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Another weather supercomputer
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials released a presolicitation notice for a supercomputer to augment or replace platforms at three facilities.
Acquisition
Nadler: Giving small companies a chance
A new SBA rule seeks to ensure compliance with subcontracting goals.
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Input says: Fed IT deals up 60 percent
Defense agencies were the primary reason for the increase, the market research firm says.
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USPS to buy retail software
U.S. Postal Service officials are seeking bids for postal retail software from a single vendor.
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TSA ices sole-sourced screening deal
Transportation Security Administration officials have to use competitive bidding for a screening equipment maintenance contract.
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HITS protest upheld
The Government Accountability Office backed a protest filed by Lockheed Martin over the $750 million HUD Information Technology Systems contract.
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Supply execs plans 2005 changes
It's the integration era, says Donna Bennett, Federal Supply Service commissioner.
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Buyers gather in Canada
A three-day conference will bring together procurement officials and businesses from throughout the Americas.
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Wehrmeyer: Say no to yearly certification
Revenue thresholds don't make a company ready to compete.
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Coping with contracting
Federal agencies face changes in their acquisition environments coming from several fronts, according to a new report issued today by the Professional Services Council.
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Census plans $1.3B in contracts
The Census Bureau plans to award two contracts in October 2005 to create systems that will be used for the six-week process of collecting data for the 2010 census.
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Officials talk time and materials
Industry representatives told GSA officials today that any new provisions for time-and-materials and labor-hour contracts should be flexible.
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Trade group sees stricter GSA
Companies that sell through the General Services Administration will find agency officials more likely to be sticklers for rules in coming months, according to an industry official.
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Big guys took small-biz deals, CPI says
The Center for Public Integrity says DOD awarded more than $47 billion designated for small businesses to companies earning more than $100 million during a six-year period.
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Dems criticize small-biz record
Agencies did not do well at sending contracting dollars to small businesses in fiscal 2003, despite what Bush administration officials say, Democrats claim.
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