Daily Dump: 18 May 2012

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– In a decision by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims early this month, contractors have more options in challenging the federal government’s administration of procurement processes, including checks on their ability to use private parties for procurement decisions.  [Sacramento Bee].

– To assist would-be voters in this election year, this article shows the answers provided by President Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney to questions posed to them which specifically cover small businesses and federal contracts.  [NECN].

 

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Daily Dump: 17 May 2012

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– This article argues that based on the recent budget cutbacks, agencies should be willing to give significant past performance credit to vendors who are willing to continue providing support to government customers.  [Federal Computer Week].

– If selling information technology (IT) services or products to the government, this article provides some advice on how to effectively win IT solution contracts.  [CRN].

 

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Daily Dump: 16 May 2012

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– A Bloomberg Government Study explores the effects of a 2009 Presidential Order which was designed to favor fixed-priced contracts over cost-reimbursement contracts.  [Federal News Radio].

– This article explores how small businesses can take action to reduce the effects of negative online consumer reviews.  [Huffington Post].

 

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Daily Dump: 15 May 2012

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– Information Technology (IT) contractors identify the prerequisite hurdles that exist before the U.S. Government can successfully implement a cloud-based IT system that safely stores information.  [Tech News World].

– Members of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee issued a letter with questions posed at the General Services Administration about conference spending, travel, awards, and contracting procedure.  [Federal News Radio].

 

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Daily Dump: 14 May 2012

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– According to federal procurement data, contracts to minority-owned small businesses in fiscal year 2011 fell for the first time in a decade.  [Washington Post].

– Federal agencies are looking to consolidate contracts more broadly in an effort to pressure vendors for better deals as their contracts come up for renewal.  [Federal Times].

 

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Daily Dump: 11 May 2012

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– This article discusses how, even in tough times, small businesses can employ certain tried and tested strategies and methods to succeed.  [CNN].

 

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Daily Dump: 10 May 2012

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– This article suggests that the recent controversies over waste and fraud in government contracting may be linked to the lack of internal investigating officials in such agencies.  [The Daily Beast].

 

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Daily Dump: 9 May 2012

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– The 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, proposed recently by the House Armed Services Committee, would seek to award forty (40) percent of the government’s subcontracts to small businesses.  [Federal Computer Week].

– The House Appropriations Committee introduced a bill this week that sets out $608 billion in defense spending that would seek to restore programs that the Pentagon was to cut in 2013.  [Fox News].

 

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Daily Dump: 8 May 2012

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– Here is the reaction to the Office of Federal Procurement Policy‘s increase in the amount of $70,000 of the maximum salary ceiling to executives in private companies with cost-based government contracts.  [Politico].

– The Office of Federal Procurement Policy also released a memorandum yesterday, which was part of its “mythbusting” campaign to improve transparency regarding the federal procurement process.  [Federal Times].

 

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Daily Dump: 7 May 2012

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Here is today’s Daily Dump:

– The recent changes instituted by the Small Business Administration (SBA) regarding what entities qualify as “small businesses” could add more than 8,000 new businesses to the list of companies eligible for set-aside contracts.  [Washington Post].

– Lawmakers will introduce a pair of bills on Monday to the House Small Business Committee regarding small businesses: the Export Coordination Act of 2012 and the Transparent Rules Allow Direct Exporting for Small Businesses and Jobs Act.  [Washington Post].

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