Set-aside contracts for women-owned small businesses no longer have a maximum value, under an interim final rule published May 7 by the Small Business Administration. The fiscal 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L.112-239 [.pdf]), signed into law Jan. 2, removed …

Business isn’t always about what you know. It’s also about who you know. When it comes to marketing your company to Federal agencies, having a current point of contact at the agency you want to do business with can make …

If you haven’t been notified already, a security breach has been detected in SAM.  The details are included in the points below. GSA hasn’t found evidence that this security vulnerability was exploited prior to discovery. GSA anticipates limited access to …

The 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, signed into law by President Obama on January 3, contains two important changes to the subcontracting limits.  First, for services contracts, compliance with the limitations on subcontracting will be based on the total amount …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration, in conjunction with the White House’s Presidential Innovation Fellows, today launched a “beta” (pilot) version of RFP-EZ, a new online marketplace that streamlines the government contracting process, making it simpler for small businesses …

SBA is responsible for ensuring that the government-wide goal for participation of small business concerns is established annually at the statutory levels and the reporting agencies’ achievements are relative to the goals. Here is how the process works: SBA negotiates …

If you’re setting up an individual account in the System for Award Management (SAM) you will get a validation email from SAM. That email contains a link to validate your account, and you must click the link to access SAM …

“I think the realities of the budget crisis are going to hit more dramatically in 2013 than they did in 2012,” said Rob Burton, a former senior procurement official at the Office of Management and Budget who is now with …

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has amended its regulations governing size and eligibility for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. This rule implements provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal …

We’re very pleased to announce the addition of Mary Sheehan as the newest member of the Alaska PTAC team! Many of our Interior and Northern members will remember Mary from her prior work with Alaska PTAC in Fairbanks, and we’re …

Are you familiar with the Alaska Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program (DBE)? The DBE program ensures that federally assisted contracts for highway, transit, and aviation projects ar…e made available for small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged …

The government is suspending oil giant BP and affiliated companies from further federal contracts, the Environmental Protection Agency announced recently. EPA said in a statement it took the action “due to BP’s lack of business integrity as demonstrated by the …

1st Responders accommodations Solicitation Number: ZZH-7072Agency: Department of Homeland SecurityOffice: Federal Emergency Management AgencyLocation: Support Services Branchhttps://www.fbo.gov/notices/b2bc8012ebb6a4279e89d7ebc16af148 FPS PROTECTIVE SECURITY OFFICER (PSO) Solicitation Number: FPS-NJ-FEMAAgency: Department of Homeland SecurityOffice: Immigration & Customs EnforcementLocation: Headquarters Procurement Division, Wash DChttps://www.fbo.gov/spg/DHS/INS/COW/FPS-NJ-FEMA/listing.html FPS PSO …

SBA Expands Access to Federal Contracting Opportunities for Women-Owned Small Businesses On October 7, 2010, the U.S. Small Business Administration published a final rule effective February 4, 2011, aimed at expanding federal contracting opportunities for women-owned small businesses (WOSBs). The …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration is proposing increases in the size definitions for three broad commercial sectors.  The proposed increases cover size standards for 71 different types of businesses, two-thirds of them in retail trade sectors.  The rest …

This message is for contractors awarded Federal contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, i.e. the recovery Act. All Recovery Act contractors are required to report at FederalReporting.gov (https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=13384&pge_id=1854). The first reporting period begins on Thursday, …