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GSA ridding schedules of deadwood
Agency introduces the new Demand Based Model that will focus resources on the products and services agencies need and want the most. GSA plans on closing two schedules and parts of 14 others to new offerors. GSA also will cut vendors who do little or no business on the schedule to help reduce administrative costs.
Tags: acquisition , acquisition policy , industry , Steve Kempf , GSA , Larry Allen , Allen Federal Business Partners , Mick Mulvaney , House Small Business Committee , supply schedules , Demand Based Model , Jason Miller
NIH makes first set of awards under CIO-SP3 GWAC
The agency picks 10 service disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) for its CIO-SP3 Small Business GWAC. NIH will make other small business and full-and-open awards in the coming month.
Tags: acquisition , contracting , industry , NIH , CIO-SP3 , GWAC , Service disabled veteran-owned small business , Jason Miller
All things AFCEA
Former AFCEA Central Maryland presidents Chuck Taylor and Jerry Schepers will talk about the organization and its activities.
May 21, 2012
Tags: Protheus Technologies , Praxis Engineering , AFCEA , AFCEA Central Maryland , networking , STEM , acquisition , contracting , Mark Amtower , Amtower Off Center
All things procurement
Host Roger Waldron talks about the key procurement issues with Joe Hornyak, partner at Holland & Knight LLP.
May 8, 2012
Tags: acquisition , procurement , contracting , Joe Hornyak , Holland & Knight LLP , teaming agreements , mergers and acquisitions , mentor-protege agreements , Multiple award schedule contracting , GSA , Mythbusters , Off the Shelf , Roger Waldron , Coalition for Government Procurement
House to add small business flavor to DoD authorization bill
The committee will focus on making it easier for small firms to do business with the Pentagon. The military missed three of five small business goals in 2010. The Panel on Business Challenges in the Defense Industry made several recommendations to improve the success of small firms that want to do business with DoD.
Tags: acquisition , contracting , DoD , Bill Shuster , House Armed Services Committee , Defense Authorization Bill , Jason Miller , Federal Drive
Air Force has new plan to increase small business contracting
The service will use both penalties and incentives to get their program offices and large businesses to award more prime and subcontracts to small firms. The Air Force issued a new small business improvement plan that details three goals to increase both the percentage of contracts and dollars going to small companies.
Tags: contracting , acquisition , Joseph McDade , Air Force , Defense , industry , David Van Buren , SBA , AFCEA , Jason Miller
DoD not so easy to work with, panel says
A panel of lawmakers concluded that it was not easy doing business with the Defense Department, especially for small and medium sized business.
Tags: DoD , DoD Update , contracting , Federal Drive
An expert view of federal procurement policy
George Washington University Law School professor Steve Schooner joins host Roger Waldron to talk about the top procurement issues.
February 7, 2012(Encore presentation February 14, 2012)
Tags: acquisition , contracting , Federal Procurement , Steve Schooner , warfighter , contractor workforce , Iraq and Afghanistan wars , Better Buying Power initiative , OMB , GW Law School , George Washington University , Roger Waldron , Coalition for Government Procurement , Off the Shelf
What's the latest at the ASBC?
Host Mark Amtower interviews American Small Business Coalition Chief Visionary Officer Guy Timberlake. They will talk about the goals and mission of the organization.
February 6, 2012(Encore presentation March 5, 2012)
Tags: acquisition , contracting , american Small Business Coalition , Guy Timberlake , online networking , content development , information sharing , Rep. Bill Owen , Rep. Sam Graves , professional development
Regulatory changes for contractors
Jack Horan and Jason Workmaster, partners at McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, talk about how contractors and subcontractors will be affected by recent regulatory changes.
January 31, 2012
Tags: Coalition for Government Procurement , acquisition , contracting , contractors , subcontractors , Jack Horan , Jason Workmaster , McKenna, Long & Aldridge , contracting reform , federal market , certification , Roger Waldron , Off the Shelf , rules and regulations
