New law adds more requirements to small-business plans

President Obama has signed a law that puts pressure on primes to make good on small-business promises.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

HUBZone preference debate may end

The Obama administration has faced off against GAO and the Federal Claims Court over the HUBZone preference issue since 2009.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Republicans push for SBA position on contractor pay policy

Senate Republicans fight a policy that would give preference in awarding contracts to businesses that offer better-than-average pay and benefits.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

How good is your emissions reporting? GSA wants to know.

GSA finds it feasible for companies to report their emissions data in a voluntary system and is moving ahead with the idea.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

NIH opens bidding for $40B IT services contract

The National Institutes of Health has issued a solicitation for the long-awaited Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners 3 governmentwide IT contract.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Serco takes on more hazmat duties for Navy

Under an $88 million contract, Serco extends its hazmat management services for the Navy at a Norfolk, Va., facility.

  • By David Hubler

Small businesses could suffer if fed contracting goes in-house

If agencies bring contracting work in-house, small companies believe they will bear the brunt of it, and officials want agencies to remember that.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Gates to outline new acquisition guidelines

Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to lay out a guide for moving ahead with his acquisition reforms and budget cuts.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

GSA plans for 'sustainability acquisitions'

The premier procurement agency’s plan is to use its buying power to change the federal marketplace.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Serco assists Navy with logistics support

Serco Inc. will provide logistics support to the Naval Operational Logistics Support Center under a five-year contract that could be worth as much as $44 million if all option years are exercised.

  • By David Hubler

Set-aside program for women on the way, SBA says

Small Business Administration officials have proposed amending the agency's rules, and federal regulators are considering changes to governmentwide rules.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Service contractors now required to identify themselves

Federal officials want the difference between government employees and private-sector employees to be obvious.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

New contracting threshold could harm small businesses

Regulatory councils increased the minimum amount at which a company must draw up a subcontracting plan, but small businesses may lose out on contracts.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

GAO bows to CIA decision to waive conflicts of interest

GAO’s ruling is evidence that it won’t second-guess agency officials' decisions to waive organizational conflicts of interest.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

FAR Council considers justifying sole-source awards

Congress demands a good reason for awarding a contract worth $20 million or more without hosting a competition for the work.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Regulators nudge up simplified acquisition dollar thresholds

Regulatory changes offer modest benefits for both small businesses and large companies.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

$40B RFP lays groundwork for health IT market

The health IT market is on the cusp of a growth period thanks to the NIH Chief Information Officer Solutions and Partners 3 program. But don't expect an explosion of spending.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

NIH confronted OMB about multibillion dollar contract — and won

NIH says it never doubted that it could convince the OMB that it should recertify its governmentwide contract.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

3 steps to improving your proposals

A review of lessons learned is a valuable step in improving proposal development efficiency and raising your win probability on the next bid, says Bob Lohfeld of Lohfeld Consulting Group.

  • By Bob Lohfeld

Contractor database to go public by year's end

Regulations are progressing to open the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System to the general public.

  • By Matthew Weigelt
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