A federal ruling that narrowed contracting preferences for minority-owned businesses could expand to other socio-economic set-asides using the same rationale.
The Homeland Security Department plans to soon issue a solicitation for a contractor to establish and operate a research and development center dedicated to systems engineering and development.
The Small Business Administration has issued two new sets of rules: one governing set-asides of federal contracts for woman-owned small businesses and the other changing the requirements regarding which firms may certify their status as small disadvantaged businesses.
AVW Technologies Inc. was a one-man shop six years ago when Alion Science andTechnology Corp. tapped it for a Navy acquisition project. Now AVW, a veteran-owned small business based in Chesapeake, Va., has about 50 employees and handles a variety of testing, evaluation support and engineering management programs for Alion.
Providing capabilities such as radio spectrum technology is key for small businesses that want to win DISA contracts, said speakers at an industry-sponsored event.
Skim the headlines of the Fast 50 portion of the 2008 Small-Business Special Report and you'll find insight into what it takes to succeed in the government market.
ESCgov Inc. makes its debut on the Fast 50 list in the No. 1 spot, having recorded $46.5 million in revenue in 2007, for a five-year annual growth rate of 275.59 percent.
Thomas Laskowski left the corporate world and founded Gantech Inc. in 1999 to provide information technology consulting and information technology security services.
Established in Atlanta in 1990 by four graduates of India's famed Indian Institute of Technology, Vector Consulting Inc. provides information technology workforce solutions and services. The company ranks No. 20 on the 2008 Fast 50 list, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 102.7 percent.
