Acquisition

Acquisition rules changing

New rules could establish share-in-savings rules, streamline payment processes and speed up the purchase of items that protect from chemical and biological weapons.

Acquisition

Impact gets federal windfall

Federal agencies have recently sent more than $70 million in business to Impact Innovations Group

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CSC rakes in more BPA bucks than expected

The company has more than doubled its original estimate for the value of a blanket purchase agreement with an unidentified intelligence customer.

Acquisition

Structured empowerment

The loosening of the tyranny of rules that has occurred in the procurement system during the past decade has involved a trade-off.

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Congressman sees SmartBuy 'dilemma'

The General Services Administration should get governmentwide software licenses soon or agencies could be forced to spend more money, Rep. Adam Putnam says.

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Feds to merge two GWACs, retire others

The General Services Administration will replace two governmentwide acquisition contracts with a single one in 2005.

Acquisition

ITT to run Deep Space Network

NASA will pay ITT up to $580 million over 10 years to support the agency's system of antennas for satellites and interplanetary spacecraft.

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Evans touts Energy IT security standard

The benchmark includes more than 250 security configuration recommendations to guide agencies and companies in implementing products.

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Gateway supplies DLA computers

The company will provide 25,000 desktop PCs and 12,000 notebook computers to the Defense Logistics Agency.

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Lockheed Martin protests HITS award

The company says it should have won the Housing and Urban Development Department's award for an $860 million technology services contract.

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BearingPoint wins smart card deal

The General Services Administration has picked BearingPoint Inc. to provide 14,000 smart identification cards for GSA employees.

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CDW buys Micro Warehouse assets

The commercial and government businesses of Micro Warehouse sold for $22 million.

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Companies angle for GSA schedules

Use of schedule contracts becomes a strategic decision for a new crop of vendors

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EDS protests eTravel

EDS protests recent award of $450 million pact to Northrop Grumman

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EDS protests e-Travel award

The systems integrator says it wasn't judged fairly when GSA evaluated bidders for the $450 million deal.

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Small biz gets creative

No matter what innovative technologies or market approaches small companies may invent, partnerships with integrators remain critical

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GSA unit slammed on IT funds

Companies hired by support center diverted technology funds to not IT work

Acquisition

GAO: Feds must get more competitive bids

Agencies don't always get enough bidders for contracts, according to a General Accounting Office report.

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GSA sked hits new high with PC buys

More than half of federal computer hardware sales now go through the Federal Supply Schedule