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Small business contracting: The keys to success
Guy Timberlake, chief visionary officer of the American Small Business Coalition joins host Mark Amtower to discuss what small business contractors can do to increase their business.
June 4, 2012
Tags: acquisition , contracting , ASBC , Guy Timberlake , GSA schedules , government market , IDIQs , simplified acquisition , networking , Mark Amtower , Amtower Off Center
SBA issues proposed rules for small-biz participation in multiple-award contracts
The Small Business Administration has published proposed regulations in the Federal Register, clarifying how agencies should include small-business contractors in multiple-award contracts.
Tags: acquisition , contracting , SBA , Federal Register , Multiple award contract , MAC
Small business contracting
Congressman Mick Mulvaney and Coalition for Government Procurement Chairman Bill Gormley will talk the challenges that small businesses face when trying to do business with the government.
May 15, 2012
Tags: acquisition , contracting , procurement , Mick Mulvaney , Congress , federal market , Bill Gormley , Coalition for Government Procurement , Roger Waldron , Off the Shelf
Senate passes small business investment bill
DoD's energy strategy includes focus on small business
Part of the Defense Department's new energy strategy is about getting more small businesses into the Pentagon's energy pipeline. Sharon Burke, the assistant secretary of Defense for operational energy plans and programs, discussed the Pentagon's energy strategy on In Depth with Francis Rose.
Tags: Energy , Sharon Burke , energy strategy , In Depth , Francis Rose , DoD ,
Report: Many small-business contracts awarded to large companies
Some of the biggest contracts for small businesses are awarded to companies that are not that small, according to a recent report from the American Small Business League. Brian Reeder, the league's communications director, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the report's findings.
Tags: SBA , industry , acquisition , contracting , acquisition workforce , American Small Business League , Brian Reeder , In Depth , Francis Rose
Analysis: SBA size standards overhaul 'overdue'
Rob Burton, a partner at Venable law firm and a former deputy administrator at the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, joined In Depth with Francis Rose
Tags: SBA , industry , Rob Burton , Guy Timberlake , small business standards , In Depth , Francis Rose
Are agencies abusing reverse auctions?
Some people who follow contracting say agencies are abusing small businesses through the reverse auction process. Raul Espinosa, the president of the Fairness in Procurement Initiative joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss why he believes agencies are abusing simplified acquisitions.
Tags: In Depth , acquisition , contracting , Raul Espinosa , simplified acquisition
OMB gives more details on agency consolidation plan
President Barack Obama will send Congress a bill in the coming weeks to reinstate the president's authority to consolidate agencies, said Lisa Brown, the Office of Management and Budget executive leading the government reform effort. She said the bill would require proposals to "reduce the number of agencies or save costs."
Tags: Congress , government reorganization , Lisa Brown , OMB , Commerce , SBA , Emily Kopp , trade
Could DoD cuts benefit small businesses?
Steve Krause, a principal at Catalyst Partners, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss how steep defense cuts could actually play to smaller contractors' strengths.
Tags: DoD , acquisition , contracting , industry , Steve Krause , Catalyst Partners , budget
