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.
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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.
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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
SBA targets small-biz mergers
A new rule requires a small business that merges with or is acquired by another company to immediately recertify its size.
Acquisition
GSA cuts 197 small businesses from GWAC
The agency opted not to exercise the companies' option years because they did not meet sales requirements in the first three years of the 8(a) Streamlined Technology Acquisition Resources for Services.
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GSA: Oversight will not be outsourced
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee says a GSA proposal would give contract oversight to private companies.
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Troublesome contracting trends persist under Bush, report finds
Procurement spending and the number of noncompetitive contracts occur more frequently, according to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
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OFPP to issue interagency contracting guide
The office wants to have uniformity and standardization within interagency agreements, said Robert Burton, deputy OFPP administrator.
Acquisition
OFPP issues guide for emergency acquisitions
The guide describes emergency planning strategies and offers tips on contracting in an emergency.
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Wagner: Lessons from the past
The old process was focused on fairness and competition, but it helped neither.
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Okay: Fair opportunity explained
Now the real battle begins for agency business under the Networx telecommunications contracts.
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OPM to move on Financial Management LOB competition
The agency will issue an RFI next month on its plans to acquire a single integrated accounting and procurement system.
Acquisition
Chicago extends GIS
The city has hired a team of contractors to assist with a plan to expand an existing geographic information system.
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Industry: ‘Why don’t feds get it?’
Experts say the government is not using performance-based contracting correctly.
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