With the Air Force keeping its platforms flying for longer and longer, there are openings for small businesses to bring innovative solutions to sustainment efforts.
Source: Sustainment as a small biz opportunity — Washington Technology
GAO study finds that 61 percent of federal employees received top performance ratings in 2013.
Source: Are So Many Feds Really That Exceptional? – Management – GovExec.com
GAO will tell lawmakers 18F is losing money, doesn’t expect to make revenue to cover costs until 2019, according to testimony obtained by Federal News Radio
Source: GSA’s 18F struggling to pay back start-up funding – FederalNewsRadio.com
Smalls, don’t make assumptions!
Specifically, don’t presume that everything that was and is when you got into government contracting is written in stone; especially if it is not in the best interest of your firm.
Source: Smalls, be your own Lobbyists – when you don’t have money, use your head | Rudy Sutherland
Logistics Management International protested the terms of an Air Force RFP for F-15 repair services. LMI challenged the Air Force’s decision not to consider past performance of key personnel in its evaluation of an offeror’s past performance. The RFP stated that offerors without a record of past performance would not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably and would receive an “unknown confidence” rating.
Lesson learned from this decision (and past GAO decisions):
Source: 4 Essential Facts About Past Performance Evaluations
The consulting market grew 7.7 percent in 2015, but public sector consulting grew just 2.6 percent.
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Source: EASTERN FOUNDRY
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Small business speakers at the ACQUIRE Show shared concerns that while many agencies are exceeding their small business goals, there is a serious caveat to keep in mind.
Source: Dirty little secret of small business goals — Washington Technology
