BAE uses team approach to build small-business alliances
Every month, the IT group for BAE Systems North America Inc. invites about three dozen small-business partners to a Homeland Security Department trusted forum. They discuss issues and trends, and identify emerging opportunities as well as share best practices.
GSA to release RFIs for new Lines of Business
The General Services Administration plans to release requests for information and hold industry days for the three news lines of business?IT infrastructure, geospatial and budget formulation?in mid-April.
Committee: Budget cuts may hurt small biz
Democrats on the House Small Business Committee, concerned over President Bush's proposed fiscal 2007 budget, released a report detailing how cuts could impact funding for small-business development programs.
Eyak ousts key executive, launches makeover
Alaska Native-owned corporation Eyak Technology LLC has fired a top executive as the first step of its strategic restructuring plan.
Small Business in brief
Qualified small technology companies should expect to see more than $20 billion in set-asides in 2006, according to market research firm, Reston, Va
Diversity, as defined by Booz Allen Hamilton
"What do you do?" is just about the worst question to ask Lynn Livengood, especially if you meet her at a small-business fair where she scouts potential partners.
OnPoint inks Treasury infrastructure support deal
OnPoint Consulting Inc. won a five-year, $60 million prime contract from the Treasury Department to deliver a range of IT support services. The deal is OnPoint's largest to date, the company said.
Acquisition panel adopts favorable small-biz recommendations
Small businesses working with the federal government may have a shot at winning more contracts, after the Acquisition Advisory Panel voted to adopt recommendations designed to help small companies procure government contracts.
New SBA online portal for small business
The Small Business Administration has launched the Business Matchmaking Online Network to give small businesses access to Web-based educational tools and workshops on procurement and supplier diversity.
DHS wants small biz help for portal project
The Homeland Security Department is looking for small businesses specializing in IT to help it create an Internet portal for department employees at locations in the Washington area.
SBA launches online portal for women entrepreneurs
Female entrepreneurs looking to start or grow a business now have a new planning tool?MY BIZ for Women, an online resource from the Small Business Administration that provides business information and assistance just for women.
SRA finds way to watch small biz by the bunch
About 100 small-business subcontractors are working with SRA International Inc. on the large task order contract it holds with the National Institutes of Health called the Chief Information Officer Solutions and Partners Innovations contract (CIO-SP2i).
New dawn for GWACs
Billions of dollars are at stake as primes prepare to fight for a spot on 20 governmentwide deals
Micromuse wins Navsea net-centric service management work
Micromuse Inc. won a $15 million subcontract from Eyak Technology Inc. to provide infrastructure service management and assurance for the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command transformation project
FirstSource proposal deadline extended again
The Homeland Security Department announced this week that the date that proposals are due for FirstSource, its small-business only contracting vehicle, has been pushed back to Feb. 9.
Cambridge Communications wins Puerto Rico wideband deal
Cambridge Communications Systems Inc. won a contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide transmission and telecommunications support in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Line forms for FirstSource
$3B small biz vehicle should be awarded in February
GSA to issue Satcom II solicitation next month
The General Services Administration will issue the request for proposals for its Satcom II contract about Feb. 6, the agency announced Friday.
Business groups team to boost opportunities for women entrepreneurs
To promote more opportunities for women entrepreneurs, Women Impacting Public Policy, a leading women's business advocacy group, is teaming with the American Small Business Coalition.
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