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...
GSA Schedule 73 -- Food Service, Hospitality, Cleaning Equipment and Supplies, Chemicals and Services -- is now open to new offers, according to Stephen Nieswiadomy, Supervisor Contracting Officer for the Schedule 73 Program. Nieswiadomy, in an e-mail to US Federal...
John Lynch Contributed by John Lynch, acquisition specialist at US Federal Contractor Registration Recently, a former client of US Federal Contractor Registration received a $1 billion contract. That’s billion with a B. $1 billion. A small veteran-owned business...
Contributed By US Federal Contractor Registration Federal Bid Trainer John Wayne II Here’s what I know to be true – if you want to improve your chances of winning a government contract, then take advantage of all relevant and applicable classifications that you...
Contractors who want to work with the federal government must report past labor law violations, according to a rule finalized and published on August 25, 2016. This rule, part of President Obama’s Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (which...
HUBZone program changes approved by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) earlier this year take affect tomorrow, August 24. These changes expand the SBA's HUBZone application process as well as HUBZone joint ventures. By revising 13 C.F.R. § 126.306, the SBA...
