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GSA makes bid for auctions
GSA has selected 10 companies to participate in a sixmonth pilot project to test online reverse auctions for procuring goods
Acquisition
Vendors stick with air traffic control system
The vendor teams of ARINC Inc. and Lockheed Martin Corp. will continue to the next level of competition for an automated oceanic air traffic control system
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Army advances reverse auction
Taking reverse auctions one step further, Cecom has tested online procurement software that searches for more information and performs an analysis of the seller
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DOD, administration push central vendor database
The Defense Department and the Clinton administration are encouraging other agencies to use a detailed contractor database developed by DOD to help them conduct business electronically.
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E-procurement product on schedule
AMS and Ariba announced that their combined electronic procurement solution will be available on AMS' GSA schedule
Acquisition
Clinton order boosts women's businesses
President Clinton signed an executive order last week ordering agencies to meet specific goals in awarding contracts to small businesses owned by women, but the mandate alone may not encourage compliance, according to federal information technology experts.
Acquisition
Funneling federal business to women
President Clinton's executive order released last week requires agencies to award 5 percent of all contracts to small, womanowned businesses by:
Acquisition
Contracts in fed enclaves
Many contracts with the federal government require that some or all of the work must take place on government property
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$1B in DOD Health Affairs contracts awarded
Two new contracts, each worth an estimated $500 million, will help the Defense Department's Health Affairs office modernize its delivery of medical care
Acquisition
Clinton boosts women-owned biz
President Clinton signed an executive order to encourage agencies to meet their contracting goals for small businesses owned by women
Acquisition
Nuke sensors to get upgrade
SAIC wins contract to modernize the global network of sensors used to detect nuclear testing anywhere in the world
Modernization
Winstar loses telecom contract protest
The General Accounting Office has rejected Winstar Communications' protest of the WITS 2001 contract awarded to Bell Atlantic Federal in January
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OFPP promotes portal
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy last week sent a draft memorandum to the Federal Procurement Executive Council asking it to push along plans to create an Internet site that government contractors and companies interested in federal business could use to find solicitations and other information.
Acquisition
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.
Acquisition
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
Acquisition
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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