Events Archive | OST Global Solutions, Inc.

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[Free Summary] Federal Information Technology Market, 2019-2024

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GovWin’s Federal Information Technology Market, 2019-2024 report takes a strategic 5-year look at the trends, drivers, and inhibitors shaping federal information technology procurement. The scope of GovWin’s analysis includes traditional IT and embedded IT spending within non-IT programs.

Readers of the report will:

  • Learn the factors, policies, and technologies shaping the market landscape over the next five years
  • Understand the dynamics shaping IT market segments and agency spending
  • Receive market forecasts and recommendations to help support strategic planning

Source: [Free Summary] Federal Information Technology Market, 2019-2024

U.S. Government to Ditch the DUNS

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Earlier this month, the GSA announced a new Unique Entity Identifier Standard for Federal awards management. The new standard will go into effect December 2020. It will replace the current DUNS number system as the official identifier for all businesses contracting with the U.S. Federal Government. This should make registering to do business with the federal government a little easier, but the proof will be in the roll-out.

SOURCE: U.S. Government to Ditch the DUNS

SBA Announces Increases to Receipts-Based Size Standards

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Make sure to check your NAICS code size standards based on receipts, because SBA is increasing them across the board on August 19 to give small businesses more time to grow. On July 18, the SBA announced it will increase monetary-based industry size standards (meaning receipts-based and assets-based size standards). This change is a result of adjustments for inflation that the SBA makes every five years. These rules will go into effect August 19, 2019.

SOURCES: SBA Announces Increases to Receipts-Based Size Standards

The keys to winning government contracts | Federal News Network

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This  week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower interviews Bob Lohfeld, CEO of Lohfeld Consulting and Andy Patrichuk, partner and GM of Deep Water Point on identifying, pursuing, bidding and winning contracts.

Topics include:

  • market outlook, including the growth of “Best in class” contracts
  • what companies need to do to make “go/no go” bid decisions
  • the need to “influence” the RFP
  • the power of relationships in the market

Source: The keys to winning government contracts | Federal News Network

GSA, DoD kick off first test with new streamlined acquisition approach | Federal News Network

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The federal fiscal fourth quarter isn’t just a busy time for releasing solicitations and submitting bids, but agencies are addressing several policy and programmatic questions, particularly over the last month or so.

Source: GSA, DoD kick off first test with new streamlined acquisition approach | Federal News Network

FBI ITECS Is Out! Here’s What You Need to Know | Red Team Consulting

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The FBI Information Technology Enterprise Contract Support (ITECS) opportunity is the follow-on to the FBI IT Triple-S contract, which was awarded to 46 companies in the Fall of 2010. The FBI intends to award contracts to 20 large businesses and 10 small businesses, using the size standard for NAICS code 541519 (although, as usual, they reserve the right to alter that award plan). The contract will have a one-year base period and four 1-year option periods.

Source: FBI ITECS Is Out! Here’s What You Need to Know | Red Team Consulting

DoD Issues Five Final Rules Amending the DFARS

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The Department of Defense has issued five final rules that amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement. All but one of the rules have a June 28, 2019, effective date.

SOURCE: DoD Issues Five Final Rules Amending the DFARS

Five Tips to Improve Past Performance Ratings | Lohfeld

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Past performance ratings impact your ability to win option years, recompetes and new business

Source: Five Tips to Improve Past Performance Ratings | Lohfeld

Hiring Government Employees as Part-Time Consultants – There May Be Prohibitions

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PNWC's Government Contracting Update

Government contractors need to be careful about who they hire and Government employees need to be discerning about the companies from whom they take part-time employment.

SOURCE: Hiring Government Employees as Part-Time Consultants – There May Be Prohibitions

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