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GSA hearing coming
The House Government Reform Committee will hold its first hearing on restructuring the General Services Administration within several weeks, a committee official said.
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Small biz gets Alliant slice
The governmentwide acquisition contract will be accompanied by a small-business set-aside contract, officials said.
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The voices of industry
The Industry Advisory Council's shared interest groups outline their agendas for the coming year
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Subcontracting rule delayed
The regulation that would allow agency officials to consider companies' track records when making source selections needs congressional approval.
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Fed Sources tool analyzes task orders
Federal Sources has updated and enhanced a task order analysis tool that allows analysts to research the task orders that agencies issue under governmentwide acquisition contracts.
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Kerry seeks SBA audit
Sen. John Kerry wants Small Business Administration officials to examine the systems by which they ensure federal contracts go to small businesses.
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HUD splits HITS
The protests are over. Both contractors win, with each getting half of the $800 million contract.
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Flyzik: Try it! It might work
Share-in-savings contracts can help further the cause of performance-based contracting.
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Drabkin: Share-in-savings is here to stay
Share-in-savings contracts have evolved, and this year, they may be used more widely.
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SBA extends comment time for size rule
Comments on proposed rules governing small businesses' size can be submitted until April 3.
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The year ahead in business
Companies eye contracting policies, Congress and conversation in 2005
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SBA: Large firms credited with small-biz deals
Report shows that $2 billion worth of federal contracts went to companies miscoded as small businesses.
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American Indian company grows in the public sector
The small company is one of many competing for the government's information technology business.
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GSA confirms data charges
Individuals or companies wanting direct access to federal procurement database must pay one-time charge.
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Input: Few reversals for IT
About 8 percent to 10 percent of money spent by state governments through reverse auctions went to information technology purchases in fiscal 2004, market researcher Input said last week.
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FAA acquisition policy needs improve, GAO says
The Government Accountability Office said the Federal Aviation Administration must strengthen policies and oversight for its acquisition management system.
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Performance basis
Feds urge greater use of performance-based contracts as success stories emerge
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Kelman: Show off share-in-savings
Applications for about 45 share-in-savings projects await approval.
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