The interim FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulation) rule on sick leave from December 2016 has now become final and the permanent rule didn’t change from the interim rule.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Interim Rule on Paid Sick Leave Becomes Final – No Change
There are tons of valuable government contracting events in the DC metro area, from networking happy hours to training seminars to opportunity overviews. We’ve narrowed down the top 5 events that you should attend in the upcoming weeks.
While you’re here, check out Red Team’s event calendar for upcoming government contracting events that we are hosting.
Source: Top 5 Government Contracting Events in September 2018
We are tracking three government contracts expected to drop in the upcoming months: Research, Measurement, Assessment, Design, and Analysis 2 (RMADA); NETCENTRIC Products; and Enterprise Technical Data Services (TDSS). Learn more about these opportunities in the descriptions below.
Source: Top 3 Governement Contracts – August 2018 | Red Team Consulting
The accepted template for negotiated procurements with the government is as follows:
If you’ve ever responded to an SBA size protest, you know that the process is quite involved: SBA will require your company to provide a complete response to the protest (including production of corporate, financial, and tax records for all implicated concerns) within only a few business days. The consequences for not providing all of the requested information can be quite severe, as the SBA can presume that the responsive information would demonstrate that the concern is not a small business (through its “adverse inference” rule).
Source: Size Protests: Ignorance Doesn’t Excuse Failure to Respond – SmallGovCon
This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower interviews Dan Snyder, deputy director of Government Contracts Research at Bloomberg Government and Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal on what to expect at the end of FY 2018 and the beginning of FY 2019.
Source: Contracting: A look back at FY 2018 and what’s ahead in FY 2019
This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower discusses the 2018 Government Contractor Study with Market Connections President Aaron Heffron and Merritt Group Sr VP Matt Donovan.
Source: KPIs for what it takes to win business – FederalNewsRadio.com
Marketing automation is a buzzword one hears about a lot these days. It describes the use of advanced software platforms to automate marketing processes from the routine to the complex, and to also reduce costs and improve effectiveness.
Source: 10 strategies before you automate your marketing — Washington Technology
One of the biggest challenges for a small business in government contracting is achieving that first major contract. A small business entering the field does not have a government contract past performance record to include in proposals to federal agencies. At the onset, the only qualifications that can be referenced are commercial successes and the individual expertise and qualifications of the owner (s), employees and management.
Past Performance Challenge
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) this week released the fiscal year (FY) 2019 travel per diem rates, which will take effect on October 1, 2018. By law, GSA sets these rates for travel in the continental United States each year.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: GSA Publishes 2019 Travel Per Diem Rates