Section 890 of the 2019 NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) authorized the Defense Department to conduct a pilot program with contracts in excess of $50 million (excluding those that are part of a major defense acquisition program) by
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Pilot Program to Accelerate Contracting and Pricing Processes
Right now, 81 small businesses are wondering why?
Why their ticket to a potential $15 billion lottery has been lost.
Why after waiting a year to begin marketing and promoting task orders through the Alliant 2 small business contract they may have to be even more patient and wait potentially another 12 months?
And why another multiple award small business contract is mired in a bid protest?
Source: Bid protest win continues to show fragility of multiple-award contracts | Federal News Network
The SBA (Small Business Administration) announced last week that it will launch a 16 city road tour connecting entrepreneurs working on advanced technology to the country’s largest source of early state funding – the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) and STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer) programs. These programs, also known as America’s “Seed Fund” is led by the SBA with eleven participating federal agencies.
Agencies don’t like when bidders on services contracts go with people whom they switch out when or after the contract is awarded. Is it a crummy practice or a material modification? And what if the person in question becomes unavailable because of illness? That’s what happened in one case for the Energy Department, and procurement attorney Joe Petrillo of Petrillo and Powell had more to say about it on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Source: What happens when a contract awardee succumbs to illness? | Federal News Network
NOTE: This story first appeared on FCW.com.
In the next few days, a group of federal agencies will likely announce their first “live” contract awards under the General Services Administration’s $50 billion, 15-year Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions telecommunications contract.
Source: EIS task order awards coming soon — Washington Technology
Your small business is established in the federal government contracting sector. You have become a member of the government contracting community by registering with System for Award Management (SAM). You have proposed, negotiated and have been awarded your first government contract(s) and have a successful past performance history with the government in selling your products and/or services.
Proposal professionals can expect to see an increase in “coding challenges” added to Request for Proposal (RFP) requirements. Government and industry are using coding challenges to either down-select Offerors as an entry or final review gate after they submit a proposal.
Source: Integrate coding challenges into your proposal strategy | Lohfeld
Finding great government contracting teammates can increase your chances of winning a contract award. However, if you don’t invest time into selecting the right partners, you instead increase your chances of losing. In our previous article on the benefits and downsides of contractor teaming, we looked at why federal contractors team.
Source: Finding Teammates for Federal Contracting Opportunities the Right Way
In this report (now in its 5th edition), GovWin’s SLED Market Analysis team identifies the top 10 hotspots in the 2019 state, local, and education (SLED) government contracting marketplace. This report provides government contractors with valuable market data, the context behind current procurement growth trends, and unique insights to win more government business.
Download the free report today to learn more about this year’s ‘10 hotspots’ and use this analysis to grow your business in the SLED market.
Source: 10 Hotspots in State & Local Government Contracting for 2019
Capture Management for Federal Contractors: How to Win before RFP Release | April 18, 2019
Date: April 18, 2019 08:00 am Location: Deltek University – Herndon, VA
Class date: April 18, 2019 Capture management is the process used by government contractors to pursue and win new business. In this seminar, you’ll…
Strength-Based Winning: Win More by Solutioning to Strengths | DATE CHANGE May 15, 2019
Date: May 15, 2019 08:00 am Location: Deltek University – Herndon, VA
Class date: DATE CHANGED TO May 15, 2019 Winning proposals have the best and possibly the most strengths. This class sets the framework for…
Proposal Writing for Federal Contractors: Guide the Evaluator to Award You the Contract | June 20, 2019
Date: June 20, 2019 08:00 am Location: Deltek University – Herndon, VA
Class date: June 20, 2019 Do you have to write the technical or management sections of proposals? Would you like to learn the process…
Source: Training & Events | Lohfeld