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GSA taps five for $1.5 billion smart card contract

The General Services Administration on Friday selected five companies for an estimated $1.5 billion program to supply government agencies with smart cards and services

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Smart card pact open for biz

The General Services Administration selected five companies on Friday for an estimated $1.5 billion program to supply government agencies with smart cards and services.

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NIH discusses $11B services pact

The National Institutes of Health gave dozens of vendors a sneak preview of what it will take to snag a piece of the latest $11 billion IT contract up for grabs

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IBM answers direct-sale wishes

Federal customers said they wanted to deal with IBM directly when purchasing information technology products, and the company responded with expanded GSA options

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Contract accounts for users in air traffic control

The human factor will be addressed under a $270 million Raytheon Co. contract modification as part of a new air traffic control automation system

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Competition brings out innovation

Competition called for by the Office of Management and Budget's Circular A76 has proved to be an effective way to inspire government innovation and save money

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SAIC cornering NASA headquarters biz

A $54 million contract awarded to Science Applications International Corp. for information technology services gives the company all the IT business at NASA's Washington, D.C., headquarters

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Sprint services added to the General Services Administration's FTS 2001 contract:

Sprint services added to the General Services Administration's FTS 2001 contract:

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GSA awards $1B in telecom deals

The General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service awarded four multimilliondollar Metropolitan Area Acquisition contracts

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E-Mall's Open: Will Shoppers Come?

Massachusetts' Much-Hyped Procurement Venture Has Hurdled the Pilot Phase. But it Remains to be Seen if E-Mall can Leap a Brand-New Set of Hurdles: Expenses, Doubts and Competition

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Reverse auctions on GSA schedule

Agencies now can buy goods and services through pricecutting online auctions

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Raytheon wins $65M NASA contract

Raytheon Co. will provide information technology services to NASA's Ames Research Center under a potential $65 million contract awarded Thursday

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Coast Guard floats Deepwater ideas

Rather than replacing its Deepwater assets oneforone, the Coast Guard is giving three potential contractor teams the freedom to design a cuttingedge system that will enable the agency to carry out its diverse mission

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Navy hunting auction bargains

The Navy may be the first federal agency to use a reverse Internet auction in an effort to drive suppliers' prices down

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NOAA unveils Linux supercomputer

The first Linuxbased supercomputer to win competitive federal government procurement also is a big step forward for weather prediction

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Ensuring contract competition

Under a revision to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, federal contracting officers must take steps to ensure quickaward contracts are competitive

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NIMA plans massive outsourcing project

The Defense Department's National Imagery and Mapping Agency plans to pump at least $850 million into an outsourcing initiative that is part of a fundamental change in the way NIMA does business

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NIC updates e-procurement software

NIC Commerce has released the latest version of its procurement software that makes it easier for federal users to customize and compare products they want to buy online

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California surplus items up for bid on eBay

The state gets good prices for its specialty items on the popular Internet auction site

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GSA awards Millennia Lite contracts

The General Services Administration last week announced the award of the first information technology support services contracts under the Millennia Lite program