If you're a government contractor or you're looking to get into this sector you've probably seen the name "DARPA" get thrown around. So what does DARPA stand for? It's an acronym for: DefenseAdvancedResearchProjectsAgency In this blog post, we're going to...
You're probably familiar with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). It's pretty much the rule book for federal contracting on both sides of the table. If you're looking to set up shop with the Department of Defense (DoD), you're going to...
As a federal contractor, you're going to run into the phrase, "Buy American" a lot. Many government contracts actually feature a Buy American Act clause in them as part of their terms. Naturally, this is going to raise a lot of...
"Government shutdown" is pretty much a fancy way of saying that the folks on Capitol Hill cannot agree on how to fund federal operations or agencies. It is not an automatic stop work order. Politicians rally, the media gets in...
Not all contracts are the same. And no, we're not talking about what's actually being purchased. We're talking about how the contract itself functions and how you get paid. There are different types of government contracts for different purposes. You...
As a government contractor, you should already know about the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). Basically, they provide supplies to all branches of the U.S. armed forces. They also handle excess supplies and their disposal. The branch that handles these tasks...
NSN can stand for National Stock Number or NATO Stock Number. They're both the same thing. Basically, NSNs are 13 digit numbers used to label an item. They're officially recognized by the United States government, NATO countries, and several other...
Tungsten is the leading global business-to-business electronic invoicing network, used in more than 90 countries. The Tungsten e-Invoicing network simplifies and streamlines invoice-to-pay processes between companies and their suppliers. Electronic invoicing (e-Invoicing) is a communication methodology that utilizes the Internet...
Marianne Swager At the end of fiscal year 2016, more than 1.7 million businesses had completed a SAM Registration, but less than 500,000 actually were eligible to receive a government contract. Why? Because the other 1.2...
