Attention All Federal Contractors: Major Changes to Federal Business...
UPDATED on 5/29/2012: **GSA says this major change to CCR, ORCA, etc. has been delayed by 60 days.** Effective May 23, 2012, multiple federal databases that affect all federal contractors will be...
View ArticleAttention All Federal Contractors: Transition to SAM.Gov Underway Now
The federal System for Award Management (SAM), which consolidates a variety of existing government databases including the Central Contractor Register, will be in place shortly. The transition to SAM...
View ArticleHaving SAM.gov problems? You are not alone
The System for Award Management (SAM), which replaced the Central Contractor Register (CCR) and officially launched in late July 2012, remains riddled with glitches to the extent that the U.S....
View ArticleWelcome to Federal Fiscal Year 2013!
Today marks the onset of the new federal fiscal year 2013. Much like the first day of school, this date–October 1–triggers excitement about the upcoming year in federal contracting. There is so much...
View ArticleNew Contract Vehicle Available Soon: OASIS from GSA for Procurement of...
In order to receive funds from the federal government, a company MUST have a “contract vehicle”–no contract vehicle means no federal contract. SBA 8(a) certification is a contract vehicle, but there...
View ArticleWOSB and EDWOSB Set Aside Contract Size Caps Removed
The 2013 National Defense Authorization Act–signed into law by President Barack Obama earlier this month–formally removed the contract size caps for federal contracts awarded under the Woman Owned...
View ArticleNew Rule in Effect August 15 Requires Primes to Notify Contracting Officers...
A provision of the year 2010 Small Business Jobs Act enters into effect on August 15 requiring prime contractors to notify their contracting officers when they fail to utilize their subcontractors....
View ArticleYour SBA 8(a) Application and the Possible Government Shutdown
The next few days will be interesting for government contractors and 8(a) applicants alike as we wait to see what October 1, 2013 will bring: a normal business day, or a full federal government...
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