Utility Energy Service Contracts (UESCs) offer Federal agencies an effective means to implement energy-efficiency, renewable-energy, and water-efficiency projects. Federal agencies are authorized and encouraged to participate in energy-efficiency, water-conservation, and electricity-demand programs offered by gas, water, or electric utilities. In...
The American military has a long history working with contractors. Everything from the vehicles, barracks, to the MRE’s, are all sourced by private entities. Still, it’s not just tangible goods that contractors can provide for the U.S. armed forces....
The Department of Defense - Electronic Mall or (DoD EMALL) is a web based online ordering platform meant to provide a full service e-Commerce site to find and acquire off the shelf, finished goods and services from the commercial marketplace...
Computer Hardware Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS ) is the Army's designated Primary Source for commercial IT. CHESS provides a no-fee flexible procurement strategy through which an Army user may procure commercial off the shelf (COTS) IT hardware, software and...
Simplified Acquisition Threshold applies to purchases over $3,000 and under $150,000. If the purchases under $100,000 require less approval and less documentation involved in the purchase. On April 25, 2012, the Office of Management and Budget for the Executive Office...
The Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) is a web-enabled, enterprise application that provides timely and pertinent contractor past performance information to the Department of Defense (DoD) and Federal acquisition community for use in making source-selection decisions (e.g., awarding contracts). PPIRS...
