This infographic shows which industries saw the highest growth rates in state, local and education bids and RFPs for Q2 2017.
Source: The Highest Growth Rates in Government Bids and RFPs
GAO recently denied a protest challenging a past performance evaluation arguing that the awardee’s past performance was too short to be considered.
Source: Past Performance: Does Duration Matter? – SmallGovCon
Doug Laney of Gartner and Onvia Marketing VP Alberto Sutton show how Onvia’s business clients benefit from our public sector sales intelligence.
Source: How Onvia Enables Business Clients to Hit a Home Run in Government Contracting
Small businesses entering or growing into federal contacting often struggle with developing a pricing approach. They must design a pricing structure to pass an audit and win competitively. A winning strategy for federal services contracting must involve a view of the horizon as well as the instant bid on the table.
A contractor could not file a viable bid protest challenging the termination of its task order, according to a recent Court of Federal Claims decision.
Source: No Protest Of Terminated Task Order, Court Says – SmallGovCon
Chuck Schadl of the Georgia Tech Procurement Assistance Center offers his take on government selling opportunities as the federal fiscal year draws to a close on Sept. 30.
Source: Georgia Tech PAC: What to expect as the curtain comes down on federal fiscal year 2017
A new executive order President Donald Trump issued 11 days ago tells federal agencies to spend the next nine months studying the health of the Defense Industrial Base. The order laments that the U.S. has lost about 2 million manufacturing jobs since 2000, and demands a whole-of-government approach to identify the industrial capacity and supply chains the U.S. needs to maintain national security. Retired Air Force Gen. Hawk Carlisle, president of the National Defense Industrial Association, tells DoD Reporter Jared Serbu on Federal Drive with Tom Temin that NDIA fully supports the study and wants to help.
Source: Gen. Hawk Carlisle: DoD industry group supports Trump initiative – FederalNewsRadio.com
Just about every publicly traded government contractor has a word of caution to investors with an interest in the business’ inner workings: We can’t tell you everything.
In particular, the classified nature of work performed by companies in the federal technology and professional services arena prevents them from giving Wall Street too much of a glimpse into what they do. Many companies include this as a “risk factor” in their annual reports for investors to consider before buying stock in their company.
Source: Rise of classified revenues creates transparency challenge — Washington Technology
National Technical Information Service pairs federal agencies with vetted companies that meet their technology needs—and fast.
Source: This Agency Can Help Fast Track Your Tech Acquisitions – Nextgov.com
The agency’s SEWP customers can choose when buying from an authorized reseller matters to their agencies.
Source: NASA Program Makes Buying Legit IT Easier – Nextgov.com
