Bob Wagman Jr. offers a variety of tips on what contractors need to do as the end of the federal fiscal year approaches. Wagman is a partner at Bracewell, a law and government relations firm.
Source: The end of the federal fiscal year can be a selling frenzy for contractors
All Native Group (ANG) is the federal contracting division of Ho-Chunk, Inc, the economic development corporation of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. Besides being tribally owned, ANG carries SBA 8(a) certifiication, small disadvantaged, and a HUBZone status. They provide a wide range of services to the Government including staff augmentation, editorial services, IT, logistics, and professional services. One of ANG’s contracts is with the Department of State (DoS) to provide training at the State Departments Diplomatic Security Interim Training Facility in Summit Point, West Virginia.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Poor Internal Controls Leads to Theft of Government Property
SDVOSBs and VOSBs need only be reverified by the VA every three years, under a final rule published by the VA on July 12, 2017.
Source: SDVOSB & VOSB Reverification: VA Confirms Extended Three-Year Eligibility – SmallGovCon
The Education Department will host a conference in August for small companies in historically underutilitized business zones (HUBZones).
The conference will be Aug 11 at the Potomac Center Plaza in Washington, D.C.
Registration closes July 28.
Source: Education event puts focus on HUBZone firms — Washington Technology
Federal service contracts emphasize delivering inputs over mission outcomes. That needs to change.
The Navy issued a RFP (Request for Proposal) for engineering and logistics-support services for naval surveillance radar. Valkyrie Enterprises submitted a bid but it was thrown out (i.e. eliminated from the competition) by the Navy as noncompliant with the solicitation requirements. Valkyrie appealed to the GAO (aka Comptroller General). You see, the solicitation required a “senior acquisition manager” (SAM) with a minimum of 12 years of experience in acquisition management associated with combat systems. Valkyrie’s proposed SAM reflected only 11 years of acquisition management experience, not the 12 years required by the solicitation.
WOSB self-certification may allow “potentially ineligible businesses” to get woman-owned small business contracts, according to a GAO Report.
Source: WOSB Self-Certification Is Problematic, Says GAO – SmallGovCon
Larry Allen, president, Allen Federal Business Partners
All of the Washington ways of getting things in and out of a defense budget are coming into play. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin, how contractors can at least keep track of the game.
Source: Larry Allen: What contractors need to know about DoD budget process – FederalNewsRadio.com
Christopher Bloomer of Aventis Systems shows agencies how to strategically allocate IT budgets before the end of the federal fiscal year on Sept. 30.
The federal government data repository Data.gov is due for a revamp, according to contracting documents released as part of a sole-source extension granted to contractor REI.
