Federal 4th quarter spending spree offers contractors hope for return to normalcy
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Sunday, July 28, 2013
The Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate on behalf
of the Department of Defense releases the FY 2013 Rapid Innovation Fund
Broad Agency Announcement - Announcement
Number: HQ0034-13-BAA-RIF-0001 - Issue Date: July 24, 2013
The RIF Program was established to facilitate the rapid insertion of innovative small business technologies into military systems or programs that meet critical national security needs. RIF also intends to facilitate innovative technologies that show a clear transition path to fielding the technology into existing defense acquisition programs. CLICK here for detailed information
The RIF Program was established to facilitate the rapid insertion of innovative small business technologies into military systems or programs that meet critical national security needs. RIF also intends to facilitate innovative technologies that show a clear transition path to fielding the technology into existing defense acquisition programs. CLICK here for detailed information
Friday, July 19, 2013
The Commonsense Construction Contracting Act of 2013.
House lawmakers are pushing two separate bills to address what they see as shortcomings in how agencies buy construction services.
Rep. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.), chairman of the Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce, said at the May 23 hearing, "In the federal space, construction and architect and engineering contracting represent about one in every six prime contract dollars awarded to small businesses. That was over $17 billion in prime contracts last year." The subcommittee also found that construction, and architecture and engineering services account for about 8 percent, or $41.6 billion, of all federal procurement in 2012. The Defense Department, specifically the Army Corps of Engineers, the General Services Administration and Department of Veteran Affairs account for most of the that spending.
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House lawmakers are pushing two separate bills to address what they see as shortcomings in how agencies buy construction services.
Rep. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.), chairman of the Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce, said at the May 23 hearing, "In the federal space, construction and architect and engineering contracting represent about one in every six prime contract dollars awarded to small businesses. That was over $17 billion in prime contracts last year." The subcommittee also found that construction, and architecture and engineering services account for about 8 percent, or $41.6 billion, of all federal procurement in 2012. The Defense Department, specifically the Army Corps of Engineers, the General Services Administration and Department of Veteran Affairs account for most of the that spending.
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
New rule requires agencies, contractors to pay more attention to small business subs
Wednesday - 7/17/2013, 4:40pm EDT
By Cogan Schneier - Special to Federal News Radio
Agencies and prime contractors need to pay more attention to their small business subcontractors. Prime contractors will need to issue more notices to contracting officers, specifically when they are late in their payments to small firms. FOR FULL STORY - CLICK HERE
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
GSA Launches Reverse Auction Platform for Use by Government Agencies
Innovative tool provides savings and opportunities for small businesses
July 9, 2013 - WASHINGTON -- The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) today announced the launch of a government-managed reverse auction platform— reverseauctions.gsa.gov— available through the National Information Technology Commodity Program (NITCP) of GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS). GSA expects the platform to deliver increased savings for federal agencies on the most commonly purchased office products, equipment and services, while also making it easier for small businesses to compete for the government’s business.
Monday, July 8, 2013
Pentagon Releases First Annual Acquisition Report
By Karen Parrish - American Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, July 8, 2013 – A recently completed defense acquisition program report, which is now before Congress, is part of a data-driven effort to find out what’s working best in equipping the nation’s military and to fix what isn’t, the Pentagon’s undersecretary of acquisition, technology and logistics said in an interview with American Forces Press Service.
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Thursday, July 4, 2013
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