10 to compete for $1.9 billion in Air Force work
Six large and four small businesses have won spots on a $1.9 billion defense contract to provide design, engineering and technical support services to the Air Force Materiel Command.
Tough fight awaits FedBizOpps protestors
Two companies claiming the General Services Administration unfairly evaluated their bids for the right to upgrade FedBizOpps.gov could be facing an uphill battle, according to a procurement expert.
IRS taps ChoicePoint for public records access
ChoicePoint Government Services won a contract worth up to $20 million from the Internal Revenue Service to serve as the public records provider for batch processing projects.
Microsoft providers merge operations
IT consulting firms Planet Technologies Inc. and eQuest Technologies Inc. have merged. The executive staff of both companies will remain onboard.
Shelton to be acting commissioner of new FAS
Barbara Shelton, acting commissioner of the Federal Technology Service since February, will become the head of GSA's Federal Acquisition Service.
DRC to work with Army's Future Combat Systems program
Dynamics Research Corp. was awarded a $6 million contract to perform training analysis as part of the development of training products for the Army's Future Combat Systems.
ReserveAmerica wins Forest Service contract ? again
The award is the result of a recompete for the National Recreation Reservation Service after a bidder protested the original award by the Agriculture Department agency to ReserveAmerica.
Army Knowledge Online support service contract awarded to SNVC
The service has awarded a support services contract for the Army Knowledge Online's Program Office to veteran-owned company SNVC LC.
Symplicity wins bid to run FedBizOpps.gov
Symplicity Corp. has been awarded a three-year, $17.4 million best-value contract to run the federal government's online procurement portal.
Morocco calls on Cogent for ID system
Cogent Systems Inc. was awarded a contract for about $34 million to install its Automated Fingerprint Identification System for a criminal and civil deployment supporting a national identification program in Morocco.
Fox: Alliant RFPs will be out in August
The request for proposal for the 10-year, $65 billion Alliant contracts for governmentwide information technology services will be issued in August, according the General Services Administration's assistant commissioner for commercial acquisitions at the agency's Federal Supply Service.
Lawmakers support women-owned businesses
Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.), ranking Democrat on the House Small Business Committee, announced her support for a lawsuit filed by women business owners to force the government to meet its goal of spending 5 percent of its contracting dollars with women-owned firms.
Pragmatics wins DHS deal for software testing
Pragmatics Inc. has been awarded a blanket purchasing agreement by Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection agency for software testing services.
EDS Using Its 'Tools' To Form, Revise Teams
Leveraging relationships is part of EDS' approach to small business partnering, both for teaming and for its conventional subcontracting activities. EDS has also developed a small business staffing program that seeks to bring specialists into EDS contracts.
Mutlimax wins support work for Army Corps of Engineers
The company will provide information technology support services for the Directorate of Public Works in Fort Lewis, Wash.
Small firms form joint venture
Access Systems Inc. has formed a small business joint venture with Diamond Data Systems and Ultimate Solutions Inc. to pursue a contract at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center.
AEP to acquire V-One
AEP Networks Inc, a networking and security company, is planning to buy V-One Corp., an Internet security firm.
Alien makes another RFID acquisition
Alien Technology Corp. has acquired Quatrotec Inc., a provider of solutions and project management to the air transportation industry.
Infotech and the Law: Understanding contracts: It's not as hard as you think
Contracts are essential in business. But most people in business see contracts as documents containing language and terms that only a lawyer can interpret.
Making the Team: SAIC
Science Applications International Corp.'s stock incentives boost small business partnering.
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