Acquisition
Alliant goes to 29 contractors
The contract spans a five-year period with one five-year extension option, and has a ceiling of $50 billion.
Acquisition
Allen: Schedule contracts work
Maintaining the commercial nature of GSA's schedule contracts is key to continued success.
Acquisition
Kelman: History matters
Revitalizing past performance could create a better-functioning procurement system.
Acquisition
What is inherently governmental?
Comptroller General David Walker said it’s time to question the phrase’s meaning.
Acquisition
SBA proposes changes to determining companies' size
Under a new proposal, a small business' size could be calculated using a three-year average number of employees instead of using an annual average.
Acquisition
Grassley, Sun's McNealy seek end to dispute
The two parties need to agree on an auditor to review the company's pricing practices.
Acquisition
Grassley asks Sun to give contract info to GSA IG
The company says the IG has prejudged the contract and has offered to participate in a neutral audit.
Acquisition
Unearned award fees persist
Lawmakers continue to criticize the practice of giving bonuses to contractors who produce unsatisfactory results.
Acquisition
Petrillo: Contracting goes global
Changes in WTO trade agreement could affect federal procurement practices in this country.
Acquisition
SBA: Tech can help small-biz set-aside record
The agency plans to create an electronic system to help analyze procurements and improve agencies' ability to identify small businesses capable of providing requested goods and services.
Acquisition
OPM restarts its financial migration
Agency vows to avoid the mistakes it made in its initial attempt at financial outsourcing.
Acquisition
GSA: We'll change to black
GSA officials ready new business model for its assisted acquisition services business.
Acquisition
8(a) small businesses take a tumble
GSA enforces STARS contract by dropping 197 companies that failed to meet sales target.
Acquisition
Kelman: Creating value and trust
If you treat industry partners like you can’t trust them, it’ll be a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Acquisition
Official: Vets getting more contracts but not enough
Fiscal 2006 shows more awards have gone to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, but most agencies still miss the 3 percent goal.
Acquisition
SBA, industry team on permit Web site
Business.gov now has a tool for companies to determine license and permit requirements, and the agency set up a program to develop resources for small businesses.
Acquisition
Denett: Award contracts to vet-owned businesses
In a new memo, he urges agencies to use the General Services Administration’s Veterans Technology Services Governmentwide Acquisition Contract.
Acquisition
Senate panel quizzes NOAA on satellite programs
Cost estimates have ballooned for two weather satellite programs, yet NOAA awarded the contractor a $123 million bonus, lawmakers learn.
Acquisition
NGA eyes digital content-delivery system
The agency wants to create a Web portal through which analysts and warfighters can request maps and other intelligence tools.
Acquisition