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SBA, Navy sign Seaport-e memorandum
07/16/08 -- 10:19 AM The agreement will give more contract opportunities to the small and disadvantaged firms participating in SBA’s 8(a) Business Development program.
Aster to manage NOAA help desk
07/14/08 -- 09:33 AM Aster Engineering will provide IT help-desk support to a major service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Partners profile: Sun Microsystems
07/14/08; Vol. 23, No. 12 Find information on Sun Microsystems' small-business partners.
Follow the hot spots
07/14/08; Vol. 23, No. 12 Open source, virtualization and other emerging tech needs fuel opportunities for Sun’s partners.
NIH wants support for bioinformatics program
07/11/08 -- 09:50 AM The National Institutes of Health wants information from contractors on their ability to provide portal and data center services essential to its Bionformatics Resource Centers program.
Recertification: One year later
06/30/08; Vol. 23, No. 11 SBA implemented a rule that became effective June 30, 2007, and requires companies that have been acquired to recertify their small-company status within 30 days of the deal closing. This rule has significantly altered transaction structures and valuations in the government services mergers and acquisitions market.
GD to help Navy boost network interface system
06/26/08 -- 10:16 AM General Dynamics will provide engineering and design agent services and integrated logistic services to the Navy.
DGP joint venture to support NOAA programs
06/24/08 -- 09:35 AM Diversified Global Partners Joint Venture LLC will provide program management and operations and maintenance support to NOAA under a contract worth a maximum of $200 million.
Imagine One tapped for software integration
06/18/08 -- 09:24 AM Imagine One Technology and Management will provide software integration services to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command’s center in Charleston, S.C.
News briefs
06/16/08; Vol. 23, No. 10 New standards defining small businesses
for federal contracting purposes could be
finalized by the end of fiscal 2008, a senior
official at the Small Business
Administration said.
Networx by the numbers
06/16/08; Vol. 23, No. 10 The numbers related to the 10-year, $68.2 billion
Networx program can make your head swim, but
they can also update you on the progress of a constantly
changing program.
Stanley accelerates growth with Oberon buy
06/10/08 -- 04:24 PM Stanley Inc. will acquire Oberon Associates Inc., a provider of engineering, intelligence operations and information technology services, for $170 million.
SBA to propose new small business rule
06/05/08 -- 02:18 PM The first of the redefined standards that define small businesses for contracting purposes may be final by the end of fiscal 2008, a senior SBA official said.
Navy rolls out 340 Seaport-e awards
05/30/08 -- 12:53 PM The Navy has awarded contracts to 340 contractors that will compete for a variety of command task orders that could be worth $5.3 billion a year.
Newsbriefs
05/26/08; Vol. 23, No. 09 The wait is over — Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
will split into two businesses with the sale of
its government unit to the Carlyle Group.
TSA contract heats up
05/26/08; Vol. 23, No. 09 Next phase of competition under way for a $2 billion IT infrastructure prize.
Organic growth is making a comeback
05/26/08; Vol. 23, No. 09 The small-business recertification rule implemented
last year by the Small Business Administration is having
a profound effect on companies that depend heavily on
small-business set-aside contracts for growth and midtier
acquirers of such companies, forcing both to focus more on
organic growth.
DHS meets small-biz goals but needs to try harder
05/22/08 -- 01:05 PM DHS needs to try harder to facilitate contracting opportunities for small, minority and disadvantaged firms, concluded a report from Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson.
Summit climbs to NSA’s aid
05/19/08 -- 09:58 AM Summit Solutions LLC will assist the National Security Agency’s business process development program under a four-year contract.
Newsbriefs
05/12/08; Vol. 23, No. 08 The General Services Administration is seeking public comment on proposed changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation that would place greater emphasis on government
contractors’ past performance when they bid on new awards.
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