outlining how contractor officers can implement a provision of the stimulus spending bill to pay contractors if they can’t work because of the coronavirus pandemic.
April 14, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, after a delay, the White House publishes a memo allowing the defense secretary to to exclude civilian employees from current collective bargaining law.
February 21, 2020 -
GovCon small business adviser and author Judy Bradt joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss the steps you can take to grow your business and win more government contracts in 2020.
January 29, 2020 -
C2 Technologies CEO Dolly Oberoi joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss the evolution of the "small business" contracting ecosystem and why now is a great time to be a small contractor in government.
December 18, 2019 -
What are the biggest problems facing small contractors and what steps can they take to increase their chances of winning government contracts? Find out when Carroll Bernard of Waypoint America and Govology joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center.
November 15, 2019 -
The Air Force is in the middle of a major acquisition reform. Part of that is trying to learn how to work with tech startups and small businesses.
September 02, 2019 -
DoD plans to issue a memo that would strongly encourage reciprocity for cloud services authorized by FedRAMP at the moderate level.
July 18, 2019 -
The president of PM Consulting Group said to be successful in the federal market, small firms have to think less about agency goals and more about how to solve specific business problems.
June 04, 2019 -
Are some GSA and OMB initiatives making it difficult for small contractors to succeed in the federal market? Find out when Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center.
May 10, 2019 -
Charlie E. Williams, Jr. and Nick Tsiopanas, members of the Section 809 panel, explain why their recommendations will benefit both DoD and small firms.
April 15, 2019 -
GSA rescinded awards to 81 small businesses after a Court of Federal Claims decision showed the agency erred in its evaluations of proposals.
April 01, 2019 -
LG-TEK President Larry Letow, and Axiologic Solutions co-managing partners Tom Stauber and Michael Chavira, join host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center, to discuss the challenges that small contractors face when working in the intelligence community.
January 12, 2019 -
John Shoraka, co-founder and managing director of GovContractPros, explains why recent court rulings on Kingdomware and the American Relocation Connections could impact federal small business contracting.
November 14, 2018