A new rule requiring small businesses to recertify their size regularly may hinder agencies' current goal of awarding 23 percent of contracting dollars to small businesses, one SBA official said June 4.
GSA is seeking indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, firm fixed-price bids for six new multiple-award contracts for wireless telecom expense management services not available through its Networx contract.
Sen. John Kerry seems to think so, saying that the agency has not updated its net worth threshold for its small-business program that assists businesses with government contracts set-asides in a decade.
DOD has increased its reliance on contractors to maintain operations in the past decade because its personnel are away on military duty, a new report said.
Sen. John Kerry, chairman of the Senate's Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, is asking for a clear statement on DOD's commitment to meeting the governmentwide goal, instituted in 1999.
The percent of federal contracts that should go to small businesses has changed as different House committees considered a contracting-related bill. Each change has caused concern among officials.
Small businesses may not be ready for the level of scrutiny headed their way under proposed reporting rules and the contracting accountability Web site.
Federal spending on IT will maintain its modest growth rate over the next two years, as the political climate keeps agencies wary of major new projects, a new report said.
Under a newly proposed rule, contractors would have to report specific subcontract awards to a public database to assess the quality of the reported information.
A contracting oversight bill holds to its original intent of limiting noncompetitive and sole-source contracts and requiring disclosure of justifications for such contracts after two House committees have looked at it.
A group of industry associations has reiterated its concerns that several draft recommendations from the Acquisition Advisory Panel would cause delays in acquisition and chill innovation in government services.
The Small Business Administration and the U.S. Postal Service unveiled a new Internet tool March 7 that offers small-business owners advice and guidance.
Root out burdensome overregulation, ban permanent Internet taxes and make research and development funding ongoing, a panel of technology and telecommunications business representatives and owners urged a congressional committee.
Rep. Tom Davis has asked for information on the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program's technological changeovers, along with the latest strategic plans.
