New rules weighed for time-and-materials, labor-hour contracts
Federal officials proposed new rules changing how the government buys and defines time-and-materials and labor-hour contracts.
Buy Lines: A place for small business in strategic outsourcing
Lately, I've been thinking about what role small businesses can play in the growing initiative to implement strategic sourcing across federal agencies. Are there specific activities they can facilitate between the federal agencies and technology manufacturers?
Inside track
The U.S. Agency for International Development seeks proposals from vendors for designing and establishing an information system for the Armenian police.
Inside track
The U.S. Agency for International Development seeks proposals from vendors for designing and establishing an information system for the Armenian police.
Small business makes big news
Our annual small-business special report is one of my favorite issues of the year, mostly for personal reasons: It makes me think of my parents, who were themselves small-business owners.
Contract roundup
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. of Dallas won a $45 million, eight-year contract from the Ohio Job and Family Services Department for electronic benefits transfer services.
Contract roundup
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. of Dallas won a $45 million, eight-year contract from the Ohio Job and Family Services Department for electronic benefits transfer services.
Small business: 'We need to play on this field'
Valerie Perlowitz, along with other prospective bidders, was in the audience for the Homeland Security Department's industry day for its $45 billion Eagle IT procurement. It was then that she learned that past performance would be weighed for prime contractors only -- not for subcontracting partners or teams -- when making awards.
8(A)s still a hit with ANCs, tribally owned companies
Alaska Native Corporations and tribally owned companies increase their presence on the Top 25 8(a) list, with 10 such companies ranking among the most successful small businesses in the government market.
Lawmaker: SBA disaster management system may not be Katrina-ready
Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.) believes recent changes at the Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance may have left it unable to process the onslaught of loan applications expected from Katrina-affected businesses.
SBA responds to critics of small business report
Small Business Administration officials answer charges that their report on federal contracting in 2004 was misleading.
House lawmaker slams small business contracting report
The ranking Democrat on the House Small Business Committee said this week that new government figures on small business contracting are misleading.
Bumper crop of contracts awaits integrators in 2006
Systems integrators should gear up for a busy 2006 as the federal government makes plans for major contracts from the Defense, Justice, Homeland Security and Veteran Affairs departments, as well as the General Services Administration
Small business contracting hits 23 percent; 8(a) numbers fall
Small businesses reaped a record $69.2 billion in federal prime contracts in fiscal 2004, up nearly 6 percent from the previous high, according to the Small Business Administration.
Infotech and the law: Constitutionality of SDB preference is fuzzy
In late June, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed and remanded a lower-court decision dismissing a case challenging the constitutionality of the Defense Department's price evaluation adjustment program for small disadvantaged businesses (SDB).
Proposed amendment deemed harmful to small business
Industry group complains that prime contractors will be much less likely to use subs if a pricing amendment sponsored by Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) is approved as part of the Defense authorization legislation.
NOAA to seek consolidated IT support services
The Commerce Department agency will seek IT services for help desk, seat management, Web programming and development, network operations center, e-mail operations and other services supporting the IT infrastructure.
CSSI, Evolve win Navy air traffic control deals
CSSI Inc. and Evolve Inc. will work together to develop an air traffic control simulation program to be used to train Navy and Marine Corps air traffic controllers.
Sabre Systems gets Census geographical data work
Sabre Systems Inc. won an eight-and-a-half-year, $60 million-plus task order from the Census Bureau to provide IT services to modernize and expand the agency's geographical data processing system.
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