At ACQUIRE, Marine Corps Systems Command associate director Dave Dawson discussed small business opportunities with the Marine Corps and made some recommendations on how to get your foot in the door.
Source: Here’s how you can crack the Marine Corps small biz market — Washington Technology
The Marine Corps Systems Command and Program Executive Officer Land Systems surpassed three of its five small business targets for fiscal year 2015.
Source: Marines top three of five small business goals in 2015 — Washington Technology
The time-consuming pursuit of large multiple award contracts creates major obstacles for small firms.
Today’s technology makes it easier than ever to scale your business. Attracting new customers, which used to mean labor-intensive mailing and sales calls, can now be done by providing an online click button. Product development, which once demanded intensive in-house resources, can be done efficiently in the cloud. As a result, your business can grow much faster. But will you have the staff you need to provide top-notch service to your new customers?
The Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) 8(a) program is the Federal Government’s primary vehicle for developing small businesses. Tribal 8(a) firms, such as firms owned by Alaska Native Corporations, can with sole-source contracts for any dollar amount in the 8(a) program, while other 8(a) firms generally must compete for contracts valued above certain dollar thresholds.
Out of four major industry groups examined for the Q1 2016 SLED market, the technology group saw a 1.9% rate of growth over the same quarter the previous year. Special to this blog is an easy-to-share infographic that summarizes what happened in the Q1 2016 technology SLED contracting market.
Source: [Infographic] Q1 2016 Technology Procurement Up 1.9% | Onvia
The Department of Energy (DOE) issued a solicitation for cyber security support services, information technology support services and policy and governance services. . The solicitation limited the technical proposal to 10 pages, single-spaced, using 12 point (or larger) Times New Roman, Courier, Geneva, Arial, or Universal font type. The solicitation stated that proposals in excess of the ten pages would not be evaluated.
Bid notification and intelligence firms and former government managers say, yes, agency spending may accelerate prior to the June 30 fiscal year-end.
Source: Fiscal year: As June 30 approaches, will government spending accelerate?
June is jam packed with a variety of small business and government-related must-attend events in the DC metro area. Here is a list of events that we think should be on your radar:
