Flights across the northeast have been cancelled. Snow plows in states along the eastern seaboard are on alert. Power companies, like Charlotte, N.C.-based Duke Energy, have reallocated resources to North Carolina and other states expected to be hardest hit this...
Category: Contracting News
New Salesforce Deal Could Change How Federal Agencies Buy Tech
A federal effort to consolidate Salesforce-related contracts may be the first step toward centralizing more government technology purchases, according to GSA officials. Last month, the General Services Administration awarded six companies spots on a blanket purchase agreement to sell Salesforce integration and...
HHS to Lead Federal Response in Flint
Flint, Michigan is in the midst of a serious public health crisis, with high levels of lead in its water supply. President Obama signed an emergency declaration on Saturday, January 16, 2016 ordering federal assistance to support state and local...
Winter Storm Could Bring Contracting Opportunities
Duke Energy is closely monitoring the winter storm forecasted to bring snow, sleet and freezing rain to North Carolina and South Carolina as well as the Eastern United States Thursday night through the weekend (January 21-24, 2016). Line technicians, service crews, customer service representatives and other personnel...
Federal Contracting 2016 Trends
The coming year in the federal contracting market highlights an interesting tension between the opportunities that new technology and big data bring, and the challenges of budget uncertainty and industry consolidation. Big data and cybersecurity are fundamentally changing the way...
2016 GSA Per Diem Rates
GSA PER DIEM RATES 2016 Per diem rates are a daily allowance for lodging and meals that the GSA (Government Services Administration) sets. The U.S. Department of State sets the per diem rates for foreign travel and for all government-wide rates for...
IAE Common Services Platform Approved
GSA’s Integrated Award Environment (IAE) Common Services Platform (CSP) recently passed a rigorous security assessment and operational check and has received its Authorization to Operate (ATO). This is very important as the ATO ensures security for future users of the CSP...
Contractors Must Complete SCR Requirement for FY15
Federal contractors must report their service contracts, known as SCRs, through the System for Award Management. By law, executive agencies must prepare an annual inventory of their SCRs, in accordance with Section 743(a) of Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations...
Department of Defense Amends DFARS
The DoD is making technical amendments to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to provide needed editorial changes. This final rule amends the DFARS as follows: 1. Directs contracting officers to additional DFARS Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI) by...