Tag: bill

Amazon Web Services Rents Cloud Space to DoD Through FedRAMP

Posted on April 2, 2014
By webmaster
Leave a comment

The GSA’s Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program or better known as FedRAMP has approved the use of Amazon Web Services for cloud computing. The cloud services will help the Army and Navy save time and money. High level military...

Filed under: Featured, FedRAMPTagged with: award management, bill, business, cloud computing, contract, contractor, FAR, federal marketplace, Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, FedRAMP, government, government contract, government contractor, Management, Pentagon, registration, resources, SAM, System for Award Management

USDA Distributes over 100,000 BYOD Devices for Federal Employees

Posted on January 29, 2014
By webmaster
Leave a comment

The United States Department of Agriculture has recently installed over 100,000 federal mobile devices to its employees for their new BYOD (bring-your-own-device) program. Procurement officers can now access their email and view contractors on their federally approved mobile device. In...

Filed under: Contracting NewsTagged with: award management, bill, business, contract, contractor, contractor registration, contracts, Effort, email, federal buyers, federal contract, federal contractor, federal employees, federal marketplace, fire, firewalls, government, government contract, government contractors, government contracts, GSA, GWAC, ICE, iphone, irs, marketing, measures, order, procurement officer, procurement officers, sing, System for Award Management, united states department, united states department of agriculture, us federal contractor registration

DISA Deliberates Over Canceling ESSII Cloud Storage Service Contract

Posted on November 18, 2013
By webmaster
Leave a comment

Almost a month later after its release the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) announces they are considering canceling their ESSII Cloud Storage Contract. The ESSII had a contract ceiling worth between $427 to $450 billion with a base project length...

Filed under: Contracting News, FeaturedTagged with: acquisition, award management, bidding, bill, budget, business, business government, case manager, case managers, cloud, contract, contractingtips, contractor, contractor registration, contracts, daa, defense authorization act, Department of Defense, DISA, DUNS, DUNS number, Dynamic Small Business Search, email, fbo, fbo.gov, fedbizopps, federal, federal contract, federal contractor, Federal Government, government contract, government contractor, government contractors, government contracts, government marketing, help, irs, Management, national defense authorization, national defense authorization act, ndaa, NY, order, party registration, problems, registered business, registered businesses, regulations, response, SBA, sing, small business, System for Award Management, us federal contractor registration, website

Office of Budget and Management Estimates $2 Billion Lost from Government Shutdown

Posted on November 14, 2013
By webmaster
Leave a comment

In light of the 16 day government shutdown last month, the Office of Budget and Management (OBM) has estimated over $2 billion lost from furloughed federal employees and contracting projects across the nation, according to a report from the Federal Times on...

Filed under: Contracting News, Government ShutdownTagged with: alt, award management, bill, budget, business, contract, contractor, contracts, federal, federal employees, Federal Government, federal marketplace, furlough, government, government contract, government contracts, government shutdown, Management, order, registration, SAM, security, System for Award Management, united states federal government, usaspending, website

GSA’s FedRAMP Continues Its Search for Qualified Government Contractors

Posted on November 4, 2013
By webmaster
Leave a comment

According to the GSA’s Interior Department Chief Information Officer Bernard Mazer, there are not enough certified cloud service contractors meeting FedRAMP’s guidelines and standards. FedRAMP (Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program) is the program GSA has designed to certify commercial...

Filed under: Contracting News, FedRAMPTagged with: alt, award management, bill, business, cloud, contract, contract bids, contractingtips, contractor, contracts, eligibility, FAR, federal, Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, FedRAMP, general services administration, government, government contract, government contracting, government contractor, government contractors, GSA, ICE, Management, NY, registration, resources, SAM, search, size, System for Award Management

US Federal Contractor Registration Registers Over 60,000 Businesses for Government Contracts

Posted on October 31, 2013
By webmaster
Leave a comment

After four years of tireless work and creating a new service market US Federal Contractor Registration has registered 60,000 businesses in CCR/ORCA and System for Award Management (SAM) to order to be eligible for government contracts. The United States Federal...

Filed under: Contracting News, FeaturedTagged with: award management, bidding, bill, business, CCR, contract, contract bids, contractor, contractor registration, contracts, DUNS, DUNS number, eligibility, federal, federal contract, federal contractor, Federal Government, free evaluation, government, government contract, government contracting, government contracts, help, ICE, Management, marketing, NY, order, past performance, placement specialist, president, SAM, sam registration, security, System for Award Management, united states federal government, us federal contractor registration, usaspending, website

Fiscal 2014 Projects Largest Government Contracts Ever Created, Combine Worth of $160 Billion

Posted on October 21, 2013
By webmaster
Leave a comment

Even as the federal government dusts itself off from the recent shutdown federal agencies are already gearing up for one of the biggest contracting growths in over a decade. According to a new analysis by the Deltek report, the federal...

Filed under: Contracting News, FeaturedTagged with: award management, bidding, bill, business, business contractors, contract, contractingtips, contractor, contracts, federal, Federal Government, government, government contract, government contracts, GWAC, Management, party registration, SAM, sam registration, shutdown, small business, System for Award Management

OASIS Program Extends RFP Deadline to Late October

Posted on October 18, 2013
By webmaster
Leave a comment

The GSA’s One Acquisition for Integrated Services (OASIS) released the first RFPs (Request for Proposal) on FedBizOpps (FBO.gov) 2 months ago. However, the General Services Administration (GSA) has decided to extend their extension deadline of October 10th to October 30th. The GSA...

Filed under: Contracting News, OASIS ProgramTagged with: acquisition, alt, bidding, bill, business, business contractors, business government, contract, contractingtips, contractor, contracts, Effort, fbo, fbo.gov, fedbizopps, federal, federal contract, federal contracting, federal marketplace, general services administration, government contract, government contractor, government contractors, government contracts, ICE, Management, oasis program, registration, request for proposal, small business, small businesses

Government Shutdown 2013: GSA’s Acquisition Services Remain Intact While 8,000 GSA Employees Furloughed

Posted on October 4, 2013
By webmaster
Leave a comment

The GSA has announced that out of their current federal staff of 11,821 employees, only 4,094 will stay on active duty during the current government shutdown. With almost 8,000 federal employees on temporary leave; Congress unfortunately shows no clear signs...

Filed under: Contracting News, Government ShutdownTagged with: acquisition, alt, bill, congress, contract, federal, federal employees, furlough, government, government shutdown, GSA, house, ICE, NY, Obama, representatives, senate, shutdown