GSA could not endure giving up the clause that goes with its Multiple Award Schedules contracts, which, officials say, guarantees companies won’t overcharge the government.
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GSA may have AAA rating in customer service
- By Ali Cheung · August 12th, 2011
Good service, savings boosts GSA’s credit rating
Government gets a B in 2010 small-business contracting
- By Ali Cheung · June 24th, 2011
The Small Business Administration gave the government a B grade for its attempts to reach small-business contracting goals, i.e. the government met 90 percent to 99 percent of its goals for the year. In 2010, the government improved in four of the five categories of small businesses compared to SBA’s previous score card.
ThinkEquity’s 7th Annual Private Company and Venture Capital Summit: ThinkTomorrow ~ Today
- By Ali Cheung · May 6th, 2011
Peter Ostrow, the president and CEO fo Technical Communities, will discuss the company’s solutions and successes in four main verticals: precision instruments, IT, medical and life sciences.
Share your ideas and insights with the GovContracts audience
- By GovContracts · January 31st, 2011
Contribute to a brand new feature of the GovContracts content network. Our active audience of contract professionals, government buyers and sales execs want to read your ideas and insights about government business and procurement on our seven different channels
IDIQs and GSA Schedules – Understanding the Contract Vehicles
- By Linda Rodden · January 21st, 2011
With all of the talk about IDIQs and the vehicles available for Federal buyers, do you understand the terms now in use? There are IDIQs that are GWACs, MACs, EWACs and these are different from GSA Schedules. So what do these terms mean?
Speed Dating Teaming Events for Government Procurement
- By Travis Wheeler · December 29th, 2010
Have you ever attended any of the local “Speed Dating/Teaming events” being held by INPUT, Delteck, FedSources or other firms? Most of these events have been held in connection with a specific upcoming Government procurement and a few have been general “meet the SIs” speed dating events.
Taking Advantage of the New Simplified Acquisition Threshold
- By Linda Rodden · December 6th, 2010
The increase in the SAT increases opportunities for small businesses. During FY2010, twenty federal agencies issued more than 585,000 Simplified Acquisition contract actions totaling $9,442,964,485. Are you getting your share of these?
Agencies slow to respond to requests for contractor data
- By Travis Wheeler · November 15th, 2010
Some federal procurement officers are refusing to publicly release contractor ratings data that may show agencies are not properly evaluating the performance of vendors who receive billion-dollar contracts, according to a consulting practice that regularly files Freedom of Information Act requests for the data.
New Small Business Legislation Impacts All Government Contractors
- By Linda Rodden · October 22nd, 2010
In September 2010, President Obama signed into law the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 (H.R. 5297), a “small business stimulus” bill intended to create jobs by providing a variety of financial assistance to small businesses. Key contracting provisions of the new law fall principally into 3 areas: Improving identification of real small businesses, subcontracting issues, and improving small business programs.
