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SBA drops new small business rules
The Small Business Administration is withdrawing a proposed rule that would have revised the standards used to determine what businesses qualify as small.
Acquisition
Three-way satellite picture
DigitalGlobe, Space Imaging and OrbImage each won part of a U.S. Geological Survey contract for satellite imagery.
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Refresh without the headaches
Integrators and agencies find new ways off the upgrade treadmill
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Aronie: Contractors? thorny position
Don't presume that federal clients are acting properly, says columnist Jonathan Aronie.
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GSA promotes STARS
The Streamlined Technology Acquisition Resources for Services contract will replace the Federal Acquisition Services for Technology contract.
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Bids sought for $3B Treasury program
As many as 10 individual contracts could be awarded under the Total Information Processing Support Services-3 program.
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Experts urge creative contract incentives
Performance-based contracts need to consider more than just money as a reward, consultants said.
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GSA gets ITOP contract
The General Services Administration will run DOT?s $10 billion Information Technology Omnibus Procurement.
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Rule underscores contracting officers' role
A new rule says contracting officers must ensure that ordering agencies' rules are followed.
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Feds top small-biz goals
Small businesses received 23.6 percent of federal contract dollars in 2003, SBA officials say.
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GSA smartens up
The General Services Administration will issue more than 18,000 smart cards to its employees and contractors.
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Agencies still testing the waters
Inherent risks continue to overwhelm benefits of share-in-savings contracts
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Vets get more business than was thought
SBA reports that veteran-owned firms got more business than had previously been reported.
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Local agencies test contractor registry
One pilot test Achilles Information Ltd.'s Catalist system is specifically for information technology vendors.
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GSA gauges service value
Feds have no way to measure the value of services even though they make up 60 percent of acquisitions.
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